The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-07-07
From tbs Cleveland Herald Of June IS.
STRANGER THAN FICTION.

We Yesterday learned the denouement Of
painful story equal TO the most thrilling
romance in interest, but with the clrcum-
stances and actors Of which we were per-
sonaly well acquainted.
Some twelve years ago, two young men,
named Clyma and PAUL, lived in small
village not far from the sea coast in the ex-
IRENE West Of England. Both were miners
and worked in the same tin mine near the
village. Both paid their addresses to the
same maiden, though not with equal success.
Clyma prospered so well in his suit that a
day was appointed for the nuptials, and in
due course the banns Of marriage were asked
in the village church on the three Sundays
prescribed BY the English canon law. Before
the second SUNDAY came round, the rivals
met at a wrestling match in the village, and
il CHANGED that the turn came for them TO
..--aa.Ia tssa.ha- panll was excited and
endeayored strenoBsly to give his successful
rival in love q wicked fall" but his eager
ness worked his defeat. He was thrown to
the ground amid the shouts OF the villagers.
On spring to his feet he swore that he would
be reyenged, and that Clyma should never
marry his intended bride. From that day he
took to drinking deeply, and was fierce in his
imprecations on his rival.
The day before that fixed for the marriage,
PAUL told all his acquaintances that he would
be at the wedding aud would find means to
pervent its taking place. Knowing his de-
ternined character, Clyma appeared alarmed
at the threat, and got some friends to inter
cede with PAUL., but in vain.
Late that night, Clyma left the house OF
his intended bride for his own cottage. The
way Law across patch ofbarren moor, where
there we're several open mine shafts, which
had been deserted, and the bottoms Of whose
black depths were now covered with several
fathoms Of water, About the same hour
/ PAUL. was seen crossing TO the same patch Of
moor from another direction. A miner, WIN
passed little later toward the mine where
he wofked--it being his turn for night work
-ayerred the next day that he heard noise
a. If Of dispute and scuffle, but il was too
dark TO distinguish any one.
The marriage was to take place at eleven
O'Clock in tie morning at the village church.
/ Long before that hour The village was the
scene Of crest excitement. The hat and
neckerthiel u Paull-.ihe latter torn and bloa.
dy--had been found near the deepest 81 The
abandoned pit.shafts. ani Of PAUL himself
I nothing could be found, nor had lie been seen
since lie went toward the moor on the pre-.
eedipg night. Tie ground where the article,
had been found bOre traces Of = scaitle having
taken place, and 10 crown the whole, tmu
buttons, recognized As belonging to Ciyma'i
coat, we're discovered among the cart, AM
s,o4es. 10 these OminDus facts Clsma enult
only reply that lie had met PAUL. Il The plac'
mentioned during tie night; that high word
we're fpllawed by scuifie and that he ha'
beaten PAUL., who retired cursing him. Thu
account was not considered satisfactory, an
Clyma vas taken iuio custody 10 awAi; fur
Their developments. Several days passet
! away an examination was made of the pi
and the surrounding locality. bot no trae,
could be found 81 tie body. II was argued
/ however, that il a stone were attached % III
body before il was thrown into the pit. 20 a
to sink il, there would be no probability o
. IL ever being found. After several examina
tons before . magistrate the accused was re
leased from custody, bit Only 10 be shunnel
a. murderer by tie whole community. U
tie meantime tie intended bride became sic
through excitement; a violent fever was sac
cecded w a wasting illness, and, after linger
ing some months, she died Of broken heart
]. These accumulated ills were too much for ~
{ unhappy object Of general suspicion. aud !
{ less than twelve months after what shUnl
{ have been his wedding Day. be became The 10
mate Of an insane asylum, where he still re
Z main. a hopeless lu6stie.
Among the relatives 81 Clyms was sisteI
Z married IL farmer who, two Or three yeai
! after iIie unhappy occurrences related shove
I removed u tb' country sni settled doan D