Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-04-07
1 HANNIBAL, MO. THURSDAY MORNINGS April. 4, 1853.

wretch who hesitates. The conten ptuous re.
marks of his guilty friend and mistress reused
the latent demon which only slumbered in the
feon breast of Musgravc, and springing from
his chair he exclaimed: tt- .. .Iu. bsUl
'Tis necessity--that knows no law, and
obey 7, % ''.' ''.
His evil genius lent lis aid, and Hurried the
Ieonsummation. of the foul deed. May, whose
frmness had been so remarkable in the hall, ale
together gave way when she found herself in
her chamber. She wept--became hysterical =
and at last swooned away. Y 81, l.aI 5000
'RunH cried the tire woman 10 young at
tendant bring wine here Instantly. ...,.,.
The girl flew down the stairs-rnshed into
the hall--told that her mistress had tainted
and demanded glass of wine. ,.. -.rs.
.'Ah 2 said Claudne in a whisper, now hast
thou safe opportunity Half-a-dozen drops.
Thou hast the phial and / viii amllse the girl
for a moment. fTis but momeRt's work =
Couragel and q, spark of manhood rests with
thee!'-y ..,-., ,f...,r .45i f.ug s8t 11s
Twas ,aid-'twas done. The. trembling
criminal poured into the wine glass more of the
lIethal drug than would have robbed twenty Of
their lives, The unconscious girl rushed from
the room with the fatal draught. A minute af-
ter a scream was heard-May Anderson swas
ldsadl = l%.lla g..
What ad, antages the guilty party hoped 20
reap by the commission OF this diabOc act is not
known, nor had they time allowed TO turn the
murder to account. Ere the corpse of her
whose lie had been so ruthlessly taken was
/ cold and while the criminals were still carous-
ing in the hall, the house was surrounded by
the posse comniiafuS of the county; and Mr.
Cameron, attended by the sheriff and his off.
GERS, entered, and arrested Musgrave and his
companions Dreadful was The shock, when
her guardian heard that May Anderson was al
ready dead. '-h'.'''-
! Great God! more murder = exclaimed the
old man. Seize that fend in human form ) and
he pointed to the trembling wretch, who was
Instantly secured.
In the agitation of mind which attended the
commission of the dreadful deed, the felon had
lost all self-possession, and instead of destroy
ing what would prove an evidence of guilt, he
Iincautiously replaced the phial in his pocket
There it was discovered-and no doubt il would
have led TO a criminal conviction, had not cir
cumstances prevented the Intervention Of the
law. ... ....
1t was too late to remove the offenders to
Berwick Jail, and they were placed for the
might in separate apartments, and under suffi
cent guard. Early next morning the guilty
iwietches were demanded By the sheriff
Caudine and MacDougal were Instantly pro-
duced-but on entering The room where Mus
grave had been confined, the body of the wretch
was found stiff and cold suspended by his
point-ace cravat from a spike, which had been
driven into the wall to support mirror. They
buried him in hillock within sight of the house
which is still called the Murderer's know
The ways of Providence are inscrutable; fol
although no human eye witnessed the death oI
, Mr.. Anderson, a chain of circumstances brought
the foul deed home to the wretch who had com
mitted it, and he was hanged in the Grassmar
ket Of Edinburgh. Claudine was turned upor
: the world in ahject poverty. and, as tradition
: goes, she died miserably of disease and hunger
Maxwel's Border Sketches.