Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-06-01

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giving prujudicial publicity to the mortlfy.
ing fact Of captain in the Royal Navy, aud
a scion, moreover Of a noble house having
been severely logged hy his own crew. The
sentence, and its execution, find thus briefly
recorded 10 the newspapers -
| yesterday, JOHN King. convicted OF mott.
ny on board the Saturn sloop of war, wns
haDgee at the yurdara Of the Gol,ah receiving
ship at Portsmouth"
! The mother Of the couvict died before her
son. The shock of her sons apprehension 10
her presence brought On AT attack OF brain
fever, of which she died on the third day
after he was taken away.
! Susan Blake though stunned for awhile by
the blow, rallied with the help of youth AMI
health. Natnr o. brave, singli,e TEN
permanent, she ut once set herself To consider
II she could not better help her lover than
oy weeping aud wailing, and wringug ol
hands. John King had brought a considera.
ble amount OF money with him Armed With
that, the brave girl set of Tor London, fur
! nlshed With o letter Of Introduction 10
lawyer there.
A Trail reed to lean upon The lawyer
said that ull he could do, and that would
amount to nothing in the end was to instruct
a Portsmouth solicitor TO appear for the
prisoner. lie added-commseratiDp the
young wOmsn's dstress-tbat her cnly chance
was to iutercede with the Honorable Charles
= on the prisoners behalf His recon-
endntion to mercy would, the lawyer was
quite sure, ba etlcacous und hs gave her
the Honorable Charles F--s address 10
Pail Mall.
Poor Susan had heard enough of the Hon.
orable Charles F-'s character ii Ohm
King had been very reserved, both With her
| M nth h1r itI, h,,
aud its csusrs) TO expect neither sympatby
nor help from him. still the case was II des
| p rate one, and that last, desperate chance
/ should be essayeG
The Honorable Mr.. F. is not at bom.
Don't know at what hour hs will return.
on had better call about twelve tomorrow,
and your name will be sent in"
With that answer Susan Blake returned
heart sick, utterly cast jown-to her tavern
lodging. Sui, pnuctually at twelve, next
day. she was in Pail Mali.
"lhe honorable Mr.. F. had gone ou:
earlier than usual aud, for particular reasons,
no one would be able to see him, however
! pressing their business might be, till three
( days from that.
| The same answer was given to sailor who
came up whilst Susan Blake fingered near
! the door.
/ The three days elapsed, mud Susan Blake's
shaking hand would presently have grasped
the knocker, when .he door opened, and out
came the sailor che had seen before, u livery
servant close behind him. Susan Blake
! stepping quickly OH one side, was unobserveG
! by either OF tbem,-a yague uoiion, lhough bit,
suruiise, that had more than once crossed her
mind since she saw the sailor ut that house,
inducing her to do 50.
The sailors face was hot and red. He
tightly clutcbed we'll filled leather bag in
one hanu aud with the othe. shook hands
with tho aervaLt--ieaving IN the servants
hanh II golden guinra. 81 must call coach"
said the sailor, "or shall be too late" He
then buried oil, Susan Blake stepped up to
the door. 1t was slammed in her face. The
Honorable Mr.. = could see nobody thut
day.
I The sailor was not out ont of sight though
he walled swiftly Susan Blake followed with
greater swiitnrss, and was close to hIm when
coach WINCH he had beckoDed drew up.
"Wapplng Stairs :" said The sailor. "Be
smart. III pay double ii catch the passeD'
ger packet ior Havre de Grace"
"lIavre dc Grace !" murmured Snsan
Blake. "And he came out of Captain
F-'s with bag of money in his hand
Johns blo0d.money. | am sure OF it lie is
Stephan Rogers no one but Stephen
Rogers could have betrayed Us. All. anG the
reward was TO be PAID upon conviction.
John Is murdered, and there--lhrr- goes his
murderer But am AT he traitors heels.
! l wonder It never struck me till the other
day, that no one but Stephen Rogers could
be the traitor. If can only reach Hnrve
before the Franklin sails-why not 60 10 the
Harve passenger packet? Was II So sure
{ q h.,tt H., al Ii
hour? The chance was worth trying, at eny
rate" so, calling coach, SaSan Blake
drove to her lodging, asked for the days
newspaper, read in 1t the brief paragraph
have quoted annpuncing john Kings execu.
tiou; snatched up her little boy, whom she
had brought tn London with her, uod started
at once for Wappng Stairs.
She was 10 plenty og time, aud by taking
cabin passage, did not cume III Contact with
the sailor, Sl-phen Rogers, il he was stephen
Rogers. Quite as we'll, though she was
pretty sure he had not noticed her, when
caliug at the house III Pail Mali il he did
could not have known that she was there 10
interceds for the life Of the man whom he had
basely betrayed.
Arrived ut uavre, Susan Blake was con.
Quoted to the Hotel d d'Angleterre, from which
she despatched II nIesssge 10 the captain OF
the FrauklIu, requesting to See him immedl-
ately. aud received her aud his grandson 10
The klndest mauner. Susan Blake and he
had u long, mournful conference, at the end
Of which he sent for bis second mate under
some business excuse, managing SO that sbe
might see him, without herself being seen,
Susan Blake wac right. The sailor who
cams out OF Honorable Charles F--'s
house, with the heavy bag OF money 10 his
hand. was stephen Rogers, second mate VI
the Franklin.
Ii was settled that Susan Blake with her child,
should proceed in fhe Franklin to America; Cap.
tain Kmg undertaking for their future, as il his
sons intention OF marrying her had been fulfilled
and his grandson had been born III lawful wed.
! lock
The departure of the frankie was not long
| delayed. and as soon she wss fairly al sea the
thunderbolt tell.
Stephen Rodgers recovering from the shock OF
| the accusation hurled at him. denied, with fierce
oaths that he had informed against John King,
| or that he was the man whom the young woman
| Bluke saw at the Honorable Charles F---'s
| IN Pail Mall. He was never in Pail Mall 10 his
knowledge. in his life. As to the large sum
of money found in his box, that was the produce