Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-01-18
JOE WORK


replied that they were scattered about in va
rious hiding places, he believed he did not
know where
"uave you examined the cellar?"
Mr.. Waldrck acknowledged Sthat the tho't
of searching the cellar had nevet occurred TO
him, that il was a mere lumber room, rarely
visited by any one.
Colonel Powell, who, in his prejudiceS
apams, Robert Dewrie, was harborng the most
terrible suspicion Of him, proposed 10 search
the Cellor.
/ Walleck, protesting that it was needless,
assenled, and the trap door was raised. AS
|tley were about to descend, two of the
Incl. lhCrs who mad been engaged in searching
entered the shop. They were requested to
accompany the others, and the four descended
together.
Oa the bottom of the cellar, lay the hat Of
! the missing man.
"uere IS clue, at least; let us examine
|more closely" said Powell, as lie stopped
Il over NOR. particularly 10 examine the spo:
which was partially oJscured by the darkness
OF tie cellar.
! Good HeavenS Here is blood" he ex-
claimed, as his eyes rested Oh large dark
pool.
"Aye, il Is blood!" repeated one OF Inc
neighJoTs.
'.Gteat God! IS it possible? are you sure it
lis blood, Coionel?" exclaimed Mr.. Waldeck,
in ,remulous tones.
''B,ood Certainly, il is! ] have been
long enough a soldier 10 know blood when |
see IT," replied The Colonel; ''but let US look
further."
"ilrre is a knife" said one Of the men who
- L.. in Iia nc he nIpEeu
up long Lladcd ack.knile.
"Aud covered with blood," added Colonel
Powell IS he took tie knife; "this looks Ike
foul r!ay."
ri does iplcedn' aidMr.Woldeck, whose
nerves were terribly agitated.
ave- there has been murder here-foul,
.cold-blo0ded murder"' exclaimed Col. Powell.
"Bu, to whom does this knife belong? That
may throw some light on the aSsaSsin"' and
, he approached the little window which shed
faint ray upon the scene.
"ucre is . name" continued he, as he
. discovered small silver plate on the handle;
, "bul il is 50 stained with blood that | cannot
q read it,"
With his handkerchief he rubbed the blood
from the plate, and approached still nearer the
window % read the name.
"MyyuSpcions were not un(ounded," said
Colonel Powell. "'rhe name is Robert De-
4 wle."
Il "IIy Cod" exclaimed WalIeck, "it cam
= not be-"
al fear il is too true; and the murder must
+, have been committed in this place. Now,
- where is the body? Look around gentlemen,
> look around, and see if there are any indica-
tionS Of the ground having been disturbed"
The party all diligently examined the bot
1l.r late tl..t. raI M
to have been disturbed.
~ ~ ''This is snguar," said Col. Powell, every
81 singular. Could the body have been removed
= lur,hg the nght!"
".Le,e is passage way TO the street; but
, it has no. been opened, to my knowledge, fol
-, vears," said WGldeck.
Ut The door was examined and there were evi
/ dences that il had been quite recently opened
- A light was procured, and a more particular
u examination disclosed several Smears Of blood
-, It was plain that the body had been removed
iS from the cellar. A search was made to dis
~0 cover, if possible, anything which would
e. throw more light on the foul assassination, but
nothing was found, and the party returned 10
-, the shop.
'o Enough had been Hscertained 10 convince
:, all that a murder had been perpetrated, Gnt
80 there was strong preSumptlve evidence tt
M nnpicaie the murderer.
j" The quarrel and the threat, the knife ant
H.. the absence Of the nephew, all conspred Il
AZ throw the guilt upon him. But even will
80 ms apparently overwhelming testimony, Mr.
ia Eatrck continued 10 believe, or pretended
10 believe, that Robert Lewrie conld not b
the assassin.
The two neighbors, satisfeI in their owl
minds lhat the Young man had murdered hi
lcl uncle, departed from the Shop 10 spread tn
:Xi News.
Ie. "Mr. Wadeck, | have double reason 70
y lalnentiug this unhappy occurrence. NJ
he daIeh,er'S ring, unless he removed 1t befor
le- his disappearance, was on the finger of tn
victim, rs have said btlUre-a ring which n
money could replace, for whose loss nothin
.re could compensate her. Ii was bequeaihed
ilh her by dying mother under very peculit
circumstances aud she values it beyond con
parson. | know not how | can tell her it
Of forever lost These are the particulars col
ew nec,ed with it and they are such as 10 cauS
md lDe much uneaSneSS."
ION (To BE CONTrNUED.)