The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-26

counsel never heard Of 1t. When Coch-
rams friends learned about 1t they lost
no time in laying the case before Gov.
F1fer, and he pardoned the imprisoned
man without delay.
DAUGHTERS REVENGE.
Several years ago William Shaw, a
"ell-to-do citizen Of Leith Eng, was
charged with killing his unmarried daueh-
ter. At the trial only circumstantial EVIL
oence was produced. 1t seemed conclusive
10 the jury, however, the testimony be-
ing that father and daughter had been
heard to quarrel violently over her re-
celving the attentions Of a young man
Tor whom Shaw had an aversion. No
one was present in the room when the
quarrel occurred, but high talk was
heard, the words Cruelty" ''barbarity''
and death being plainly audible. After
the quarrel Shaw went out of the room
slamming the door Violently A few
hours later groans were heard, and when
ba1liff broke in the door the girl was
found bleeding to death from stab
wounds. The bailiff asked her If her ia
ther had been the cause of her death
Whereupep she, nodded her head feebfy
and died. Just then the father returned
in high stateFdof excitement and with
blood on one of his sleeves OF course
ne was. convicted and hanged, but before
ed by his daughter was found. 1t an
nouneed- her intention of committing sui
eide, recited the circumstances of the
quarrel and closed Fith the sentence:
My lnhamane father Is the cause of my
death. 1t was too late then to remedy
the Jury's excusable blunder, but the
records say that "a pair of colors'' was
waved over ShaW's grave in token Of his
innocence.
RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCE.
A singular case of erroneous conviction
on circunstantial evidence was that of
James BaXWell, a merchant of Gibraltar.
i'll 1S41. Baxwell was a Catholic, and he
had pretty seVenteen-year-old daughter
OF the unusual name of Eleiza. William
katt, Lutheran, fell in love with her,
but BaXWell declared that the pair should
not be allowed to We'd going so far as to
say he would kill her rather than
permit her marriage. A few days later
she disappeared. Naturally BaxWeu was
arrested and tried. Kat was the chief
witness for the prosecution, and he swore
to BaxWeHs threat of murder. Katt's
testimony WAS reinforced by other testi-
mony that loud cries had been heard
from a cave near the Baxweu house on
the day of the girls disappearance; also
by the fact that torn pieces of her cloth
ing, with q lock of her hair, clotted with
OAOOO, were LOQLQ III Tie cave Inc YER
dict was guilty" despite BaXwelrs pro-
test of innocence.
On the Gay set for his execution Kat
was among the spectators. AS Baxwell
aseended the scafold he called Kat to
him, and, extending his hand, declared
that he forgave the young man for swear
ing his life away. Immediately Kat be
came excited, and, just as the drop was
about to fall. sprang forward with a
wild cry.
Stop" he called "Baxwell is limo
cent. I am the only guilty man herer'
This prevented the execution, and the
Officials rushed to the aid of Baxweu
He had fallen In a faint, apparently, but
in reality he was dead from pure fright.
Katt then explained that the girl was
alive and well, adding that he had alb
Quoted and secreted her. The cries in
the cave, the bIood-stained lock of hair
and the pieces of her clothing had been
planted to cover up the elopement, and
out OF revenge against BaXwen. The au-