The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-10-02

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brought cnce more TO the light and surface
ali that was left of one whose fair young life
had gone out in darkness and whose means
for mercy had been drowned in the roar OF
the storm. Very carefully and with all kind
ness they laid her upon the ground. Her
hat was of, her shawl gone, her handker-
chief and shoes missing, her dress-her MAJ
riage ,gown-torn open above the waist and
her long white gioves reduced to sf1reds
The winter sunshine stole gently through
the tangled masses of her midnight hair and
kissed In pity the bruises which narreu her
faces carven lovliness. One dainty foot
peeped from beneath petite ,oat of Cimity.
bare and bruised on Its upper surface as
though the poor victim of mans lust had
aud stones to the place of
HER AwFUi. sErULcHaE.
And there she lay, pale, disheveled, blood
ly adornments OF her wedding eve strewH
about her, until borrowing hands enwrapped
her with white end bore her home.
The news of the murder and discovery OF
the body spread at once throughout the city's
length and breadth, and created an excite
ment that revealed itself In stern denuncia-
ton of the supposed assassin. Weeks was at
once arrested, the grand jury found true
bill against him, and on March 81 he was put
ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE.
Never before had q New York court of
over and terminer beheld such an array of
legal talent identified with public cause
The bench saw Mr.. Justice Lansing, support
ed by Mayor Richard Varick and Recorder
Richard Harrison. For the people appeared
Csdwallader ID. Golden, assistant attorney
general, whom the future was destined to
applaud as prominent factor In the trou,
blous politics of his state. On the side OF
the prisoner were ranged the three most ia
nous men of their profession, Alexander
Hamilton, Aaron Burr and Brockholst Liv-
ingstone, while among the twelve lurymen
sat such citizens as William Walton, Jasper
Ward and Richard Ellis. The trial began
and went on. with but short intermission,
for forty-four consecutive hours, yet such
was the absorbing interest manifested that
WEAKNESS or sleep were scarcely thought OF.
Nearly half a hundred witnesses were exam
ined. Golden fred the jury by his sombre
picture of an awful crime. Burrs voice
rang out in seductive eloquence aud Hamll-
ton spoke as only Hamilton could speak.
Finally at half past in the chill awakening
of a January day, the chief justice read his
instructions which were prepared in deh-
ance of evidence, and almost ordered an &C
auittal, and the jury retired. On their rel
turn they rendered verdict of mot guilty"
THEN CATHERINE RING AROSE
in all the might of undeseryed injury. Her
eyes flashed Lightning, her bosom heaved
with fiery indignation. First turning to-
ward Hamilton, she cried out: "If thee dies
a natural death 1 shall think there is no JUS
tice in heavenr' Then she raised on high
her arms and called down Gods judgment
upon Burr, the ury the judge, the murder
er, and the place where the foul deed bad
been committed. In the weird light of the
flaring candles she seemed a Nemesis
clothed about with the attributes OF power
and vengeance, and, as they listened, the
awe-struck throng shuddered at the tense
earnestness of her malediction.