Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-09-23
!. CHAPTER a. W.
THE SEW. .TRIA'I.

TIE NEwsTRIAL.%
People were surprised Nwhen Casper Bagroon
was Arrested for thcsn1urder of the peAar, but
nonelwere sorry. Public opinion turned Ikea
.wcnther-cock ere the. evidence had been pro-
duced. Il 80: .:.ya.iss SgS:i.. -.
: The body of the pedlaf was brought into the
court and the doctor was there to examine tile
wounds. Casper .Bagroon was there, and though
his bosom heayed and features were distorted
by the. fercest passion yet ,ahe' spoke not o
word. He turned his flashing eyes upon Mary
Carroll, and grated his teeth together like the
stone of a mil. lie seemed to forget that this
was working against ,hin.t
s. The doctor egana0probe. the wounds Tie
first went to the. heart, but there found notl7
ing The second was further towards the cen
tire OF the breast. and seemed to have been. a
severe one Tie skin was cut away, andif q
few moments more the operator utterca caatslishtt
exclamation. !.
Yiiat n its2 What 2a quickly asked
| Mary, springins forward. ~.
Wait a3moment;n returned doctor;;s and
as bespoke lie produced a8ppailgof torceps.
o,4Il le aphed ,themEto the:incision he had made,
and after tive: :sunsucce efforts he drew
forth apiece of metal & lic lad been driven
tlirougl the. cartilage between the left3ribs and
the sterniin,i and. which, upon examination,
rrofed TO be! tic. point of i knife; - s
"a Here! here p cried Mdry, at thesame time
drawing aaclaspknifo fromll bosom. . You'll
Know to whom this belongs FRY lit! it!!n" !"
81 The people ;crowde Seagerly forward. The
Sheriff took theskniie md sopened it. Tbespoin
,of the5iiiade roke6 off, took the piece
from she hands !of the doeso and 7appliedit:to
the blosen blade: fitted was the missing
piece: 81! o. -
laughed Mary Carroll. Sc That's Casper Ba-
groom 'sknite -. S.
u, crifeed Mary, 6 and he drew it upon
me, ,toos Listen, issshearts 9ofs Tyrone. That
bad mainrscame to my house and insulted me.
He taunted me: because Goaey Drake had been
convicted Of murde tried to flee from him,
but ies caughtgtne andsdreW that knife, and
swore Ic,d kill me if screamed. sank upon
nv knees, and graspingg him by tile ankles, ]
ttripped him up. and then fed sHesd esdropped his
Eknife and forgot to kit up, and when Ere
Turned found it. knew that he had done
the murder. fol: L saw blood upon his shirt
sleeve ;sbut when I saw that broken blade
believed that cd had provide Il way to prove
Iii. have proved d.it,. ~ ouS8l see;it Bagroon
Eis;the real murderer, and Gone free - g.
The Sheriff may have tried TO quell the noise
but he certainly failed, for tho enthusiasm d
an Iriah crowd is not to be: flushed.
Ea The new trial went summary on. The iden,
the knife proved at the starting
Pill il Kanaugh sVoret bat be- met sBagroon com
ling from the bog}a short time before he came
across GoHey, but be thought nothing Of it a
the naie, nor had it occurred to him since ii
LESS than half an hour the word 6 GUILTY
. sounded Upon the ears Of the villain. s. I s.
81 lie! Curse ye all u, :hes yelled, ane
ID 4 moment when lie caagh tie chance; he
:sprang towards Mary
didsnot reacll herifsho geYerf fer:P Phil Ka
a.1aush pushed for.8 his foot and tipped hin
|iupsS Bagroon sWassa full when hi
was thrown from d fearfl
yIsi,npet tnss and his stfae edge Q
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