The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-01-03
4 Colonel / Powell, @Ths name is Robert

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J, 81 fear tits true; and the murder must
have been1eommittcd in This place. Now,
where Is the body Look around, gentle.
men, look around, and see If there are any
indications Of the ground having been dis
| turbed.n .auyzseH. is9mil n = s,.l' p.
The party all diligently examined the bot
tom Of the cellar, but the earth appeared not
| to have been disturbed. s.Gi atl 90 aaga4 =
gThis is singular" said Colonel Powell,
Every singular. Could the body have been
removed during the night !'', -, - s~5si
"There is passage e way to the street; but
it has not been opened, to my knowledge,
for yeurs y said Waldeck. a.i.' :" 81
The door way was examined, and there
were evidences that it had been quite recent
y opened, A light was procured, and a
more particular examination disclosed seve-
raj smears Of blood. 1t was plain that the
body had been removed from the cellar. A
further search was made TO discover, II pos
sible, anything which would throw more
! light on the foul assassination, but nothing
was found, and the party returned to the
shop. t.''" @4' ts-,'' ~. -.a-.a. -..aa
Enough had been ascertained to convince
all that murder had been perpetrated, and
there was strong presumptive evidence to
i'm ,icate the murderer. ,..s ........
i . :
] The quarrel, and the threat, the knife and
the absence of the nephew, all conspired to
throw the guilt upon him. But even with
this apparently overwhelming testimony, Mr.
Waldeck continued to believe, or pretended
TO believe, that Robert Dewrie could not be
the assassin .as 13 q,
80 The two neighbors, satisfied in their own
minds that the young man had murdered his
uncle, departed from the shop to spread the
news. .a,f ..{I sg 'r'r,.uy@.nt .."-
"Mr. Waldeck, have double reason for
lamenting this unhappy occurrence. My
daughters ring, unless he removed it before
his disappearance, was on the finger of the
victim as have said before-a ring which
no money could replace; for whose loss no.
thing could compensate her. 1t was be-
queathed to her by dying mother under ve-
ry peculiar circumstances, and she values it
beyond compar ison. know not how can
tell her it is forever lost. These are the par
Iticulars connected with it, andthey are such
as to cause me much uneasness."
"But, perhaps, Colonel, the body may be
found" suggested Mr.. Waldeck, looking
into the face Of the other with blank ex-
preston. ... ... ....-.s ,.... ra a.5a"
at is possible, but not probable. The viii
lain has probably made his escape, and it will
be long before he will show himself again
by Heavens |! here he is," said he, as
he saw Robert Dewrie, apparently ignorant
of the painful circumstances which the last
hour had disclosed enter the shop.
The young patriot certainly appeared to
be entirely unconcerned and at ease. Nod
ding to Colonel Powell, and with word OF
salutation to Waldeck, he was about to pass
into the back parlor, when the officer placed
his hand upon his shoulder, and haughtiIy
babe him stop, Robert Dewrie turned
around, and with scowl upon his finely
chiseled brow, was about to htrl his indigna-
ton al the ColoEel, when the latter address.
ed him. s.,.....s.- --,, ~..,s....a., sf .a
"Robort Dewrie, your crime has found you
out! you---" #at..#
"Colonel Powell, / am not to be intimida
| ted; you threatened me last night, but you
see I do not fear you," interrupted Robert.
/" Young man, accuse you of greater
crime even than treason. You are mur-
derer !" ..~ .,..,g ..... w.,
Il ""No, no, Colonel,it cannot be true; do
not accuse him. interposed Waldeck.
3t'.What cannot be true, Mr.. Waldeck
do not understand you said Robert, calmly
bnt with an anxious glance Of inquiry at the
goldsmith, a.'.4E< U3di 4, r9a
f SHE knows nothing about it; knew he
was nnocent--thank God he is !" exclaim.
, ed Waldeck with apparent fervency. s
/ Colonel Powell looked with surprise al
| the goldsmith, while something like a sneel
rested upon his countenance. Hys' @
"Of course be will deny it. After all thu
pains he has taken to conceal the deed, he i:
not likely to inform against himself"
1."Deny what sir! Willyou tell the mean
ing Of all this, q said the young man, with /,
gesture iof impatience. s, 1ao aa-
~ sThen you do not know that your uncl,
has been murdered baseiy, cruelty mur
7 dered :" fl .Ff x ,,,.,,, f....
!a.IMprdered |! good Heavens : no,nl exclai
med Robert. ,'sWhen and where was tht
deed done 1'',isdi ; ,13 r. p hHsf5i' st'a'
j, "6"This pretended ignorance will not ayai
you. Robert DeWrie, The evidence alread,
Eobtsined leaves not doubt as to the assas
sin, !" said Colonel Powell, sternly. 81
fd'"My God is i possible I am accused Q
the foul crime o. l5,.a,. e.s,i, MA s5g 9a
!, But, perhaps. Robert, you can remov'
the suspicion which attaches to you" mildly
!, added dWaldeck. hattie Il aE at2a@ I'M s9
i ] ,sGod is my witness that / am entirely in
! -'Enocent T. exclaimed Robert, shrinking bacl
!, at the, hprrid thuught. ae9a eiat a ID iag5asa
! qs"You act your part,well, young mans Re
e marked the Colonel, whose prsiudices bal
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