The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-11-10
neit was committed on the 9th Of April

joyous certainty that the young girl would
soon be iree-frce through me that it
was in my power to save her from moral
death Near me sat the reporter of one
Of the local papers before him lay n
brief account OF the young girls previous
life, and of the principal facts concerning
the subbored theft. | asked to be allow.
ed to look at the paper for moment, and
ran over the statement with feverish
haste. Cor the judge had ended his charge
and the jury were about to retire
| had found what | sought and arose
from my seat. Ope Of the associate
Judges saw me, and called the presiding
judges attention to me,
What do you wish, sir 2 he asked.
i beg to be heard as witness in this
case, your honor. | have u statement to
make that will perhaps be deemed Of i'm.
portance.
Come forward, if you please. beg
that the gentlemen Of the jury will resume
their seats
The sensation caused by my words was
greatly increased by another incident.
When the accused saw me and heard my
voice she uttered n cry-whether of JOY
or dspair it was impossible to decide
and tainted She soon regained con.
sciousncss, however. and listened with
claspcd hands and down cast eyes, to my
| statements.
entered the witness. box, took the
oath and proceeded
Your honor will allow me-. began,
TO rehearse briefly the leading circum-
stances that attended the theft of which
the young lady was convicted.
In 1869, she entered the house OF
Herr von G--as the governess of his
motherless children For two years she
discharged the duties of her position
with rare devotion, and to the entire sat
isfac,ion of her employer On the 9Th
Of April, 1871, she obtained leave Of alb.
sence for the day, to visit some relations,
who lived in neighboring town twas
about noon when she left the chateau.
At four O'Clock or thereabouts, Herr Won
G-took stroll in his park for half
an hour; when he returned. he found the
door Of his secretary open, and that a
diamond ring aud two rolls OF money,
each containing one hundred and twenty
forms, had been taken from one of the
drawers. The search that was immedi.
ately instituted was extended to the room
Of the governess, where at the bottom Of
a basket filled with her underwear, the
ring aud one Of the rolls Of money were
h., tar al
About nine ooock in the evening, the
accused returned in cab. When she
was questioned with her supposed crime,
she denied i, positively; aud, in court,
she still persisted in asserting her inuo'
cence She stated that her employer had
more than once made improper advances
to her, in consequence OF which she had
notified him that she would leave at the
end Of the month The charge Of the
theft she believed, was made for the pur.
pose Of getting her in his power, To the
last moment, She said, he had offered not
to have her arrested provided she would
yield to MS wishes.
Herr Won G., who was certainly
not looked unon as being man Of the
) strictest morality, denied this charge iD
dignantly Every other circumstance
seemed to point TO her as guilty person
She was driven from the chateau TO th'
city where she was TO take the railroad
In the evening at eight o'clock she wa
again in the city where she took cab tt
). bring her home. Her story, that she hac
A spent the afternoon with relations, PROVED
to be untrue. The theory was that sh'
had returned to the chateau and committed
@ the theft. No one could be found wit
n had seen her between the hours Of one an'
d eight. The abb she sought to establish
/. failed, and she was convicted.
Now, gentlemen, ! come to my -har
n in the matter, 1t vas bright >prin
e day. was returning to the city from
A long walk, und was unusually happy
,. That day. for the first time, had yer
r. tured to give young girl whom love
}. traing proof Of my affection, openl
\. before her parents. 1t was her birthda,
d and | had presented her with a bunch c
e. flowers and copy Of lleiae's Book {
e, Songs
'n Il passed the chu,chyard. and, Joyo,
ss frame Of mind as ! was in, | peverth'
&c less felt an irresistible desire TO enie
to 1t cemed to be entirely deserted, and
OF was not until had walked about Il
he some time that | discovered in a reno
u corner the figure of Il woman. She ":
" kneeling, with her head bent very lo'
ne | approached her and found that she hl
tainted. FASTENED to fud some waite
se but, when returned. she had already r
20 gained consciousness | will not unle
W take to repeat our conversation suti
ng it to say that told her Of my JOY, al
~ that she con6ded 20 me her sorro
lot Without mentioning names, she told Il
Tor that She had been attached to you
hrs merchant and that she hoped some d
to- to become his wife. The year IS
he came, aud with it the dogma Of the Pop,
- infallibility. The young man rejected
Ire From that moment began an endless cha
rm of prosecutions Powerful partsans
be the papal party piled Themselves TO
bi' running Of his credit, and rendering
his enterprises abortye. Ia the frutl
I'VE struggle his health failed, and, after
nd few months, he laid himself on sick. b,
OF from which he never rose,
TO day, said the lady, i, too, &c
to brate birthday. that OF my betroth
'rt, could not let it pass without laying
ge. wreath on his grave. My relations,
my only friends have, must know nothing
ted th,-ihey would cast me of it they ku
yes Of my love for an apostate. For 4
out reason came here secretly; | ayoi,
ere the high.road, aud think no one but
'ce' has seen me.
'ese Il have not the right, | said, in c
US cluson, TO disclose more Of .he secret
had another than is absolutely ueeessa
but This meeting aud conversation took pl