The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-05-28

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accused, but had found none. Praye
was offered, and Sarah Good was exam
ined.
This. woman was ON object of genera
dislike. Her husband, weak, depend
ent person, had become alienated from
her. She was forlorn, friendless-
broken down by her sad condition anC
bad repute. The minutes of her exam
ination are in.the handwriting of Ezeki
el Cheever, the village schoolmaster, a,
follows:
"Sarah Good, what evil spirit have
you familiarity WITH"
'None."
'Haye you made no contract with the
devil"
"No."
"Why do yoa hurt these children"
II do not hurt them; scorn it.
"Wbo do you employ then to do it,"
"I employ nobody"
"What creature do you employ,
then 2"
"No creature; but, am falsely ac-
cused."
"why did you go away muttering
from Mr.. Paris house9"
81 did not mutter, but I thanked him
for what he gave my child"
"Have you made no contract with the
devilp'
"No."
Hathorne, the magistrate, desired the
children, all of them, to look upon her,
and see if this were the person that hurt
them; and so they all did look upon her
and said this was one of the persons
that did torment them. Presently, they
all tormented,
Sarah Good, do you not see what
you have done9 Why do You not tell
us the truth9 Why do you thus torment
these poor children2"
81 do not torment them"
"Who do you employ then2"
81 employ nobody; 1 scorn it.
Chow came they thus tormented9"
"What do 1 know2 You bring others
here, and now you charge me with it."
"Why, who was itl"
81 do not know, but it was some one
7ou brought into the Westinghouse with
you"
owe brought you into the meeting
louse,"
"But you brought in two more"
"Who was it then that tormented the
hildrenl"
''It was Osburn."
"What is it you say when you go {
nuttering away from peoples houses9"
eff must tell, will tell" {
'Do tell u.s." q
"Then if I must tell, 1 will tell-it is s
he commandments. may say my COM c
hope"
"What commandments is it2"
"If must tell you, will tell-it is a {
salm2"
"What psalm9" (After a long time l
he muttered over some part of a psalm. b
"Whom do you server" {
''The God that made heaven and I
arth" (though she was not willing to
MENTION tho word Cod. Her answers '
we're in a very wicked, spiteful manner 1
and retorting against the au- L
hority, with base and abusive words, "
nth very many lies she was taken in. t
was alleged that her husband had c
aid that he was afraid she either was T
ztch, or would be one very quickly. a
he worshipful Mr.. Hathorne asked
i'm why he said so of her-whether he t
ad ever seen anything by her. He an !
wered: "No, not in this nature;" but it {
'as her bad carriage to him, 'and in {
eed, saith he, 81 may say with tears,
hat she is an enemy to all good" {
This examination, closed here, speaks
or itself as to its candor and justice.
Bat upon the whole, it may be said with
ruth, that the appearance of the wor-
hipful Mr.. Hathorne in this passage,
nd his demeanor toward the poor per-
on before him, was in no wise essen {
ally different from his exhibition of {
imself, in all the preliminary examina- {
ons. His assumption of the prisoners |
uilt, his leading questions, his brutal |
ealing with numbers of the accused, {
lade the investigations a farce. The t
ccused persons, in all the trials, never '
lad any counsel, never had method of l
'resenting their side of story in open ,
ourt so far as can be determined. And j
imost all We. know concerning those {
gho were arraigned is from adverse !
ources.
The prisoner Good was removed to I
make room for Sarah Osburn. This was
bed-ridden woman, with two sons. 8
Ter second marriage, to Osburn, had
distracted her mind. She had once held 9
reputable position socially, but having
'ecome the subject of scandal, was /
'ood object for the afflicted to pitch up ,
n.