The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-11
A Brave Girl.

There was a romantic trial in wa,
mington recently, says The pbila
delphia Press, when Stephen H Bpr
leigh, of this city, was put in the nr;s
oners' dock to answer the charpa :,
larceny, and the big court-housa /,
little Delaware's metropolis has pot
held such an interested audience far .
long time as that which sat and listenaS
to Miss Nettie Spencer, pretty ph;Ia
delphia girl, bravely testify to tba
good character of the man to whom sho o
IS engaged. Connected with the tr;a;
is a pretty story of womanly firmness
and affection. Burleigh was acouittss
and will marry Miss Spencer. ShehaJ
insisted upon his standing trial and
clearing his name before he could claim
her hand. Burleigh is very gentle.
manly looking young man, rather f;na
looking. Early last winter he yisitaSs
Wilmington, and in saloon made tha
acquaintance of S. Lloyd Boldly :
young man of that city, and two or
three Others. Shortly after they had
separated Boldly discovered that bis
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 a 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 fiance, she
| insisted that the case should be heard
in court, and that her lover must
have q 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
lory, was the only method OF securing
the girl to whom he was engaged He
accepted theproposition, and the jury,
| after a short deliberation in the face
OF strong circumstantial evidence,
brought In verdict of not guilty.
Miss Spencer attended the trial and
testified to the prisoners good char
acter, and her insinuatingly 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 a lovely picture. Thegallant
chief Justice and his bachelor associ-
ates, all dignifed and gray-haired,
beamed admiringly upon the pretty
young woman, and the attorney gen.
eral was also attracted by her pleas
inc presence, and interrogaJed her II
his mildest tones.
When the jury announced it's verdict
there was an outburst ofapplause IN
the court room and every eye was
turned upon Miss Spencer as she re-
joined her lover. The bravery OF the
girl in insisting upon trial, her grace
full bearing and expressed anxiety,
perhaps had more to do with the ac-
quittal of her betrothed than any 9TH
er feature of the trial.