Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-08

any proposition started by the old gentle
man, and the boat was lowered and the
captain, the mate and tEo passengers were
in a few minutes set oil shore somewhere
near the spot where twenty-five street 4
turns through Eleventh avenue. will
not tell my readers that New York, al
though iourishing and tolerably large
city, was very different from New York
of the present day, and the spot where the
boat landed her crew and passengers was
lquite long way III the country.
A small but comfortable old way side
and water sjlei inn stood there, which many
wears ago WAS raised to the ground, and
to this inn the passengers were conducted
by the captain, the old gentleman and my
father each carrying their portmanteus
with them. Mr. Withers ordered good
supper to be got ready, of which he invi-
ted my father to partake, and while it was
preparing they walked into the field ada
cent to the house.
In due time the landlord announced the
supper, and having done full justice to the
landlady's excellent cookery, my father
and Mr.. Withers retired to rest, each oc-
cupying single bed room on the same
; landing.
J l will tell the remainder Of the story in
my fathers own words:
Il do not know how long had been in
bed he would say, 'wheb | heard hor-
rible noise as of shouting for help, and l
strove to rise and could not. In few
minutes the dreadful shrieks and cries for
help were succeeded with means like those
of a dying person, snd | was still strug-
:, Cling as thought, to rise to 60 to the aid
J of the sufferer, when was suddenly awoke
and found that l was in strange room
: standing in my night clothes near an open
= window. While in the act Of endeavor-
ing to recover my bewildered senses, |
. heard the rush of footsteps on the stairs,
Il and the captain of the Sloop and the SER
- want man of the inn rushed into the room,
q selling me tightly by the arm, they pro-
=, ceeled to bind me half naked as | was tc
n the chair.
What is this for, what is the matter?'
- | asked, still bewildered in my senses,
- and half believing that | was still dream
al ing.
-. -. Matter enough, youngster,' replied th'
~ keeper of the inn, who had just entered
V the room, as you will find out to You
-, cost. Who could have believed that
- Young man could be such blood -thirt,
, wretch?'
no % Il did not reply, for in truth knew II o
a. what to say, nor what my assailants meant
ho AT this moment heard moan from tn
:; bed which stood at the other end of th
NO apartment, and presently two or three pei
w. sons entered the room.
W 1T is the doctor and constable said tn
NV NV landlord, as an elderly gentleman, dresse
~, in black stepped up to the bedside.
-; ,;s This is the murderer continued tn
,lo landlord, addressing truculent lookin
,ot man, who had come in with the medici
,;s gentleman, and who was accompanied b
If two as rough and brawny as himself; an
,S ~ as he spoke, the constable came 'owart
.on me, and one them, the man whom the lane
;th lord had addressed, laid his heavy har
aea m on my shoulder, and looked into my fac
;no ,o 4 do not know him. said he; 'he mu
,le be stranger in these parts, for | kno
" almost every jail bird in the State
anu He is very young to have committ'
yea such horrible deed, said another perso
!ho for by this time the room was crowd
ing with strangers who had heard the news o.
r + man being murdered at the inn.
lor AYE, he's young enough, but / ha
Wh ), known younger than him capable of cor
ms hitting any c.ime,' replied the chief co
'ed stable; 'and he's an old hand I'll warral
or he could not act as deep as he does; a
on then proceeded, as he said this, to place
ino pair of hand3u cuffs on my wrist.
re- Good God said l, what does, VIII
OH can this mean "
my You sham it well, youngster,' was
'e" brutal reply. 1T means that you ha
~ stabbed the gentleman as is dying in tt
10 bed there, and this is not the first cri
ne you have committed, by long chalk,
ann nm be bound. People don't generally be:
HIS with murder.
lef- As he said this, I saw sudden mo
nan ment of the crowd that had gathe
Ater around the bed, for up to this time /
no, Ueen half unconscious Of what hod b.
anu going on, and three or four voices said
'ur- Poor gentleman he is trying to spea1
re- and then heard feeble voice say, 'R
urn Red CLOAK !" and then there was an au
ao'e bic shivcr, and a cry Of horror ran thro,
90: oc- the assembly, one of the persons sayil
'hlS ."Seo, he is dying he is choking W
pop Blood"
eN- There was tremor of the bed, ps
u AZ full, death-like silence amidst those v
aue stood round it, and then whisper,
IL oi is he dead !
In moment comprehende1 all. Sc
anu aIn1o one had murdered my aged friend, an
the was accused as the murderer. ] kne
her was guiltless, but how came | out Of
e. bed ? How came | into the room of
oe IN murdered man
the I was seized with horror, and as
gen constable proceeded to drag me out OF
room became unconscious but lear
the afterwards that was confined in the re
hink IN of the inn all night, closely watched
the the officers, and in the morning, my Sc,
more only half restored, was taken befor
az magistrate.
ana l found the captain Of the sloop,