The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-10-25
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storics. Mr.. "McLesy hsss sfsusJ ii Is ~ q
together rcmstlsai'lef COLLECTION
narratives. for the coffectnfsa ~
which he vouches. T6ds, nc fcilsse
ns THE e'ory Of the ~ .'H",g.{ ~ ~
DErFonsN or 4 DuRdrAw.! s''sssls
Andrew Ireland, a cIitnbcfTsc{As
remarkable activity, who csuld coss
where cats would shudder, Ln,i,a
lrorpei off a wall in'o .slcLoyY'a...
arms laden with poultry which f,esI ~ :
bad stolen on the other side..a fJ0ss
wac convicted ard sentenced tossnss3
prisonment, bnt escaped by clipsbibgn
through n akvlight. McLevy could !,
get no trace OF him for m"nibs. but
was ea'islied that he was lurking ips5
the old town. One day he encono.
tered n funeral procession formed by,s
ragged lrishmcn. A poor woman.
came up and told him that II was
his work. Her name was Ireland. q
and her apecch was Irieh She ssids
that she was burying her, son.. whe*
: had cen killed by McLevy's prose,
cnri"n. He offered consolation, In
IN" remark TINT there were no sky
lights TO the graves. and Andrew
would not climb ont to do any moroa
evil "Skylightal aye but there la,
} and Andrew Ireland will climb ont
and yet to heaven, while you, you
vsrmin', will DO breaking firewood
: in HI TO rosst their honors sthGsf
, Judgos who condemned my innocsptf.
, darling" McLevy did not altogether
feel comfortable, for as he says, there
B is some thing in these wild livess
5 when wound up by death, thayis
I really touching. However, he ws,k.v
! ed mp to the Office, AID there got
4 notice Of the robbery ot a Silver
e ismith's workshop. IL" ";~-ossfgurrun
= of the Case led to no conclusion, except
{ that the robbery had probably been,
] committed by two unknown CHIN.
, ney sweerera. Hereupon he became
h excessively interes,ed in al persons
e Of this class; and as features are
y difficult 10 discern through y mask
= of SCOT, lie was in the habit OF walk,
ing up to any sweep he met, and
VI asking ior IL light to his pipe, go ss
9 to got close inspection. A consid-:
ID erahle ,inn alter the robbery, he hap
=, poned to sec two Sweeps smoking
IL ioungingly, and contemplating in tho
,e hands of one OF them some article
it which had . silvery look. The ususl
4 artilice gave McLovy MI opportunity
Ie ~ scanning a face which seemed tn;
or shrink under his eye. The features
OF wel" familiar. but still ho was Tor 9,
to while At f.ult, and continued the
~ conversation until he got the clac. .sxs
as Andrew Ireland, when did sou
! come out OF the Cannon gate chnrch;,
y yari?' All denial was in vaiu.@
OF The silver article whicl, 'McLevy
he had seen glanciny in tho sooty tande
be proved to be part Of the stolen prop.
he or,y. This remarkable cxemplifi-,
Ii cation oi McLcvy's keenness Of sight
II and strength OF memory brought the
on buried sou OF the widow Ireland to
ty transportation. },i. 81
I;c Catching rOguGs to the sound of
Al Euplc Is not common cccurrepco,
II. but here is Il tale Of "as'h
BY A MUSICAL BOx, >i+
" A house had been entered by
ny thieves while closed during its mas.
lie ',r's absence. The premises had
W" been deliberately ransacked, and all
ps, .rt,c cs Of value and easily portable
ns, had been selected and carried off,
M Among them MAS a musical box
OF, regarding which McLuvy chanced t.
i'n rsk the late proprietor wbat times
.o' II played. llo mentioned the Blue
the Belle Of Scotland" Mcfeyy mad,
'ar the usul searches for the stolen pros
'ch cr,y, but with small hope aud nc
d" success. One evening, being OF
Il" what h- calls watch saunter," h,
'n. passed tavern requcntcd by
9. thieves just as he cane 70 w.,
Tic, op. n door his attention MAS ARRESTED
the Ivy low md delicate sound. I,wa
o' the above named tune played upo,
thes musicsl box. He entered In
lie housc, and learned that the b,,x ha,
W. been left ,hero by two men wi. O hs
just gone out alter crinsing, and ha
apparently forgotten it. The Lanc
,ori lady knew the name of QUO OF Il,
hat men, and McLevy, when he hear
hi II, knew the msn and his hannts. (
ops llo went immediately md seiz,,ti III
and thieves and I'll the stol "a property.
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1pr a letter from Cross Lanes, Octs