The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-03-05

dear LoItIe's life, if you would
have me live. Tell her to live tor
my sake. Send me a dispatch every
ten inmates Til / come.
EDWARD"
By the time the dispatch was
ready, Harry returned, acCompani.
ed by an intelligent looking lad,
a out eighteen years old, who
promised TO be at the telegraph
office with the dispatch, inside of
three hours. / handed him fifty
dollars, and directed him to wait
at the Office for an answer TO my
Telegram.
"Leave your horse at the station,
and procure a fresh one, and when
the answer comes, bring it to me
as soon as you can. | shall want
you to carry another dispatch as
soon as you bring the answer to
this one. | will pay all the expen-
ses and rsmunerate you, until you
are satisfied; then l will give you
as a present, this fine gold watch"
The lads bright black eyes, far
~ blazed with delight, as l held
up the pretty prize before him.
"You may trust me, sir; I'll de-.
liver this dispatch in two hours and
a half from this moment"
Before the last word was out of
hismouth, he was half way down
stairs, and in two seconds after.
wards l heard the clatter of his
horses hoofs as he dashed down
the road. | stood and listened un-
til the sound grew faint, then died
away. Oh! how my heart went out
then in prayer to God. l fell
down on the floor and pulled Harry
down with me.
"Pray, Harry, pray! Ask God to
spare Lottie! Help me to beslcge
His great throne. Let us pray in
earnest. May be He will pity us
and spare our darling. | don't
think Harry had often bent his
knees in prayer before, but he
came down then, and | believe no
man ever prayed with deeper earn
estness than he, on that occasion.
When We rose up, | was glad to no.
tice that he appeared more com
posed than he had been, and | be.
gan to make enquiries about MISS
Bram.et's trial.
"Tell1me, Harry" said l, "what
proof was made against her, and
who were the main Witnessed
"The evidence OF her guilt, was
go full and convincing. that the jul
~ returned the verdict, without
leaving their seats. Bowles was
one Of he main witnesses against
her; Dabbs and Tadpoddle, corrob-
Grated the evidence of Bowies; then
Miss Jamima Tadpoddle testified
as 70 the horrible facts, in regard
to Viola's visits to Bowles' apart
ments. To make the matter short,
they did not only prove her to be a
murderess, but the evidence went
further and showed her to be a
shameless thing, sunk so deep in in
fanny, as to make the Judge blush
TO hear it. Mr.. Rockland wanted
to plead insanity, but Viola would
not permit it. She surprised every
body BY the determined manner
which she exhibited In court. She
declared that she had no faith in
ii court of justice, but said that her
trust was in God alone, who knew
she was innocent. When thejury
pronounced her guilty, she did not
seem to be at all surprised, said she
had no wish to live, and did not
care what they did with her. Nr.
Rockland has taken bar case to
the supreme court, and there is no
doubt, that a new trial will be gran
ted; because there is a fatal defect
in the record. For my part, l can
not see what benefit, can be ex-
Dected TO result from a new trial,
because no jury could do other
wise, than TO pronounce her guilty,
under the circumstances. The
Governor will undoubtedly pardon
her; he is a personal friend Of Mr..
Rgckland, and The matter has al
ready been mentioned to him, and
lie declined to act in the case un-
Ill the supreme court had decided
npon il. Bat for the evidence of
Dabbs and Tadpoddle, every body
says she would have been aequit-
led. That is another circumstance
ushich goes to show, that luck is a.
gainst me; all my Efforts TO serve
lny friends, have contributed to
/ ,sir rniu. caused Dabbs TO be