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7ol. 4.—No. 49.

THE MAIL

A Paper

Ye'.demla" Arouad #0 hurrying

No honest

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People.

for the

rprom the Cincinnati Enquirer.) GONE! O. WCLABK*. A1* the term-*""**" A,*

KS gable en«' Vtl

sy?ai3&»T5^»i.

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to greet me home my tMMirt A little" at they are there 'itrtiwe tto iv .1! u»d overgrown

With weed* and brier* every*, her*. Oonet

:»•1

I am left

BEYOND It EVA LL. BV JACOB SfHAK.

Only sound of bell 1» •1 On the twilight sweet Utxlons Alienee d^'pffw.and ^tad a* «w«pi»g flU*

tu- ii unaooi from ti! '1 Mr. «i inaon,

tm and

jttovtd :ch of the ],—ata

A the attention oft ™. ,* i- the neirT-' ion a»

wbo

aloae

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Witi, ih 1 ,'i«.hoae.tWMdoW" )!U.tm«gou ^hPfc- ^worW. Thcm,Ju*t

ling?

A A Life in the Balance.

BY CHARLES MORRIS,

Author of the "Diamond Bleeve Button.

CHAPTER XXII. [coNTumiav]

lr. lfcirtrnm was next called, and gave It as Ills decided opinion that thede-

ceaaed came to her death through the action

rna

tic poison. lie admitted,

on ct ••—-6X1 1 nation, that Dr. llmor hail called his attention to the symptoms and that fr-v, in some particulars, resembled t' epresent in cases enlng of the brain, apoplexy, «d uric acid poisoning through diseaseofthe kidneys. Hi' comn and other sympto 1 "aing tSrom these diseases were n» ke those present in the action of narcotics. But from a close and Impartial examination of the symptoms, be frit sore that there were signs present which plainly pointed out tfie action of narcotic*. \Vlwt mrtkular poiaon waa indicated ho x«Id notd^W.B«iu« quoationed on these indication, ho gave them In detail, mmarkintf,« the same time, that mrtlal paralysis had vened daring hh* presence, one side or the tore, an«J ')«"ly of the bodv, '"••'••'j ii iffrrt'fl, *iwl6 the other contin^

MlmBern ds* lit up at this pcffnt it had .. before during her reading. 8he dropped the paper,and

^\^'y,Vb^nfncomparihleMWltfe the action of any known 1 *n, «he said. "TlKire Hi no cane on ri. ni where partial paralvsis has been prodo by the uso of a (frtig. Paraljt^ only occur where one ride of the bnunor its connected nerves lose their vitality, while the ftTiw aide remains unaffected. No conceit lo sudden action of a arm could v. duce audi an offset, ana

Stnom

et ani'n he «.i iiM -f aors Vi a! lenand 1'rie* s' PMtfl*? J**v n«"dks*l |H"l CO'"iiexamii tons ot the iy and fouuJ pm«*ic sj

mint tu.^tt*t»ltcd from somae natural derangement of the nervous *T*ep*' th« tier rrs!v aware Of tlu# flu», Dr. Wi I. It prove** to tne his innocence beyond the shadow of A \ioubt."

nrewtnt in tb ^:uraaok,aad i- rtfti,. -"nn that ^^h bfld Wi..n Of tin" poi^'H. nael for the prt* r, t-examlne, but .7 evidence 'Uci!«-i arnoranr 11 hia p*ri ky to' ijughtto «"l1"'h

vrW

tr in a piualwu -n'd.

Thev will

tv. ••''••vtte the .J..

•,

who has undertakento dt'«|j i-ted, "it\ fnrr. fmn f»l" he, •, th^iaooxurr! I'I '**. 1 dis"tl. whole «s these mu, but

u«,

now tool convict tbasn of anc*and mil- .n ahow that scope! NotMnw »show that the com was e*amined--th» tnom centre of sudden death! otblii show a careful«\ latkm of the —that organ wl w»y Woe its tion till the t"iir wn v! tolu ti

to]

uiay hide it« of daath, ai 'ta with the

and then typv

L. it rrir 1 Nothing to sh' what they ii

~rtJ In the ii- I, what col were

tMM

^v «r the s^

from the a«tkm of poison* on

&ht Vs S I'* tried her head la her hands, too tel.Mi-*. to i'her sti• this wnupon -tea®

hLi v-t-. ook er

fat"-*-:• -5.-. CO^UUaL'i

Hie

cutkr

In Dr. handwriting,i vt^-r Ttinrniir ai. I M:. le-

given in tfca wl .1 ."

