Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-03-06

ericksburg, Va, stating this5 {
the 14tll of October. -: -, he y;
celebrated the rite ct nlatrimoi
between John Dillon and Lut
IIardwick; also u crrfilie, copy ,
the license issued 10y john jaime
Chew, the cIcll, Ut tile c0rporatio
court. to lie sarHe parties; and ais
Hnoticc in IL. Virginia Herald,
city paper, u the marriage.
These papers, continued th
counsel for the defense, were hand
cd TO me by my client, who state
chat old father Hurley, as he.;wa
called, gave them TO her and toll
herto keep them safely and forever
as they might be of great value t
her; and so they have proved.
have besides, in this package, fol
ty or fifty letters from that felloN
which tile poor confiding wife ha
kept as her choicest treasures, be
fore and after hermarriage. All o
these will explain the. relation
which our sheep stealer bears tt
his defcnseless wife. I ask thai
they go before the jury.'
The tide of feeling was now
turned completely against the wit
ness, and his examination WIS re
Sumed.
'And now, Mr.. Jem Collin:. sale
the lawyer, Il have not qniic dune
with you. l will ask yon If ..ot
have not, at various times, beaten
this wife of yoursg'
Il have not, SIR
Did you ever see the prisoner,
after the birth Of her child, with
any deadly weapon or poisonous
drug?'
NO, SIR
did you always furnish her with
foodP
Generally did,
During her confinement were
you not absent % whole week, leav-
ing her in the house without. wood
or fuela'
Il did go hunting that week to
get food, but was unlucky, and
didn't get any,
you spoke of pushing her away
from her dying Child, when she had
her hand upon its throat. Did you
not kick her violently, and waS she
not unconscious for some time after
the blow2'
Il did touch her with my foot,and
she tell oyer.'
WAS not the child dead when
she recoveredg'
4 believe it waS.'
Did you attend the funeral Of
the child.'
Il did no1.'
'Did the priSoner?'
L do not know, but heard that
she did,
Before we adjourn for dinner,'
said the lawyer, Il shall ask the
court to issue Il bench warrant for
.JeT Gnllins.4sEGfff John Di!Io1g;GT1 fT7 !
have the testimony nrre W H.
linn.
When the court met in the after
noon, tha sheriff repeated that the
main witness was nowhere to be
found, and though his deputies were
making diligent search for hun,
they were unable to find him.
'They never will quietly remark
cd the lawyer in bucllskln.
After this the case dragged heav
ily. The State had broken down
in it's prosecution, ana would have
entered a nolle prosequi, but the
counsel for the prisoner objected,
stating that the life and character
Of his client had been placed in
jeopardy; that she was entitled to
a full examination Of the whole
matter; that he would claim her
full vindication at the hands of the
.iary, and would put her future be
yond the reach of another proSecu-
ton.
And grand vinaication this
forest lawyer made for her. The
cruelty Of her husband, his neglect
the starvation Of his wife, his ut
ter worthlcsSnesS, and his attach
ment to a wretched woman Of the
town, were all in proof, and after
the testimony WAS all through, and
the circuit attorney had made a
few remarks, the grand form Of the
prisoners counsel was seen to rise.
Taking his stand by the side Of
his client, he proceeded to address
the Jury. For two hours he held
spell bound that dense audience
Court, counsel, officers, men, wo'
men, leaned forward to catch every
vibration Of that eloquent tongue
Every ones voice was ready to
Shout applause, but every voice
WAS hushed, lest one note OF that
grand Grafton should be lost
When he came TO describe the hap
pincss of home, his whole frame
quivered with an excitement that
seemed to flow from some over
powering memories Of his own life.
AS he proceeded, the agitation OF
the crowd in the courthouse be-
came almost irrepressible, and the
prisoner at the bar rose from hel
seat, and placing her hand on bis
shoulder, gazed into his face with
wonder and intense admiration
Her touch seemed to give him new
life. for lie poured forth his streams
of invective and ratlios with all
earncStness that Was uncarthly.
When he sat down, a quiet Of