The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-06-02
From the Buffalo Courier.
ROMA NCE-oF CaiME-TRUTH STRANGER
THAN FICTION.

/ ROMANCE. OF CaiME-TRUTH STRANGER
THAN FICTION.
There are circumstances connected witt
be late murder of BealsoB, in Ohio, whose
supposed murderer, Parks, was recently ar
rested 10 this CITY, that mark il as one ot
Tho most extraordinary affairs recorded in
he history of crime. There s more about
/ that evjnces long contemplated. atrolt
lIy planned robbery, and calm, unfaller
| ing determination to commit murder
merely for The gain, than can be found il
almost any volume Of Remarkable Grimm
Il Trials that has been published.
Less than year ago Bea,son, the mur.
dered man, parhs, his supposed murderer,
aud person named Gee, came over togeth-
er 10 The same ship from Europe. Beatson
and Parks had comparatively little money.
while Gee wa. known TO have had several
hundred dollars With this he came to
Erie county, and deposited a portion Of il,
six hndnred dollars--in the Buffalo Savings
Bank. The place of lis deposit became 10
some manner known to Beatson, who re-
solved if possible TO obtain possession Of il;
but how to accomplish tba, object was q
matter not so easily determined. A plan
however was devised and its execution al
once entered upon. Ascertaining that
there was ia the city young Eng'lshman.
who also came over in the same ship with
Gee, Bea,son found him ou; and introduced
himself as Gees brother. and succeeded SO
admirably 10 convincing his new acqnalnt-
lance that such was the fact, that he went
with Beatson TO the Bank aud introduced
him rs such to Mr. Howard, the Secretary.
Beatson then produced a letter, previously
prepared, OF coufse by himself, purpartng
| 70 be written 10 him by Wm. Gee, stating
that he (W. g. had jnst purchased farm
nolr BIff!o, had paid three hundred dol
lars on il, and needed six hundred dollars
more in gold; th4t he was unable to come
in person 10 B1ffao and draw it from The
Bank, in consequence OF having been inJnr-
ed by kick from a horse, and had there
fore depuied his brother to get it fer him.
Under this state Of things-heing properly
introduced --Wm. Gee being unable to draw
check. aud the story seeming altogether
probable, and circumstances not suggesting
any suspicion. the Secretary concluded 10
pay the SIX hundred dollars. and drew q
check for that amoun; on Oliver Lee 81 Co..
Bank.
Before delivering the check, however,
the Secretary wrote receipt for the mou-
ev, which the supposed ''bro,her" was re-
Iquested to sign. This Beatson declined
doing, alleging as reason that he could
not write He did, however, make bis
mark, which was witnessed by the person
who introduced him. Putting the check
in his pocke, he proceeded 10 Oliver Lee
u Co's Bank, presented il to Mr.. Mercer,
the teller, saying he desired to have gold.
Mr.. Mercer replied tha, he could not pay
gold on the check, excep, q, the usual pre-
MUM. or unless Mr.. Howard should request
it, The cool individual said he woald take
il back and have Mr.. Ii. do so. Blck h
went to The Savings Bank. Mr.. Howard
assented 10 his request, and inserted IN The
check ..pay in goid," and with this Beatson
returned 10 the O. Lee Bank obtained the
gold, and took his departure. The next
that was heard OF him, was, that he had
been murdered, and tina, Parks was arrested
for the crime.
Another curious inciden, 10 this singular
history, is, that there was found in Beat,
sons pocket, after his murder, paper stat
ing that the gold belonged 10 VIM. Gee;
but not more extraordinary than what fol-
lows:
After Parks arrest. this paper came in
to the hands Of the District Attorney OF
Summit county, Ohio, where Parks is now
undergoing examination trial. That off
Ger Immediately wrote to VIM. Gee, making
inquiries in reference to Bealson, as 10 the
,rtth of what was stated in Tie memorsn.
dum; but just before The letter was receiv
ed, Gee was killed by the accidental dis
charge of a gun When the letter arrived,
it was opened by the landlord of the tavern
where Gee had been staying, who at once
FASTENED to the city TO ascertain the facts.
Strange indeed is the web ofhuman life.
Of these three persons who few short
months before were fellow passengers on a
voyage to this country, one rohs bank OF
$500; he in turn is murdered by a compan-
ion. and the ,hird, whose money was The
cause of il all, is hurried to another world
oy ,he accidental discharge of a gun. The
supposed murderer is now on tral for the
if.nco; and the evidence against him i
sid to be very clear.
@-Murder, though it have no tongue will speak
With most miraculous organ"
OLD WulG CooNs.--It will be crafty
mo to learn that the old wbig coons are
wing 50 pleasantly and take there defeat
IS resignedly. A writer from Washington,