Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-10-12


son was murdered had been out of u
possession of Mr.. Vernon for more ,ba
t. week previous to the night of the mu,
der. His kindness to the afflicted famiI
continued undated and hi. gepe,o,
sympathy upheld them in their hour
trouble.
, The body of Mr.. Jackson had been co,
signed to the grave aud his effects In,
all been placed IN the hands of the prope
authorities TO await the termination q
'"e 'f'al which now rapidly drew near
! Melancihon Day when he found ,ba
MS designs upon Allie, through the me
a'nm oi her child, had been frustrated 81
suddenly 'aved in his impo,en, ryge
IKE some fierce lion from the I.vb m
"esen conhned III a cage and powerIess
I" harm. AT FIRST, he hardly knew wba,
I" make oi the whole affair. especiallv
'he connection ol ''ihe stranger with il
was problem lie could not. with all his
ingenuity solve. and all his Efforts 10 dis.
cover Who he was and what was his oh.
leet, hded. The single word he had hl..
SEQ In the ear OF Day when he rescued
tific snli rang there and paisied his pov.
e's with the effect of lightning 1t was
All the heSpiieable 10 bun, bu, that he knew
more than vas polite in the mind Of U,y
ior hun 10 know. still he could discover
no connecting link oy which 10 act So
'a'ling IN this, he again plotted to obiain
possession oil the ~aild br mother
"aiehlai eye guarded with holy care, the
precious treasure aud, not permitting
Eifiic TO roam away from her side. io,led
h'm, though uncousciously /, her. m TIN,
also. The papers he had in his POSSESS.
ian he dared not use, on accou0, Of the
bloody marks upon them and so new
means mus, be devised by which TO Is.
tao!'sh hIs relationship. With this he
busted himself during the preparations
being made by the auta5rl,ics far the
ttlaI
And llsufy' H TOO mas engaged
r."v, ssiug witn p'>,n's a, 'e" r"sS~@ =
had determined. Il the laW d,d nel reach
the guilty pae. he would reach his heati
and ,hen leave the country Need we be
SURPRISED tha, NJ. Staples, III hls search
Tor evidence, came across Henry aud
that together they laid their plans ; Sull,
Henry did not reveal his entire connec-
ton with the ctime not wishing 10 I'M !
pIlca,e himself
So, plotting aud counter plotting, pas
sed the weary interval between the com
mission Of, and the a-raignment for tie
murder.
A, last, II came.
|, was carly Autumn aud Nature look
ed like royal bride with her golden robes
upon her The reaper was reapng hts
gratn-.,he harvester singing his harvest
home-,he cleaner as in the days "i old,
10! flowed hard upon the footsteps OF the
binders, and all WAS ia,r and promising to
the eyes OF the husbandmen.
This was in the country. In The cry
another reaper was busy aud his scy'he
seemed ra sed 10 Gu, down the innocent.
Will IT be Shall there be a harvest OF
death And shall morbid cleaners FOL.
low the footsteps Of the execui'oners oil
the law, to gather gossip for depraved
palate
Ba,-,he end come,h,
While the jury i, being formed and
the case opened IN behalf OF the state,
let US for a moment follow the fortunes
Of one other character ia our story, ere
We 60 further.
Jack continued in his career OF crime,
without ceasing. As burglar he had
become an adept in his profession ; as
pickpocket, expert. But the length oi
his ,ether had now been reached and the
scrip,ural admonition "thus far shalt thou
90 aud no farther" reached him
One dark. stormy night, while ielonl-
ously engaged in the house OF wealthy
residen, in the upper part OF the city,
plsto. ball, sen, by the occupan, of the
house who. from the irequen, occurrence
Of ,hef,s had been led to guard his prem.
,ses, entered his breast, but did not i'm
mediately kill him. This happened the
first night of the prosecution OF Clarence
Vernon. and the robber was borne to the
same building, in which Vernon was
closely confined. The ball had touched
a vital part and slowly. slowly. slowly,
oozed the principle Of life away,
As it became Wore and more certain
tina, lie W ould not recover, he signi6ed a
wish tina, the proper authorities attend
him as he wished to make confession.