, 1875-08-16


Cir Tilomsh Htoele, who III In command At
Allcfshott, also gave stroug evidence 10 favor
of Colonel Hakgr.
Tho learned Julge thon, addressing tho
defendant, proceeded to pass soHtollce Al fol-
loss:--Whnn, ho said, tile s.ory Of tns case was
frat published. thrill A. Of d't1onpr went
youuE aud innocant gil, travelling by tho
ordinary conveyance. had boom obliged to rtsk
ler tlfo in order 10 eRvo herself from Rropn o,is
inRa. avory part Of eoctety. ayory touseiold folt
~ # 1t had reccsroa pernonal!njury: aud wEan
tho country hoard that her assa,lant wa1 \
gentleman, and aollloF, aud All officer. and An
os,iccr high in command, y felt fcar and horror,
and, think uHv htd, dlagunt. Neve1the1ods
ynu lavc had What oyerybndr must admit 10
have been caln, and dlspassIonstc trial and
that jury, of whom so.no Tear was Expressed,
have known lo" to discriminate hoswsen tue
ciiarRtn nade against you. Tncy have moss
honestly, nost foarteasiy. most ptoporly,
nbso!ved you from tho heayiest part Of
tho charge, though shoy have founA you guilty
of tint OF which nu oue can doubt yon 10 bo
guilty. Al to tho Young Indy, l hive heard 1t
tA tl,nt htln ought not TO have remained no long
III railway carriage nlo.o with = nlan but 1t
nuellH to that this suggests ntn.o of aoclety
IN this county winch. happily, dues hot exist iu
any part ot It. II scct.is to suggest that do
iensc'ots wan,an 10 public conTes sance in this
cut,ntry tt sho il Rlono IN railway cairIaEe with
| o mu,,, may export tu suffer- some outrage frum
him. It is not true Of any part of soclo!y. from
tho highest 10 the iowoBt Thora mny ba nov
au1 t!ion tnan who gives way to RusHlon, but tt
iH not characteristic OF this country, aud who'll
| " deay thai tiioro Is anything wrong IN Hom-
an. huwcyer younE bong a1oao III d railway car-
raXo With man who appenfs TO 20 respectable
Hild treats her with re6Pect. HIT IL 1t wore otor-
Who the arm OF the law would be outssretclaed
| with v,gor to put down such state Of things.
IL III IN ganelal truo TINT = woman, ho" over nli:
protected, is Hafe It haa been furtl,or suggested
tuat tho young lady waa wrong In entering INTO
nfh1Rurnti c0nfGFHkflOn With WHO Ma
stranger to llor. hut 1 cannot Hgre0 to that,
| and it soclna to nlo TINT it suRKrstn rather u
prnrient foar than fccltne OF Helf-reaPect hnd
kafety which every intocent woman In this Colin
! try possesses. 1t may be suggested that tho
l;Gertino outage which, you have committed upon
| lior has dutilra hur. But nay It taa nut, Aill
tllat sho walks ont Of this Court as pure aud as
| inuocotit as over sho WAS, antl untiatllea as
| sle anH-nay, tnore, that tho courage and spirit
| 1,e dispiavcd have aslol . new ray Of glory to
| for youth. htr Innocence. and hat boantyl Ia
burst OF aorlauRo.i VIII regard to you,, when
my thas you wore not only in tito rank OF a
gentleman. but an olficor high in command, 1t
| Implies that OF ali who woto III thAt trar,
| YOU welo the aAst who might have buen
ox"ecte'l to atrasl , l'er; j. aud It ,,a mieht H.
anytiiug to defuud y detcnsolcss nomRs. Aud
l Hay it ndvisedlY, that, even IT = gill 30 young
ha, conducted harbolf with impsudence and i'll
discretion, it was ioE you as 60 much older. to
have protected her, II necessary, Aganat horsolt.
But lfloro is nosbing from tho ,irat to tho last n
her conduct Which can pa.llato or oxcuso In tho
slightest degree that dlshonot abo thing which
you hnye committed. For the crime Itself thcre
Is no palllation. 1t is, whom think OF her and
think Of You.-think Of ali tho circumstancos.-
tbs crime itself appears N bad ns snch erimo
| cnu1d possibly be-. But thero arc circumstances
/ which am bound to take into consideration III
t,o discharge Ut NV duty. and these arc the high
character that you have received and tho prona-
utliey l,at this waB esudtlen onthreak of"Slcae1-
ness III you. You lave attained high
rank and h.gh ropats.l93!"': sl,3!':n, .s.os eamoot
your country ,s indebted to yon. l.,
therefore, havc to treat thB case as one OF b
wicked outrage which u'l'st cali cowasdly a,d
dislonosable, and whtch.you mnat all your ifo
fcol to lIaye boen so but ~ sndden outbreak
uf wicLelaesu III man who has up to this time
| horne high character. and has Heryod his cou-
try vol. In those circumht&nccs wish to
| spare you tho phyatcal degrulasIon, which would
| proonbly DO to you torture, which would pro-
| tho hopo taat ~ some distant day you may Le
allowed, by some brilliant serylca Of which YOU
! nEn 80 we'll capable, to wipe out tho injury you
| 1ayo done to yourself and Tho d'Hhonor You havo
| nenteuco. upon YOU, and that sentence III stsat
| you DO imptieoncd for twtlve months in tho
| common JUL. tint Won pay fine Of Eo00 md bo
| imprisoned until you l,nys maid It, and that yon
also pay oil the costa OF this prosecution and bo
fulthor smpriEonod for uaree mouths until they
arc paid.
| TIL I'M
RI, 1,,,o- IN. thor rn,nvod In rns,oav .ni1
+bs trinI tu,n'n.erd III. va.h s,,iirmca nlnw Iv
',;snoranr
e''f0e
PRESS COMMENTS ON THE CASE.
London 3tn.es.
Thore Ia eycrv reatou to bo satisfied with tho
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eo's''Ss ~" .on.s ~ w., ''A' -
| who 6ticceBalselv rcflHeu tD lhsefIefe Win the
ordinary course Of procedure have been amply
ustt1ed bv the event, It would have been a
!, ,lnstc. ~ N. vo.,ro 1.dv WIN NINA,
''on0t.o ou' 4"J"n."o ~ .no yo@ns '"es' WV u7
hase aready Hunefea mueh an1'e'y III eonnec'
aon with tho case, to postpone the trial fol
u,ouebs On tho pretonse Of securing for Col
n.kcr rnorn ,mn.r,ial and efficient jury and tho
TACT thas ta8 Jury "e'"s''y 1a'1tu"neo Ae'tu't'et
him OF tho moro wotRhty Charge shows thai
neither tho excitement of the County 1t Sure,
por the profufftcs of tic c.pss from which iury,
- ..;s',.,s, ~ 80, t,.ua a,or.,n,
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