Mr. A

OBRrvah wasa

•c*.. '^r/r

hi .-•»

ttion. lia principal de*"* mgthat it bad very lit s:e to the oa»e in court. Thv^-1« mm«nte *winotour*, butwvr, tl^-ufth, •d.t.t, .ypnnted .«nyufbe htnm aa bore item* th^ 1 fmi. AlWlJ# a i!: v, |t p*OCieed©d iiUowa:

Qf-*teiwm ot the Jury s—. FVr ai. 1 a crime to be cnaffr «d ui jt a man as I havei-^rit 1 my client to vou, l* to tenore all consider^ 'trfrih, hereditary ocand previous character. Dr. Wllmer deMirn^ed from a long line of bnt'. men and noble women

»-.:i t!*cod back for

sevens ea into the past without a blot on their "^n'^heon, «r a stain to di»vh the fair fame which tSey have bequeathed, as a moat glorious heritage,to this their immediate descendant. I appeal to you, confidently, as to gentlemen versed in the science of hereditary inttuen~ In the organisation of chuaeter, whethor all thte 'i:-. influence could have iy make its mark upon

soul.

the chief representative of so

In th«dlinauddri*my db Die*away the bell"' VJ*»«, Through tfieleave*nul-i s:i itflistens,

Addniy eftslwelUiw Oh! ray -hood day*, '"^er Tf Are ye |." alike that '«et

And the nigut wind* Hhalt thou sea their light again.

wthv »t faudly. Blood will IL Fr liars, braggarts, and thieves, aimiiar characters arise. But to^ genoe, virtue, and honeety, mendacity and crime, are never born. I will show you by Incontestable evidence, that my cU&nt, in *11 hi* lift* has shown himself a worthy descendant of Mich worthy ailoeetorK, a brave, noble,honorable gentleman, against whom no tongue can whisper detraction, on whose clear record no scandal a freely confess to the astonishment of myself and my client at the preposterous and unfounded charge that has been made against kim, as jVf previous marriage. J*othing would have een easier then to disprove such testimony. could we have conceived the possibility of such a charge being made. That he was married when quite young we freely admit. We will make no denial of any point that is based upon the truth. But the wife died very shortly after their marriage, as we could have

readily proved had we had any reason to suspect such an unfounded accos*tion. It is too late, perhaps, for this, but not too late to demand why tins assumed wife was not brought into court and confronted with the prisoner Assertion is cheap but a^rtion that can be wad is proven bv existing fact, should have no weight with Intelligent aud unSdiced^ntlemen like whom 1 now address. .*

We next hear the tocsin call to arms resounding through the valleys and from the hill-tow of our»road and glorious land. The lufc^rity of our Union Is threatened tho Constitution, in which the wealth of intellect and the imtlnct of freedom of our noble anecstors lies enshrined, is Imperilkds-our alar-spangled banner is trailed In the mire of treason and freedom, from her maintain height, called to her sons to ri- in their power, and redeem her from tli tanger which hovemi.Miltura her uncrowned and royal

wa* moooAfiS W Wt hwte d, 4-jtog sqaadron

«Th. -i tii.Th'11" liuWei-' i* irtng forwanl

and the datterwltli impetuous

And *wirtly forming a the rank* of war. ••Th* r.'jble, the true, the brave, the ardent- aled souls of liberty and of our native !i-d, left their wealth, and with ««rn HOP and

