National Republican., 1878-12-21
UNDER the SCAFFOLD.
Louisa Wallace Found Guilty Of In.
fantIcide.
The Jury Unite in q Recommendation Of
Executive Ciemency-The Prisoner Tn
conscious Of Her Terrible situation
Efforts of the Counsel to
Save Her Life-Sentepce
Not Yet Imposed.
A Mother Convicted Of Killing Her Babe.

The trial nf Louisa Wallace, colored, charged
with killing her infant child IN April last con.
cluded before Justice wyie In the Criminal Court
yesterday At the time Of the adjournment, the
day previous, the prosecution had closed its tcsu:
mony and the defense finished their opening TO
the jury. The trinl yesterday began with the cyi
dence for the defendant
BetsCy Gpssan had known the defendant for
| Eve years, and lived three doors from her. Saw
her before and after this affhlr. she was washing
and ironing oil the week previous 70 the Inding Of
the child. Five persons live In the house with
Mr. Wallace.
| Lizzie Wallace. daughter Of the accused. was IN
| the hGuSc all the week except Monday, and there
was nothing done except washing and ironing
The witness and sister helped her mother, and Fri.
day the latter went out 10 inn. The day before and
Friday MIS-. Wallace was the SAME she always had
been, and witncs and her salcr slept with her both
nights. Nothing occurred during The time differ.
ways The first she saw Of the child was Mhen
Mn. Chew called to the witness 10 come Gni look
at II. Amelia SOllcrs lived In same house with de-
icndant and had known her several years. She
saw her on Thursday aud she was ironng all that
day. and she seemed to witucsS to lie well enough
On Friday she went out to do half days washing
witness heard her make the agreement before lcay.
ing the hOGse that morning. She thought the ac
cusel lOokci reducnd In size TO what size did be.
fore this aiair OCcurpd.
Martha Bailey had known Mrs.. Wallace for two
years; saw her the day she was arrested aud the
day befGrc and she looked jus, Ns She always mad
CrosseIGInircl-The evidence As to the maternal
Appearance nf the defendant was strong, but not
REV. 4. b. tir6sh and W. A whitney testified to
the former gool character Of the woman.
Charles Langley testified that Mrs. Wallace was
washing aud Ironing all the week prior to her ar.
rest.
With this testimony the evidence in the case
closed.
H. II, Wells IT,. opened for the Government, and
was followed 6y Mrs Lockwood aud Mr.. J. X. Rcd.
iugtOu for the defendant. UIstr!Ct.AttJrnCy Wells
summing up iur the Government
ltl IsT D.. tttHV - V8Ffp lnN
ass ,. m III, Honor rcnI0TEins that if they Egrcc
upon verdict before seven O'Clock they could
send lor him Otherwise they might remain IN their
Willie waiting r,r their dccrsl,n the woman was
conducted into the marhais Oiiuc, where mum.
iPr uf friends joined her. few minutes past siN
diet had hCCn reached, and II BAllIT was !mmC u.
Ntrly dispatched Tor the Judge.
In the p'ranuMV Mn. Lockwood Of the counsel
for The lv!rn'c. rLrnc !n. lls Honor wGs "n the
WY ivNur 1ud came IN shpu;iy alter the Tc..ru ger
rcturgci. Y" criminal c"rri room not being
/ provisCd into trial chamber.
IhG Jury was brought IN, and in response to qle
men OF the jury; Is the prisoner gully or not
"iEiitv. q. Indicted"
Al,r the verdict was recorded the foreman nj.
vancin. toward tic Judge snld that no would like
"mc'gmt thi. iupyr offering i U the Judge.
The judge directed 1t to lie recorded, AMI amer
thanking tho jurors for ic'r Hi,clti"n TO the case
anl Performance Of q li5agGcCablc day, ordered
an adjournment Of the court.
| The puIcr prr'CutCd by trC foreman 1f the Jury
was sisnrd by al the jurors, and is as follows
We, the unHCr,iEncd, Jurors in the case Of the
CntCd States ~. Louisa Wallace, TCs,prtfu,ly re.
cnmlucnd her - executive clcmCucy for cJnimu'
tatiOn OF sGht"ucC.'
The poor wOn'nr who Is now OvershHdOwC1 BY
I the ggIl"W- apparently does not comprehend her
| terrible situation.
| During the two days of the trial, amidst the cx
animation of witnesses and delivering Of the nrgu
mcnts, She wa, frequently laughing, sometimes in.
moderately, and finally her counsel advised her 10
Oh't rye more ,triOus course OF Cyu'!gCI, which
a'nUnitiun wa needed.
Sitting IN the murshul's Office last night, before
| tNe aIEyal OF the ludgc or jury, Mrs. lockwood
hGi CpnNcr.ailOn with her, and 70 the question: as
! 10 how She felt, replied that she hardly knew, but
against her. When tho verdict was announced
while some Of ECr female companions were wc'p
ing amt hrIrrling her tate, not tear i,livd her
eye. hut, on laC lGultGry. sEr exhibited the same
cOHipsurs shown IUrng the trial. II was only
when b"ing inkeu 10 tue carriage 10 bC TCcOnduCtUd
10 Id TINT 'hc mauiirstCd any feeling. Pnd then in
CURED what would he done with her snna, and
whether Or no lie WUull bc sent away, styin. that
| she. hoped they would not separate her from her
children.
! Her counsel do moi intend to cease thcr eG0ris
/ IN her behalf bat will take immediate steps look
Ig ton ard the sCrHIg- Of l. uCW tlgl. and Il that
should fall, then the cause will be carried UP On the
| exceptions taken in the tnRl. should all their
! cnUIts fail. then, armed with the jury's recon-.
mcndaiIn Tor Cl,mcncy, they Will inIpOrtUue the
President 10 trlnIuuG the sentence 10 imprsyn.
mCnl III The IvTcnlnry