The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-10-20

AA{Ae Mafb Hfttta ttiA AattAt ~ a Ni A.I~
riilauH. Is whom was bringing
some m.ls. sbe calls him, and rci
no answer. She ihea goes further in
"a the yard, and ees him stretched
lifsle,s. She IS fright ael, runs away,
ad calls Is MaGer TINS latter then
reeollecis tbe cries he has lie III, and
sickening preseaiiment comes oye
him. lie runs 4, the house, ldand
the unfortunate cid man thrown lifr-
less On lis own dunghill Ills body
was fcarfully casled, and he was hor-
ribly di.dgured. One Of bis ears was
torn from his head, and on his moi h
was the imp es,ioa 0 hand that had
closed i so violently that several Of
his teeth were hrsken. @ shudder.
runs through ihe coart) Round his
neck was cotion handkerchief with
squares. Close 70 the corps was a
broken cuich, and fragments Of a pipe
and luciier matches. A little further
was q lucitcr matchbox. Inside the
house cupboard had been broken
open, and all il contained YVES turned
upside down. An the money bad abb
stractcd, Including two very rematka-
Bile coins, enc bearing date Of 1851,
and the head Of Louis Mi the oth-
er had on one Of its sides man on
horseback, and on the other, the mos
10 tactar e, ,oraat (.fhe prisonerhere
grew liyid, bis eyes blood,hot, and his
fingers clasped the bar Of the dock
coayulaiyely. But he soon resumed
his calm and impassiye attitude) On
sideboard were tic remnants Of a
meal-a simple plate and glass-close
to the plate few luciters with yellow
tops. Evidently a murder and rob
berry had been committed, and The
murderer had eaten il the house
The position Of the body showed that
the murdered man had been knocked
down as he was entering the room,
and that once down he had Jeen bntch-
cred and the house robbed. Well
Maurice (hcre tie Presidents voice
became liuged with emoliom, what
have you to say. You killed the man.
Prisoner: Not l.
President (arcc h4S'eSsc) Well
then, must 60 on. At about qmr.
ter-past three Goth the little girl and
Moriel saw a man 1T about twenty
yards from tie house. Moricr was
struck with the peculiar appearance
Of his face and eyes, and soon after he
hears Of the murder he comes to the
conclusion that the man with the
strange eyes must have committed it..
He communicates his suspicious TO
one Anger, and both dog lis footsteps
in Augrr's carl III the end you are
arrested, and the old coins which Bar
rllaull was known to poss IS are
found in your poc>e's.
Prisoner It was not ! who Killed
the man.
Tie court was tten suspended for
a short time. On its resumina Tie
counsel Of the prisoner intimatcd that
he wished 10 speak.
President Wen, what have you
10 say?
Prisoner (witliout the slightest emo
ton, but IN los voice. ! confess il
was | who killed him.
President; You acknowledge your
self guilty Of all the facts such as We
have related them 70 the jury:
Prisoner; Yes, monsieur.
President: Wen, then, relate to u
how you committed the crime.
Prisoner ! cannot relate it.
President; Cannot relate i'll The
man was not in his own house you
killed him in the courtyard.
Prisoner; No; when | went in be
was eating. | asked him for some.
thing to drink. He went to the eel
lars for some wine. When that was
drank he returned to get some more
and lhcn 1.-The misfortune happened
| President You canrot have for
gotten any of the circumstances Of th'
| horrible butchery. Come, lave yor
the courage TO say what you struck
him with?
Prisoner: ] will give no further dc
tails.
Presidents We'll, l will give then
for yon. You threw him TO th,
ground, you beat il his skull with
paving stone, and, as he yet showe'
signs Of lifc, you cut lis throat.
Prisoner: II is possible.
President: That means, it is true
II i something fearful Here is a MAI
hardly able 10 crawl alons-an q,
man. You enter lis house lie re
cei,es pou Hospitality he gives yol
10 eat and to drink; and you murde
linn ,reacherously, and muhlate Iii
BODY Ike a wild beast; and that, too
after tie lesson YOU have received a
Cayenne.
Tie prisoner was of course foun,
guilty and sentenced 10 death.
Tr-x,rt's CAvFAr-W William