Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-01-08

TO guide them to their new home in III,
West. OF course he had .he money will
him These lacis he made known al T,
wood Gu tiers camp into which he stray
ed. and where ha stayed all night. bul he
did not tell has name or where he came
from, or any particulars by which he
could be traced When he left the WOOD
fchorpcr's camp it was late in the day,
for he had been unwell. but thought he
could reach ''Gibson's" that night, where
be could get better ccommodations.-
He never reached there. The wood cut.
trrs showed him scross the river, the
| sold fork of the Gala mie." in the direction
Of Gibson's. but with McCargar's house
intervening. and they saw him steering
directly toward It. but a short distance
from il; and no one but McCargar's fam
lily ever saw the msu alive sgsin. They
each told different stories about the mat.
ter when eparalely questioned. The bow
| first said that he came at the time and
stopped little while and then went on
-four miles that night to Gbson's. The
was better in the morning. and wen, on
Did ne wear his boois9r
"0h yes--I gave him something TO
bathe bis feet with aud they were well
in the morning, 3,ess - sI
McCsrgar himself said that the man
did not stop a, all; he saw him go by
just a, night. with his boots swung cross
his stick. Just as described by the wood
cutters. Thai was lie. for he was in
Cbicsgo that day and did not get hom-
till niue o'clock. Two weeks after the
travellers body was found at the bottom
of the river. six miles below McCargar's
with the back os his skull msshed-by his
own walking -slick. heavy oak cudgel.
which was found near him. The 5ody
did aot float there. for the river was fro
zen. but a track Of q hand sled was seen
upon the ice. and McCargsr's boy owned
a hsnd sled. The writer of-this article
vas foreman of'a jury Of inquest upon
the murdered mans body. and had the
man McCargsr. his wife. and boy sepa.
rstely, and without any suspicion on
their part that they were suspected. be.
tore the jury as witnesses. The boy was
first examined. He had upon his feet
that moment the murdered man. hoots
aud we felt a sort cf prrsoience of that
isct the moment we saw the m, but kept
our thoughts in the background, while
we drew out other matter We then
said confidently, "Yous, mother says
,,o.. a.. r-,svss boots that he
had with him that you traded for"
Well. she lirs--she knows well enough
they are. gave him my Old ones and
half dollar and went with him a good
piece on his way.
True we thought, bat il was on the
way TO the grave. $500 -2
"Didnt your boots, fit you better thuu
these?' s e .e a H
I"Why. yes. they wait so big.' fst
The murdered man was already buried,
but we dug him up and found these boots
would fil and tha; the boys boots would
not b.. more than tw o inches.
The mother declared that the boy had
had but one pair Of boots in two year:
and those he had on, aud that his father
bought them in Chicago at the very time
the murdered man was at their house
This was an evident lie. for no mortal
in tina, lime could have worn the soes SC
much. Her statement was msde 10 repel
a my ,hical charge. got up for The occa
sion. that some tesmster had accused
them Of stealing pa:r Of boots.
Then came McCargar's turn. and being
1 81 Ill h.t 4 he tror 4
of some lumbermen on their way IRON
Chicago TO Michigan who might have
stayed at his house this very night. and
might have murdered this man. To re-
fresh his memory, we reminded him tha'
| il was the same team that he bought the
boots from that his son had on. and then
| be rene m bred the circumsisnce perfect
! ly we'll aud that it was that very night
| His neighbors remembered that no team
psssssed the road that day or the next, foI
that night came on fearful storm. and
that night without a shadow of doubt.
McCsrgsr murdered the poor ,rsvsler.
His wife gave him some thing that stopped
ell pain ard soreness in his feet. and do
ring the storm the father and son put, the
body upon The hand-sled. hauled it over
10 the river. and down on the ice. near
The lake, where they found q hole and
chucked is in e.boy wearing the mur.
dsred mans boots..to lig to1iil .ai o
Although the Jury were sii convinced OF
these facts. they could not be proved.
md the musds fes was permitted to 60 IN.
hung; but he has met . fearful fate at
last: q 9l.s '''t =