Brown then faltered back, faintish and silent, and in a few moments received the just sentence of the law. The ill-fated, innocent, and defenceless victim to his savage and cruel feelings, whose name was Sera Milton, was murdered on the 22d day of June, 1830, as was ascertained by Brown's previous confession, while in prison awaiting the day of execution, and from her dear and loving parents, whom he caused to mourn and sigh in bitter anguish for the loss of their affectionate and only daughter. Sophia Hamilton's cruelty at this time had reached to a mature age, for she was enveloped in innocent blood; and it seemed almost impossible that such crimes could be committed by one of such tender looks and affectionate feelings as she seemed to possess; for even at the bar she gained the sympathy of almost every spectator, and even the judge, when passing sentence, looked deeply affected; but of that we will speak in its proper place. Five years passed quite smoothly, or at least without any known incident of cruelty. She moved from her old stand to the village of Saint John's, about eighteen miles distant from La Prairie, her previous habitation, and there commenced business anew, but in a more stylish and fashionable house than the one she had before occupied. Her house, as before, was soon the principal resort of smugglers between Montreal, Plattsburg, N. Y., and Burlington, Vt., so that she had again a wide field to exercise her atrocious and fiend-like designs. In the month of April, 1841, a gentleman named Lucas, from Albany, N. Y., called at her house and put up for the night; he was on his way to Quebec, where he had connection with a saw mill. She ascertained that he had considerable money with him; for she still made a practice of inquiring the business and circumstances of travellers, in order to find the object of her desire. While he was at breakfast, she came behind him and plunged a large knife through his back; he fell, screaming for some moments, and then expired. Two of her consorts, who had been previously sent for, came in; but she, fearing they would not come in season, had attempted and completed her object alone. They robbed him of 800 dollars, and carried his body to the wharf and threw it overboard, attaching a large stone to it to prevent it from rising. He was, I believe, a kind, charitable and good-hearted man, revered and respected by all who knew him.