Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-04-02

in the house Of CORRECTION. was then jus
twenty, In The same place mc, gang o.
resurrection men; and they said what a jolly
lie they led, plenty OF raoaoy and all that
when ono q 'on told the rest he knew bet
ter way to got the rhino quickly than what
they did, and II so be as how they wouldu't
split he'd tell en- Wen, a0cf making me-
take an oath q tromblc now 10 think Of it,)
that wouldn't tell, they le,me into it. This
was TO kidnap all the grccnhouIs that didn'r
know their way ahou, town, and carry them
to house the gang had in - alloy, neat
Blaekiriars, where they were to he suiIJcaied
and sold To YOU doctors for cutting up. We'll
it took long time 10 bring my mind To sucl
a thing, but they persuaded nc thai VIC were
all destined In go TO heaven or hell, before We
were born, and that our actions had nothing
TO DO With IT, So agreed, when the time
camn round, to enter the gang.
On the day We were let loose there were
four of Us lettering near the coach stand IN
-- street A gentleman was walking up
and down before an inn, looking at his watch
every now and then, and casting hrs eyes
round To sec II co1ch was coming which he
seemed To expect Presently be met some
one who knowcd un, and saw him take q
letter aud read Il, and then Say 10 the other,
. can't come thls instant, because expect a
friend in half an hour, and mus, wait Tor her
hm s,ay, l can wtiic a note, and pa, her olI,
when he stepped inside the inn, and came out
m ten minutes, with a note IN hls hand. One
Of Ms had hecn a scryan, IN cutting up house
IN the borough, and LnOwod him aiorc step
ping up. be asked II he could carry the note
for him The other was IN a hurry, and said
yes giving him hall 4 crown TO take Il IN
to the borough, and then go, into the coach
and drove of, Instead of going with It, he
had learnt TO read, and breaking the note open,
found some one Was coming 10 meet the gen
tlcman By half.pas, two. I'm tell yc what,
my hoys, SAYS he, here's a fish conc to our
ne; without looking ior It, 80 vcll have her
frsL' Shortly aGcr, mp comes the coach 9th
a lady ln il, mcanVhll-, 'unC of our gang
had 60, another coach belonging to Us for the
puposr, which was IN waiting - the WI.
lam tells her thc gentleman had been obliged
10 90 somewhere else, but he was an old ser
yant, and II sncNcuid gct into his cra'll, he
would drive her 20 the house whCrr the gem
ilcman was waiting to receive her. She,
never suspocting, 60, IN, and "as driven Of
io the slaughter house, as We called u. She
entered by 4 back yard, and frightened by lh"
dark. dirty way, aud loncly.looking rooms,
and nn, seeing HIM she expected, she attempt
ed 10 run uG. bm ih6 Vas Of uo use an
taking her 10 4 room iur the purpose m tn.
middle Of the housc, where no one could heal
t... .-.-.a....... .t- zee l..N,l e Ns a..
night Well. ! W1s uncommon struck Will
her beautiful looks, aud begged very hard {,
lrt her ~ they said Il would mot de-, be-
cause as how ,hoy would all be found out, go
So die she must the next order they had for
corpse. That very night came an order AM
lhcy sworc | should have the killing Of her
ior being spooncy enough to beg her life.
sworc would no, do Il; bu, they slid IT
didn't they would send the instead, and fright
cncd at their threats ] agreed
ln the room where she slept, was bed
with sliding top to lo, dowh and smother the
person who was lying bsnoa,h, while the
chain which let down va, fastened IN ,hC
room above. They hal given her a small
lamp in order To look at her through hole
,ha, they might see Nhat she vls about
after locklur the door inside, TOR they lci
the key there to keep en- easy, while !, wa
bollcd on the oul,) and looking 10 see thcrC
was no Que IN the room, nor any other door
she kncR by unc bedside, said her prayers
and then laid down IN her clothes. This wa'
a, tcu-ihcy watched her ull twelve, Sh'
was sleeping soundly, but crying too, they
said, when they took me up into the room
above. and with a dawn knife at my throat
insisted on my letting GO the chain which wa
To smother her beneath did H. oh, Do
i,-hr-k :" starting up, " don't you hear III,
rus,llnr Of tho cioihc- a siiliod cry No
all is quiet, She is done ior-iakc her ant
sell hcT'" and from that he fcl! into his old
raying manner once more
The next day he vas again lucid, and pull
lug from his bosOm an old purse, he said
managed to get these things withou, 'hci'
kno~lcdgc." 1t contained a ring with ;
lockct cngraven "E. $" and the silycl
plate Of dogs collar with the name Of "Em
lis" on 1t. That" he remarked cam'
from a little Spaniel which VIC sold.
had made finished miniature from ,h'
rough drawing taken en- she frs, evening o
INV seeing Emily Smith. This had been Sc
IN the nd of a snuiF.bo1, and anxious to sec i
he would recognise it, | brought It in m!
pocket. Amer looking an instant at the con
tents OF the purse, silently placed the snuil
box in his hand. His mind but barely tool
time TO comprehend and know the face, when
ninging it from HIM with loud cry, hisspir
il took its flight to final judgmcu.--and
vowed itom that day = rcndneia,Ion OF TN
scalpel forever.
CAtrroRsn TlcEETs. A correspondent
Of the ~ Y Tribune says Z" The follow
inr deem ot such Importance as to ask o
you prominent, insertion ior tao ecnef, .
unfortunate persons who may spend all ihei