Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-11-19
TE5E GHOST,

Mr.. Wolf sends q long account oil
the affair ut New Alar,insyile relative to
the murder of Gamble and the appre.
hension of Mercer for tho murder. 1t
is entirely the same as the one we pub.
lished from the mouth of citizen OF
New Mar,nsvilc, some few days since.
We omit, therefore, all Of his communi.
cation that corresponds with our report,
and publish the later particulars ascer-
tanned by Mr.. Wolf. Ho speaks of
Hindman's interview with the spirit
and says:
From the Times 8 Ga:cttc.
NEW MAnrlHsvILLE, Wetzel Co., Va.1
Saturday, Oct. 90, 1858. 5
When Mr.. Hindman came up with
his company, they were wondering at
his delay. He Immediately charge!
them with prac,icing deception on him,
and stated what had occurred; with one
accord they declared their innocence.
This deepened the impression on the
mind of Hindman. He could not sleep
during that night, he returned to the
same place, about the same hour Of the
night in order 10 satisfy himself wheth-
er any person could have escaped with
out detection. Having done this, accor-
ding 10 direction, he sent for Mercer
and 7propounael to him certain quest.
ions which had been arranged by his
nocturnal yisiter. Mercer came; and
his conduct was such as to excite still
stronger suspicious and on the affidavit
Of Mr. H, he was arrested and on this
dav underwent an examination.
!, .,,,o,.ol =, tho o,o,r;no,;or thar
~ ,%s p n;aI, If Of the murder Mercer
On ~, t bo, ns s we, a., over. Tint he cave a
es,sa noonnn, or how ba ant wef On
. .L,'s no a o,a,';,r no .xh;I;tsJ IN one If
the witnesses the note of Wiph,man
which Gamble had refused to let him
have, stating to witness tina, there was
balance of seven dollars vet due,
which would have been maid, but Gam.
bic had nothing less than $40; but a.
mother witness testified that Gamble had
five dollar bills He also gave contra.
dictory accounts of the last time he saw
Gamble. This excited suspicion in the
mind of Mr., Wait who was stopping
for the nipht. and he could not sleep
Durino tho NIGHT Mercer seemed unea.
sy and restless, AT one time he said
acamble 7 must have ;" then iump.
ed ont on the floor saving, "Gambie,
RI he damned ;f I don't have il" BY
this time he awakened, and after ascer.
tanning, as he thought, that all were a
sleep he went to bed; frequently du
ring the night he would grapple VIC
lently with his brother, who with diff
Guilty could release himself.
The note he collected, and three dol
lars from the widow, making S11 more
than his claim.-Shor,ly after CANDLES
decease, several large claims in the
hands OF inc onefln against Mel We,
were paid' ana property bought anu nv
one knew where the money came from
Mr. wait was warned AZ inc peru VI ~;
ilie' not 70 repeat wnat ne heata anu
saw, a"a a utrs, S ssar S;s srros
r. V ..;aa " = ao, " witness ~ sYe,r ralse.
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MI II. dei'Sefea us "iolc narrative
bnt s;mnly 70 show cansc wby bs hind
been induced to have Mercer arrested
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