Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-01-11
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frequently robbed at night, to Il very con
siderable amounts; Notwithstanding the M
most vigilance Of the proprietor and his
servants 10 protect it and without the
slightest clue being furnished Of the dctcc-
ton of the robber.
Efcctually and repeatedly baDlcd by
the ingenuity of the thief or thieves, the
proprietor at length offered a reward of
100 pounds for the apprehension of any
person or persons detected robbiug the
green.
A lew days after this proclamation, the
master was at midnight raised from his bed
by the alarm OF n faithful servant ..therc
was somebody with a lantern crosseng the
green Tho master starting from his bed
flew to the window-it was Sole hurried
OH lis clothes, armed himself with a pistol
the servant flew TO his loaded musket, and
and they cautiously followed lie light. The
person with a lantern Ga man) was as they
approached, on .tip-toc, distinctly seen
stopping and grouping OH tho ground he
was seen lifting and tumbling the. linen
Tho servant fired (; tho robber fell. The
man and master now proceeded to exam
Inc The spot. The robbcr was dead; he was
recognized 10 be Il youth of about nine
teen, who resided a few fields nG. The
linen was cut across; bundles of it were
tied up; and upon searching and cxurpin-
ing farther, the servant in the presence of
the master, picked up n %pen-knifc, with the
name of the unhappy youth engraved upon
the handle. The evidence was conclusive
Tor In the morning the lantern was acknowl
edged Ivy the afflicted and implicated father
OF the boy to be his lantern. Defence was
dumb.
The faithful servant received the hun
drcd pounds reward, and was besides pro-
NOTED TO be the confidential oversccr of
thc, establishments
This faithful servant, the coE.!ehtial
ovcrscer, was shortly after proved to have
hecn himself the thief. and was hanged al
Dundalk for the murder of the youth whom
lie had cruelty betrayed.
1t appeared upon the c]lcarest evidence,
and by the dying confession and description
of the wretch himself, that all this circum-
stanlial evidence was preconcerted by him.
not only to screen himself from the impu-
tation of .orncr robberies, Out 10 getthc
hundred pounds reward.
Thu dupc;,the victim he chose for this
diabolical purpose, was a~rtless, affection
ate and obliSipg. The boy had a favour
tie knife penkniEo. with his name engraved
uponit its handle. Tile frstnctof,his fend was
to coax him tosgive him tlrat knife asa Keep
sake On the, evening of the fatal day,tl,e
miscrcant prepared the bleach green, the
theatre Of this}melanchoiy tragedy, for his
performances. He tore the linen from the
pegs i'll some places, he cnt. it. across in
others he turned itup4in heaps; he tied
it up in bundles, asiif ready to. be removed
and placed the favomite knife. the. keeb.
fsake, in one Of the cuts he had himself
mule.
Matters being thus prepared, he invited
the devotcd youth to,suppcr, and .as the
nights were dark, he,told HINT bring tho
lantern to light him home. At supper
or after he arifnlly turned tho conversation
upon the favouritc knife; which he a0ec,rd
with great concern to miss, and pretending
that the last recollection lie had Of if, WINS
using 1t on n particular spot Of the blcech
green, describing that spot TO the oblicinc
boy. and begged him to see if it was there
lie lit the lantern which he had been de.
sired to bring with him to light hin, home,
and with aiacrity proceeded on his fatal or
rand.
AS soon rs. the Monster saw his victim
completely in the snare, he gave the alarm
and the melancholy crime described was
the result;
Could there have been possibly a strong
or case of circnmstantial evidence than tbise
The young man seemed actually caught in
the fact. There was the knife with his
maine on il; the linen cut. tied mp in l.. D..
dies, and the lantern acknowledged BY his
father The time, past midnight. The
master himself present, a man of the fairest
character the servant of unblc,nisl,cd rcp.
utation.
<"Is your masteDup?" asked an early
v~'siter of the sFSr1&ts of Blandford's valet.
Eyes, sir" rfojJ&asskc fellow wit, grea,
innocence; the butler and | carried him
up about three o'clock.,/
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