The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-09-08
NUMBER 28.

ever, gave him little hope, for he had proba.
bly, got intoxicated in order to summon up
courage for the contemplated crime-be-
sides this, the traveller had heard the
voices of persons outside, so that the mur-
derer, in case of resistance, could count
upon the assistance of his comrades.
But how great was his astonishment
when he saw the unknown person throw /,
his coat on the floor, and stretch himself
upon the bed he had just quit A few mo-
ments afterwards he heard the intruder
snore, and his terror gradually gave way
to reflection, although the whole affair was .
quite incomprehensible 10 him.
He was just preparing to quit his hiding
place, IN order to awaken the inmates of
the house, and ask another bed in place of
that from which he had been SO unceremo-
niously expelled, when new incident oc-
cured.
He heard the outer door carefully open
ed, and, on listening, the sound of cautious
footsteps reached his ear. In few mo-.
ments, the door of his room opened, and two
figures, those of the landlord, and his son,
stood on the threshold
"Keep the lamp back % mu.tercd the "a.
ther in suppressed voice.
"What have we to fear2" said the young
man 'swe are two against one: besides
he has only small knife with him, and is
sleeping soundly: hear how he snores.''
"Do what tell you,"', said the father an
grily; edo you wish to awake him would
you have his cries alarm the .neighborhood?''
The horse-dealer was Mortified with tho
spectacle. He remained motionless under
the bed, scarcely daring to breathe. The.
son shut the door after him, and the two
wretches approached the bed on tiptoe.
Ar instant afterwards, the bed was shook
by convulsive motion, and stihed cry of
pain confirmed the foreboding, that the un-3 4
happy man in the bed, had had his throat5 &
cut. After short pause of awful silence,
the landlord said {: .sysa5, 8.
1T is all over now: look for the money ''2 I.
81 have found it under the pillow, said
! the son. cit is in leathern belt and a pock-
ct book" -
The ,nurderers disappeared. T.
Every thing being nowquiet, the travel-ss
ler crept from under the bed, jumped out of
the window: and FASTENED to.the adjoining
town to inform the authorities of what had
happened:
The mayor Immediately assembled the
military, and in less than three quarters of I.
an hour, the inn was surrounded by sol 8
die:s who had been summoned to arrest the
murderers. The whole house seemed
buried in profound silence, but on approach,
ing the stables they heard a noise. The /
door was Immediately broken in, and the
landlord and his SON were seen busily Dig &
ging pit. AS soon as the murderers saw
the horse-dealer, they uttered cry of hor:ss B
ror, covered their faces with their hands. Il
and fell to the ground. .sS5ssg
This was neither from re entance nor &
the fear of punishment, but they thought ]:
they saw before them the ghost ofthesmursss
dered man, Notwithstanding they heard him.
speak. There was some trouble iIlS con: ;s 81
vincing them to the contrary. TheySwer /
then bound, and led.to the out house, where B
the horrible deed had been committed ,al KS
ious to see how the enigma would be soly- 9
ed. ~ 6ss :sts>s s$ss ,ass;
The prisonerssapp ,tolerably collect:
ed, at least calm and sulleny; but, hen, Oh ss
entering thesroom, they perceived dsthebodyss
which lay on the bed, the son fell .sensel elessS:
to- the earth, and the father threw himself.
upon il, with loud lame entations, clasped;s
the bloody corpse, and exc laimedf despair
J, ,nglyI ely -, i, 3, .ss ! q 8
, AAA se9n !,St Ial
thy murderer Z,
The murdered man, ssas sfhsa|
youngest son off the host Drum kennssss5
was the only fault this youn 81 IAN had
this night, instead ssef3 heing His ffathsF
and brother supposed, in his shss
had gone out secretly and
rousingWith some
the ale-house.
+ Soon becoming ssnffici inebri
and fearing his father she appsars
Led fbefpr hat sstate, intended tos
pass thesnig tthes sdetac house, ,sag
he had dselfen done bsfore HIS comps
had assomp panied him lei; hsl ped,
him climbsup tos erest
required mo fur
OF dog9e NEED fEg
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