The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-11-19

I besought the young lSdyJ to lay the
whole facts OF the case before me, aS abe knew
them. This she proceeded 70 do, and the
substance of her statement was as fol
lows: -s a., .r.r -, %! ..
Mr.. james M'Leud was retired merchant
living up town, ~ BIeeker street was then
called. He was a widuwer, his family con
sisting OF himself, his daughter-the only
child he, had, middle aged lady, who act
ed Os a kind of governess, and two fem lie
servants.
Mr., M'Leod was very stern man, who
never changed an opinion, and who W uld
be obeyed to. the letter in his household
He scarcely ever smiled, but passed through
the world unovipg and uuloved. 1t is true
his only daughter, Margaret, some, mes ap
peared TO Sc iten him, but still he never seem
ed to regard her with the fondness OF pa
rsut. He was pplile to her, and th.t was
all. As for Margaret, she loved her father
a. much as his Id nature would allJw her,
but never having received any tokens .
love from him, it cal arceiy b. wondered
thai her Election was m re IN ,ttef Of day
than feeling. = ..t...L AZ
Up to Eithin yeer from thed,te of thl.
history, they had lived very retired lite,
seeing little or no company. Their hOu'1'
in Becker street was Il vefy large one, 80
III y could only occupy Sun III purti4n o H.
aud remen.ber the ilGpressrOiii u lonelnes,
con- eyed to my mind by Mis- M'Le1d, when
she was describing the uuinhab,teJ part Of
the house. r s,.1
One day her fthsr inform d her tha' bH
had made, an e,gag cement ,ior her sud h'
self 10 spend the evrring with a, f0fnrr
pGr,npr oI'his. 1t was here she first liret Hsr
vey Jlnn,t0.,, aud they were sUoa tia he
to each other. They became fast trends
and friendship .ou rIpencd Into lJv'. , For
" length of time they net candertin iy.
! Mlrgar,t nut daring I, mike her 'ath r &C
gu lated with her passion. Al l,ngih II
vey per-u ded her TO allow hin 10 III ke
,koown his SUIT to Mr. NJ L. od. H., did 81,
aud met with an ,ndIgn NJ re us4l; il fict.
Marg ret's father had even gone 80 r u0 To
nyu,t hl,u. >and forbid him from ever speak
ng to HIS laughter again. 1t Is Scar, ely
needless to sGy hi, orders were disobeyed--
| the lovers csrrrs spord, d and met rs before.
! at last III ,rgdfel NJ Leud made up her mind
that il her hlh,r would not give bis colsrn
to her tparrii.e, Sic would marry without
i. hut she y AID Harvey to make oOo m,re
e.iurt. -. -.
This brings Us down to the day Of the
murder. On that night Harvey piid Mr..
ii lIrod visi!, but nine o'c ock in the
eveliinH--high words were heard to pass
between them, and then there was a blank
Al Jut eleven O'Clock the same night
. D ,lceu.an wns Walking down Bleektr street
and di coyering M NJ LeuFs ont do"I
open, he mount the steps IN order to clust
it, when he tanced he heard the sound .
footsteps in the house. He entered and as
c ndcd the stairs. When he reached The
front drawing room terrible sight met hi;
gazA. BIZ. n Leod was lylus al his lengll
on ihr l1or stone dead. A pool OF tlJo'
} wa, beside the body, as wei! as knit,
tn which the d. ed hid evidently bees
committed, for it was pro 'ed up'n exanina
} ton that his thro t h ID been cut from ear t.
; ear. But the s,r.ngest pat OF the story WI
th It Harvey Johnston was li.c ovrrrd ~ tn
: room with the murdered man. When, tn
d policeman first eGtcred ,hr.-ruoEn he drscoy
e ered hin CROPPING around the walls, Tor th
apartment was quite rk until the police
d man brought his lantern. o. course, John
f s,on was arrested, aud the proof against hll
$ appeared overN elming, Tor it was loun
e that the kni.e with which the murder h"
!. been committed belonged to him. core
| ners Jury was summoned, and II .rvey JON
II ston was committed to take his trial at tt
ensuing assiz,s tor the wi!;ul murder OF NJ
:. MTeoJ, and every one who read the detal
OF the coroner's inqi st appeared perfect
satisfied OF his quit. +,
j. Such was the substance Of Miss M'Leod
er statement to rle, ot course in her fctatl,
/ she freque enty wept, and made repeat
lr asservariJns OF her lovers innocence,
is "Now, NJ MeItun," she added, us 81
concluded, 81 want yol 10 undeTtake !
- case-aud for Heavens sake d. ev ry'hlI
as YOU can Tor him, tor | confess 10 you III
IL all my hopes of happiness N this we'
are wrapt up in him. Spare no expense
he I am csrtpin it will be proved tlrat he
- innocent" .-.5 ...I -az
,e but my der young laiy. / am air
"A r,,, o... desperate, What ls his exp
nation!' .osa.Es r. Hais,y
air 81 have neither seen or heard from
les since his arrest, but feel hs,is innocens'
pa. II am confident such evidence us :
it viii be of little avail to him.if a coar' Ni'
Justice; however, ], will call and. md. see
od, and hear his statement; will them -iet'
ton know the result"
ted With a reiterated request that she
. spare no expense, and promising to
4-dthe next day, the young lady TOOK
J, II leave. .Ee1'a - =
n, The. fromen, abe had gone. put on On
, i" That and wenied my way to the Tootlib6
srs. After making my business kupwn,- | ~
i a difficulty in obtaining access to the prise