The patriot soldier must return to find his daughter dead, his wife a maniac, and his only remaining child a dependent on the bounty of strangers.

But one thing remains; he must turn from the spectacle thus presented and return to the battle-field a heart-broken and unhappy man.

The spirit with which he formerly contended for the liberty of his country will have vanished and fled, for the remembrance of his family's fate must ever remain uppermost in his mind, and the reflections they will produce must leave a blighting scar, which no future kindness can remove, sympathy eradicate, or consolation destroy.

I am done.

On your good judgment and the strength of my assertions, which can be proven, if necessary, I rely for the acquittal of this lady." As he concluded, the building shook with applause from the crowd, and Mr.Swartz and Mr.Elder trembled for their safety.