I made many inquiries of those living there and no one can remember the house being remodeled or repainted. It looked as red the last time I saw it as it did the first. He had heard that some Newton had lived here but did not know the given name or where they lived. Neither of us thought there were any Newton graves in Smithville Cemetery. She then gave me the following article.
Suspicion rests on several individuals, one of whom is apprehended.
Mr. Newton has left a helpless and distressed family. The frequency of such dastardly deeds of blood, is well calculated to fill the mind with horror, and to ruin the country in which we live. No man's life is secure - there is no shield against the assassin. We deprecate mob law, and look only for security in the firmness and vigilance of the people, who should leave no lawful means untried to bring the perpetrators to justice.