The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-08-03

1t was deep, heightened groan, and star
tied us both.
Mr.. Whitcher stepped to the fire place
to get the light, to see what the noise came
from, or what caused it. As he took the
light and turned round toward the bed,
we both saw the room lighted up all at
once with an unearlhly crimson colored
light. 1t almost extinguished the light Of
The candle, SO that its light was very fee
Bile, apparently almost out-and immedi.
ately we both saw s,aange-luoking man
Standing between us and the bed, looking
apparently at Mr.. Mann-his dress we
cannot describe, his whole face we did
not see. His clothes were dark, but we.
cannot give The fashion or make, nor say
whether he had on boots or shoes, or hat,
or not.
We were both transfyed-both stood
there side by side, as Norris had risen up,
Whitcher still holding the candle in his
hand and no fire in the fire. place, at least
none that gave any light, and as the strange
man stood before us, and his face towards
Mr.. Mann. Mr.. Mann appeared much
excited and agitated; he rolled on the bed,
threw his arms about, and opened his
eyes wide, and appeared frightened, and
10 gaze upon the apparition, then lie
tried 10 cover up his head.
The sick man, il is stated, then declar-
ed that he had forty years previously as
sisted his employer in numbering a man
and making away with his budy. He
mentioned the name of Edwards, but in
what connection the tleponents cannot say.
The affidavit then goes on:
He called no other name, and we may
be mistaken in this name, but think we
are not. He then sunk down, safter turn
ing over once orItwice, and lhrowing his
arms about, groanedand died. We know
we were frightened, and could not speak,
or did n.t, nor did the stranger, and as
soon as Mr.. Mann had finished conlessng.
and was dying away, he (lhe sstranger)
was gone. How he got in or oul, we.
know not; one door was open, but we did.
not see him come in or go out, nor can
we believe that he did.
The editor of the Statesman, in con-
nection with the affidavit, tells the follow
ing story:
About forty or forty-dve years since 1--WE
tell the following story as told ito us by
individuals in the vicinity man by the
name Of Hodgdon was working in Lam
I,tr rswas Iiftsrr, TIC unrsrrru-
Jonathan Nuyes, and made his home
with Mr.. Noyes during the time. He lent
Noyes some two or three hundred dollars
in money, so that when the house was fin
ished. Noyes was indebted to him about
four hundred dollars, for labor and m"-
ncy. When Noyes's house was compile
ted, he went TO work upon House for
MIR. John Cross, in the vicinity, his clothes
and part of his touls still remaining at
Noyes's house.
He left Cross's house one evening TO 60
up to Mr.. NoyeS's-and was never seen al.
ter that time. Sumo little excitement ex.
listed there (as the old people say) at the
time, respecting his mysterious disap-
pearance, but as he was stranger, in
measure, it was said he had absconded'
and Noyes soon after pretended 10 have
received letter from somewhere in New
York requesting him (Noyes) TO sell his
(Hudgdon's) tools and other things, and
send the money on to him, which he ac-
cordingly did, but whether the proceeds
of the sale went to New York, or any
where, is not known. The excitement,
however, soon died away, and nothing
more said or thought about it, until the
death. bed confession which we publish
brouoh, the hidden mystery to light.
Moves died few days since, and on
his dea,h.bed, inlimated that he had some
thing 10 disclose before he could die IN
peace, but Mann went day or two be-
fore his death, and spent whole day
with him, and after that nothing more was
said about divuIging any thing, and ne
expired apparently in the greatest mental
avnny and under horrible remorse of con.
science, frequently exclaiming o God!
forgive me that one sin. The Edwards
TO whom it is supposed, he, (Mann) reier'
red. and who, many now suppose, was
accessory to the murder is no" :, NtIng' wing,
and has been partially deranged al times
ever since, as well as Mann.
ELoouENcE OF DIcrIoN.-A good one
is told by all English paper, OF all oiu 10 10.
DIV, who had received a letter iroih hef
SON, who was sailor on b"ard> tner-
,huc. tHaUe been