Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-03-17

coming trial which had taken hsm 70
Baltimore. but that she might look Tor
hsm The evening Of The next day. as he
would retufn bg that boal without fail.
/ The indictment 0f the prisoners waa
eaick snd decisive. and their trial was
tae llfst an The docket made up for the
eenit which would assemble IN two
weeks.
upen inquiry of the doctor by his
wife II Dayson bad returned, Lucy
ieasned that he hAd aeeampanied her
brother - Baltimore. This news dis
epossd her 70 saeh degree that i
- her a. ~ A.
M ksH HNS@ s ses u uH&
Is.ened dread that tFeps into her soul.
I but that souls offering at the mother
shrine" that evening brought its reward
Of solace. and sweet dreams VISITED her
iii sleep. Her old TREND remained with
her until Morley's return, which was
punctual. be looking so brighiand cheer
ful as to make her feel the foolishness
OF the disquIet which she had expert
enced during his absence.
| No allusion was made 10 Dayton, and
the reunion at the shrine that evening
added new strength to the Golden
Thread. The next two weeks were
spent by Morley in busy preparation
for the coming trial, and Lucy encour-
aged him with her cheerful sympathy.
The probability was that The trial would
be a protracted one and Morley sug-
gested the opportunity as good one
Tor Lucy to pay long promised visit to
an old schcolmate who resided in the
vicinity of the town where the court
was holden. She gladly accepted, and
Mrs. Denny was persuaded TO make one
Of the party as the doctor, whose iesti-
mony was of more importance than he
thought, was to attend as witness.
There is no need 10 go into the details
of the trial; our young lawyers gained
new Iaurels for the skill and finesse
they showed IN the management ol their
| case, andthe vast crowd that assembled
from day TO day while the argument Of
counsel went on, were spell-bound by the
magnetic eloquence that flowed from
the heart and brain of Morley, and the
fiuttering hopes Of the wretched men on
| trial were revived as they saw its et-
fects. Indeed, while he spoke-such
is the spell of such matchless oratory as
he dispIayed-it seemed imminent that
4 the sturdy iurymen. who had been Sc
lected from the most intelligent eIe-
ment OF the community, must yield TO
1.-THE splendid skill by which he almost
i reduced the certainiies OF the evidence
into the '.doubI" that would save the
lives Of his clients.
The powerful appeal of the closing
argument of the prosecution must have
iallen as so much spent breath but for
the charge OF the stern Judge. whose
long term on the bench had given him
time TO observe crime IN all its phases
emnnently guarded him against any bias
Of feeling.
He impartially believed in the guilt
Of the prisoners from the evidence and
they found no mercy at bis hands
His charge decided the jury and they
rendered a unanimous verdict oi
guilty" with a recommendation to
mercy in the case Of Murphy, upon
which demurrer was made and sus-
tanned and gave opportunity to make
effort to file bill for a new trial in the
case OF all. The stern old vindica-
tor OF the law was ANXIOUS to settle the
question without farther delay and con-
tinued the court 10 hear the plea. Sew
eral days more were occupied in stren-
uous efforts by the combined counsel
Tor the unfortunate men, but the judge
was not 10 be turned from his confirmed
opinion; and as nothing new in his IA
vor had been elected, he would make
no exception in Murphy's case nor
could be be brought to see Why he
should WELD to the Recommendations
to mercy" nor did he think that ere
commentator" would avail anything
with the Governor. consequently the
prisoners were condemned. Much
sympathy was expressed for Murphy,
notwithstanding, and his faithful coun-
sci left him with saddened hearts that
they were powerless to save him.
TO De coETIEuED.