Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-05-17

ADELPHIA LAWYER. LATELY DECEASED.
The n1rrsiiv.. which present. give
IS fiat il in my note bosk. |; was Ia
Ken in sliHcst the VERY words of the
gaarier-r though not committed TO wri
,.ng until the next day. for the narrative
mad, very powerful impression on my
'n:nd. Th- disappearance Of the muir
dersd nan haI excited much conjecture
- To his fs,e, but lhe general impression
was that he hal absconded 10 avoid his
creditors. and his friends often wondered
Ste;hrr ~ would eve! return.
THE MURDERER's STORY.
There were five of US togethsr-cou-
.,.nt conpsnions-fond OF women. wine
aua The dice box. We made love in COM
psny. got drunk together. md gsmbIed
sor The s.ma purse. A very slender purse
II was. too. bul ,hst's no, the point.
There Wa. H,rry Pierce aud his broth
xr Ffed-iii,le Tom Needham-Jach Fry
sni myself Harry was impetucuS. has
II. irritable. bu: in the main good heart
~. his brother Was cooler. more csicu-
aa,ing and if anything more avaTicious.
Ton. vas true topper. who eaJoyed ms
class 10 the extreme. and was never hap
sy except WHEN hslf drunk; aud Jack
was kind OF hanger on and ,oTdy OF the
whole Of US For myself. there were
-,nly tro particulars worth mentioning.
from thei- opn,r-nt Inconsistency. As
quick as a Z ,sh the least angry word
would arouse ne 20 tempest Of unsev.
~Fn1ble passion which. when subsid-d.
would find ne e5 cold ~ Ice. aud with 4
.nipl Tree 10 plot and conjrive anything
01e evening we h,d Loaf good deal
. sc MONEY more than we could Afford
a, pokrI-aui had LEI; the gaming room
IN no very good spirits. Fred Pierce
i.ad not been with -. or Peshsrs We
should not have plsyed so loaS for Fred
nnlka ;he msj ri'y CT gamblers. WI"
play most desperately when fortune Is
most unkini. invariably stopped when a
crs;sin ms1iunl- Of loss was arrived at
IN the morning Fred called 20 see me.
hs.ing heard something about the loss,
and w,s sstoaished and angry when he
learned ,h- smuunt. He demonstrated
with M, and when laughed al his word
grew isrita,ed. One word. - the saying
goes, brough, on another. we both be-
came angry. and al length he told ne ne
though, i, unjus;ifable on our paris TO
loose his share OF The money during his
absence. called him fool, End he re-
tofled that | was a scoundrel. In tow
esing r,g.. seized the tongs. which sat
on one'siie the hearth. end before gave
a thought Ia the consequences. euuc"
him on the head with all the force that
! wac master o. tie fell instantly. -
The osxt moment restored me 80 con
seriousness. and I raised him up. The
blow had fractured his skull. and though
10 blood had fown-his thick cap which
Ae had rot removed during the whole
conversation. 6esdening somewhat the
s.sw-he was evideutlr dead.
A moments reflection convinced ne
cha. one OF tive things mus, be done
either 10 conceal the body or to discover
che fact, end proclaim that had done the
seed in self defense. The fear tina, /
gould not well make it snnear so to the
public deferred me from the later course.
I'D stated ;h- day brfors 10 my landla-
1y that intended TO send box full OF
books and papers to my uncle's residence
IN the country; and the large packing
5oI procured for that purpose stood in
the room. determined to pu; the body
ia this and thus dispose Of il, AS Wa 6
about TO do this, heard ringing a: the
door bell. Thrusting aside the window
curtain. put my he,d through the win
dow, which was luckily half hois,ed. and
saw tina, my companions OF the nigh! be.
fore bad come to pay TIE visit knew
thas they would al once come to my room,
and take no denial for entrance. In an
instant my course was determined or -
hastily dragged the body 10 the closet
placed il upright, and taking my duelliug
case from the place of its usual bestow
ment. closed the closet door. then
drew On my great coat. put on my hat. and
tossed The chairs in confusion bout The
room. had scarcely done this when
heard The steps Of the party on the stairs
and as they entered the room, gave
tremendous oath. with every other evl'
denc. of counterfrit passion
''Hsllo!' exclaimed Harry Pierce. 'wha'
~ isis matter with you' Going QUIZ