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Newspaper
Columbia Spy
Location
Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1857
Page
1
A nostalgic poem reflects on old ships that sailed fifty years ago and never returned. The speaker longs for their return, promising hope as pilots console him and he imagines treasures, art, and life restored when his vessels come home.
A London merchant Henry Thompson dies in the bed of J Smith in England after a night’s lodging. Smith is tried before Lord Mansfield for murder, aided by a housekeeper’s testimony, discovery of a poison vial, and a hidden bottle containing poison. Smith is convicted and executed.
On the steamer Ben Pranklin a pale sandy haired man with a blue umbrella is approached by a benevolent father seeking an escort for Fanny Sophonisba Brown to New York. After a comic voyage with meals and flirtation, a dramatic confrontation reveals the man did not know the lady’s identity, leading to a reconciliation and marriage to Miss Sumker, now Mrs Brown.
An odd trial scene unfolds as Aleck, the long legged constable’s juror, is pulled into service and then excused after a comic exchange with the Justice. The judge coins the moment a snug game of draw and fall as Aleck casually defends his hand.
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