With the ftrtt ray of ho^which Ita^i rushed to the ficopr ilon. ThctHjxperta, Pr«!*'»wasi vt taken. hiMl ti poat-iuoMt msed

of tl! threatened mother-land. In tb forfeui»At ranks of this outflow of tb« true, the ehlvabww, and the brave,went \m *rdent soul, bent bnt imperilled liberty. Through the red' tide of war he pressed on, nn,1rTTrioatbed, nnweary,resolute, bitter m- i-aw totbiMd." nor ah«at«te his swoTtl while one foeman 'nT^rr- ^dnstjite n^ljeland. a war 11 r, armed to slay, but as a minister of health, armed to *«ve, he

i'• oV'ir his devoted liead. be iU .vlth ardor t»f the tni» Hfo./•T. to »"•tr and tf*08®. poor, 'tril felhjfl |ii the !•:ii-.wingti-i-' battle, ti'e man to wliom I ail wl ^nds r»

fsr If*» who perilled hie, bor

.all the'prfswso 'i' :ir t" t«nfor the one noble aim «f s»v *n«r

Uu: of snatching Its vttmaf in H"' jaws of war, stands .,-wi»ith the most desnirable ,.V t.r. tu* dltated mnrn fa iifiK" ii *in,to whom he was allied t\ -„ai h»U of betrothal. yon, ire vou permit thi« aiamt. drov-n n«nMry lifewmnouiw

in, to whom he was auiea

Ireus6 ted to the Wkwlln i). mot -r«ani tture—the mm* iWKitotUu^ deatt. i"r

th*

.anityl I nt -td dwell n«» i-«g»kr mthw

(a findingjsu ot. You cannot hw p^K-«ivetb« what teato tn^^biHtv of two *».•!. divereeand han

Ineontsa I -"'It. ii» i.-vc-r' N de luii!•!•'?! Am I ur r..!.s, ihal »«w*h

Ui n.iiiiil.' and Ei -r-i' Iltly ai*W'd.

'iMni tt|r W,^v.

is air *J"' the will,

ksin

"Ti *,.ita«M»saeHd \i i,-r« trrso"' to.. :n up th' of iBad

.•TttK-m SI .«! ,.i 1 t'.

1 of oi

*w. aa i« In

.-oft am 1 .. to»l

I 11

thai li-'-ij

•mi

W,i»i ^iou. udtw M«wr la

«tai *-f ,f wordb rating a

y^jl:

mmSmm

..i.StOWK aients niirh!

army. i!« Ml good, r.i jttdgmei'!. took part st:« thT-'-e

supplying tho name and date, and presumably n*» kuo wledge concerning them. Could we but show by cVide

We shaU produce as witness a learn ed phvsician of this town, who will testify that the symptoms described were not those of prussic acid poisoning, that they contained points Incompatible with this theory, and that in their totality they can only be ascribed to tho insidious and fatal disease known as softening of the brain. We will produce in court the case of medicines mentioned by one witness for tho prosecution, and show that It contains no substances that could-have produced the symptoms of this illness. It is a case of powerful remedies, one of them an established specific in diseases of this nature. The vial into which this remedy was dropped will be produced in court, together with testimony as to an analysis of part of its contents, showing tho presence of this specific in an innocent prescription, made up by the druggist of this town. The object of my client in concealing the vial was simply to keep the character of his treatment from the animadversions of a rival, whom his anxletv that ©very possible means should be taken to avert aeath had induced him to call in as consulting physician*"

«HJf SOOM

ki.

4 111 I

J. r. out "t

If you had bat «Vlng countcrproof .:h#oundlng aav9 been m*x*\ a# that

«f tif 5^ l-SS 1.

Illtcltst. :s

... usedr humiw r.Ili.w,

ijs

s«id Md urH--.l-livemll b«-tr» f«id» but

1 in"—

"srras RKTSROTNA nu, SUDDKXI.Y BACK!*

cue© of

witnesses what tas9ed "between the physician and hfs dying jationt, wo could prove to your satisfaction that these papers, on which so much stress has been laid, were given to him in a sealed package, of whose contents he was utterly ignorant and that he failed to learn their nature until after the funeral. griet dismissing all thoughts of earthly matters from his mind.

The argument closed with along and verbose appeal to tho jury, in which the the speaker managed to wander quite out of sight of the case, and into abroad meadow of generalism on the suWect of love, Honor,ifriof, and murder, well calculated to undo what little good his previous remarks might have done, and to weary with inconsequential rambling# the men whom he was seeking to intereat and convince.

The evidence for tho defence, as reported, was very short, and sadly deficient In the convincing strength promised in his oration. Ignorance «f the corroct line of defence, failure to produce medical experts whose reputation would give them weight with the jury, and whose learning mifjht enable them to anew th© weak points in the prosecution vidence, and a general failure to provide the^essential testimony, were tho main features of the examination of witnesses.

