Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-07-21

Oh, 10 not De silent
News has just ceme that he was found
in in the river, with bullet wound in
his forehead she cried.
How wonderful ard true = cried two or
three neighbors who were at her bed
room door while they said How could
she know this 2
Il saw it all in a dream Oh. tell me,
is William dead 2
Yes answered the misister. who lived
near, and having heard the news. had
hastsn0d to the house of morning, as be-
came his Office. He was found dead an
hour ago by the shore. half in the water
He had been shot in the forehead. His
body is taken 10 his mother where an in
quest will be held
Oh William William who could
have done this? Dead William dead |!
she shrisked. and fell insensibls into the
arms of her mother.
The death of William Appleton, by
violence, In SO mysterious a mann.r,
created the most profound excitement
throughout the peaceful village. He was
was beloved and popular. and was not
known to have an eneny. He had been
found by The bank, his body half in the
water but as his clothing and hair ere
thoroughly wetted, it was believed he had
been thrown in. and hoated ashore. The
place where he was found was about half
way between the village and the residence
of Ida Boyd, by the road that led along
the winding and shady banks.
He must have been going to sac her, or
else coming from there, said woman who
was present they were holding the in
quest. He was engaged to her, aud went
to see her every night.
This opinion prevailed. The question
now came up, aoho could have done this
and what coald have been their motive?
There Was no suspicion of person OF
motive and the jury gave in their verdicl
Shot dead. with pistol OF gun. by some
person or persons unknown, and then
thrown into the river.
| What more could coroner Jury no,
omnlscienI nor omnipresent, decide? The
funeral took place the third day, and
was attended BY a vast concourse of people
u
mystery. which arouses the deepes sym
pathiss of tho human heart, ss we'll as a
wake the liveliest curiosity Of our Ma
ture,
But there we're agencies of Providence
at work for the discovery of the murderer
The surgeon who had been called To ex-
smine and pronounce upon the nature of
the wound. had drawn from the orifice
made by the bullet piece of paper saiu
rated with river water. He saw that i,
was newspaper wadding. which had been
driven into the wound behind the ball.
de stated to the coroner. from this circum
stance, that the assassin must have stood
close 10 his victim. for the wadding to
have entered tho wound. This assertion
threw no light upon the author Of the crime.
and had title weight with the coroner and
his rustic-jury. The surgeon who was
a shrewd mar of ;he world. and who let
nothing escape him. took the wadding
home. and, having removed the stains Of
blood, and dried i, closely examined it.,
discovered thai it was part ofa newsps-
per called the Evening Star.
Dr.. Thomas. upon looking carefully At
this fragment, compressed his lips; and
was for few moments silent, fixing his
keen. grey eyes upon the floor.
The EUening Star = he at length ex-
claimed, or rather muttered. Il wonder
who takes that paper ia this village Th is
must quietly ascertain. said. before
the coroner, that this peice of paper might
be probably be clue to the murdered and
did not wish to make any noise about it,
lest the murderer himself might be pre-
sent at the inquest and take the alarm. /
think have shown my usual sagacity.-
Now with the aid of Providence, NAV
find out who murdered William Appleton.
Poor Ida Boyd They say it has broken
her heart, As they were soon to be marr-
ed! The Epeniny Star ! Stay there, bit
of paper he added. until | look further!
AS he spoke he locked the wadding in
adrawer, and putting the key in his pock-
at walked out He took the direction of
the post-office, which he entered with a
lettering step. as he had no purpose
The postmaster was seated in his great
arm -cahlr. (being beat up. rheumatic
'' Will "o" 9PcO"aCiceJ ACTUALLY read
ing copy of the Even;ng Star.
DR.. Thon 3 was friend and his phv-
stefan. After question or two as to the
present stale of his rheumatism, the medi-
cal man said, "A New York paper ell %
Yes. the Star; Noah paper. They
say he is Jew; buI ne is a great wit. and
a capital wrier
so we heard Do you take it?'
No. He is on the other side of nv poll |
tics. 1t comes here to Mrs Redingten, |
whose husband. you know was great
politician. You see her name on it,
Yes, SEQ. 1t is such an interesting
paper. | suppose many copies of it are tax,
en- in the village
NO. This is the only taken here at
this Office. 1t is usually taken out by her
son Charles; but he has not been here for
several days; sol thought would peep
into it.
"A privilege replied the smiling doc
tor. which you postmasiers take. not only
viii papers but with letters, eh?'
'Ah, doctor. that is serious jokeI re-
,pon dod tho N, N of l.. FIJI |