The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-02-18

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occasionally buried their dead, and, per.
haps, more skeletons are We. to be found 10
hat vicinity
At The distance of thirty wears, the mar.
RAZOR Of this occurrence may well look
back upon It With pleasure, aud congralu
late hImself upon having been = the happy
instrument, IN the hands Of Providence, Of
fescu,ug a worthy and innocent Gan from
The o5'oquy, aGd perhaps the fate, Of muir
derer."
No; so fortunate in its issue was tbs case
which we suljoln to this, and hieh occur.
red in England previously to the reign of
Charles ii. The narrative Is given in onr
oi the sarly volumes Of The Gentleman's
Magazine.
a gentleman died possessed Of very
considerable fortune, which be left to his
oaly child, a daughter, oppoln,iug his broth.
81 % be her guardian, and executor Of his
Nill. The young lady vas then abou,
eighteen; aud il she happened 10 die IN,
MARRIED, or If married, without children,
her fortune was LETT to her guardian aud TO
bis heirs. As the interest Of the uncle was
nov Incompatible with the life Of the niece,
several other relations hnted that Il would
Dot De proper for them 10 live together
Whether they we're willing TO prevent ANY
occasion of SANDER against the uncle, in
case OF the young lady's death: whether
they bad any apprehension OF Der beng IN
ianger; or whether they were only discon.
tented with the fathers disposition Of his
.oriune, and therefore prapaga,ed rumoIs
70 The prejudice Of these who possessed it,
cannot be known The uncle, however, took
bis niece 10 his house near Eeping Forest,
and soon afterwards she disappeared.
Great inquiry was made after her, ard
Il appearing that on the day she was missing
she went out with her uncle into the forest,
and that he returned wilhou, her, be vas
taken INTO custody. A few days afterwards
be went through long examination, in
which he acknowledged tina. he went out
With her, and pretended that she iound
means 10 letter behind him as they we're re
i0TOing home; that he sought Der in the
forest SO soon IS he missed her and tia. he
knew not where she was, or what had be
como Of her. This account was thought
Improbable, and his apparen, interest IN the
death ol his ward, and perhaps the petuant
zeal Of other relations, concurred to raise
and strengthen suspicious against him, and
he was detained in custody. Some new
circumstances we're every day rising against
aim. II was found that the young lady had
been addressed by a young neighborlng
gentleman. who bad, few days before she
vas missing set out On a Journey to the
n0r.h, and hat she had declared she would
marry EIm when he returned that her
uncle had frequently expressed bis dlsap
probation OF he match in very strong terms
that she had often wep, and reproacbnd han
a.,h uHkildness and an abuse Of bis power.
! woman was also produced, who s8oro
that on The day the young lady was missing
about e!egea o'clock in the forenoon, she
vas coming through The forest, and heard
wofBan's voice eNPostulaling with grea,
eagerness; upon whieh she drew nearer tire
place, and, before she sas any person, heard
the same voice say, Don't ktll me, uncle
don't XIII ne, upon winch sue was greatly
terrified, aud Immediately hearing The 70
part oi ilfearni very near, she made all
the haste she could from The spot, bat could
not rest il her mad ual,i sic I'D told = hat
aad happened.
Such was the general impotence 10
punish q man who had murdered bis URGE
10 inherit her fortune, that upon tbs eyl.
dence, be vas condemned aud executed.
About leo days after The execution, the
young lady came home. /, appeared, how
ever, that all the witnesses had sworn was
true, and lhs fac; was found to be thus cir.
cQmsganccd
lhe young lady declared that barring
previously agreed 10 GO of with the gentle
man tim, courled her, he had given OIL tia;
he vas going Journey 10 the north, bu,
that he waited concealed at lille house
near the skirts OF the forest, til the time ap
pointed, which was the day she disappeared.
That he had horses ready Cor himself and
her and vas attended by two servants also
90 horseback. That as she vas waking with
her uncle, he reproached her with persIsuue
tn her resolution 20 marry man OF whom
be dlsapproyed; and after much alteration,
she sad with some heat, hase set my
heart upon il # DO not marry big1, II viii
BE- my death aad don't kit me, uncle, don't
aiiI me ) that Just as sho had pronounced
these words, she beard fre.arin dlscba5g.
ed very near her, at which she started, aud
immediately afterwards saw man come
forward from among The trees, with wood
pigeon IN his hand, that he had Just shot
That coming uesr the place appointed for
their rendezvous, she formed preteuce to
Jet Ter uncle 60 Oh before her, and her suit
er beng IN waiting for her with horse,
she mounted and immediately rode off,
That instead Of going into the north, they
re'red 20 house 10 which he had taken
lodgings, near Windsor, where they we're
the same day, and in about week
vent a journey Of pleasure to France, from
whence, when they returned, they first
heard Of the misfortune which they had 10
broughi upon their uncle.
., &.