Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-11-13

after the matrimonial intimacy of years. o
the guilt of his bosom companion. After
making every possible effort for the recov,
cry of the lost sum, and all proving ineffect-
, ual, they proceeded on their return, and ar
} rived at Watertown, where all gave Gre
dence to their statement Of the occurrence
at Schenectady; and the missing funds
have been satisfactorily accounted for to
the Government, nothing worthy of note
transpired till the spring of 1915, when
Mr.. w. again made preparations for going
to Albany to receive the Government funds.
In order to secure from any felonious at
tempts, he decided to 60 on horseback and
return with the money in his portmanteau.
Strange as it may appear, his wife again in
sisted in accompanying him. What were
Mr. W.'s own wishes in regard to the
matter, | know net; a deeply laid plot,
which had been years in maturing could
not he otherwise consummated, and conse-
quently no refusal on his part could be
effected.
Accordingly they again left home for
Albany on the same errand arrived late,
and Mr.. W. with all possible dispatch, pro-
cured the money, (the same as before, }
and Immediately left for home They had
not proceeded on their way as far as Tren-
ton, when the portmanteau containing the
money was cut open, and Sl2, 900 taken.-
No sooner had the robbery been discover
ed by Mr.. w. than, by what device
know not. Mrs W. persuaded her husband
that as the $4,000 were actually stolen,
and as they could not by any means make
amends, for 1t was more than they were
worth, 1t would be better to appropriate the
remainder to their own use, and pretend as
hey nigh with equal propriety that the
whole had been taken. The couns llings
Of his wife, aided, as we must believe, bv
the spirits Of darkness, finally were cilectu-
al, and the unhappy man, till then upright
in all his deeds consented
The r-a Ter mus ere this be- we'll aware
wh,se ;ha $4,000 were. bu; NJ W. dill
not know, nos ail he learn lie fail iniqui V
of tha scheme ia Which he aad sufi"rcI
i.imss.t r. become ineolse.l, enil ,:1Asi ic.-
abie time bad eiapsed, ani .he cxcI.emen.
81 lhe uassAc ION Tad in measure sub
sided, not .ii then dit Ms. ". dare 10
disclose to him ,he full dep.h of her gull
Bat u Tie narrative; me point where ~
lef i, the robbery Il. Trenton. af er the re-
malndcr Of the money had been safely con
cealed about the person Of Mrs. w, the
alarm was given, and the extent If tie rob
berry was shown by tie rent and and rifed
portmanteau, tie house Was searched, in
divlduals apprehended upon suspicion, re-
wards were offered, and every measure
which the fertile mind of Mrs. w. could
invent, to give pausibilty to the statement
was carried into effect. AS we may sup
pose, ,aall was Intellectual for the recovery
of the money. The missing funds were
missing still. Afer the return of Mr. and
Mrs. w. to Watertown, in great apparent
detection, at the loss of such an amount o.
money their plain unvarnished tale
agreeing perfectly when told by either,
their well effected sorrow, and above all
the character previously sustained by Mr..
w. for honesty and integrity, left to .he
minds of most no room FOL the doubts of
the truth of their statement The bonds
men of Mr.. w. though ruined III property.
deemed i, policy to affect to believe the
whole at least; Till some discovery might
be made justify the suspicion. About this
time an invalid officer of the army ut Sack
ett's harbor, not being able to perform his
duty, came To Watertown for medical aid.
and took lodgings in the family of Mr. w.
In "A few days al.er his arrival he died His
remains were inferred in il decent manner.
and as the place of his nativity WAS no.
known, and no friend WAS there to honor
his memory with tear, he was soon for
gotten. The exceedingly swollen and un-
natural state of his body excited remark;
: but IL WAS attributed to the disease A few
days after his decease, Mrs W. went TO a
merchant in an adjacent village, and request
e! hlm to receive as loan $500 She
said was present to her children from
a friend, and she did not wish Mr.. w. to
know anything of the matter This cir
Gums aace Is mentioned here in conse-
qaence If The indirect beaiins il has Oh the
sequel f our story. Bu to return. Ju lge
X was a near neigiboi If NJ w and Il
very tami la ma' il his habls. he of.en
+ visited his house at The most unexpected
hours; and though he discovered nothins
there that would excite the suspicion of II
less percepive mind, he saw many things
that forced upon him the. conviction that
the lost money must be in their possession.