, 1877-12-10
on the harpsIcl,orh, md l.ntl read all the morn
Ing pancrs, an'1 after all t1ts had bcen waiting
Tor him ten thIu1ttch.F
HANDSOME CORA YOUNGs.


Tor him ten fnInntch."
HANDSOME CORA YOUNGS.
Acquitted Of Murder. Hhc Makes OF Will,
Ono of rho susceptible Jury ynrn--Ilc. Too,
tho Husband of the Acquitted Woman's
Most Enrntst 1ienefaotor.
Cbtrefpondtnes lste fork Fostd.
AunuAN, N. T., Nov. 20.-John II. Barrett,
taioon-kocpcr Ia Auburn, N. T., was shot
dead by his mistress, Cora Younga, on tho morn
Inc OF juno 10, at house Of ill-iame in Au-
burn. Thu woman then attempted suicide by
shooting herself twice In tho head, and for eome
time was not expected to recover. She did re-
cover, however. to the surprise Of tho physt.
clans in attendance, sud last wecK was placed
On trial for the murder Crowds were present
during ts cut,.Inuance, and tho greatest interest
was manifested In tho case. Saturday, tho last
tay Of the trial, tho courtroom was Allied to its
utmost capaeIsy,-eyory inch Of soace being oc-
cupicd BY Z crowd who had no room
h, which to turn until finally the
doors were closed and no applicants admitted.
The bar was almost equally crowded, a. MAS the
passage way IN rear OF the bcoch. 1T few
minutes before the Jury retired. Tue prisoner,
weeping. passed through tue rear Of the court
room IN charge Of deputy, being remnuded to
fall TO await the summons which should sgafn
bring her. before the Jury to learn her fate for
room came In about half Al hour, md the girl
was brought back again. In the brief moment
bcfore tha verdict she vas very collected, but
when the foreman announced met guilty"
Auburn Weekly, "secmed TO settle into Al.
inantmate bundle Of ilfcteesness; her form
swayed to ono side IN her chair, and then slid
and ptsa.ng sna
amid tho t,proar Of excited applause that follow.
ed instantly upon the rendition Of the verdict"
She was nt once taken up anl rctnoTed TO the
iury.room,, where physician attended her.
that she had tainted from the reyulston OF feel
| Ing. Her long taxed energies had given wny
under tho mental excitement; the fear OF death,
50 suddenly relieved by tho certainty Of llfe and
Of !oY-for her oserstra'ned nerves to bear up
under.
She was then placed under tho .earo of tho
lad taksn | great Interest IN her 10 Ind plscc
for her at G. distance from Auburn, whcro she
might lead a different llte as ehc had often dur
Ing her trial Expressed wish to do. On taking
a!ot It'll to ascertain tho tthndus o a tns try
tss sens %Saa'tsl t. sso o1S sou5 e.; Sahtb rSseh
Is given TO the prisoner, y what haved hee
ccsAfui in establishing the doubt in the minds
| of tho Jury as to Whether tho shooting was douo
| bY tho prisoner or by Barrett. ''0n this point
nlone, II 1uryman's statement is rcliabic,'
escaped conviction for murder In thu tlrst do
grce.n Ono Of the jurors was Mr.. Mortimer +.
Durkee, Of spr!nEport, yil1ago near BY, and
Mrs. DuFkce had been most prominent among
those who had Interested themselves IN tic
gi1l's behalf rho SEQUEL to tho story ID thua
told by tho Auburn U,slletia OF this date: ''Af-
ter her discharge from custody. following tho
verdict OF not guilty, Cora desired to remain foE
few DAYS In her old quarters at the jail, until
sllc could perfect arrangements for hor future.
Ele accordingly occupied her room In tho female
1obartmcnt up,stairs, where she was Visited by
number OF kfn1.hcarted ladies who took at
interest IN her welfare und were dovlsipG meas
urcs for furnishing her with home. sho up
poarcd entirely changed In heart from tho vlle
aud totally abandoned woman she lad scanned
to glory ID being, and indicated desire tor {
her tn inc .lIomo" in this City wna found 10 b
| i1npract!cable under tho rules Of TINT refuge
and place Was accordingly secured for tht
crring woman In somewhat similar institution
at Syrncuae,. Her ldens cf this latter, however
seemed 10 Invest It with the character OF plact
OF restraint, and In talking about 1t she Was st
overcome a. to faint away.
''1n the meantime. another benevolen
woman, Mrs. Mortimer E. Durxca, residing It
the Town Ut 6prlngpoEt, was nursing prolcc1
for tho bcnelt ot Corn, whom tho lady hat
called upon at the jail during visit to tho cit
I VIII hEF A01D1nn. uGcaulltlK GtcplY lnkcfcalcl
iu tho prisoner, Mrs. Durkeo formed tho plan
after Cora's discharge, ot taking her to he
home and showing to tho world TINT even &
fallen being could bu lifted out Of the mtrt
and made to becunle good and respectable
member Of society. MIR. Durkee, who was ou'
Ut the petit luroFa In attendance On tho Court
seemed to take equal Interest tn the prisoner
anl, being man of considerable means, gay,
Ills assent to the plan.
/ "Accordlugly, on Friday last Durkoe ant
Corn took tho A.f0 D. m, train over the NG{
York Central for Cayuga, to connect BY Csyug
Railway for Union Springs. wheFe thcy wer
duo at p. n. Mrs. Durkee was A. the static
! 10 meet them, but they did not allght there
having continued tho tourney to Ithaca, sine
which time, up tU yesterday, nothing has boo
sosn Of heard Of Tho l,llsslny husband BY l,ls q
most distracted wife, whose humane schen
lad thus been made tho means Of her oWn mos
, 9rtavous Injury.
"We understand that ssill further aflosts vi
! bc nude by son1o Ut tho ladlcs tntercsted to Il
! call the fugitive and caro- for her"
Corn Y0ungs Ia yerT handsome woman
! and tho extraordinary effect OF her beauty an
J ! pretended reformation Is shown Ia this lal
| paragraph. S1,o had previously confessed hi
, crime and attempted suicide. and tho neighbo
Y hoo4 prcsa-oi Syracuse, cspccially-do ut
. hesitate to call the whole trial farce; thi
"prcludlre nnd sympathy e1efted strongt
! influence upon the Jury than the evldence pr