Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-07-28
nan ;"why then will tell you what brings

nan "why then will tell you wha, brings
},e out. ! was going 10 your house, sir, and
with news am thinking you'll no. be sor-
y TO hear. If Pm not greatly mistaken the
jaurderers Of your brother are under my
Ioof this very moment. But come, lc. Us
barry on, and while we're walking l'll tell
Eour honor how the case fell oul.'
| The man was the keeper Of little She
tenn house, or carman's stage on the Char
IaviIe road. He had been out all day, and
bad not returned, when, late in the evening,
ipree men OF horseback stopped al the house
aa1 inquired for his wife, who was stand
1>g at the door, whether they could get sup
frr and accommodations.
/ /, ''There's stable for the horses and clean
FEDS for yourselves" said the woman; "bul
| .hnve nothing in the house but potatoes
ind milk, and plenty Of whiskey. If tha,
If'll serve you you're kindly welcome"
= The night, as have already said, prom
bed to be dark and stormy, so that the men
kvere glad of shelter, even with such modest
Iare. They went into the stable TO clean
hnd put up their horses, while the hostess
Fst the potatoes to boil, and laid out the Ia
bile in an inner room, divided from the kitch
in by thin partition. When supper was
Frady, she called the travellers TO come in,
/ nd as soon as she had seen them fairly es-
j,shIished at their meals, the thrifty dame
lr4t out the candle in the kitchen, and roll
liag her arms in her apron, seated herself
ic;ose to the partition, SO as 10 be within call
Inf the party whenever they wanted the
vhiskey Jug to be repenished.
otis better to be within the house than
out Of i, tonight, any way" said one of The
men, as the wind howled outside.
Gay, an this is good supper as far as it
goes" observed another; "if we had little
.of Mr.. C-'s bacon along with it 'two ould
Fbe no harm. There were plenty of gam
mons and flilches the night we"-
"Whisln' cried the first speaker, "can''
ye keep quie! tongue in your head, man -
The name of the murdered gentleman a.
reused the attention of the landlady as she
sa, in the dak an,i silent Kitchen; she crep'
closer TO the partition, and listened with all
her might. In few minutes after her hus-
oand came in and mo!ioning TO him TO make
lo noise, she pointed towards the inner
per, were now talking loud and vehemently
Their caution diminished with the contents
of The whiskey jug ; and as the husband and
vile listened, they heard enough within the
partition to induce the former to steal ou
of The house and start off to inform Mr.
c. of what was passing.
They met on The road, as we have seen
and Mr.. c. having learned the above
particulars from his companion, they pro.
ceeded to police barrack little way off
and the three men were taken prisoners
Two of them were Immediately identified
| by the housekeeper of the murdered man
She demurred in recognizing the third, bu1
Providence had decreed that he should no,
escape. While the examination was going
OF, a sudden thought struck the house
keeper.
81 cannot swear as to his face" she said
s'but if that be he, when hear him speak
will know him ou, of a thousand. There
is one word he canno, pronounce. ] re-
member it well. The night Of the murder
he was the spokesman Of the party, ant
whenever he came to lha, particular wort
he s,ammered, and stopped so sure as h
tried to say it. could identify him by tha
any where"
The man was called up, and some ques
tons put to him. In the frs! reply, th
word named by the housekeeper occurred
and she shuddered and turned pale as h
srammered over it in the way described.
"That is the man!' she exclaimed, 6
shall never forget him. 1t was he who frs
ordered my poor master to be struck dowl
and urged on the men to force me on III
CRATE when could no, tell where the gol
was hidden could swear to that voic
whenever ! heard it, all over the world"
The man was committed with his com
panions. One of the latter after wards turn
ed Kings evidence, and his confession lie
to The apprehension of the remainder of tn
gang. They were ell finally found guilty {
the murder, and eigh. men suffered deaf
together on the spot where it was perpetrs
ted.
WHAT is LAW LIKE ?-Law is like
country dance; people are led up and dow
in i, till they are tired out. Law is like
book of surgery there are great man
terrible cases in it. !. is like physic, too
they that take the least of it are the be:
off !! is like bome!y gentleman, 'ver
we'll to follow )" and scoldng wife. yer
bad when it follows US. Law is like ne'
fashion, people are bewi,ched TO get into it
and "llke bad weather. most people al
glad 10 get out of it.
A TRUTH.-One watch set right will d
to set many by; bu, on the other hand, on
,ha, goes wrong may be the means Of mi:
leading whole naighburhood; and the sam
may be said of the example we Individual
sci 10 those around US.
:, An Edinhnrgh oappr STATES thni an Amor