The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-06-19
WESTERLY. R. l., JUNE 1e, 1851.

The result was, the aA6a was complete
ly proved, and in the face of the solemn
declaration of Mr. c., the prisoner was
acquitted. He left the dock for freedom
when every one believed he would only
have left it for the gallows.
Soon after, Molony's BROTHER left the
country, but Moloxy himself remained
The mystery, however, so far as mems
minds were concerned, was soon unravell,
ed, though the circumstances upon which
the solution was founded were not sufi-
ciently strong to constitute evidence The
prisoner did not fire the shot and was al
the fair of T when the assassination
took place
There is little or no reason to doubt
that he got his brother to do the deed, as
he knew from circumstances that he him.
self would be suspected. His brother re-
sembled him, and to make the resemblance
the greater, they changed clothes, the as
sassn wearing the ordinary garments of the
other, those with the appearance of which
Mr.. G. must have been somewhat familiar
In the meantime, while he took these
pains to deceive Mr.. c., or whomsoevcl
might be with Mr.. c., as to the identity O
the assassin, Molony secured his own safe
ty by very marked 0libi, taking care tina
his witnesses should be of that class anc
character who could not be committed
1t was devised with the most deadly hat
and circumstantial GOODNESS. The author
tiles were morally convinced Of this bein!
the case, yet they could not, with the dy
ing declaration Of the murdered man as :,
the identity of the prisoner, who was ac
quilted, take any eifectual steps to vindi
cate justice.
But Heavens justice vindicatcd itself il
an awful way. The actual assassin quit
ted the country, but his instigator an,
brother remained, blood-markcd, however
in the belief of most people. He, howcv
cr, appeared to be in no way opp-essc
with secret consciousness of his guilt II
went about his business as usual and s
matters went on until the fair of T.
came round once more the anniversary G
that when Mr.. c., was shot. Molony at
tended this as others, but did not rctur
to his house until the night was very ia
advanced, and then in such an awful stat
that his family were terrified at his appear
arcc. His f; c. WIS livid and swoller
and he seemed in raging fever. In an
swcr to their first questions, he declared
with hideous fright in every feature, th'
he had teen met by Mr.. c., (thc mur del
ed man, when returning home, drawn t
the spot by the road where the trees wer
thickest, and there beaten by the angr
spirit until he was all but insensiblc. Ii
was placed in high state Of fever, HI
body swclled, and he continued delirious
raving about Mr.. C.'s ghost; until deaf
freed him from further suffering.
Cool men attributed the phenomenon
fever acting on guilty mind, and possibl
that he might have been beaten while i
liquor by some one on his way home, an
that his own fears alone invested the assai
ant with the form of the man whose deaf
he had compasscd. I suppose these conjec
lures are correct-at least they are reason
able. Others shook their heads, hOweve
and said Heaven had way when huma
laws failed, of indicating eternal justice
The matter, however, was never invest
gated | have my narrative from party
the ncighborhood, who knew the facts to
as have stated, and he related thcm to M
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