Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-02-19

merdn WAS sent for, was asli ied how he had come
to have the money IN question, and perelnp.
torils denied any knowledge ofthe transaction.
His statement though made without apparent
embarrassment, excited suspicion and he was
arrested, charged with the murder.
For some Time, however, no facts appeared
TO confirm the suspicion. Cameron's llunSc,
which stood On the hillside by itself was min.
utcly searched, but none Of the podlar's prop
erty was found in it, Ills sister who lived with
him. was evidently perfectly ignorant and inno-
! cent She was Il young and pretty girl, and,
for her station in life, intelligent and cultiya-
! ted When told Of the charge she indignant
" refused to believe that her brother was gull
ty, and in deep distress followed him to prison.
/ One or two casual incidents, however, to which
! she alluded, proved Of unhappy importance on
the trial. Even then, however, though well
aware Of the fatal effect of her answers, She
spoke iearlessly and truthully-wth Spartan
| like,honesty, melting ont her brothers DOOM
| A fearful dilemma, nd0ed-Onc where even
/ lalsss1od cannot be vigorously judged, but
! wile4A tern and rigid truth cannot be too high
hor hSslless lips and white fearless idSe--aiI
4 honor 10 the gentle w0manhood that is yet
700 noble in It's maiden honesty for lie
7 CanGron, though unable to account satistdc-
i toriiY iOr the money, was on the point of being
i libesatcd. when singular incident occurred.
/ A workman, Mcleod by name, had on three
successive occasions, dreamed that he hud seen
! Cameron follow Macdonald to the water-sldc,
! strike him u number Of heavy blows with Il
I hammer, rifle his pack, cast the body into the
tarn, and conceal the articles he had taken in
a eharn near his own house. The story was
soon bruited about, and the dreamer was
brought before the Sheriff. So strong and vi
yid, he said, was his recollection Of the Incl
dents of the dream. that he could undertake to
point out to the criminal officer the exact stones
under which the property was concealed.-
They went together. and ultimately discovered
the articles in Question concealed under Sc
yeral large stones, which Mcleod declared ex-
actlv rcscmblcd those impressed upon his me-
mOrv, Here WAS an important fact to begin
witll--the property of the murdered man found
in the immediate DrOSinity to FnmerOl's own
house Next day another linl, was obtained
A week or two previous to his apprehension.
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i ms own uHe' lhal now prouuceu WINS one ol
incihi Tue other WAS uiscoVereu III oaiherohs
mouse. variety o, similar e,rcumstancesg graf
u"Is vihic a'', ntcr eohsiier'p'e uettS oeca-
a'ohgu ny tlt ul.nsutH VI thc e"aet '"hleroh
""S no, "ouS"t :" 'ii"i'
lhe trlai LOOK pace AZ lNefhcsS, u hsteu
rom lcI. ~, Sl"ck on tne hrSt morning oI We
aSs,@e' tlii tlie sa'lc llour ueAt oay-"ehty-
!ol,i eonsecu'Nu houIs' "urths wnich 'iinc'
in imus'' jury al" spectators Aat uililterupteuS'
me r'lnc interest 10 the SuperstltionS liish-
mhners iay III the mysterious iact OF the VISION
anu me seer was an onJeet oi speelai interest,"
Wneli ne appcareu III ''le Witness DON iie SUI
lerou severe cross examination from lue prs
onet > COUNSEL mithout sne N"ps.th'iai Naluc
oi ms evl"chre pelhg aueeteu. NO one VINO
heard his examination could doubt that he was
Statilg Wiii' was act'ialig trne; no one coulu
heleNo' (allu ms ol course was inc opJeet oil
z, INA. ne niiuseh wus tue
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Alo,nN' gIc candies = r,, lei'tuiiis'uh''nl
those Iaysl which had iighied Them in their
yiril tbroI,rh the long autumn uighf were py
tinguished and tbr snn was hinh in Leovcn
when tbc ury returned into court. 6nding ths
prisoner aniity MS Iihrllrd. Thr verdict Ind
been rocnr,led. and sentence of death nro-
nounced. when Cameron fglo preservad
throughout the trial most nrofonnd coinnos,,r,h
rose. and with thr utmnst solennitv and cnln,.
ness called God 10 witness that hn was a mur
,lered man.
The shrriti.-to whose exertiOns the success
of the prosecution was mainly 10 be attributed
vac MAILING his way to his hotel tIiroltob tLr
excited crowd. when a message came 10 him
from f,ameron. reGurstinr to soc him. When
he reached the cell. Cameron. who still mani
fnstsd tha SAM, ro,nnlete rnmnosIirr at unrr
s.id &C + am now goinr to tcll Van what have
n,.,,,r I,rnathed 10 moral man. the verdict was
ouite right did the deed = lie then made
a tuIl anil detailed confession. relating thr
whale Glory with neriect frank npss-a demenn |
n. hr nres.rved lin his execution. The niur |
,lcr be said. was committed on the ninht of
he hssvnt wedding. Uc had seen MaeUon.
ald leaye had followed him unobservcd. had
r,oia rn 4, hin, and wolked olonU wifi him tn
M ,,rn thcn wifi :, Lnoyv hammer which H., |
80 ,,arr.;, hon,a Ia haI Strncl him cnynraI
,.s ii,e r,n, hnhind and ,ftor riainr, thn
s,sa I'aa ,tra,rm II ;nin ,b,, r,tn, rnr
.i.' - :, hL r,,,ainnJ at tI, bntto,n
SIN t iaost Ia cauid 500 nntbin~ NH and he Iod
80 al S''ss s Nv ~. 80, o,r, ieoi t iooi fnr If
hy"N fTI'a a,,;don,. NcI n9d smnrised him Tho
,Srnnart,, had hnan hidden thn same uipht--a
dark, wet misty nght-immediatcly on his re-
turn homes and ii was impossible, he thought, |
thatMcLeod, with whom he was merely acqualn-
ted could have come by his information in any
natural way. The fact is curious, and may lur- |
nisl problem for those who are curious In
psychological mysteries. The murder, had, of
course, been the main topic Of interest III the
island for many weeks--it had, no doubt, be-
cone strongly impressed OH -McLenu = lnagl- |
nation; some slight link otiact, word OF geS-
turs, probably existed; +; and out OF these IN
chGlte materials the story might gradually
shape itself into form not unlike the actual
because natural and Logical arrangement oithe
whole facts known or snrmiSed at the time.--
And going on with the story to its close, the
dream would accompany the murderer after
and contrtiOn, his frantic desire 10 put away
from him any evidence Of The accmrsed deed
which lay heavy ON his soul. The place where
he concealed the property was one that he
would naturally selcct--out of his own house