Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-25

than mat suspects should be convicted.
There il a Gaze reported very similar 10
tbW-ibat of spencer Cowper for the mur-
der OF sarah Stout. lie hid known her
and her fsmiiy so intimately That he had
invited himself 10 spend the night OF her
death a, the house. A. her friend or LAWYER
had advised and made Investments for her.
She was a Quaker OF comfortable fortune
and OF pleasant domestic relations. The
two passed the evening together alone. At
2 latc hour he ordered his horse aud rode
10 an inn. She was not again seen till
mex, morning. Virgo iRtocto. she was dis.
covered drowned. No motive for suicide,
o>trnsible or suggcsiibie. could be offered.
The Quaker. secuted the possibility Of one
other sect committing that crime, and were
furious against the accused tue public
opinion of the locality could see no sOln.
ton Of The mystery but a murder. The
Judge, however, held the jury 20 the law,
and Cowpcr was acquitted. lie rose 10
Onor and dignity in his profession, none
sitter a short period doubling his inno-
ccrce. when none survived whose feel
iugs could be pained he spoke. The girl
had long cherished a secret passion for
Cowpcr. a married man; that ni2ht she
ayoWcd u. lie instantly LEFT The house,
and IN an AGONY 81 shame and despair
she rubbed out. aud either through acci'
d,rt or Us her own design was drowned.
\ y,ry acute plea for bis guilt exists in the
Harlcisn Miscellany. IT. illlacy j. the
quiet asSumpti0n Of a fact, that he could
not account 10 her for her money. Since the
myth ~ The old man" has been exploded
/ tie testimony % the existence Of Lillian
after S O'Clock is that Of a colored boy who
recognized in o dead woman the woman
De had seen alive in the momentary look
through tie window.
Whatever weight there may be in that,
erd possibility oi doubt 30 existing a. 10
| tic death Of Lillian before q, there - no
testimony adverse 20 that 81 the ground.
Track. were Grsi seen al 80 \. VI. on the
uebt-hand side Of the ditch, and obiiquciy
across from tie direction Of the hole in HE
fence over e. the emblnbmCnt they con-
tinucd ON up the embankmcut. one wa
/ t0lerally co0d.sizcd traCk-lt vas q right
broad track; 'ecmed 10 have q broad-boi-
| tom Shoe with "a broad heel, Ike a kind Of
coarse shoe" The Coroner a. 10 found
about halfway along The pathway
on The southern cmb8nkment that "there
were number OF footprints cover.
Iug SIX by eight feet in length aud
cutie filing the breadth Of the pathway.
hc track, seemed % be those = small
,noed person. running into each other in %
NcIy confused fashion except two bee,
tricks made hy very different shoe from
that which made the other impression.
The hccl track, were made 10y a large, broad
heci,d shoe. The shoe OF the deceased it,
! ,,d The trucks ~ltj>iactoriiy.' Mr.. Bolton,
| C.ty Engineer. saR az II "tWO tracks. The
l.au's tracks were very fiat and had ii4t,
| tread lc,i: the whole impression Wa
| ihct Il q Cat and brosd shoe. Should ay
/ 70 was made Dos . kind Of shoe Ike hro-au
or Glt shoe; the impression o. ihe heel
~, very little more than the resi- o. the
fool"
While thc ground cannot tell who wI,
;le usu, d csu ten who VS. not toe man ;
therefore. un'e,, lEr shoe or any ioot-c1-
yrriu. owned Us The accused can be- SHOWN
! o. ID Toe tracks he wa> not tb're, and c'u.i
rot heHc been tlCrr, unlt~, tie uH, OF me
iurc were suspended.
sgiai by New~paper Correspondent
10 HC IdI,r Of TIE Dispatca:
Can YOU ic.I DC in ease an extra session
oi .Ac Legislature /, called whether there
j. .lN serious move On foot 80 O.
! change the lw that i'm ufur, persons
,nr.e3 with murder in the state are
y
/ l, .r,rI Iyuegspipcf ~po0dcul- irou
,Iaal. Main, 80 Texas, and who know
rothir. Of tie matter sycclt perh3p, what
Ties hive "Uics,d up" through the news
rgrer~f Dee, II not look like q shame That
twelve honest men should Doe pat on th"t
C.fh> to r,rGcr q verdict "accurGlag o.
tie .aW and TIE sworn evidence when 81
y. easy matter 10 have the charge ST
/ tied lv newspaper corrcsp ondcut- no.,
upou their oa'h>. and who by their ac''
/ show that ID j. always the ri-at tdln- q
lel,eycanytLiE- that some OF i4tiI ealing
mav De pleased 90 write il pr
fJ,uce 20 believing the sworn if-ii-
mouy Of other people, 10 ntIcr
how high such people may stand, ana
notwithstanding the fact that u such "i,-
/ lt-,.. are. ul.u 1,s-aV1Uiu1tIrD. caught
wearing falsely. thcy make themselves hi-
DIE O. htayv punishment: That trial i1r
murder IN Virginia can DOW only De- had
oIaIc judge, -Won - >,n Justice render
DG. md by jury % twelve honest mra
W .ru ou their Ol'h> 20 render verdict
/ .ccortHg'o 'hc ilw AMI thc evidence.
3, ,U.h "oI f'eyi-n That 10 apper-
mnv arr ior vip.nG out t1lt mode o..
N, aDd ia u.s. place Introduce the more
pleasant ~ lf having such t1l, cole
dtet q iy "ucV,plIcr cJTrc,p1n dents,
vl1-Dcm O. h1Hc % "LoTor' Tor believing
That sworn judge, Jury. and governor,
.a possibly d3 Justice i0 d case .t.tr ac,r-
'r- 40 tie sworn evidence iiI before
l.m. How Nuou more pleasant
would Do f0r u.n % uv ~Jch ci.c.
who w,f. NOT oI taeIr h-. and W.p
practically hr." Lo.a.1- n. tIc rel ''l-
l.ucD .,.Ii:- ODD OBJ. natter. :, b. enough
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