Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24
A TRIAL FOR PERJURY.

ess il, !. wealthy family, and whose conduc
had been above Teproach.
Sbs had been ca,leu as a witness in an or
l'nary civil suit, and had answered in th
.egative the usual question as to whethe
she had ever been punished for any c.imi
nal otfsnse. By accident il was after var,
discovered that she, some years previously
had been sentenced to prison for ,t,irt,
days for theft and consequently tho c.iarc,
OF perjury was brought against i.cr. Les
on account Of the false { oath than Of h,
theft committed BY a beau'iial aud highly
cultured young lady, the ct"'rtloo,n on the
day Of the trial was f'el TO reple.ion.
was unavoidabiy tii.deied from beins
present until tie Proceedings we're nearly
ended. The counsel, for the prisoner had
risen to speak for his client. He was q
iignifed old gentleman, and was usually
somewhat stiff, cold and measured in his
manner Of speaking; but to-day his voice
tremb'ed, and \. was. evident that he was
deeply moved.
Gentleman Of the jury" be began, tsI
have stood hero mary times to defend the
accused, but never before with 90 heavy a
heart as to.day.-Whilc have never beon
-. s,;s 49, ~. uaoceIce OF
n:.s. ny S'1u h.., r,ors f,I,r I 'ns o.aer nan
difficulty. or;ths improbability, perhaps, Of
Obtaining 8 favorable verdict.
The accused Il an orphan. By the
death Of her parents before she had scarcely
reached wonanhood she was early compel.
led to seek hef brsad among strangers. A
liberal education enabled her to obtain :
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l ..~..:... s.~-.ss uas WIN eseaf
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- a "A ~ usu lor any cFime, =
~ u.a, ~ s1s sIavs; TOT ehe had not
oeen puM:ooo, oes nsd oeen the victim OF
'nJ usuco.
ams u couis NOE unmlndtul OF the
tAct tnat my opinion can hardly be taken
INTO account. Th0 defense is compelled to
ADMIT that, u J0dged solely BY the evidence
the charRe has Deem substantiated but l
peg eenuemen, tnas you will for . moment
imagine yourselves N the place Of the ac-
cured. Agan shs had found q situation !;
noehing was known OF her having been inn
prisoued Tor Sons years she bed diecharg-
sst;sfsction Of hsr ennlovs,. - 49, h.d sn. III
80 love and eateem AZ 4 lsroa srJ cr,.r-. "s.s
circis Nnr ~ 81, % rs,s,,so - 0u'.us ua.'1s
sha evan h.d q 49, trns nsss .s vUsau
.icn thst ,,c,,d hs-s .s,,s l.. =. % L.
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reouired mors thas humsn .,,en.,h @ ~so -
maEe such : cors.ssscr Csr -, - -. "
aer,asna csnti.,n.n ths. vh.. .ha .,,ts ne VI .Ss
vhar eh. Sas asEsd sT.v. ~, -" 80. - Y.
nnnIehsd Tor snv c,;r.;n.l rN.a.. ~ -. ~.
snficient n ,ch ksr Sor ,hs ,nna,.,
Ies.s. Of ,s..nn '' -
The unuanalnes6 oY the 49,. -,u axcnse
me. I trust. for callino vour attention -
/ the severe punishmont That must follow
your verdict cf Guilty.,-Shsll a xouns
xirl who. an a ,sinoie occaaion-a,d osn,lao
men, in this instance, even that Is not the
case here-has committed fault, for which
she has fully atoned by long years of irre-
proachable conduct, be brought together
for time, long or short, with the dregs Of
society7 Never, gentlemen. ncyori TIL
now her soul has been, pure and uusullied.
Where she to serve term in the Spenisenti.
ary, what would she be then? who will
assume the responsibility to send her there !?
,ha esS. ss~ I.v t.; ,,x ~ sss n eensle.nen leave
ho oaos ~ ~, yvuf uanas, auo sfns. anu pay
.na. ..,;,.m sou "ui s''e ine q VERDICT OF mot
su.! n.y. IA
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,hos "oos,,s. s,IenIe. am ~, ~ was snors, out on
sa .aa. ssss aa. =. al .no .uole shec.ise. NO
s ,ho worsr - y aSon. w u' a ana many OF
sus ward ,ha a.op.ss pssous sop.. glanced .o-
iaok If - sra,;,nao sne .na ssa Ies eyes WIN
hand - hsr aaad .,,,ns,, nna ''scueu W. ous ner
80 49, III. ~. hDs J ...:f''I ueJi nele naa !
- JasL sI p.v ~. ~ ou' s .n, 'aee, ea's wealth.
svsss :, s.an,sa Ia - 's 49, sueso m.se nones'
Ssrv Inns !. sems tins haS I ~ ,nouga snese
iy mps ~ soil.e 'in,1 liaa .oo me story
tpsS pists, $ sanv,,ng ,oI nI, wnen and where
fnrt. upo,o err,;tto,,
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Ss;ah ~, ~ .So ~. y1y = snO .acss q ,ne case,
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=. @ ~. - u..S;., I .uooIa suveIn mem IN nnd-
81 he accused, be said = ~ -"
'sFor three years after the ofense Of which
aha vas convicted her condr.. -. 49,. 49,.
thoYouchly exempIarv. ia the that. I ro.
Committed on the 6th Of Anril. 1a7In Wa
At these words { flood Of reoollect,o,s
came upou me. and vith th.m cana ~
ioyous certainty that - eirl vonld | 49,, ~ -
frse-frre throush - th.t n -. 4, -.
pover 10 save her f,om mor.l ds.sS
Near me sat the reportsr of one 81 tbs o.i Ios.i
papers before him lav ! MAJ srcc,rt -
| the young girls prey{ous ma ana ~ tha m
PRINCIPAL facts coucsrninr r. AN snnnossS ~ ssS
thefk I asked 10 IS allovea - ,oos e ~
naner for moment. sn1 - 49,. A -. =. ....S 49,
nent With feverish Raste ia ths t,,ds. 80
Eeuatd 81 charge and ~ inrv - 49, .Sort -
retife. 81 -
Ihai found what I snsht ana .,o.. e.or,
nv sset. One Of the sssccisse inSss. .., .s~
n,s ma ealIed The nrsaaAing ;,,6..s sssss,.;on
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