The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-06-14

as with sinister air he turned his face to
wards the dead body on the grouud.
"Well lets be off,, said the stranger in
hurried voice as he started towards the cops,
on the right.
"But the body?" inquired second.
ave must bring the coroner, " returned th'
first ...........
"Just so-well suggested" replied one
"Then be quick" again said the impsti
ent voice.
Leaving man with the dead body, thu
other two Of the party together with the
prisoner SCI off, taking by-path that leat
to the left from the main road. This mar
row and apparently unfrequented by-way
meandered tediously amongst the hilly
country for several miles, when suddenly il
emerged into road that seemed to have
been travelled more than either of the for,
mer. Following this for mile or two they
again turned to the left, and entered a sec
ond by.road. which they pursued at a brisk
rate, for the space of half an hour, when they
halted as though undecided what to do.--
After holding a short conference, during
which the prisoner could only catch few
disconnected words, sufficient though to in
fer that they contemplated imprisoning him;
they again set out upon their course silently
and rather slowly until arrived at the sum
NIT OF small eminence, when they urged
forward their horses. Here new feature
presented itself to the eyes of the prisoner,
and confirmed his apprehensions of incarcer-
alton. About an hundred yards before them
rose an antiquated and castle-like building,
whose walls beneath the imperfect light of
the hazy sky, seemed like adamant breast
works, defying the ingress of day, or the
escape of the gloom and subterranean dark
ness that corroded within. Only few faint
pretentions to windows in all that mass of
ponderous black and gray walls, could in
any way have served. to give relief to its
dismal aspect; but these rather than relev-
ing them of their murkiness and solitude on
ly added a sterner appearance; for it seem
ed as though they looked out from their
lowered haunt with threatenings more dread
than ever could have been fancied from the
blank and unbroken surface. l.s..s. (
Riding around to what appeared the front
of the edfce, one of the men vaulted from
his saddle. and went in at large gate that
opened into wide passage, after which he
struck large triangle hanging close by
whose reverberatlons trilled horribly through
the sepulchral apartments, and were an
swered by little decrept.looking being
who carried lamp. He appeared just TO
have arisen from sleep for his hair struggled
out in every direction from his head and as
he spoke his voice evinced that cracking
huskiness that so generally succeeds deep
and feverish sumber. After few words
respecting the prisoner, and the cause of his
arrest, together with some words spoken in
a low whisper, one of the men conveyed a
piece of gold into the jailor's hand at the
reception of which a wonderful change came
over his dream. Those deep set eyes twin
kled with basalsk intensity, his countenence
was fred with libdinous expression, while
his whole mental ant; physical self, seemed
concentrated in avariciousness and cupid
ty. Assisting the prisoner from his horse,
they lead him through the gate and crossing
the wide passage TO the opposite end, enter
ed through massive door, a long dark hall
up WhlCn biey Piocceueu "pous hilu " aJ'
and then turning to the right descended a
long fight of stone steps, at the base of
which another door opened into a large
chamber, which chamber had an outlet
from either side. H..
Having entered they passed through the
door to the left, and were conducted along
narrow passage that lead to another flight of
steps, descending which they opened another
door much more heavily ironed than any
former one. Passing through this they en-.
tered damp and dismal dungeon from
which s,veral iron-faeed doors opened
through heavy and almost solid stone walls.
They stopped here and the iailor taking a
large key from his side fitted it into the rusty
wards of the lock, withdrew the oolt, remoy-
ed several bars, and opened the door. The
prisoner was then unceremoniously thrust
into this murky, dreadful dungeon, and the
ponderous, creaking door pushed shut lock-
ed and barred.