The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21


and noiselesslys for / had removed my
shoes before entering, I erept around the
room, searching for the ealise. This /
soon found, upon archair by the bedside;
knew, by itsfi great weight, that the
money ascin it; and exulting at my sue.
cess, I commenced to make good my re>
treatsiiia3ts oa' s2szas a55aH sra.; ;ss..i.
But, as fate would have it, ]. stumbled
in the darkness of the room over a foot
stool, ndzfell at full length, the bag elat-
esiug heavily as, ] came down. Mr..
Clifford instantly started up in bed, and
demanded to know who Was II there, I
bad hardly risen again to my feet, when he
sprang IIfroms the bed and. seized me.
There WAS not a word uttered BY either of
us; the struggle was short and deadly
He was . much stronger man than i q and
l quickly r.found myself growing weak in
his grasp Thoughts Of the consequences
of being taken filed me with, desperation;
and drawing q knife which I,had conceal,
ed, plunged it into :. his breast He
gave one .shriek.g and fell, covered with
blood. senseless and dyingl While I was
hurriedly scraping together the money;
which had been ,emptied from the yaise,
aud scattered over the. floor; in our strugs
gle. aTfaiat light Fshones in the, room, and
startling up ia alarm ! ,discovered5a man
standing behind me- carrying q dark lan-, llaaln,.,
terna 4 waited to see no more; but rush;
ing to. the Window IFsprang cut and has,
tened across the fields Not al person
had seen me or known of, my! presence,
save the dead man and him who had inter
rupted me; and never, az, i believe, until
This day., has my presence at the, White
Hart, upon that fatal night been suspect
ed!' sd asGg .ssoiyoJ iooibof19g -aiblaa
r siAnd you., wsetehed man. the ihorrifed
cuTass, exclaimed, knew, Of the, trial and
execution Of Richard, ,Ty.rell : for; this
crime, of which you confess yourself, 70
hnveabeea gpilty?' sea edYl..
knew it; and therefore my lips
were sealed lthe, rcloser! His death, was
the price Of my life; and be died, when /
might have saved him;. better far better
fer me, would few moments of torture
and shame upon the Jgibbet \ have been,
than City long years Of. biting remorse,
filled with agony, and haunted by the
memory. of this double muyder!', Il vai
,a The strength of the dying, penitieGn'
hardly carried him to the conclusion oi
his, stery.s He expired soon after he had
spoken, the . last, words.--more miserable
Eins his cad. it may be well believed, than
Richard Tyrrelb his unhappy victim. E.fl
sOae explanation remains to, be made
and we have done, Il may, perhaps, ap
pear strange that Mervyn Clifford shoult
with his last words, indicate Tyrrell a
his assassin but this, cnpoa o little ,reaec
ton, can be easily explained,
a Thea darkness of the room, -preYen,et
Clifford from odiscoyering bydwhom th'
J fatal blowlwas struck. and in the few mo
!,ments of Consciousness which sqpervenet
Ibefors death. the sight of his frien'
lastrugghpg; with thos Q who had ar
rested hin. with bloody hands, and pal
! and trembling with apprehension natu
rally suggestedsto bis mind; weakened g
litcwas .wi,happroaching death. that hi
murderer ood 3 before him. This, a
lleast,, is % reasonable hypothesis guPo
j which, to- account fos one Of the Cstranges
Occurrences connected with aTnE MyRpE
ATegHE; INNsqnisIT ws2! ,os7sf'I nilaiia7a