The shrewd crosHju«rti«nlng of the nrc»eeutinK attorney* threw doubt on every point in the tcst' jiony offered a ... 1 III* M-

The "phynlHan, a rival of Doctor liartram's, was not altogether sure of his evidence, and was, in any case, not highly respected by the solid people of the town. There was no sufnciunt proof •hat the esse of medicines bad not been tampen with, that the vial shown was the one mentioned in the case for the prosecution no positive evidence, in short, ot any of tho points claimed by tho defence and the cj^^xainination so weakened and riddled thls foeblc ...ne, that the prisoner was left, with allied ^-*ree a strong word in his favor, to the

8°°^

existing In one

^'Hj.uuupist «f»«l the ?«aMrt«a d«'Vi.i!' i' iJi-l .. "OH -in. nts

Vuimih«L fan von. ®a?!^orwi?Ju,Z\

of^S!

The report went to press too aopn to »tain the judge's chanie, but said that it bore hard against «ie aocused, ami predicted, from the character of the evlSerwe. an early agreement of the jury In a verdict of guilty.

Miss Reynolds laid down the pacer, and sat musing, with a fsy In which th- working of bitter and grievous th nihts wiwln was marked as d«wu-ly Mi,, a mirror. Her heart was indeed hi

v, She knew, bettor than any buman'».»•'Iiufciu Ih*t town, how utterly the Hi. tiie Recused had been given away, in: sted mit was to presuming ign-r

iKKjfer WUrnw Hmmlt known that he belnpr slaughtered »»v pr--.*|i»f

ne ha.

'•imM

But th

i-wl him u- iktlesa, wora^takH.J iovWH mtprert in the pw»Rfd-

!K,SS!ro"fi^S»pS«2 11,.

it.vr she had once borne Win bad l.-n us root# yet in her heart,thcughlts lcareslmdldoOtnlngfioweni

ruthlessly shorn off. She told herha d«*v%*d# her d«^«e hlm Sat ihbunfo iaty to herself, but

rv. cootV, mS £. If^Sd M*. w.u. de- evil, and to for, wwa nn.i win notsweoor, th® ,?tv ti, .tilrtcdlc—'ion "fcircunuttances. I,",,,! And der »nthi» iA fi .is vh»)t thn.bhad the refrain Im IwheeiVl •tt»i w.i-!!i,v,. hlm,f aind he is being slain before

uo uii ut kwT' iiittlWwwi* lwoltMil'y

**, w"*9+ $

TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY^EVENING, JUNE 6, 1874."-^^ ^^Price Five Cents.

the excited entrance of Mrs May. Tho verdict has been rendered? ou have it!" cried her visitor, springing up and grasping her extended arm.

Yes!"

"It is?" "Guilty!" Miss Reynolds fell suddenly back, as one falls ih rough whose brain a mulct has passed, struck lifeless by that fatal word.

IIAFTER XXIII. AFTKR THE TRIAL.

It was the morning after tho trial. Laura McBride sat alone, with only her thoughts for company, and more senoua, companions they proved than she had known for many along day. Her eves were heavy with sleeplessness, her cheeks bore the marks of tears, and a mourn fulness lay on that naturally bright face that it had seemed incapable of expressing. Reaction from her incessant vet almost hopeless exertions in behalf of her cousin, was strong upon her, and her grief at the dreadful fate that awaited him had all the bitterness of despair. She had spent the night wakeful and weeping, and morning dawned upon her with grief unassunged, and a misery the haraer to bear that it was alien to her whole nature.

Hefca was one of those fortunate souls that no pain can long hold captive—a sunny disposition, that turns all light calamity to mirth, and breaks finally through the gloom of the heaviest oppression. But just now' her past had no brightness, her future no promise. Her ardent, unselfish soul haa given all its strength and devotion to tho defence of her cousin, and she could not have yielded herself more utterly to sorrow had the verdict been rendered against hersolfl

She heard not tho opening of the door, heeded not the footstep that approached her, and scarcelj' stirred when an arm crept softly round her waist. Only the pressure of warm lips on her cheek roused her from this abstraction. It was almost without surprise that she beheld the face of Clara Reynolds bending over her with affectionate interest. Her mind was too fully the captive of one emotion to yield readily to another.

