The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-06-07
From the tawioId Couniy % Forum
A Case Of Jealousy aud Proposed Nursier.

\ case of foolish jealousy. coupled with Il
proposition to commit the dark crime of muir
der, recently iranSpirrd in our neighboring
village "f Crestline. We had intended Ia give
the names of the parties To this Transactions
but at The earnest solicitation of one Interested
We have concluded 10 withhold proper names
Some Two years ago, Il man and his wife. with
their little family. from an Eastern State. set
tied in Crcstlinc For the present We shall call
passonately attached Ia his vie, but his do
nestle happiness has been sadly married by the
frequent calls OF a lawyer from Mansfield. who
paid. a. he thought. too many attentions To- his
wife. The husband broolcd in silence over the
supposed inconst incy Of his bosom campanion.
He never inlimaied his suspicion 10 her, or any
one else, until the thought of dcspatchng his
hated rival took possession Of hi~ brain l:ut
the query wa; how he could accomplish this
and escape detection. AT last. as h. supposed.
he hit upon plan. lie went Ia "A brakeman
on the L. r. ". and &. X. L.. with whom h.
was terms of great intimacy and To him
communicated his suspicious. and proposed to
give him one hundred and twenty five dollars
in money, "A gold watch. and a suit of fine
clothes, a. consideration for killing The Mans
field lawyer; or, a. he expressed it. to MAKE
" buZZards yictuals of him" The money and
watch We're delivered; the brakeman entered
into the contract, apparently in good faith hut
went that DAY ami informed the liwNcr oi all
that had happened.
Matters rested for few DAYS. One evening
- the husband was approaching his home, H.
bcheId the lawyer leaving the house and on
entering saw his wife hurriedly shut bureau
drawer. On her absence h. examined the
drawer; imagine his surpris. in discovering IA
large quantity of gold coin. which he supposed
had purchased hi- wife's chastity. He was al
most frantic, but said nothing still hoping 10
hear OF the lawyers early dcceaSe as per AT
rangement with the brakeman. Dn the next
morning the lawyer and brakeman. by an uIi-
Outstanding with the wife. who was posted =
in the whole affair. called at the house The
wife received them in her quiet lady-like Way
the husband treated them with great collnes,
and Indifference. and began 10 regard the brake
man with suspicious Of intdelity to his trust.
The wife quietly went 10 the bureau took
theretrom the bag Of gold, and turning To- her
hcsband. said
Here is Ss.il which my attorney has. after
a great amount of labor collected as nv legacy
from the administration of my uncle. whom
you did not know, and who died in New Jersey
some eleven years ago. His kindly Office for
which he has retained reasonable fee has af-
fected you with jealousy. | hope this may
teach you never TO impute crimes to Others un-
less you have better evidence than mere suspi-
eion of their guilt
The brakeman then arose and handed over
the watch. saying: This is the price 81 upon
the lawyers head. bnt after An investigati, |
concluded he didn't need killing. and here
with return it 10 you, hoping you VII become
4 wiser and better man"
The reader may imagine the effect produced
upon the jealous husband by being simultane-
ously convinced of his wife's fidelity and po
ses-ed of SS,7 in gold