The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-31

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open the door. e9uldnOt
The priest, with TREMBLING h.
took candle from one of the .ttanQi
and went towards the frantio' aIls
followed by the whole peonls kEl,
opened the door. She burst int, ne
dismal vault and by the light W sne
candle saw the body of 6er f ~ me
lying upon the ground. She tfhS aVet
herself upon him, with a heart.rsnST
ing shrek: i'na-
"speak, fatherl speak, It,sr
1t Is Ellen. Oh, speak to me- fstb.
All, blood Oh! an, Edwin Noi
no! nu!" -'O'
And the poor child rolled ovs,
lifeless as the form she was olinpinS
to.
"she has tainted, /" said the prl. st.
''Take her into the vestry.9
One Of the men took the girl !,
his arms and bore her from the hall
fry, several Of the women folio vino
him.
When the people had examined
the dead body, and the tumuIt had
absted a little, Father Dusatoy said
"Who has seen Seth to-nightp"
Il have" answered q man In the
crowd.
"Whers did you see him last?
Il was at the cottage, and spent
the evening. Isaw him leave the
outage to go and toll the bell.D
EsWas any one with him ?"
"Yes, Edwin Marsden went ont
with him, because-"
"Ahp calculated the priest,
enough! Poor Ssthl''
An Ominous nurmur came from
the crowd.
''RObert, my son." turni9g to one
Of the men, ''aseend thai stool and
toll the passing DELL for the dead:
Anu now, children, as nothing else
can be done TO night, let US 90 into
the church and offer up our prayers
TOT the comfort AMI consolation Of
the soul OF Seth Morton"
While this strange and exciting
scene was taking place inside the
old church, circumstances Of q yery
dEHerent character " re TRANSMITTING
IN and about the III rtGn cottage.
lt was period when dense fog
II superstition rested uuon the
minds OF sil classes Witcheraft
was rampant in the IAai. And pro
fsssors Of the black art, and persons
having sold themselves body and
sonl'--to the osYiI, for dia6olicaI
AID purposes, were thick
as bats In haunted house. Eceen.
trio men and whimsical, jabberfae
old women were constantly being
arrested aud dragged before magis.
trates and judges, charged with the
awful crime Of witcheFy. The an
mails OF those times chronicle the
imprisonment, torturing and burn
ing OF numbers OF witches, for as
rule to be accused was 10 be guilty,
and to be guilty, was death.
IL VIII be remembered that sus-
picion had Already attached to
Mother Morton, which her profes-
non and and manner of life served
o strengthen. It had already been
around tia, Mother Nor
on had dealings with she of the
'loven foot" And nothing else Bss
Vsnting but Just such a scene as
nat Which took place at Crueh
follow 10 confirm all suspicions
nd fasten the damning sin of
up0a her. One witness
lad seen her in Company with the
evil, and another had caught and
potted her while fleeing away.
Nothing could be palmer. The
'Foofs We're unimpeachable. Tnfor.
nation was given, formal ACCUSE.
ION VISA leds Jed with the proper
authorities and an order issued for
he arrest of Dame Morton for
On New Years eve the constable
nd beadle Of the parish started out
2 jail van. towards the cottage,
hey were accompanied by a crowd
the villagers. There was Jack
'alsh, Jim Snock, Sam Chew and
ohn ;RyeTberTy, sill good men and
ne, and -neaTly drunk. Among
le female WORTHLESS were Charlotte
arselby, Betsey Ecringer, Mary
nm Grimsell and Grisalda Flint
Leel.
AS the motley group of hesotted.
owns and wrinkled, toothless hays
loved along toward the cottage
ley filed the night air with wells.
sts and imprecations upon the Ip-
Ocent victim.
Let tn hauld witch be burned
i've, said Miss Scringer. "She
light t be pounded to death WI
Dozen maIletS," cried Dame Film
eel. No, let FER flesh be peeled how
e red 'Ot p1nchers," interposed
ack Balsh. Hi tell e wat hi 'ood
5" said Sam Chew, Hi d mower
d ,ot lid down 'er draught en- bust
:; A hendjsh yell of laughter
lowed this humane suggestion,
ne pious Charlotte Parsei6y said.
II oond.t 'urt ha air hov 'er 'ead
Y M thdought 'er wuz innocent;
nj knaw she beelnt: hen hi d
Wlliin' t light tn Vagglt bend
I'm IN uzz'e We me hown5' and.'
Dame Morton was alone at the
ttage, preparing some Cruel for
T SICK husband, when she heard
noise OF the crowd outside: and
IS wondering what it meant, when
9 door was suddenly brown open,
q the Two officers en- tered. Be
e she mad time to utter a word
e constable was reading the sum-
)ns, and when he finished he sud-