Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-04-10
THE HORSE DETECTIVE.
ny DIR. $. COMPTON SMITH,

in the State Of Mississippi, crosses the
State line into the Parish Of Washington,
in Louisiana, The plantation lay wholly
in the former State but its southern lin,
it was formed by the highway that led
westward from the Pearl River TO the
Mississippi. This road lay directly on the
surveyed boundary Of the two States. 50
that two neighbors, meeting in their
morning ride, could snake hands from
their saddles, and each in his own State
the Misslssippiau and the Louisiana stand
ing each on his own soil
One morning business made it neccssa-
ry for me to ride to Franklinton, the
county town of Washington parish, and
the weather being unusually fine, my
friend proposed to accompany me tLerc.
We had reached the State line road,
along which our route lay for little way,
when, on approaching a thick.t on the
northern 81 Of the path, our horses sud-
cen y shed to the right, and eyidencing
great alalm, refused to pass the spot.
Dsnounting, and throwing the rein Of
my 6liule over the pummel o. my friends
saddle, entered the thICkct, to discover
the cause of their uLusual excitement.
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this rack into the dmll shadow of the
clump, was mortified at the sight that
met my eyes.
Before me lay the body OF large we'll
dressed man. who had been most it, hu.
manly murdered, for beside pistol shot
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NE gron31j viii tamor A. Ie ,tooj
tLns viii NJ. nro roet Lracod r,r,rorJ
Iis Iouc nook and beoJ sIrotcj,nd ,o,,"ri
the mn1rlcd remains of his mostny his
name srHndino almost on end and his
=, es gI,r,n,, v:IdIv from rLo'r sonLats
Iiko j7,IIs nf fire tbourbt Lo rro,ontad
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terror had ever Looked nnon FOR .
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doubt. Of lbe identity' Leroochod I%yyar57
10 one Of ,br ontstrainhad hanJs os't Ian
palm up, on the Grassy Sronnd and iicE,
Ing it ike an nnSctioHafe snoniri eyin.
ced attachment and grief in y Iarana"o
stronger than words could ever hoSc
done.
OF course, this put an end to our Jour
ney to Franklinton for that day; and
gathering up the scattered property of the
murdered man. and leading the excited
horse, We returned to my friends planta-
tion-caling on the way, upon the neigh>
bors and impartng the startling intelli>
gence to them.
A cold.Lloodei murder like this. was q
circumstance that had not agitated the
community of Booue Chitto TO. A LONG
time and Squire Hendricks being widely
known. and deseryedly populor # crea.
ted no small deproe of eycitemcnt
During the investigation that followed.
it transpired that the lawyer was at the