Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-22
PAINFUL BUT TRUE Il
TIVE


TIVE.
The following extraordinary narrative
from q late number Of the Herald, at
Cleveland, Ohio, is said by good author
lity to be true, and indeed, is vouched by
. sister Of one Of the unfortunate par
ties, as viii be seen by her statement
appended. The stery is al follows:-
Some twelve years ago, two young men
named Clyma and Paul, lived in a small
village, not far from the sea coast, in the
extreme west Of England. Both paid
their addresses to the same maiden.
though net with equal success. Clyma
p~rospered SO well in his snite, that a day
was appointed for tho nuptials, and in due
course of time the bans of marriage were
asked in the village church, on the first
Of the three Sundays prescribed by the
English canon law.
Before the secoud Sunday came round
the rivals met at . wrestling matchin the
village, and it CHANGED that.the turn came
for them to wrsstle together. Paule was
excited and e~ndsavored s~trenuously to
give his successful rival in love, a wick
ed fall" but his eagerness worked his de-
feat. he was thrown to the ground amid
the shouts Of the villagers. On spring
ing to his feet. he swore that he would
be r%eyenged, and that Clyma should new.
er marry his intended bride. From that
day he took to drinking deeply, and was
fierce in his Impressions on his rival.
The day before that fixed for his mar
riage, Pauls told all his friends that he
would be at the wedding, and would pre-
vent it taking place. Knowing his de-
termined character, Clyma appeared
alarmed at the threat, and got some
friends to intsrcsde with Pauls, but all in
vain.
Late that night Clyma left the house
of his intended bride for bis own cottage.
The way lay across a patch of barren
moor, where there wereI several open
|mino shafts, which had heeA deserted, and
sis bOst0ans - wkese bsag aap.hs -rcrs
now covered with several fathoms Of wa.
ter. About the same hour Paule was
seen crossing the same patch of moor
from another direction. A miner, who
passed a little later towards the mine
where he worksd-it being his turn for
night work-averrod the next day that
he heard a noise as if Of a dispute and
scuh1e, but it was too dark to distinguish
any one.
The marriage was to take place ~
eleven o'clock in the morning, at the vii.
lsge church. Long before that hour Tho
village was q scene of great excitement
The hat and handkerchief of Paule. tbs
latter torn and bloody, had been found
near the deepest Of the abandoned nit.
shafts, and Of Paule himself nsth,uo bad
been found, nor had he been seen since
he went toward the moor on the precead
ing night. The ground where the art;.
oles had been found, bore traces of a scnf.
de having taken place, and to crown the
whole two buttons of Clyma's coat, were
discovered among the earth and stones.
TIE these ominous facts Clyma could only
reply, that he had met Paule at the place
mentioned, during the night that high
words were succeeded by a scuf1e. and
that he had beaten Paule, who retired
cursing him. This account was nat con.
sidered satisfactory, and Clyma was ia
ken into custody 10 await further deyel.
opments. Several days passed away. an
examination was made of the pit and the
surrounding locality, but no trace could
be found Of the body. 1t was argued
however, that if q stone was attached TO
the body before it was thrown into the
pit, SO as to sink it there would be no
Of its ever being found. AT.
ter several examinations before a maQis-
trate, the accused was released from Gus.
tody, but only to be Stunned as a MUIR.
derer by the whole community. In the
meantime the intended bride became sick
through excitement a violent fever was
succeeded by a wasting illness, and after
lingering for some months, she died of a
broken heart. These accumulated ills
were toomuch for the unhappy object of
general suspicion, and in less than ten
months after what should have been his
wedding day, he became the inmate of an
asylum, whore he still remains a
hopeless maniac.
Among the relatives Of Clyma was a
sister, married to a farmer, who, three
years afterAsAe unhappy occurrence rela-
ted above. removed to this country and|
down on q farm in Northern Hi.
neis. A few days since, this sister, whilst
about taking the cars in Chicago for
home, suddenly encountered the supposed
murdered mani Her excitement was
Drawing him on one side
made herself known to Paule, and
was immediately recognized by him.
The explanation given By him, of his dis
appearance, Was, that he met Clyma on
the eventful night with the purpose of
beating and disfguring him so that be
could not be married on the succeeding
day, but that his rival was more than a
match for him. Burning with rage at his
discomfort. he had rushed of, not know
ing or caring what became Of himself,
and on reaching the branch had taken an
old leaky boat and pulled directly ont to
Next morning when the boat was
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