The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-12-16

had fled to England where he spent the next
six years his life. The circumstances had
passed away from the public mind, and the
parties most interested had ceased to think
of them. or to feel any apprehension of
Daums return.
Five years passed on, and the married
couple, with their child, joined q party who
were emigrating to America and come snd
settled down in this county CT Lapcer. There
they resided IN quiet, comfort ,rd happiness
for three yeers. The wild farm had begun
to assume ppoarancc OF cultivstion-the log
house to be enerclcd with crccpers and flew
CT shrubs, the whiteheadcI children played
around the door, the CID German h.und lay
watchful at the gate, a..I Ike truaI.t sweet
heart, now a comcy matron, SAM; st the f,icci
sweet Songs Of her Fatherland. Ali wss pace
in this se1ucstcrcd home, When at the close
ofonc bright day in August snoc.s n.s
heard st the door, which Vas answered by
the woman Hl;o, upon opening it, met the
face of her ole 'iitor.
The recognition Was instant and mutual.
Not a word passed them; but while the he.rt
of one Of them sank within her from. ycty ie,r,
that of the other was reused to ffcnsy, which
made itself manifest i'll wiz, gieaG4. Q. ivng
pcnt up vengeance.
The husband was absent, hssing gone upon
distant hunting excursion in pursuit of deer;
and all the night, with doors and windows
barred, slceplcss, trembling, fearful H;sol-
or waited his return. lie came not; and Lis
step never again crossed that threshold. Pre-
ciscly one year to-day from the time Of the
occurrence just narrated. Mr.. Thorn, an old
resident of l.apccr county, was walking one
balmy Sunday morning, upon the borders of
one Of those beautiful little lakes which lie
embossed in the flowcry openings IF that
county and found upon the bcacil isuinan
skull. At II loss to account for its appear
anch there, lie followed up the steep, bold
bank which ovcrhangs the lake ard upon lis
verge found the body to which the skull i,,d
belonged. a jury was at once ruinn one. to
the spot, and the remains were identified
by the half frantic widow, whose wounds
were opened afrcsh by the discovery, which
had fingered in her breast for Z long, sad yoar
| The cause of the murdered mans fea tn
was made obvious by examination of the
| skeleton, rifle ball piercing through the YER
tcbral column from behind, had passed out
through the BONE The man never knew who
or what took his life. lie lay rs he fell upon
his face, with his undischargcd wager rifle by
his side; and upon his bleaching skeleton "as
the hunting pouch Drought with him from
his old country holae. Autumn hai deepen
ed into winter-,inter had frightened into
spring-and spring hsd blossoncd into sum-
mcr-yet there re lay, :. thin three miles of
his home unnoticed Ind undsco Lcred.
Upon the discovery ofthc body Daum was
arrested: ard lis t.i-, Which --,s very long
ard arduous, i'll consequence or tie necessity
of taking all tAe testimony tao, ~ int"rpre-
ters, r'as h. before ,,,c iEo,,. Ch,.fes ".
Whipp.e, az t.'a Cigcst ut:.rt .or the cou.!ty
Of Lapcer. The principal council engaged i'll
this Case !, ere ION. 1'cte. Moray, ,lch At
toii.ey Gci.cr-': iio... !. i. lisrsco!n, Ton.
1. j. Ira,:c, Ion. Il. ii. thomson ana Geo.
v. Wisrcr.
During the twelve days occupied by the
trial, the prisoner Daum remained ~. give
and unmoved th!o,,sh,out, except whc,t, upon
permission being gr,.!teu by the .o..lt, The
! bones Of the murdered man, which had been
wired together ani placed under covered
tat!a, were suddenly Graz; 4 cut II The very
feet Of tie rrisclar-whea /. deadly palcness
spread OYER his facs, and strong and in'iol-
untary shudder passed through his frame
The syidcnce, as may be gathered from the
foregoing sketch, was entirely circumst.ntisl,
there being TO direct testimony whereby to
corn3ct .nc prisoner with the death Oh u
rich, end the Jury found themselves unwill-
ing IL convict; and giving the unhappy pris-
oncr the benefit of the slight doubt by which
the occurrence was surrounded, brought in
after a lengthy consultation, a verdict of-not
guilty. The prisoner left the court house
| ,.n.i !. deep thrilling silence, and was never
more s,e., a Lapccr county.