The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-01-03
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CHAPTER. !. w.
THE MURDER.

! Ihk mUhDEh' t'.-i y "'.
Punctualy to his appointment, Colonel
Powell went to the goldsmiths' shop the next
morning. Mr. Waldeck was in the shop a.
lonet The loan, of five hundred POUNDS was
ready; the necessary papers were executed,
and the officer, with feeling Of deep salts
faction, deposited the amount in his pocket.
"Where is Mr., ,Dewrie 20 asked he.h 5
4 "He has not been seen since your visit
here yesterday afternoon," replied the gold
smith with nervous twitch of the head.
"Is it possible Where can he be, !"i-s
4 81 can form no idea. The last heard OF
him was during the quarrel with his nephew
l-you remember the circumstance" and
Mr.. Waldeck fixed an uneasy glance upon
Colonel Powell aa2. i,jd3 nia. a,..G, )
! s II do perfectly WE'LL Have you made any
inquiries 9" r'i' o. '.''D~ .'
! ayes, I have been to every place he is ac-
customcd to visit, but have been unable to
1tobtdin any tidings Of him. His bed was not
occupied last night."' -, ,.,.4P..
"My daughters ring was on his finger at
the time i called upon you. See if tits in
the shop" Mr.. Waldeck searched but The
ring could not be found. ..'
! "Nothing has happened to him, | trust"
"Snce came into the shop this morning
and learned he was not in the house, have
felt the most gloomy doubts" '''
"Where is bis vllainous nephew - and
Colonel Powell scowled at the mention OF
, that name. ..fa. e .an. s.r...
He has not been seen since the quarrel
with his uncle. Probably you had the last
interview with him .....
e. The events of the previous eveniDg,-as the
reader has suspected, were known to him
indeed, he had followed Robert Dewrie, and
given Colonel Powell the information which
had made him listener at the dining-room
door, ...a -l.t.r- .aH
1.-The quarrel has not resulted in anything
serious, has it ~ asked Colonel Powell, with
glance of Intelligence at the other.
"No, the young man is, in the main, ve-
Try good fellow" -uaa"o "' -,@1'
t"But, in his passion, has he not made way
with the old man. .'...,, 81. ,.... ,,........s
"Impossble he could never be guilty OF
such an act" ,~'"'a'. '-.a.
"Perhnps not! but my own opinion Of the
young fellow is anything but favorable
You wrong him by such suspicion.
assure you he is very worthy man; and as
to any immoral or criminal act, he is utterly
incapable Of it," ,... = a ,...,,.
Perhaps he is. But have you searched
the house !" '.ri't. "A' ....te.
"Yes, every part'of it." 't.'e@ 81 '.se.I.
"Where does he keep his vuluables !"
: "Mr. Waldeck hesitared a moment, and
then replied that they were scattered about
in varous hiding. places, he believed; he did
not know where. tyG9os[E go a'5s.a'
n -"Have you examined the cellar 7" szts
Mr.. Waldeck acknowledged that the tho't
Of searching the cellar had never occurred
to him---that it was mere lumber-room,
rarely visited by any one. " sn." q
Colonel Powell, who, in his prejudices a.
gainst Robert Dewrie, was harboring the
most terrible suspicion of him, proposed to
search the cellar. Waldeck, protesting that
it was needless, assented, and the trap-door
was raised. As they were about to descend
two Of the neighbors who had been engaged
in the search entered the shop. They were
requested to accompany the others, and the
four descended together. ,sga7 a#, -a
; On the bottom of the cellar,lay the hat ot
the missing man. " 'ao 70 f'a"'t say vi.
"Here is clue. at least; let US examine
more closely,"' said Powell, as he stopped
over TO examine more particularly the spot
; which was partially obscdred BY the dark
: ness Of the cellar. s|Faa 1s.'l," I'm"
! "Good Heavens there is, blood y exclaiu,
ed he, as his eyes rested ona largedark pool
/ lts'Ay, it is blood ~ repeated One Of the
tneighborsss a9es' h.Hoa ~ .t%gt
"Grest God |! is it possible !. are you sur.
+. ..[itis blood Colonel q, said Mr., Waldeck, il
q slightly tremulous tone. is ;uj T - 4ori'
"Blood certainly, sir Ihave-been loris
dnougha soldier to know blood when set
: it" replied the Colonel, "..But let us lool
further, 'n'af,,.54. - tsq,gss eti ss tns :zaa3
! i"Here is a knife, y said one Of the men
!, who had been engagedih the search, as hi
picked up lOng-bladed jack knife, ,'ae a.,.s
"And covered with blood,"e added, Colone
|. Powell as he took the knife. This look
like foul play" fs9ass bae ,stsiaie'lt'2o s.
: "It does, indeed ~ said Mr.. Waldeck
|, whose nerves we're terribly agitated. j Va
tuHAys there has been murder here---foul
cold -biooded murder y" exclaimed colone
! Powell. aBut to whom does this knife be
|. long ! that may throw some light On the as
Il sassin.''1 and he approached the little win
i dow which shed aafewsfaint rays upon III
| EeeeHe. 4t4aaa 10. ElsGls1 lstiA .siissRfai
noaHersis D aHsn !" tipSed hs.i IA u BE- d, il
/ covered Z, small silver. plate on sthe handle
T. IHbnt IL 10 20 atained with bl6od thatI cannd
v Ireadit. sf;gl h9WnEis !sGa .sfoa ri bisT ~
J 7rWhh his hshak kerehisf bs su6bsd til
i blood rom thet plate and approached ssii
+ lnearer The wiadow,to read the nameaogayse