Litchfield enquirer., 1847-05-13

he lrfl his chamber. unknown to his wife, (who hy reason of ill health occupied another hcd in the srmn room) and fir i"urier" nights in succession, lay upon the pinzza "f Mr. W.'s houSe-direrlly under the windows of their sleeping apartment.
 He could perceive them talking in 8 low tone at all times of the high', but So iEdj>5'nclly that he could make out nrtI ing nf any consequence. However, ay some menus or other, he can,e to the con rii, ';-n ihat they were nl"ui 10 leave the cc'tsNy-ard he imuc !iatrly determin> cd upon desperate effort te a>crr,a in the correctness of h's suspicious. Accor> dingly hc i,n2aricd 10 Mr. F., his assr- ci,'e hcndman, n full account of all he had beer witness to, and his strong he> lief tina, they had, ar knew something of the money. They immc iiatcly concuri> cd a plan, 10 test the truth of their suspi> ci"n<-as a precautionary measure, q physician of cinincncc was cnnSu ted ns 10 how long person might be krp, under water and be rcsuScitue As it might he that tEey were about to remove, m delay in executing tho scheme was con sidrrCd safe. The same morning there fore, Judge K. s"nt to Mr. w. wishing him to come 10 his house some time in the day, aud make a final settlement.
 About II o'cIoc,> MT. w. arrived at the house ef 'he Judge. and under the prctcnce ol t,lking the matter over free from Interruption. he proposed Il walk. They, in mpany with Mir. F., left the house and proceeded across the los to- wards piece of woods. They walked on till they were nearly half mile from any house, and come to the side of n muddy brook, entirely hidden from view by surrounding hills and woods. Wholly unsuSpicious of what awaited him, what must have been Mir. W.'s as,onishmcnt when Judge F. stepped before his', and with coun,ennncc, and m tone ot voice not tc be misLnders'oo ]. told him :he in> trrt for which they had brought him there, and charged him with the emhcz- zlemsu' of $33 900 of public money, their rrasnnssfor thinking s", and telling him if he did not diScl"se where it was they would drown him on the spot. Unawe.l by these threats, the hardened man. with a lo k Of innocence, exclaimed know nmhing of the natter" No sooner was this said than, with Il promp'ncsS charac- terislic of the mrn, Judge K. throwing off his coat, seized MT. w. and plunged him into the wnter.
 Mr. F. held q watch, and coun!"d sec. ondS, that they might no' drown the man Aflcr ns much time had elapsed us could with safety to the unhappy man. he was raised from the water. It was some time before he could spoak-but when hr did. i, was only 10 protest his innocence, but in n manner, and tone o! voice lh II bore witness |" the certainty tf his guilt. All efforts 10 make him cnnfrSs proving vain, he was again plunged hy the power ful arm of Judge K. in ,he water. This time il did not fare ns well with him. He was kept under so long that when taken out he appeared Il lifrlrss corpse. IL was a long time before they were able, by the,r utmost cXertions, 10 restore hIm sui ticicnily to speak. When he did speak i, w"si0 repeat ,he snnc denial as before The heart of m ordinary man mus, have failed, in either situation that of Judg gc K. or Mr. w. Luz tEc former was well s,,i>iiied that the other must know s 1rne- lining of Ihc lost funds.
 Placing himself in position where he could note inc expression of the features uf the twice drowned man, he thus nd- dressed him Mr. W. we know iEal you have in yorr possrssion, or know something of that money. Now disciose every thing, or we will sink your body, trembling undrr the weight "f guilty conscience. in that water never To clnfrgc with iiG, and we will hurry your guilty spirit. w'Iho"t one rnonent for repentance before tho tribunal ot Heaven, 10 rcceryc the recompense of your crimes. Disclose at once, O you die." This ~as uttered ina ion: i'Id with an emphasis ih { forced upon MT. w. ihe absolute certainty of
 is lu'finfn:. The guilty rnan .rcmblcd Fo. tiGS utierancc iaiiei him. His terrible al alvtrsary was still sounding in his ears he certain doom that awaited him. HeE0uld cOnceal the truth no lon. ger. ..-
 "You wil find it either in black trunk in our bcdcbamber or under the hearth" Judge K. eavins him in care of Mir. F..
 ,iIl he sho!d ascertain tho truth of this statement. sia' ted for the house. He
 was seen his wife, and the lady by whom ihe ale was related to the wriicr, rhoa q (s..t1 |