Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11
A Brave Girl.

There was a romantic trial in VIII
mington recently, says The Phila.
delphia Press, when Stephen H. Bur.
leigh, OF this city, was put in the pris-
oners' dock to answer the charge OF
larceny, and the big courthouse in
little Delaware's metropolis has not
held such an interested audience for a
long time us that which sat and listened
to Miss Nettie Spencer, apretty Phila-
delphla girl, bravely testify to the
good character OF the man to whom she
is engaged. Connected with the trial
is a pretty story Of womanly firmness
and affection. Burleigh WAS acquitted
and will marry Miss Spencer. She had
insisted upon his standing trial and
clearing his name before he could claim
her hand. Burleigh is a very gentle
manly looking young man, rather fine
looking. EARLY last winter he visited
Wilmington, and in saloon made the
acquaintance OF S. Lloyd Boldly, o
young man OF that city, and TWO or
three others. Shortly after they had
separated Boldly discovered that his
watch was missing and had the party
arrested. They were all searched care
fully, but the missing timepiece was
not recovered, and they were released.
A few days later Burleigh was arrested
IN this city while trying to pawn the
watch at Tenth and Parrish streets.
He was taken to Wilmington and held
in 5000 bail for court.
Burleigh claimed in defense that he
had procured the watch of a man at
the railroad station in this city in
trade for cheap one he carried and
So in cash. The defense was accepted
by Mr.. Boldly, who, after recovering
the watch, was willing to Withdraw the
suit. When the fact reached the ears
OF Miss Spencer, Burleigh's tiance, she
insisted that the case should be heard
in court, and that her lover must
have a trial and acquittal before he
could claim her hand. She implicitly
believed in his innocence, but insisted
upon the charge against him being
cleared away in the courts.
TO face trial with a jury OF strange
men, and in case of conviction the
whipping-post and torturesome pill
Tory, was the only method OF securing
the girl to whom he was engaged. He
accepted the proposition, and the jury,
after short elaboration in the face
OF a strong circumstantial evidence,
brought IN q verdict OF not guilty.
Miss Spencer attended the trial and
testified to the prisoners good char
acter, and her insinuating]y sweet voice
coupled with the earnest anxiety for
her lover, completely won the Judge
and jury. The bride-elect is very
pretty brunette, with deep brown eyes
and rich complexion. She was neatly
and very becomingly costumed. and as
she gave her testimony in the case
which was to decide her future, she
presented alovely picture. The gallant
chief justice and his bachelor associ-
ates. all dignified and gray-haired,
beamed admiringly upon the pretty
young woman, and the attorney gen
eral was also attracted by her pleas
ING presence, and interroga1ed her in
his mildest tones.
When the jury announced its verdict
there was all outburst ofapplause in
the court room and every eve was
turned upon Miss Spencer as she re-
joined her lover The bravery of the
girl in insisting upon a trial, her grace.
tul bearing and expressed anxiety,
perhaps had more to do with the &C.
quittal of her betrothed than any 9TH
er feature of the trial.