Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-06-24

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wadding to have also entered the wound
This assertion threw no light upon the
author of the crime, and had little
weight with the coroner and his rustic
jury. TIE surgeon who was shrcwd
man of the world. and who let nothing
escape him, took the wadding home ,and !,
having removed the stains of blood, and
dried it, closely examined it, discovered
that it was part of newspaper called
the Erening Star.
DIR. Thomas, upon looking carefully at
this fragment, compressed his lips, and
was for a few moments silent, fixing his
keen, grey eyes upon the floor.
The Eeening star ~ he at length
exclaimed or rather mutered. 81 Won
der who takes the paper in this village !
This must quietly ascertain. said
before the coroner, that this piece of pa
per might be probably clue to the mur-
derer, and did not wish to make any
noise about il, lest the murderer himself
might be present at the inquest and take
the alarm. think nave shown my
usual sasaci,y. Now. with the aid of
Providence, may find out who murder
ed William Appleton. Poor Ida Boyd
They say it has broken her heort,as they
were soon to be married. The Eucning
Star! Stay there, bit ofpaper,' he add
ed, "until look further -
As he spoke he locked the wadding in
a drawer, and putting the key in his
pocket, walked out. He took the direc-
ton of the Post-oiiice, which he entered
with lettering step. as if he had no
purpose The postmaster was seated in
his great armchair. (being a pent up,
rheumatic man, with iron spectacles) ac-
tually reading a copy of the Ereaing
Star.
Dr. Thomas was friend and his ply
slcan. After question or two as to
the present state OF his rheumatism, the
medical man said, IL New York paper,
eli :"
''les, the Star; Noah's paper. They
say lie IS a Jew; bat he is great wit,
and capital writer
$50 I've heaid. Do you take it:
w. liz - pIl tue utllcI SLhS VI ltlN
politics. 1t comes here to Mrs. Reding-
ten, whose husband, you know, was a
great politician. You see her name on
it,"
"les, see. It is such an esting
paper, suppose many copies of it are
taken in the Village
No. This is the only one taken here
at this office. 1t is usually taken out by
her son Charles; but he has not been here
for several days; SO thought l would
peep into it.
~ privilege" replied the smiling doc
tor, (which you postmastcrs take, not
only with papers but with letters, eh -
"Ah, doctor, that is a serious Joke =
responded the man of privileges, as he
folded up The paper. Tor at that moment
Charles Reding;on entered and asked for
his papers and letters.
so you keep up the old Star sub
scription, sir, like your tather?' said
the doctor.
The young mar answered, with Il curl
on the lip, a suppose one can subscribe
to what paper he plcases?" and thus
saying, he pockotod his newspaper, and
went out OF the office.
d.. Thomas venled lis way to his
own house, slowly AMI thoughtfally.-
Charles Rcdin4ton was above suspicion
wealthy, son o! a member of Congress,
born in the village, and of good name
and fame, Yet he was the only one who
took the .Stor, and 1T was IA torr portion
ofthc Star Which formed the wad OF the
bullet,
Il; IS possible another may La+5
found CT torn the paper, Perhaps re
DOS MT file tln, ami throws thel
away Ifsa,afy one might pick them
np. | must be curious. VIII call on
his mother, AID ask her for Il loan of a
volume OF t folio Encyelopr ija. which /
belonged to icr husband. TINS viii en-
able mo to look at,and perhaps learn
something
Thus he musad as he walk ed on, The
day he called on Tie wi1ow, ana was
shown into the library for the book by
Charles himself, who looked pale, and ill
at case so much Sc, that the doctor
said, MIR. Redin5tyn, you do not look
well. You must look after yourself"
The young man laughed and TUNED |
away his head, Upon a chair the doctor
saw, piled in a help, great number OF
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