National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07
THE TRIAL OF AMAIpEN.
A Beautiful Girls Escape from a Fslon's c

Miss Anna Connect, pretty girl Of fourteen
years,was tried for burglary in the Court Of Spe-
cial Sessions at Elizabeth last week. She lives
with her father and mother In o cottage in Peace
street, o beautiful little maple.shaded avenue In
PIainfield. Her father has property, and the
family are highly respectable Anna had always
borne Al unexceptionable reputation. She was
q constant attendant ut the Second Presbyterian
church, and she stands high in her class in the
Sunday school. Adjoining the cottage OF her
father Is the house Of Ephraim and Elizabeth
Whittemore, a couple who travel q modest walk
In life on the proceeds derived from selling milk
ana keeping few borders. They are of frugal
savings to blanks and brokers, they laid them
away In Their home. Their small change they
stored up in little fancy-colOred and covered
basket on o shelf
UNDER THE PANTRY WINDOW.
The window remained open. For year or more
they missed small sums from the house, and in
summer there were several petty thsfts from the
and waited to discover the thieves, but in vain,
and at length they decided to appoint Mr.: Darby
night Waterman The pantry IN which The
house, and as It adioins the kitchen, the window
Of the one is diagonslly across from that OF the
Darby under the window Of the Kitchen. On the
O'clock, Mr.. Darby slowed himself away in his
position, and looked directly into the pantry,
scarcely an arms length away. For some time
the stiffness was intense, but at length he heard
ou 10y Of tss Sarinsss naidens foot WAS SIaosd
on the stone abutment, and, Mr.. Darby alleges,
head and o pair Of shoulders went carefully
into the pantry window. Then Mr.. Darby says
he leaned noiselessly
THROUGH HIS OWN LooPRoLE,
caught the night visitor by the arm, and dragged
the form Of Miss Anna Connect into view, and
she cried cut in alarm, "oh, wasn't going to get
ton of his voice, elizabeth, Ephraim, come,
bring o light !" Mrs. and Mr.. Whittemore and
several others Seamea Ihto me xenen ana
her to be sure that It was surely Mrs. Anna Con-
nett. Mrs. Whittemore then went into the PAN
try and returned with the fancy basket, and It's
contents were examined. She said that she had
placed fifty cents In the basket . decoy, and as
proof in case the thief should DO spPrehended.
The money h ad not been touched, aud Mrs. White
more chided her watchman, saying: why didn't
you let her take the money before you caught
here" mir. Darby crestfallen, aud said
nothing. Miss Comet explained her action BY
saying that she had little pet dog that she con-
fined In the voodshed at night; that she went oct
it ran away from her, and she followed It to the
pantry window, and then she was seized by the
strong-armed Darby. She denied that she had
cRAwLED INTO THE WINDOW,
or that she knew where the money was kept
When Anna went out she told her mother that
she was going to shut up her pet, and after she
returned from the pantry window she informed
fact was used at her trial
The grand jury indicted her on two counts:
first for breaking into and entering q house In
the night time, With intent to steal; and second,
for entering, without breaking into the house.
The trial was before Judge E. W. Runyon and
Fay, was counsel for the State, and VIM. b. Max
son. ESQ.,, an old California lawyer, Of Plainheld,
appeared for the des IG Tas was
the gravity Of the alleged offense, and the nov
city Of the case combined to produce powerful
the State, in summing up, said that he should
abandon the first count, but should sue for con-
viction on the second. Hereviewed the testimony,
guilt, and when he concluded there was q murmur
Of disappointment over the seeming impossibility
Of Rcquittal.
Using life OF bis client in the past,
HER sPoTLEss REPUTATION,
her position, her associations and Of the impossi-
billy Of SO sudden descent through all the gra-
dstions Of crime to the level OF the midnight
burglar and robber "Jurymen.n said he, lyon
have arraigned before you q child Just bursting
YOUTH y hs
constant attendant at church and OF Sunday
school, and a follower Of Him who has said. tSaE
the Kingdom OF Heaven Gentlemen OF the jury
leave the child into your hands, 1t is for you 10
say whether her presence shall again GLADDEN. the
voice be again heard in the song Of the sabbath
school, her joyous laugh again be blended with
ali the bright possibilities Of her young life shall
be blasted in moment by verdict that shall
consign her to n felon's DOOM"
As the lawyer concluded, with bowed head and
in earnest tones, the effect was electrical. Half
the jurymen were in tears. The Jury retired, but
almost instantly returned.
"NoT GUILTY."
exclaimed the foreman in loud voice. and the
spectators burst into q tumultuous applause. A
throng, including attorneys and the clerk, gath
cred around the girl with Congratulations. Among
them was Mr.. Maxson, and as the child was hold
ing the hand OF her defender the mother said:
"Why don't you kiss him, Anna, he's done 30 well
for you" The child looked around at the an.
dience, and though half abashed by the multi.
tude Of faces, suddenly turned and exclaimed,
"I don't care, will," she threw her arms about
the lawyers neck, and kissed him again and
again.