My dear Laura, this will not do, said her visitor, again kissing her. Child, vou look as hopeless as despair itself."

The upenkcr herself was haggard with loss of sleep, her cheeks bloodless, a weary look in her eyes, though she strove with a faint smile to hide these tell-tale signs.

Miss Reynolds," said Laura, taking her friend'shand.and drawing her down bcsldd herself, "this is your noble self. I feared all the world had fallen off from me—from Robert, I mean, with whom I have somehow identified myself—and it docs my heart good to see one brave soul ready to dare opprobrium In favor of tho innocent.". She took It for granted that but one object could have brought her former teacher to Salem, and, with all the warmth and impulse or her nature, flung her anus about her, and sobbed out her re-awakened grier on her shoulder.

It helped Mb* Reynolds to feel this dependence of another on her sympathy. She saw the necessity ofl^aniigup against the heart-sinking that had.oppressed her since learning the fatal result of the trial, and strove earowrtly t° conceal her own emotions, while seek

lug to cheer her companion. ft was some time before this effort had any success. Laura but wept the more, and broke at length into an hysterica. txtssiott of ten*. Yet this outburst of feeling did her good. Effort at suppression had but added to the duration and pain of her distress. A flood of like a summer shower, helped to clear her mental skies, and to permit the innate hopefulness of her nature to assert iuelf*

"To whom do you refer?" asked her friend, in surprise. "To Mr. Joeiah Josephs, who has—of course by the due proceoa of law—gained aenteuee of death upon a no-ble-hearted gentleman to gratify hi* villainous spleen."

IV) you Impute thU conviction to Mr. Josephs?" asked Miss Reynolds, in pained astonishment,

Who else had part in it f" was the fiery reply. "He has spent his tiuie, his money,his whole so til in preparing for this result. He has hired and taught lawyers, leaving us nobody to rely on but that senseless idiot who talked so wisely and did nothing. He has paid witnesses, as I fully believe, to give false testimony. I fancy those wise professors saw more gold than poison, and swore more for the side that paid the best. But I cannot talk about it— cannot think about it! It is too bad! too bad! for a man to be slain at the bidding of this sleek wolf!" and her tears gushed forth again, bui with less abandonment than before. $§$

Miss Reyrfoldififtt dismayed. She had been surprised, on reading the report of the trial, at the prominence given to the evidence of her would-be lover, bnt had not dreamed of his being the main mover in the prosecution. She looked upon Laura's words as the frenzy of angor, yet could not help feeling that Josephs must have given some warrant for them. There was not a truer, honestersoulin the laud than

Laura McBride. She might be hasty in was not in

accepting

conclusions,

but it

judiced her against

But to think of It, Wm Iteynolds," slis cried, bitterly. "They talk oi murder and themselves are murilering one of the noblest souls that ever honored their mean little village. 1 know it, l^u»». lamas asrored of Ids Innocence s* 1 am of the ahluingof the sun. Yet the circumstances bore heavily against him, and, as the case was matted, but one result could be "3^^! is, that be deserves hanging, because be is a gentleman, and they are clowns! I know nothing about law, but know a true man from a villain and I know that they are going to murder my cousin because he waa not as cowblooded and as soulleasly preperssthls scheming devil that accuses him." Only Intense feeling could law given her voice Us harsb* prwwtle tone.

was not in

her nature to knowingly wrong

hlm

ac^pted this ^rson as lier lH^and CK*y worn

geeking-by

every_mea^,

an.j^rtjoujariv

Rn^

living thing, and. her intuitive powers I out^ upon mnoee

fair ami foul

already

imperfect knowledge of modicine, could I have proved it, had she been aware of 8«ps nc a a I

A Die"

ray

would have .^ere

Uieir investigation, it would have USS utterly iAcient forso a charge." ,,nfti

of hope that! have feltsince

Raman

Ihaveen-

tered, body and soul, into my worin a

mU8|

either a pardon or a reprieve, until the

owe can be reconsldered.

