Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-03
PoMERoY, TUESDAY MARC 8, 1857


ed him, but few words were intercho Fed.
Captain, we arrest you'll
'For what Q he asked, with little 1ppa
rent emotion.
'On charge of murder was theil 1ust
ness-like reply.
who ? where % was the quick s'sin
der.
Your wife,
NV God!' With this exclamatic Bis
countenance exhibited for moment Il
peculiar express that battles even ee
best yersed in the studysof humalla
and which might either be construed as
the evidence of detected guilt or indignant
innocence. No other word escaped him
while he hastily prepared to accompany
the officers.
A few hours more and the three were
en- route for Providence. Hand cufed and
closely watched, he sat gloomily in the
cars. His apparent self-possession never
relaxed for an instant, and the party ar
rived at Providence as soon as steam-iron
power could transport them. Eminent
counsel were engaged BY the accused par
ty, and haJeas corpus demanded The
prisoner now denied ssguilt, andendeav-
ored to explain the mystery that surround
ed the whole affair. This he couldnot do
even to his own satisfaction, much less to
that stern judge, or the indignant and out
ragged community. 1t was discovered that
the day before he sailed, he had bought
quantity of chlorid of lime, corresponding
to the amount that had surrounded the
body.
This additional fact was scarcely needed
to raise the irritation and resentment of the
people to the hig hest pitch. 1t was with
great difficulty that few of the more 80
Der and influential men succeeded in re-
straining the popular voice and clamOr
to mete out speedy and retributive punish
ment to the 'blood-thirsty and stony heart
ed wretch without waiting for the slower
process of the law. 1t was to no purpose
|, that Captain Loder declared that the chlo-
rid of lime was purchased to be used as a
disinfectaut when his vessel reached the
Southern latitude. They closed their eyes
|, to so probable an explanation of the cir
f cumstances, Notwithstanding it was the
custom Of captains at that time of the year,
when about to sail South.
The prisoner being remanded to await
the action of the Grand Jury, an indict-
, n,ent for murder was unanimously found
his triaA. -a-'----e-7ss-N egyt--i 49,
Nothing else was scarcely talked OF
thought Of, in the mean time-his appa-
: rent callousness--his undoubted guilt -
, Indeed, opinions upon the murderous deed
4 were so freely spoken, that it was matter
, of great doubt whether an impartial jury
4 could be found in the county.
Times chariot wheels rolled slowly on,
L IL. into nod 70
s murder trial was to commence. The pris-
t oner was sitting on the edge of his rude
bed, resting his head upon the table, with
J., his arm extended across his eyes, as if to
e exclude the light. The past was fitting
!, before his mind, and his memory carried
: him back to the happy scenes OF child
4 hood-the ambitious struggles of youth
: the blissful hours of newly welded life
2 the estrangement and repeated quarrels
e that followed in a few years, between hel
e he had sworn to love and protect, and him
n self-dissentions in which he was to blame
% the strange manner in which the mur
a dered corpse was found--the suspicion tina
h was instantly directed to him-the chalr
= of dark and fearful circumstances tina
d seemed to hopelessly fasten the deed upo'
n him, and him alone-the foreboding am
e gloomy future that seemed to rise up ant
h mock him.
(, These thoughts, thus crowding in upol
al him, overpowered him, and the strong MAJ
le wept, for the first time since his arrest
is bitter, scalding tears coursed rapidly dow
J. his furrowed and sun-burnt cheeks. III
le had braved death amid the m-tosse'
w waves, defied him when he had been swep
g. from his frlil bark and carried down dec
is into the angry ocean, for then his memory
D. would have been untainted by the fou
le breath of suspicion-but now, to die thu
ss oh it was horrible thought.
er Deeply absorbed in his own thoughts
l. he needed not the sound of many feet has
ee tening with quick step along the corrido
ce which led to the iron grating that forme
to the door of his cell. 1t was thrown ope
n "a voice exclaimed, You are free p-an
es the cell was Immediately filled with h
er neighbors, their familiar faces wearing
tn smile of joy.
W, He heard them not-saw them moth
be uplifted eye had lit upon female form
ed he knew it we'll. He sprang to his fee
gazed for moment with an intensity th
ng seemed to start the very eyeballs fro
en- their sockets, and the next moment hu
ras band and vye were clasped in each other
els arms.
IN This was an affecting moment, one tn
to rivalled in power the most moving seen
NO of the drama Not a face that beheld tn
us. meeting but was suffused with tears. +
lu- asked no questions-only drew his er
it brace still closer, as though he doubt
led his own senses, fearful lest all he saw,
lid he felt was bat dream
ith Their friends silently Withdrew and l
her the reunited pair alone for an hour. s
his told him how she left on a visit to her n
atives in Maine, Immediately after his q
of parture for the Sonth-how she had \
ry, mentioned it to him, owing to the ang
, in feelings and foolish chickering's in whi
vi both had allowed themselves to particips
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