The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-08-18

exclaimed man advancing out Of the
field; 'is that you, Mr.. c., and what
brings you out upon the road at this thine
o'night!'
"And what brings you out7' replied Mr..
C--;:and what are you doing among
my. osiers?
"tAh, then, don't you know me?' said
the man; why then l will tell you what
brings me out. | was going to your house,
sir, and with news I'm thinking you'll not
be sorry to hear. If Pm not greatly mis-
taken, the murderers of your brother are
under my roofthis very moment, but come
let us hurry on, and while we're walking
iii tell your honor how the case fell out. !.
sSs"The man was the keeper of a littl e
sfebeen house, or carman's stage, on the
-CharIevile road. He had been out all
dav, and had not returned, when, late in
the evening, three men on horseback stop
ped at the house and inquired from his
wife, who was standing at the door,
whether they couldget supper and accom-
modations.
"'Therc's stable for the horses, and
clean beds for yourselves said the woman,
but | have nothing in the house but pota.
toes and milk, and plenty OF whiskey. 1t
that will serve you're kindly welcome :
"The night, as | have already said pro-
missed to be dark and stormy, SO that the
men were glad of shelter, even with mod
est fare. They went into the stable to
clean and put up their horses, while the
hostess set the potatoes to boil. and laid
out the table in an inner room, divided
from the kitchen by thin PARTITION
When supper was ready, she called to the
travellers to come in, and as soon as she
had seen them fairly established at their
meal, tn, thrifty dame put out the candle
in the kitchen, and, rolling her arms in her
apron, seated herself close to the partition,
SO as to be within the call Of the party
whenever they wanted the whlskey Jug to
be replenished.
""Tis better to be within the house than
out oft tonight, any way" said one of the
men, as the wind howled outside.
"Aye, an' this is a good supper as far as
it goes" observed another; '.if we had a
little of C--'s bacon along with it, it
would be no harm. There were plenty
of CANNON and fitches the night we'-
aWhistp cried the first speaker, "can't
ye keep still tongue in your head, manp
The name of the murdered gentleman
aroused the attention of the landlady as
she sat in the dark anil silent kitchen; she
crept closer to the partition, and listened
with all her might. In few minutes af-
ter her husband came in, and motioning
him to make no noise, she pointed towards
the inner room, where the men, inspired
by their supper were talking loud and We
hcmently. Their caution diminished with
the contents ofthe whiskey jug; and as the
husband and wife listened they heard
enough within the partition to induce the
former to steal ont of the house and start
off to inform Mr.. C-of what was pass
ing.
"Thcy met onthe road, as we have seen,
and Mr.. C--having learned the above
particulars from his companion, they pro-
ceeded to police barrack little way off,
and the three men were taken prisoners.
Two oftheln were Immediately identified
by the house keeper ofthe murdered man.
She demurred inrecognizing the third, but
Providence had decreed that he should
moi escape. While the examination was
going ON, sudden thought struck the
house-keeper.
"I cannot swear to his tace,' she said,
but if that be he, when hear him speak I
will know him out OF a thousand. There
is one word he cannot pronounce; l re-
well. The night of fthe murder
he was the spokesman of the party, and
whenever he came to that particular word
he stammered, and stopped SO sure as he
.ried to say it. could indemnity him by
hat any where
The man was called up, and some
questions put to him. In the very first re-
ply, the word named by the bousekeePer
occurred, and she shuddcred and turned
pale as he slammered over 1t in the way
described.
".That is the man. she exclaimed, 4