Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-03-21
tunate girl was lying cold, stark and hor-

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a rible to look upon, on the beach.
u With an unanimity of sentiment an
purpose, which the dweller in the sea
|, board cities can but poorly understand
the body was carried to little cluster G
: trees, about half a mile from the place G
} discovery, a judge selected and jur,
; summoned in few minutes. During tn
) time of search, the doctor { whom we will
/ have more acquaintance with anon J, ha,
been suffering the process of "erating,
rather primitive process, which ma,
, thus be described.
) The huge, withered latticed work box
es, in which the Philadelphia or New
: York merchant slows his crockery, &c.
!, for its western destination, was then. af
ter being relieved of it's contents, used a.
4 a prison, and often the malefactor wa,
conveyed for miles, cranlmed into one 0
these airy rcceptacles, which was placed
\ upon the running gears of wagon, and
strongly guarded-ratlied away over the
corduroy turnpike"
Upon the heel of the first attempt Al
search, suspicion, underlined but strong,
pointed to the young physician as at leas,
participant in the crime of her taking
OIL" He was instantly bundled into a
crate, and as quickly trundled out of the
village into an old barrack, wLere six
men relieved each other in guarding him
so that escape was impossible.
The clump of woodland into which the
lnanlmate form of the girl was conveyed.
covered perhaps an acre. About the
middle of the ground a space of some
pards in width had been cleared and pre-
sented a beautiful and solemn chamber,
surrounded as it was by lofty trees, amidst
which the stout Texans walked like pig
mics.
The interlacing branches shielded the
multitude from the suns rays, or allowed
them TO descend in fitful, fantastic shapes,
as the summer wind moved like an nm
seen spirit in the branches. High away
up in the air large fsh-hawk, with
wings which glistened like polished
blades in the pure element, seemed to
float rather than fly in the immense
sweeps over the circle.
the dGiI Z UoIy paced Beside llen on tie
short wild grass, and the examination of
witnesses began. The first was domes
tic, who testifed.~ on the evening of her
young misuess's disappearance, she was
watched until, turning the corner Of an
out building, a tall man, closely muliied
up in cloak, joined her, and they pro-
ceeded west (as they supposedly beyond
surveillance, when tEey turned directly
north toward the river, and she saw them
no more.
The next on the stand was q fisherman
named David Blair, who stated that,
being out late on the night Of the murder,
be had seen two persons-a man and wo
man going directly toward 10 river, lit
tie distance above +" Pot Rocks" Sus-
pecting something wrong, he had made
circuit TO interceptthem, and came sud
denly upon the persons.
He heard them in earnest conversation
but could not detect the mans voice. He
appeared to be earnestly urging his female
companion to do something which she
disapproyed, and he heard her distinctly
reply, :. O, Sylvester, do not urge me TO
do this / have done what am sorry
for. o God if | were as was months
ago y
The witness further stated that she was
sobbing violently, and as he thought he
recognized the voice, aud was listening
for further development, pebble slipped
under his shoe, and rolled down the bank;
arouslng the suspected persons, who
wheeling suddenly round, the witness
was clearly able to identity the man as
the doctor. and the lady he verify believed
was the deceased.
Atthis stage of the proceeding, Brain
tree glided up to the judge, and whisper
ing into his ear. slipped something into
his hand, rolled up like little bill a
CO. depute you. and you, and you,
said the presiding officer, eagerly, as he
pointed out the persons of well known
residents, to bring the body of Sylves-
ter Maurice Stanburgh before me forth.
with s -ss.ss -
A little delay followed this imperative
command; but in an incredible short
time three men were seen vending their
way from the 9 Trapped Wolf" with the
physician closely pinioned between them
Ushering him into the ring. his con-
ductors fell back with the spectators, leay.
/ ing the prisoner face to face with his re-