The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-12-16

wfetcied, The guilty baronet set pen TO
paper, aud wrote tO Leroux in nearly
Ihe inllnwing terms:
"You"nce pressed me, while --
was in England, in our hands, 10 de-.
s'roy him, aud refused. never will,
I'd 10 destroy hin--my soul shrinks
from blood. But 10 the hun,or in which
| NV wiile, may say, Ia manner.
that my virws are altered. say
mark me-ihni | do not now wish 10
,iestIoy him; mean only, that il -
were OUT ol Tie way, when heard OF
II. should not trouble nv self with in.
quIrIng In,o it. Your comrsde -
(men,lnning Leroux's ielIow.s,nnggl+r,)
talks on The matter with cruel cunning,
saying. that there are many ways oi
your seeing that - dies, without hav-
ing g charge yourself, or any one else,
directly. with The doing OF it. Bu, al
Ways Sop him when he talks so. IN.
deed | d" not know why name the
hing To you. Enclosed are bank notes
tnI 1901 Tear and burn this letter, Or
send me il buck" LIZ. -
| When Ler0ux received and read this
letter, It threw him into long urin pI
t"'ug ught-for nearly an hour. Al length
he rose from his seat, put the money
INTO his strong box, and the letter into
his pocketb'ok, saying to himself,
''Now, This Isl two-edgrd sword, and
will cut either way choose!"
To return no" to England. The ab
tduciion ol Fowler produced prodigi
Gus sensation over The whole country.
There was scarcely house. there were
SARGE any premises, pubii: or private
but were rdnsacked Tor his discovery
F'orsier's services were in universal re-
quest, TO aid in identifying the scene.
ne had hImselt described-and he wa.
hurried here, there, and every where
Tor thai purpose, but in vain. He coult
rec"gnz- no'hins, nor give any clew
"t iniotnailon. The affair excitec
greater alarm than. even that Of Fnrs
ter; and The whole country round
about was rle with dark and disn,a
Sperula,Ions concerning The mvsteri
Gus ;a,e Of '.rhe Wagner" Ballad,
wete made, and sung about the street.
of Shrewsbury; and at length supers,i
tlon was rouSej, who hinted that there
were, or might be supernatural agenc,
at wnfk IN the business! III. ,I
| Sir Wiiiam Gwynne was pre.emi
nens among his iellnw.magistrales, ir
rxerIions 10 uhravel the mysterinu.
transaction; cheerlully devo,ing da,
after day to the recelving of deposi
tons, the granting "f warrants. the ex
amlna'"n of suspected persons. and au
thor'zing the distribution of rlacar,is
Offering libe.al re wards for the discov
cry "l the perpetrators of such an afro
cinus outrage He caused the chief q
a Notorious gang Of gipsies, who ha,
nng been IN i'll odor. in he arrested
under pretrnre of secret Information
ngains, him. He caused The annnymou,
letter on which he acted to be- mad,
puhlir--and it's cunning inuendnes an
rirrumstantinliIy served To arres, pub
c suspicion. and fix II perm ,nenlIy or
the gIpsIeS! All was useless, however
The veteran gypsy was discharged in
want of evidence: the re ward placard,
gradually disa ,prared IRON the walls
nrv nine-dpy wonders arose, chaeny
ing public curiosity in their iurn--an.
all was buried in undiscoverable mys
telv.
Now. what ;s 'he meaning-the rea
son oi all This? the reader is doubles.
exclalming. lie shall shortly be in
formed.
| About two months before the seizur,
Of Richard Forster, Sir William
Gwvnne. a wealthy and powerful bar
"net in Shropshire. who had retired I,
his library after dinner. 10 write sever
| III letters Of Importance, and was in tn,
act pf driving on his velvet .dressin.
gown, VAS informed by his valet that |,
gentleman had Just arrived at the hall
VIII" desired TO speak with him on ur
gent busn as<.
"Show hln in" said the harone,, sit
ling down in his study chair. which h,
drew around 10 the fire. His vIsiter IL
few m"nenis made his appearance.
announcing himseIi as a Mr.. Oxleigh.
solicitor residing at a little distance
from Shrewsbury. He was shor,
squat, ugly, Jew.ieaiured man, with ,
muddy. black piercitg eye-ihe beat
IDEAL Of a country petiiioggrr--wiiI
"rogue" written all over his :ace in the
characters "i impndence. The haugh
ty barone, ~as sufficiently disguslee
with The first sicht--but much NOR.
with his vulgar offensive npnchalance