The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-10-29

cesses OF the colony. In the course Of Ina,
'ay' while John Moon WAS rega!ing him.
sell with tea under the palm trees of his
ga,'den, along with Crcassian female
whom he had bought sometime previous.
~ he was arrested and taken TO prison
10y the officers Of justice.
On 'he following day he was broucL,
before the criminal court, accused of rnb.
Hmg ,Aa late Clodomir Freuois, the crime
Eelng conjo;ne'l with breach Of trust and
viol, Moon smiled at the Charge with
all the confidence Of man who h I'd no.
thing to fear. Thejudge having demand
cd oi hun If he confessed the crime. the
accused replied that the charge was alto.
gethSr absurd; that clear testimony was
necessary TO Fix such delict upon him :.
a"d tI'at, 50 far from there being any such
evidence produceahIe, neither the widow of
o' The deceased, nor any one person in Li,
service, had ever heard .he pretended rob.
rng hi, Ite.
do yoq than affirm your innocence 7"
repeated The Judge graveIy, after hearing
al! that the other had to say.
-" will aouch my innocence" replieJ
Moon, eve" before the body u my late
A'asier, 1t that he necessary"
(o"ri' hing often took place under
the old co.onial law.)
john Mooh," SAID the Judge, in voice
broken 10y some peculiar einolioa, {" it is
'Gjore yom late mustcr that you will have
10 assert your mnoccnce, aud may God
make the uHIh to appcarv'
a sigma! from the judge accompanied
these words, and immediately a door
opened, and Clodomir Frenos, the sup
posed suicide, entered the court. lie ad.
vaneed to the bar with n slow and delib
crate step, having hi. eye calmly bu,
etern'y hNed on the prisoner, his servant.
a great sensation WAS caused in the ,cour,
10y h's appearance. Uttering sL,icks OF
alarm nn'! horror, the females present fled
IRON tue spot. The accused toll on his
Knees III a'ject terror, and shudderinp
confessed his guilt. For time no voice
WAS head bu, lii. However, MS it be
came apparent that q living man stoo,!
before the court, the advocate of the pris
""TS gained courage to speak. lie de
,n""de'i that The idcnri,y Of the merchant,
"e eNtariiShed, and the mystery of his cx.
! 's!eHce be explained. lie sand that the
court must not be biassed Ly What might
prove To he mere accidental LIKENESS be
tween - person living and one deceased ;
AMI thar such an avowal as that of the
prisoner, extracted IN n moment of extra
Ordinary terror, WAS not ,y b. ha.! Of much
We gut
" B"tore leing admitted here ms An &C.
cuaer OF wiiEe>s,' continued the advocate.
addressing the rcsuscitated merchant.
prove who and wha, you are, and dis
close 10y what chance the tomb, which So
lately received your body, nangled will,
bullets, has given up its tenant, anil re.
siorcd You to tho world in life aud health
This hr'n appeal of Tie advocate, who
continued steadfast TO his duiy under cir
cuInslances that would lave coed the
lips OF most men, Sallqi foS' the following
narrative from C!odomir Frenois -
My story may soon be told, and vii
suffice TO esT"h t'h my identity. When
discovered the robbery committed hy the
accused, lac had then He'd from the Island
anA . sl'eeiiIy saw that all attempts ,o
Tetake hrm would prove f,uiilsss. saw
ruin aud LSgr'.ce before me, and came to
ll'e res"'uii"n of terminating my life bc
tore the evil day came. On the nigh, in
which this determination WAS formed.
was seated alone in my private chamber
| had written tho letter which was found
on my tal'lr, and had loaded NV pistor
Tbs done prayed for forgiveness from
my Maker i.r The act WAS about to
commit rL.e end OF the pistol was at my
heal, aud my finger on the lock, when a
knock at the outer door Of tho house star.
tied me, | concealed my weapon, and
went to the door. a man entered whom
Secogn'Ifd to bs the s4xt2n OF the par
ish in which lived. lie bore n sack on
his shoulders and in Il The body Of a m IN
newly buried, which was destined for ms
nephew, the physician, then living will
me. The scarcity Of bodies for dissection
~ the court is aware, compels those who
are anSi 10 acquire skill in the medical
rJiession TO procore them by any posi-
ble secret means. The sexton was at first
alarmed when he met ne. "Did nv
nephew request you TO bring this body Z
sad !. mo-" replied the man "bu;
knew his anxiety ID obtain one Tor disco
tiop, aud took il upon me to offer him thi.
body" "For mercys sake" continued
the sexton, do not betray me, sir, or
shall lose my situation and my family.
bread"
;" While the pan VAS ,bgf speaking, a
strange idea entered my mind, and
brought to my dsspairing bosom hopes
OF continued Ii te and honor. stood for
few moments absorbed in lhought, and
gave TO the resurrectionist, the sum which
be had expected. Telling him to keep
his own counsel, and that all would be
well, | sent him away, and carried the
body to my cabinet. The whole Of the
household hal hoen ann, o,, ~ a.. -.