Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-01
FIFTY CENTS IN ADVANCE.
VOLUME 20, NO. 81.

blaze, and now. wide awake, awaited with
much curiosity, and some anxiety. what
would follow. Tho policeman's bludseon
com p,eted our deicn'es.
IL must 10 here observed that the room
was papered with repre'en'iOn Of leaves
and flower. in a strongly marked pattern.
Taking the lantern in his hand. the police.
man proceeded to make close examination
Of the wall. which. by the application OF
his knuckles he Immediately a'certainod To
be hollow.
=" We have closet behind this, and must
End the door," said be.
A rigid inspection shortly enabled Us TO
do this. although 1t was concealed with
grea, ingenuity. neither lock nor handle
appearing s-and the pattern Of leaves and
nowers being so disposed as to preclude tho
idea Of any opening existing. Aided bya
knife from the supper.table, the supern-
tenden, threw open the door Of the closet.
which as far rs We could perceive was IN.
tcnantcd. A deep. dark, hollow space,
however. existed on both sides OF the door.
in the interior Of the wall and we felt that
il was in one Of these that We must now
look for the objec, OF our search. The 81.
perintendcn, Was much excited and disre.
gariing warning from B IS. stepped bold.
ly within the door. llf,lng the lantern high
above his head. 90 as TO snable him TO gars
into the dark interior. AZ the same mo.
ment shot wa. discharged from the rs-
cess, and the superintendent fell heavily TO
the ground. was nearest to him, and
rushed to hls succor he wa. bleeding co.
piou,ly from n wound In the thigh, and my
Efforts aud attention were ~ absorbed in
dragging him beyond the reach Of hi. as.
-ailant, and afterwards in ondeayoring To
.,auneh the blood by binding my handkcr.
chief tightly round the limb. tha. was
unable 10 take any further part IN ,ndeav.
oring 10 capture the figure who now emerged
from the closet. followed by u large white
bull dog. This do: was 'hot at oncs by
our brave landlord. The man powerfully
built and uuculent.looking fellow, made
directly br the door, Sighting his way among
hi, enemies with grea, sigor and ds,ermi.
nation.
A, length u IS, with blow from hi.
bluiseon, laid him PROSTATE. III wA' then
secured and handcuGed, and subsequently,
marched to the county jail. On searching
him. discharged pistol and large clasp
knife we're found on hi. person. aud he was
r,cognitoi as criminal Of q most icrocious
character, who had been transported many
years before for completely in heavy burg
larry, accompanied with arson and attended
with circumstance. Of great cruelty and At.
rori,y. 10 was known to have escaped, and
suspected t, be In tho nsishborhood, where
he had relatives and connections, and as bc
bad in his hOyhood lived a. groom in tho
very houss where we captured hln. We were
ut once satisfied as TO the means by which
he obtained % minute an acquaintance with
:hc premises. 4 reward bad teen offered
by government, ior his apprehension. li
was eventually discovered that he had fOr
-cme time been lurking concealed IN ono Of
the cellars Of thI. house, where he h,d been
supplied at night with the neccs,ariss ot
life by hs friend.. and that he had been
locked on, Of hi. lair on nv arrival; and he
va. doubtless the perre,rn,orof many my''
tgrioUs robberies, which from time TO time
had lately been committed in the vicinity.
lie would probably have both robbed and
murdered me on thu previous night, bad
been sound asleep. instead Of rceollee'ins.
proyidentially. Us ! mus, always cOnslderit,
the school.boy story OF John Armstrong,
and his Invitation TO the dIaboleal enter
tainment
The wounded superintendent happily 70.
covered, and received from the government
the reward promised for the apprehension
Of the felop. And as we frequently meet In
the course Of our professional aroca,ion. sci.
dom tail TO ielcita,e each other on the Tor.
tunaie termination OF our short acquaintance
with the burglar. from whom | had been
thus twice strangely and rroyi !en,ially res-
cued.