Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-10-31

fnl slowness. and the hours and quar-
ters seemed to prolong their iron voice
horribly. Aud now tn dawn was break
ing, and there was light enough for a
chance traveller to see the corpse. We
saw it all night long, as we were to see
it for years and as see it now. Five,
SIX, it was time for us to get up AID
open the shop, lest suspicion should arise
that way, AMI we did 50. There was a
turn in Swaffham Road beyond Cur house
and it was farther than that and yet
dared not look in that direction, as. |
undld the shutters:
" Watch, watch Help, help" Then
they have found him at last /; and the
street fills with hurrying crowd and
| run with them, among the first. But
my wife, she is faint with terror. dares
not move. telling the children, who have
heard the cries. that it is nothing.
alt leans against the railing where we
set it but its light hand-yes, by heav-
en-. it points to M, Nobody saw my
face they were all so horrer- struck at
the dreadful thing. or shoul have been
carried off to prison at once, without fur
ther proof. know. As they were
about to take it down, DR.. Scott your
predecessor at the union, sir who was
in the crowd. erie Stop" and called at
tention to the position OF til, arms. |
| do not think-bcar witness all of YOU
that any fit. or strcns convulslon what
s,ever, could have thus twisted tn IN.
And bore witness loudly with the rest.
| was. as YOU have said, sir. upon the ju
rv. ! thought it best. safest to be, de-
spite the thing had to deal with
When all the evidence. which was chief.
" medical. had been given. | was with
the minority for 'Wilful murder. against
somn person or persons unknown,
against the rest. whn were for death by
apnplexv:' AMI W. starved the Others
ont. Oh. sir, the shifts and lies had to
invent. the terrors that rackcd me by
night and by day-and all beyotten by
my cunning. dishonest ways. would have
been punishment for m irderer indeed
About this great reward here, of two
hundred pounds. there was ceasoless
talk; and the widest >urmses as to how
it would be obtained. amongst our neigh
bors. They came into our little back
parlor Just as usual, and wounded us
with every word. Now, mark my
words. said one. the fellow will be dis
covered in the end and hanged; AMI
Ave, av, murder will out, sooner or lat
er.' said the rest. sooner or later. +
Good heaven, how those words haunted !
us , for now indeed we had pl, yei part
which, if d scovercd. would nave proved
Us at once guilty. My wife took to her !
bed, and fairly sickcned from sheer anxi-
ETY.. She had a fever, aud was delirious
for weeks; and never dlrcd leave her,
or let another watch by her bedside. for
fear of what she might rave upon.
When the eni came at last, my poor
wife wanted to see the clergyman: bat
| said No. 1t was for the sumo reason /
that | would not send for Mr.. RI land .
here. myself; he was magistrate =
You re not magistrate:9 demanded poor (
Charlton, suddenly with the damps of
terror, minglins with those Of death up
on his forehead. Iquicted him as well
as was able, and begged him to set h
mind at ease as to any earthly tribunal.
After little time. and without noticing
the warning contained in my last words,
he continued
Amongst the folks in our parlor, one
man in particular, a tailor, by name
Deckham, seemed never weary of talking
of Spigo,s murder He vase miscra-
bly, poor, ill-favored person. who had
drilled his way into our company by
means of sharp tongue. One night
told him hatly enough l did not like
such mournful talk. and was quite tired
of that theme. why. one wo1ll really
suppose that you killed the man your,
self ho retorted. 1t seemed as if an
arrow had darted through my brain for a
moment, AMI could h rdly keep upon
my legs: but laughed it off as well as
could. He stayed, however, to the very
last and when we two were alone. he
drew a small strip, such as fastens trow-
sers at the foot, from an inner pocket,
and asked me if it WIS mine for |
found it, said he. inside yoar house, be-
twixt the back OF the door and The wall
No, it is not, | replied. but rather hesi-
tatinylv. for l saw he had some purpose
in the question. i thought so. he went
on, for it is the fellow too that found
upon John Spigot, the man who was
murdered fifty yards from here, in the
Swaffham Road
{" could not speak at first, nor do
anything beyond making depreeating and
ptifu motions with my hands; but al-
terwaris | made shift to tell this Deck
ham the whole truth. Likely enough,
Master Charlton, he said, quite coolly ;
.atween friends, however. such things
looks better than before judge and ju
ry. I'll put a pa allock on this here
ton rue safe enough. if you'll fit it. as
I'm sure like sensible man you will.
with golden key fit the halter al |
ready round my neck-this fri md jerk
ing it loosely or lightly as he would;
but there seemed then to be no help for
it. Ipaid five pounds that evening
miserable dolt that was-also retaining
fee to villain for working my total ruin.
Many and many time did my children
Al