Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1852-01-22

lrobber but he grasped his pistol firmly, and
walked slowly towarls his coaiLhoic 40 -
Il is astonishing how the COO air c1os mans |
cdu'age Al every step, Mr.. PlncAbeck took, !
he devoutly wished he was safely back in bed. |
Il was so cold that il made his knees totter and !
his hands tremb.e, SO that he had almost made
up his mind 10 go back, when figure rushed
quickly out OF the coil-hole, and jumped ut the
wall. Mr.. Jeremiah started back h silly; his |
pistol went off, somehow; there was wild
shrek; tie figure threw UP It's arms and sprang
nigh in the air, aild lien dropped down corpse
Al his tottering feet. Hs would have liked to
run away, but was glned TO the spot; he dare
not call out, although he heard the whole of The
women in the hcuse in full cry. He Eal, as he
Thought, committed murder, ami he fell a chok ng
ssnssos, tsN. sy4s NEST l;csri5lc. stSlAas inaSs
he doy Mrs. p. making terrible lamentations,
was already half way down the staircase, fcl-
lowed by the whole household There was no
time Tor deliberation An old well was close
against him; so, tiking firmly hold of the rough,
coAt OF the murdered man, he pushed him IT,
10 il.
When lie got up in the n o-ning, he went IN
s-anly to the fatal spot. There were no traces
OF the deed, and having put the top Of the well
lon, he retired with cahner mind 10 m Ike prep
arations for an immediate fight. The terrible
shrek he heard the night before still rarg in
his cars; he tried TO shave himself, and made
five fearful cuts before he had proceeded far.
His wIie noticed his discomposure, and asked
Ie cause. 1T was nothing hc said, 'but be
shoald like her TO pack few things up, as he
INTENDED taking ler and the Chi dren on visit
to his unce's lor few days
He now began TO be very anxious fer starl
his conscience tortured him drca fully; he was
fearful Of being taken; and the terrible words of
the extreme sentence OF the law were coniinu-
ally RIGGING in his ears IIe had TO get some
thing out Of cupboard, when his eye fell upon
a bottle, labelled in his wife'S handwriting,
Poison His heart beat violently; here was
relief; one small portion of this, if he were Ia
ken, would save him all the degradation Of be-
iEg dragged through Tie streets 10 the courts of
Justice. He seized the bottle (and it was a
very large one too,) and carried it of 10 lis
room. When he got there dcoadful sight met
his view. Coming down the hill, about half a
mile from his house, were large party of men
among whom were two constables and three
others, who from their dress appeared TO be
= so:ac kind os ca;ccrs Of justice. .,,.,.-,-,
The party were led by the bIoodhourdS; a
! sight OF whom Mr.. Jeremiah's heart sank with
in him, and lie dropped on chair. The bo,tl'
of poison was s!il in his hand; he heard the nois
| of the crowd coming into his yard; and ther
brea'ling prayer for forgiveness, he rcsolule'y
swallowed the poison. He thought it had very
curious tastc in fact, it looked and tasted very
: much like preserved gooseberries; however, i
Instantly took effect, and he felt very i'll, SO h
rang the bell. His wife came in;o the room
and finding him lying on the bed, asked wha
was the matter
Il confess all, murmured the murderer; | sho
him, and threw him down The well. Send 70
the hangman, if you LIKE am prepared
g have taken poison, and
!, But his wife went screaming away for helE
If and her alarm that her husband had taken poison
= brought the two constables up into his cham
i ber.
l. Have you found the boly?' asked the dyin
of man.
= Yes, zur; Ranger and Rover soon tracke
re him down; but it's sad pity he broke his nee
,r down your wel-we hoped to have taken hir
ut alive
p 'Ah' thought Jeremiah, 'some escaped col
ce vict, doubtless. Constable he said aloud,
IL have taken poison!'
ey We'll, then, send for the doctor, Jem-
er sharp
er Doctors are of no use,' said the victim, SC
We EMMY; I'm past all help
~ oh, don't, don't say so, Jerry, dear sobb
*; his wife. he @ HT
ng i must--it's the truth, and constable, list
cr; to what have TO say. l confess that shot
TO man, and may the Lord have mercy
ok OF man, znr?
ow The man who came to steal my coal, and wh'
a. you have found in the WE'LL
ing 1--WE arn't found no nan at ALL
Policeman as sure as | have taken poist
ing and am now on my death-bed, | am speaki
i.l \
I'm. doctor entered the Ioou.
Tou The 5aboon has evidently been killed b.
gunshot wound and then thrown into the we
lit remarked the doctor 10 the constable who ca
iah in with him.
and Doctor, didit," said Mr. Pinchbeck; 81
ing don't ell nafeaow creatures babOor;irs unehi
+, so tian."
ped Fellow creature, what do you mean?" asl
cen the doctor.
ex- Wheereupon Mr.. Jeremiah narrated how
the Goals had been stolen and how he Thought q
1t were stealing them again, andhow he had g
any out, and seen man who tried to escape o
oal- the wall, and how he had fired at him with
pistol loaded with his penknife and q key,
81 how, thinking he would be accused OF the N
oH- der and hung, he had thrown The body into
- well, and inken poison afterwards.
J. The doctor left the, room for minute
vin- came back 10 The dying man with the knife
be key in his hand.
are "My dear Pinchbech, p he said, ''you've II
the a mistake. LISA pity you have taken poi
for YOU have only shot---"
sss WHAT gasped the unfortunate wretch.
islol "a large moakey, that, it appears, escaped
night from Mr.. Wombwell's establishment,
y whom these people tracked down here by
- ~ bloodhounds.' N a
was Mr.. Jeremiah gyoaned awfplly, but The I'D
- LottA. ,ltba,,.k - bs