Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-06
FIFTY CLNTs IN ADVANCE.
VOLUME 20, NO. 20.


ssnk the bodies. and then returned. AZ be
stood up 10 the boat to return. he made uss
OF .Le same gesture Of anger or excited pas
sion. Hs msdo the boat fast 81 the tree.
returned 10 the house. entered 10, shortly
came out with the silver 10 bic hand, pro-
e.ed.d to Q corner oi the wood yard. dug .
deep hole close to and under one OF the posts,
and there concealed the silver. smooshios
the ground over. and leaving 10 covered With
rubbish. as II was bsiors. And then hs
passed routd the hou'e. and went away
down the road.
Mr.. Boldcro had two prominent frons
teeth. fellows. and . gold 6iling on the In.
side Of each. corresponding with that 10 the
other. lie bad once fractured bic collar.
bone. and. having been uusk'lliully sst. the
portions had grown together % ~ TO lssvss
large projsc,iou at the point Of junc'urs.
And hs bad los, oil but half Of the lowest
joint Of hi, right middle finger
Hastily breaking the string from apsrcsl.
King took from IL human skuli. . radius
and ulua with the bones Of the hand attach.
ed. and collar bone, and held them up.
Then banding them from the witnsss.boI 70
the foreman Of the jury, he continued;
"The.s are the bones Of Mr. Boldero. I
recovered them myself from Quinebsus
Pond. still in the strong linen sack', which
were Of Eogli.h make, such a. be sl~sys
u.cd. 1he rect Of his remains. and those OF
hi. wife. are deeen,ly buried"
The strange and sudden display Of the
mortal remains OF hi, relative and victim
had an effect upon the coarse, ma.erisliied
mind OF tho murderer. which. perhaps. no
eircum.,,n,iality OF parole testimony could
have produced. lie stared upon the worn
and heshless bones br q moment. still with
the same horrible. white. terror.'triekeu
face. AL q, once be caught for breath. and
croaned aloud and then. dropping his head
upon the rail before him, he cried out
"f,ori have mercy upon me And 80 hs
rcmaincd. bent down. trembling and silent,
until the adjournment Of the couri.
When the jdrymen had each inspected the
relic. OF mortality which King had given
them. he handed them up to the judge. and
and continued:
"It was the gesture which had twice
.een Jaeger make use OF on the morning OF
the murier which caused me TO recogniss
HIM q. the criminal. When saw him At
New London he few into passion, and ss
our parting made use OF the sane. This.
IN connection with the general 'trangsue's
Of bis manner caused me to have him watch.
ei. and my taking him with the silver CON.
pIe,cd my conviction.
81 shali now describe the means by which
became an eyewitness OF the facts ] have
msntiOped Al the time Of the murder
had been q frequent visitor at the house OF
Mr.. Boljcro. where my present wife ""
living. a day or two before that time
had received orders TO joln the steamer with
witch I have lately returned, and had lsft
Mi.s Seldeo, WHO was also on the pSin, OF
leaving home Tor q visit Of some length to
some iriend. at tho eastward. Being uncer.
tain whether she was 70, gone. and being
too much employed in sOmpls'ing some com.
pu,a,iops and drawings connected with tho
United States Coast Survey to 90 to the
house again. I was that morning watching
i,. to zee her again. knowing that her de-
par,ure would be at very early hour.
{" One Of the main points in the tr'an:u.
la,ion Of the coast OF Connecticut was upon
the summit, Of the steep and bold mountain
called Toket, and sometimes Blot Head,
which rises Immediately from the western
edge Of Quinebaus Pond. l had been en-.
camped there for some time, and-as had
often done beiorc-l was looking aeros' the
poad with q telescope at Mr.. Bolderos
house. II was by means OF this INSTRUMENT
that I observed oil the movements OF jaeger.
Al the time took hin 10 DO Mr. Boldero
himself, for his figure Is much the sane. 81.
though he wore red shirt, which had
never seen Mr.. Boldero do. For this reason
my suspicious were not then excited; and
though | thought his proceedings little
uncommon. my mind Was much pfs'occu'
pied with my work, the cruise upon which
I was ordered. and the lady whom ] vas
wishing to see-and I knew him to Be a'in'
gular man.
1 therefore supposed that he MAS merely
adjusting tho fsneo 10 the corner; and a't
knew that Mr.. Boliero was in the habit OF
carry,n, corn in his skid to the mill ai the
cutie, Of the pond, I at first supposed that
10 be his errand, and aiterward took it Tor
-ran,ed that no had chosen TO dispose Of
some waste material by sinking II in the
pond"
Such Was the testimony Of King; and
here the prosecution rested. Mr.. fapusn
cro.s-sxamined him with no effect; and
after n mere brief summary oftho truth on
my part. and o ssinsularly feeble answer from
him. the case wen, to the jury. who, alter
fifteen minutes delibers,ion, brought In theif
verdict. q, every one expected. OF "Ga'lty
OF murder in the frst degree"
Il Oush, to give you collatsra! item or
two, to fll ou, some details. The old jus.
,iee. Bulpiu. had retained Bolderos uill.
without e,en mentioning its existence. dur.
ing all Jagser's proceedings under the pre-
'ioO' one, In accordance with strict COZ.