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298 kirby’s wonderful museum.
great length upon the evidence, and particularly that of Pe-
rigo, which, he observed, was certainly not shaken by any
other, he left the whole with the Jury for their determi-
nation.
After consulting a short time, the Jury returned a verdict
of Guilty.
The Judge immediately proceeded to pass sentence upon
the prisoner, whom he addressed nearly as follows:—
“ Mary Bateman, you have been charged with the com-
mission of a crime of the most atrocious nature: your case
has been examined with the greatest caution by a Jury, who
after a long and patient investigation, have pronounced you
guilty; and it only remains for me to pass the sentence of
the law upon you. In the situation in which you stand, if
you are not utterly devoid of sensibility, you must have suf-
fered greatly from the evidence of your crimes which has
been brought under review. It is far from my wish to ag-
gravate those feelings more than is indispensably necessary.
After the testimony which has been produced there can be
no doubt of the extent of your guilt. You began with car-
rying into execution a deep-laid and complicated system of
fraud. You got hold of a good subject for your nefarious
purpose. You found him encompassed with your toils.
You got possession of the greatest part of his property;
and the time was fast approaching when, to all appearance,
you must be brought to an account. Under those circum-
stances, you added to the list of your offences the crime of
an attempt against the life not only of this man, but of his
wife; and for this purpose you procured instruments the
most detestable and injurious; because, as has been well ob-
served, they are of a description against which no human
caution can guard. The necessary food of these infatuated
creatures was to become the medium of your vengeance
npoa them; and your malice in part succeeded. You stand
great length upon the evidence, and particularly that of Pe-
rigo, which, he observed, was certainly not shaken by any
other, he left the whole with the Jury for their determi-
nation.
After consulting a short time, the Jury returned a verdict
of Guilty.
The Judge immediately proceeded to pass sentence upon
the prisoner, whom he addressed nearly as follows:—
“ Mary Bateman, you have been charged with the com-
mission of a crime of the most atrocious nature: your case
has been examined with the greatest caution by a Jury, who
after a long and patient investigation, have pronounced you
guilty; and it only remains for me to pass the sentence of
the law upon you. In the situation in which you stand, if
you are not utterly devoid of sensibility, you must have suf-
fered greatly from the evidence of your crimes which has
been brought under review. It is far from my wish to ag-
gravate those feelings more than is indispensably necessary.
After the testimony which has been produced there can be
no doubt of the extent of your guilt. You began with car-
rying into execution a deep-laid and complicated system of
fraud. You got hold of a good subject for your nefarious
purpose. You found him encompassed with your toils.
You got possession of the greatest part of his property;
and the time was fast approaching when, to all appearance,
you must be brought to an account. Under those circum-
stances, you added to the list of your offences the crime of
an attempt against the life not only of this man, but of his
wife; and for this purpose you procured instruments the
most detestable and injurious; because, as has been well ob-
served, they are of a description against which no human
caution can guard. The necessary food of these infatuated
creatures was to become the medium of your vengeance
npoa them; and your malice in part succeeded. You stand