1 powers I

•lli

i. i*»

tenoe. or for gubernatorial clemency, till this object hM been attained for the people of Salem continued embittered against the convicted felon, as they deemed him. That he had been sentenced to de*th, and was to expiate his apparent crime on the scaffold, was na palliation In their eyes. It rather added to their feeling of indignation than oth-

nal, this tribunal as what the principle of retributive justice and the safbtv of society imperatively demanded. There is a tram of the original ravage in man a nature yet, despite the rehning efieeta of all the long centuries of civilised training. The cry of "blood for blood," Is apt to spring op suddenly in hearts that have been oeatlng in tn$ mildest and most charitable measure. Murders are committed all around us by men in whom, for one fatal moment, the savmge taint in the blood has gained over* mastering prominence. Murders and avenged often under the same influence, which descends to us from our fierco progenitors. A sudden act of barbarity at times will make a whole community as fiercely bloodthirsty as ever are th# untamed tenants of forests and desertprr_ under tHeir law of blood retribution. ltut this feeling cannot be lasting In civilized lands. The whole training, habits of thought and hereditary influences which go to make up the character of tho citiaen of an enlightened community, are opposed to the continued indutgenoe in such a sentiment. Reaction is sure to come, and the original sympathy for the slain becomes, frequently, a wfde-sproad sympathy for the person whose crime is to be expiated upon the scaffold unless, indeed, the murder has been so atrocious as to utterly annihilate sympathy. It is growing mercifulness of disposition in the community that is lending force to the opposition to capital punishment. Wo are becoming ashamed of the many heritages from savage times that still exist in our laws,

against

living thing, and her intuitive powers ^^"""ri^iinii^ wlth guilt that Is were of the quickest. 18tmnizlv callef lejjal murder. Man, in ry wor Warranted. Tho fact that the object oil V^T^o^'tehcst^ense of communities, her companion's invective was

found herself putting more faith In what grows*1 faster than society, she had heard than such angry words djvMuajiyjpw| warranted.

The fact that the object of

0ne rf

an(id

it a a in a a

whom she so deeply pit, naturally pro-

that

Irremedi-

able mi trace upon Innocence and bar-

be-

frequently rapport with the low-

foro0

now

which modern so-

ciety would never submit to had it not

had even l^eued to hte' product of races of men far Interior to us tho very tune that he may have oeen icnowie|ir0

not for a moment doubt the truth of the crimiiial classes—It has the charge about a previous mamage. The P_»to

reitoratlon ot this ch&rm upon the wit-

tisan of her companions fierce invective

the tnal in time to act. Iat ianre adds to the strength of This assurance had a more inspming l^fn and crime is abet-

This assurance had a more inspming PVP fierce r&sions, and crime is abeteflect on Laura than all tbeirprevious ^SySans adopted for its conversation. She had the fullest con- JJJV JJJ tidonce in Miss Reynolds' knowledge better sense of the intelligent, reand energy, and was awaro of the c^

actcr and purpose of her studies. The

latter went on to detail how she firet /orce in

she

in time to read the report of the trUli

no poison would

bmJ thpm

and

—to utterly desjjoy the these. Far from producing the effect plness he had

ruined! She

tho

humanity,

Uw of

death for death is one of

did j. ger^-inR

aa a salutary cx-

e«w 0f

brutalizing communi-

t^*L5ri_ the

were fully wi'U ner uhbhubu degree, that^ itmlf wlilch astato That lie had been unjustly accused, and j™

development

nrSduoes

convicted through shear Incompetency blood fostered by our late war haa in his counsel she felt positive a«ur- for °£™^^u/ng its annual crop "iSijgtaSES of nJirdOT, an5 evejyj»dld.l maHm of miiui to become an unreaaoningl»r- 1 *t

of the low-

by wholesale. The thirst

"^j!Tto~ita influence. It is Idle to

against all who took part in tho prose-1 talk of ^^f^o/the pistol when in cution. a frame of mind accessible to reason. She expressed to Laura this firm con-

