The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-07-12

ing shrubs--the wblte'haiftd. childpeI
played around the door-tbc old German
hound lay watchfully at the gate, and
the treant sweetheart, now ii comoly
matron, sang at her wheel the sweet
songs Of her Fadcrlahd. All was peace
in this sequestcred home when, at the
close Of bright day in August, 1883, Il
knock was heard at the door. which was
answered by the woman, who, upon open
ing it, met face to face her old suitor.
The recognition was mutual-not aEord
was said between them, but while the
heart of one of them sunk within her
from very fear, that Of the other was
reused to q frenzy, which made itself
manifest in wild CLEAN of long pcut up
vengeance.
The husband was absent, having gone
upon a distant hunting excursion. in pur-
suit of deer, and all that night, with
doors and windows barred, a slecplcss,
! fearful, trembling watcher. awaited his
return. He came not, and his step nov.
er again crossed that threshold.
Precisely one yoar from the time Of
the occurrence, just narrated, Mr. Thorn,
an old resident of Lapcer county, walk.
ing, upon bal,ny Sunday morning g,upon
the borders Of orc Of those beautiful
little lakes, which lie embosomed upon
the howcry 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
overhancs the lake. and upon its verge,
found the body to which the skull belong.
ed. y jury was summoned to the spot
and the remains were at once identified
by the half frantic widow, whose wounds
were opened afrcsh by the discovery
which shut out forever the last rays
of hope which had fingered i'll her breast
for long, sad year
The cause and manner Of the death
Of the murdered man were obvious. by
an examination Of The skeleton-a rifle
bali piercing through thcvortobralc lumn
from behind, and passed out through the
breast bone. The murdered man had
never known who or what had taken his
life. He lay as he fell, upon his face.
with his undischargcd rife resting by his
side. ana upon his bleaching skeleton, the
hunting pouch, belt, knife and powder
horn, which he had brought with him
from his old country home. Autumn
had dccpened into winter. winter had
frightened into spring, spring had
blossomed into summer yet, there he lay.
within three miles of his home, unnotic.
cd and undiscovered.
Upon the discovery Of the body Daum
was arrested and had his trial, which
was very long and arduous, in conse.
quence Of the necessity Of taking all the
evidence through interpreters. was had
before the Hon. Charles w Whipple.at
the Circuit Court for the county of La.
peer, March. 1910. The principal
counsel engaged in the case, were Hon.
Peter Morey, then Attorney General
lion. A. II. llanscom, Hon. T. j. Drake.
Hon Il. II Thompson, aud George W
Wisner, Esq.
During the twelve days, occupied by
the trial, the prisoner remained impas.
Sivc and unmoved throughout, except
when, upon permission being grant
&c by the court, tho bones Of the muir
dered man, which had been wired to-
gether and placed under covered table.
were suddenly drawn out at tho very
feet of tho prisoner. when a deathly
paleness oycrspread his face, and a strong
and involuntary shudder passed through
his frame
The evidence, as may be gathered
from the foregoing sketch, was entirely
circumstanlial. there being no direct
testimony, whereby to connect the pris.
oner with the death Of Ulrich and the
jury found themselves unwilling to con.
Wet and giving the unhappy prisol er tie
benefit of the slight doubt by which the
occurrence was surrounded, brought in.
after lengthy consultation, a verdict of
NOT GUILTY.
The prisoner left the court house.
amid deep and thrilling silence, and
was never more seen in Lapeer county.