Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

dewy repose while men, who come forth &c
nhale the balmy air, seem to step softer. to
speak Iower-all uniting with nature herself
in that mute alteration of the Most High
and to have that holy peace broken in such oil
appalling manner
Judge, therefore, the terror and consterna.
ton which this barbarous muruer produced
for it is quite impossible to describe it.
The hapIess girl was proved to have been
dead for honrs. There were the trampled
footprints of ghastly struggle upon the bank
of the ditch. On her throat were the marks
of strangulation, and the body was completely
covered with water :" 1t was sorry sight
In the course of the day, LleweIlyn Rich,
ards one of the two men on whom suspicion
fell, was taken into custody at a little tavern
not far from Resolven, place now familiar TO
all tourists who visit the Vale of Meath He
exhibited the greatest aStonishment at his SCI
zure, mingled with horror at the crime but
his entire innocence he said, could be proved
In effect, at the inquest, held before the
coroner or magistrate of the district, though
admitting he had been with Margaret at his
fathers and had even met David Morgan the
previous night, he proved an aii6i otherwise so
complete in its particulars, as thoroughly ex-
Omerated him in the general sense
"Why had he, on that partit ular night, not
slept at his fathers, as he had of late ?"
The answer to this was somewhat indirect.
if not vague He accounted for it as a for
bearance on his part towards David Morgan,
as his (Llewellyn'S) presence seemed to exas-
perate the other aud he feared personal vio-
lence
Bob Parry depoSed to having seen a figure
lowering about the house and lane in the later
twilight and that his motions, though suSpi-
ciouS, were not of kind to create any parti,
cular watchfulneSs But he, too, had heard
the great thrilling cry, and with the earliest
dawn went forth into the marshes aud discoy-
cred the body.
Meanwhile by a strict examination of the
marshes, bundle Of old garments and of strong
halfbootS, easily recognizable as Black Davd'S
working costume, were found tied up, aud
sunk with stone beneath clump of alderS
This was dreadfuy circumstautial but where
was David? At present nowhere to be found.
and, on inquiry, it was elected that he had
left his lodging early on the same morning.
with bundle and stick, intending TO go to
Swansea, and there put in effect a project for
he had been known to entertain.
AT Swansea, therefore, a constable found
him. He did not seem to be hiding himself
and when he was told upon what plea he was
wanted, his countenance became aShy pale, his
lips trembled, his strong frame shook as in
ague, and his sohs, when tears did flow, were
frightfuI to behold. The burden of his moan,
was to exclaim, with wringing hands, " Nv
poor darling My heart-my heart In the
water-in the water Murdered dead =
Oh white God My darling Margaret :"
So at intervals, as they hasteued to Meath
in ear, he mourned, and wept, and murmur-
ed HIS anguish seemed to be unseating his
reason.
But he also, on examination, proved, on
credible testimony, an abb even more conyiuc-
inG than that of Llewellyn aud the cIeyerest
Observation-Disclosures no skilled hand in
this department was employed-couId not have
made anything of either On both sides, eve-
~ hour of the night seemed to be completely
accounted for, and fully justified the ma gisfrate
in giving the accused the benefit of the doubt
that arose.
Supposing that the poor girl had been won
by the artihces of the seducer, (Which, how
ever, was not proved in any particularly it
might have been said that rem0rse and shame
had induced her to commit suicide but there
were the marks of struggling feet. and the Il
vid finger pressnres on tllc throat 10 denv that
The bundle of David'S working clothes found
in the marsh required to be explained.
Black David, with an impressive but sim
pie solemnity, denied the horrid deed He
loved her too well-he would have given his
hearts blood for her aud it was only IN his
dreary despair, and amidst the wreck of all his
hopes, which he said were breaking his heart
that he had parted from her, resolved never
TO see her more, and TO put the Atlantic be-
tween them and now a gulf still greater than
the whole bulk OF the world stood between-
the ghastly grave of murder
But he, too. seemed aStounded-at first il
was taken as the shock Of conscious guilt
when his old clothes, and the boots identified
with the foot-marks on the bank. were shown
before him ia court.
There was a still, dead pause The man
seemed to be overwhelmed by this damnng
testimony or else to be searching his memo
ry for some clue or other that he had lost FL
nally, he denied that they were his
A smile of deriSon and contempt succeeded
that but it wore away as Le made his state
ment
He wore his working clothes and strong
boots on then, This best being in his bundle,
aud a glance Suficed to show that such was
the case that they were of the same make,
style and material. only newer, though Soiled
with his late employment. He made this pur-
chase, his old ones being taken in part ex-
change at a ciothiers in the town which was
cOrroborated by the elotbier himself who ad
ded that he had sold the old garments, then
in court, to young, darkfaced tramper some
two or three weeks ago but that lie did not
know the man, and doubted whether he could
identify him again even if he saw him Itwa
not LIewelyn, he conld swear, and David he
knew in person too well TO make any mistake
upon the matter and thus both meu were re-
leased under the nominal recognizances 10 ap-