The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1859-07-14

She heard at that moment a report. as
II from behind her, and she saw William
with wound in his forehead, fall into
the arms of the syren, who PLUNGED
with him INTO the river, and disappeared
There was a hooking laugh behind her
and she thought the voice sounded ike
that of Charles Redington. She turned
to see II her fears were true, when the
loud voice of her mother awoke her.
"Awake, child Up, Ida There is
fearful newsp,
"What is it, mother?" she cried, start.
ing from her vivid dream.
civilian -''
civilian is dead!' she shrieked,
catching the words from the pallid lips
of her mother. 81 saw him shot! Is it
not so? Oh, do not be silent?'
"News has just come that he was
found in--'
''In the river, with bullet wound in
his forehead!'' she cried.
Chow wonderful and true!" cried two
or three neighbors who were at her bed
room; while third said, GLOW could
she know this?"
81 saw it in dream? Oh, tell me,
is William dead?"
eyes answered the minister, who
lived near, and, having heard the news
fastened to the house of mourning, as
became his office. ale was found dead
an hour ago by the shore, half in the
water. He had ben shot in the fore
head. His body is taken to his moth
er's, where an inquest will be held"
"Oh, William! William-who could
have done this? Dead! William dead!''
she shrieked, and fell insensible into the
arms of her mother.
The death of William Appleton, by
violence, IN SO mysteries manner, Gre
ated the most profound excitement
throughout the peaceful village. He
was beloved and popular, and was not
known to have an enemy. He had been
found by the bank, his body half in the
water; but as his clothing and hair were
thoroughly wetted, it was believed he
had been thrown in and foated ashore.
The place where he was found was
| about halfway between the village and
the residence Of Ida Boyd, by the road
that led along the winding and shady
banks.
Gle must have been going to see her,
or else coming from there" said a wo-
man who was present as they were hold
ing the inquest, ole was engaged to
her, and went to Sc her every night"
This opinion prevailed. The ques-
ton now came up a0h0 could have done
this? and what could have been the mo-
tive?
There was no suspicion of person or
motive and the jury gave in their ver-
dict, & shot dead, with pistol or gun
by some person or persons unknown,
and then thrown into the river"
What more could coroner's Jury,
not omniscient nor omnipresent, decide?
The funeral took place on the third day,
and was attended by vast concourse
Of people: for murder invests death
with a fearful mystery, which arouses
the deepest sympathies of the human
heart, as well as awakens the liveliest
curiosity of our nature.
But there were agencies of Provi
dence at work for the discovery of the
murderer. The surgeon who had been
called to examine and pronounce upon
the nature of the wound, had drawn
from the oritce made by the bullet a
piece OF paper saturated with the river
water. He saw that it was newspap .r
wadding, which had been driven into
the wound behind the ball. He stated
to the coroner, from this circumstance,
that the assassin must have stood close
to his victim, for the wad 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. The surgeon who
was a shrewd 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, and discovered that it was
part of newspaper called the Eve,a-
ing Star
DR.. Thomas, upon looking carefully
at this fragment, compressed his lips,
and was for few moments silent, fix
ing his keen, grey eyes upon the floor.
The Evening Star !" he at length
exclaimed, or rather muttered. /
wonder who takes the paper in this vii
lage! This must quietly ascertain
| said before the coroner, that this piece
of paper might be probably clue to
the murderer, and | do not wish to make
any noise about it lest the murderer him.
self might be present at the inquest and
take the alarm. / think | have shown
my unusual sagacity. Now, with the
aid of Providence, may find out who
murdered William Appleton. Poor Ida
Boyd They say it has broken her
heart, as they were soon to be married!
The Evening" Start Stay there bit of
paper" he added, until | look further!"
As he spoke he locked the wadding
in drawer, and putting the key in his
pocket, walked out.
He took the direction of the post. Office
which he entered with lettering step,
as ifhe had no purpose. The post-mas-
ter was seated in his great armchair,
(being a bent up rheumatic man, with
iron Spectacles) actually reading CO.
ply Of the Evening Star.
DR.. Thomas was a friend and his
physician. After question or two as
to the present state at his rheumatism,
the medicinal man said, +" A New York
paper eh?''
Yes, the STAR. Noah's paper. They
say he is a Jew; but he is great wit
and capital writer"
$50 Tve heard. Do you take ?"
ono. He is on the other side of my
politics. 1t comes here to Mrs. Red
in, ton, whose husband, you know, was
a great politician. You see her name
on it."
eyes, see. is such an interesting