Wh t^Q

ction of Dr. Wilmor a innocence, and reason shrinks back appalle LjMssion exam-

viction of Dr. Wilmers mnocence, aiiu 1 "X" shrinks back appalled, declared that she herself, with even her

example*. People rarely

tjKer within us lc«ps to the

rcaSOa

Whatever tends to brutalize the

ftned and

kind-hearted peoplo-who

ifa m|nor|ty

learned of the accusation ^n8£ I Jh0 tlwuaht oftaklpglife, when timo Wllmer, how

in number, a majority

moderu nations—recoils

arrived in Salem, only I the first outbursts of pas-

Rnd

and through what blank ignorance of sufficiency of evidence, a doubt as to the science of medicine, in her opinion, tQstice of the conviction is sure to the awused had been condemned. 1

ra, wltn eager uufirea*. I i'hA sneetatore up or "down decided I could liave shown thia much at vanquished gladiator was

have

from

if there Is any question as to

It was upon

this principle in

tbo tumlng^thothamtaof

produced the to ra spa mip flav. with this

toms observed, and 11 if they had been closely quesuonwa 1 Volute!v turned up in many cases as to their Investigation,

In «««."* _tattanbl.

men and

"It would have been throwing P®®**8 iL (ban it is itself aware of. before swine," said Laura, with another I object to be gained was to change of tone. "A woman's knowledge ^\°lc0 t^Ldoubt of the sufflclcncy of before a lmrd-hcadetl jury llke tb«J

maid«ts

0fnubile

to the

be suppressed by the law. _u.11 ^fortunately able to see all its weak "A woman loiow ledge, then, shall ««d knew precisely how to proset elsewhere, and to bettor effect," said d^i^ effcet Mis» Reynolds, firmlv. I This was not by personal appeals to an Innocent man, and he shall not suffer people of the town, or tothoiocal the nunlshmentof the guilty.

would

opinion has changed more

nd of

Why, to their old fogyish aouto, it would the ^JJ^^able as this verdict athave soemed 1in innovation deserving to

the verdict of the

salemites, Miss Reynolds

sho

Whatdd you mean?" cried Ifrm. ^X»^ campaign from afar,, excitedly, springing to her fwt.N\^

throUKh

hope, what chance remains? Tell f-jdeh were sufficiently dislnterestanri'will go tothe end of theworldto ^to judge feirly.an* serve in It." I nf nowerful influence in moulding pub"Thechanooof a pardon,or,atle*»jj P~. There was also an opporof anew trial, and reversal fJ wentoncc. ,P a

deemed It wiser to

the columns of influential jour-

nRture

"Biess you. Clare Itevnolds,foi^o» ton"?"J^Tcals and medical sowonlst" tried Laura,cla*pingher watin- P®

ly in her arms. "You have SSSd ouiSion of the reliability of the first

of the case to inter-

}t up

ri m«ie

defence, and will not rest while there to *°r .hA h*vn drawn r«ome lt9 shadow of a chanco to save hi®.*

Inhere plentifjil warrant fof claim- ?*^"f^THnd with it demolished" lng anew tnal." was the reply. I blow the public resentment, she see to it that thU Iniquitous case ia giv- a blow

»u»9f Mint. -TV to it that this iniquitous case is givin Its true light, to the publicjour- .— nais, and a popular opinion ^rwd in 11 while the efforts of her. favor of the prisoner. We

in its true liIght, 1tojhanl to bo obliged to£t stUl.with

that much

ln medlcaljurisprudence.,

of producing the de-

«ir,vl effect. Mtiuld she have drawn wme

sword-shapoSfcrgnmewt

from the scab^

efflcient

aid. But

£end pnxiuocd, with the slowness of a

some able lawver towjt for "f*! natural growth, the desired change, total is refti' cd, the Governor shal 1

Yet to Hhe

""dwping^her 'ftirtherance of Miss Reynold's^object. find me We shall not detail u»e I ^5on of the^ worfd, the interest sna next few days. An^ Apathy of a congenerfriend to .of th»

L.»~, .taping totol YOU wu.

dSii in.

«ven if a woman—with a P^'^ A and marveUously

"fe

worldL Two such aciive awto nMghjN luair^ Reynolds oould ware onlyh, eoBMa power in aociety, and preatiee ai», A«m thedtomandkorher bus-

JSuiSln i«o P«'«x* oSyS rttoctoM «»r .rommonend u»n

mind. Clara Rayaolds __

{ssru.«r

was forced, and^pould

aki by hjr

wa/

active Interert In all that

attempted and accomplished in tbo

agrvioes of an excellent lawyer.jr n«a

to apply for a reversal of sen-» ta*mnna o* nmcr raos-j

by the prosecution But SB this ertgagement

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