The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-05-25

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the next six years of his life.
Circumstances had passed away from
the public mind, and the parties most in
terested had ceased to think of them, or
to feel any apprehension at Daum's re-
turn.
Five years passed on, and the married
couple with their children, joined party
who were emigrating to America and set
tied in the county of Labeer. There they
resided in quiet comfort and happiness
/ for three years. The wild farm had be-
gan to assume the appearance of cultiya-
tion--the log houses to be encircled with
creepers and Towering shrubs, the white
haired children played around the door,
the old German hound lay watchfully at
the gate, and the truant sweetheart now
comely matron, sang at her wheel the
sweet song of hel faderland. All was
peace in this sequestered home, VIXEN at
the close Of bright day in August, 1888
"a knock was heard at the door, which was
answered by woman, who upon open
ing it, met face to face, her old suitor.-
The recognition was mutual not word
was said between them, but while the
heart of one of them sank within her from
very fear, that the other was reused to a
frenzy, which made itself manifest in a
wild CLEAN of long pent up vengeance.
The husband was absent, having gone
upcn a hunting excursion in pursuit of
deer, and all that night with doors and
windows barred, sleepless, fearful,
trembling watcher awaited his return
He came not, and his step never again
crossed that threshold.
Precisely one year to-day, from the
time of the occurrence just narrated, Mr..
Thorn, an old resident of Labeer county
walked upon balmy Sunday morning
upon the borders of one of those beauti-
full little lakes which lie embosomed upon
the fowery openings of that country,
found upon the beach, just within the
waters edge, human skull. At loss
to account for its appearance there, he
followed up the steep bold bank which
overhangs the lake, and upon its verge,
found the body to which the skull belong
ed. A jury was summoned to the spot;
and the remains were at once identified by
the half frantic widow, whose wounds
were opened afresh by the discovery
which shut out forever the last rays o1
hope which had fingered in her breast fo1
a long, sad year.
The cause and manner Of the death o1
the murderd man, were obvious by an
examination of the skeleton--a rifle ball
piercing through the vertebral column
from behind, had passed out through the
breast bone. The murdered man had
never known who or what took his life
He lay as he fell, upon his face. With
his undischarged rifle resting by his side
and upon his bleaching skeleton the hunt
ing pouch, belt, knife and powder horn
which he had brought with him from the
old country home. Autumn had deepen
ed in winter--winter into spring--sprine
had blossomed into summer yet there he
lay, within three miles of his home, un
) noticed and undiscovered
Upon the discovery of the body, Daun
was arrested, and his trial, which wa!
very long and arduous, in consequence
Of the necessity of taking all the testimo
ny through interpreters, was had before
the Hon. Charles W. Whpple, in March
1910. The principle counsel engaged il
: the case were, Hon. Peer Morey, thel
Attorney General, Hon. A. H. Hansoom
Hon. T. j. Drake, Hon. E. H. Thomp
: son, and George w. Wisney, Esq.
During the twelve days occupied b,
the trial, the prisoner Daum remained
impassive except when, upon permission
being granted by the Court, the bones Q
; the murdered man, which hadbeen wire,
together and placed under covered table
S were suddenly drawn out at the yer
feet of the prisoner, when a deathly pale
: ness oyerspread his face, and strong an
: involuntary shudder passed through hi
! frame.
S The evidence, as may be gathered fror
s the foregoing sketch, was entirely circun
II stantial, there being no direct testimon
: whereby to connect the prisoner with tn
n death Of Ulrich, and the jury found then
y selves unwilling the convict; and givin
/ the unhappy prisoner the benefit of tt
/ slight doubt by which the occurrence wt
g surrounded, brought in, after length
le consultation, verdict of not guilty.
: The prisoner then left the court-hou'
'e amid deep and thrilling silence, and WI
5 never more seen in Lapeer county.-D
troI Enqu irer.
ID New York AFFAIRs.-On The 9th,
Or jury in the Superior Court returned
A. verdict of $4,000 against the Hudst
t. River Rail road Company for causing Il