Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-06-14

"Why il was made in hurry, or else in
place where possums arn't so plenty as the
are here. There was one wildcat skin i
it,"
you are certain of that p
81 am, sir" he replied.
Could you swear to the man that KEEP
that coflee tent. if you saw him ?"
81 should know him anywhere"
Very good" said the commissioner
Doctor, I'll leave you to examine your pa
tient. Let him have anything he wants from
the camp. You need not be alarmed. m,
man you are not suspected about this affair
Goodnight to you"
| l followed the commissioner outside, anc
asked if he thought if he could trace the man
at the gTog-tent on whom our suspicion had
| fallen.
81 think can," he said. "Time is every.
thing; he has three days start of US, but it
may be done"
and galloped away.
The doctor pronounced it necessary to have
Gardner removed TO an hospital tent which
had just been fitted up at the camp. Next
morning he sent down some assistance for
that purpose; and we took down the door of
the hut, which was formed Of q sheet of bark,
and with its assistance we constructed n rude
litter on which the sick man was carried with
ont much difficulty.
On the evening Of the following day, man
with horse and cart WIS pursuing leisurey
The high road from the Ovens to Melbourne
He had just emerged from long line of for
ests, and had reached the rising ground, from
which q wide view stretches over plain and
sea. The city lay within few miles; and,
as the sun was not yet down, the traveller
would have light enough TO get there easily
before dark. SO he thought to himself as he
stopped near to police station to light his
pipe, and then resumed his journey at the
same pace as before.
Two troopers, one Of whom appeared to be
an officer, were lounging before the door as
he passed and bade him "Good-evening.
Evening" replied the man.
LET US look what you have got in your
cart, my man" said the officer.
whats your gamer" was the reply -
There's nothing in the cart but my traps.
Look if you like" And he seated himself on
n log, and smoked his pipe, while the police
men turned over the contents of the cart.
1t contained articles of bush-furnture.
cooking utensils, two or three casks, and
other articles of q similar kind. In one cor
ner tied up with rope. was an opossum-rug,
which the officer unrolled and spread out on
the ground. The man on the log then took
the nine ont nr his n,nnth Tho rug a
large one, with defect in the make, which
was very unusual il contained one wildcat
skin.
What DO you want with that ?" said the
owner Of the cart grulfly. ...
as this your rug?
Why OF course it is. Whose else 2"
Glow did / come by it'!" he rcpeaueu ",,n
L., a,'r oh
enough, amt they?'
VERY true" replied the officer, and he
rolled up the rug again and replaced it in the
cart-Then going up TO the man he said
g y on killed man on Friday night near Goul-
burr. You cut him in the head with a tom
ahawk when he was asleep. You took that
rug from him and forty ounces Of gold, which
YOU have got row in your pocket"
At this speech the man dropped his pipe,
and sat for moment stupefied then sudden
ly started up and put his hand to his belt, in
which he carried a revolver. The officer who
saw the motion, was beforehand with him,
and, catching him by the throat, threw him
down.
Joe, lie his hands," the officer said to his
man.
The prisoner, having been secured was
searched, and quantity of gold was found
upon MN, amongst WHICH WIS DuS cOutall-
ing exactly forty ounces. He was then pla-
ced in confinement, and subsequently sent
back TO the Diggings.
AS soon as Gardner's state Of health would
permit. he was confronted with the prisoner,
and Immediately recognizing him as the keep.
er o. the tent where Long Ned and himself
stopped on the alterternoon of the murder,
and where he had no doubt they had both
been "hocussed.'
When the prisoner was brought TO trial in
Melbourne, it was proved that he was q man
of notoriously bad character, and there was
great reason TO fear that poor Ned had not
been his only victim. With respect to the
crime for which he was arraigned, other
facts came out which removed all doubt Of
his guilt, and he was condemned and execu-
ted.
AS TO Gardner, ! never saw him after he
recovered from his illness but before he left
the diggings he informed me that he should
go to Tasmania, to little farm he possessed
there. ! wished him good-luek, and returned
with considerable satisfaction TO the society
of the mice.