The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-02-05
A Tragedy in Real Life,

his residence according to his usual custom
shortly after nine o'clock, but failed to return
He was wanted at the bank, but he did not re
turn to The bank that day and when the NOR
row came, and a week passed by and still there
came no tidings of the missing man, his mys
terious disappearance gave rise to grave sus-
picions as was natural under the circumstan
ces. The establishment that pervaded the pub.
lie mind in consequence of this event, was al
the greater because of the excellent reputation
previously borne by Mr.. Gregory, who was re-
garded by many as a worthy example for all
men TO follow. He was a strict observer OF
the forms of the Methodist church. attending
Divine service with great regularity twice ev-
cry Sabbath, and acting otherwise as bee ONE
a man who, as his friends remarked. lived in
TIE fear of the Lord,
But the breath of suspicion once aroused
his good reputation did not save him from the
voice of evil report and the enemies of a good
reputation now said 'Ah! I guessed how it
would all end. He's run away with all the
money belonging to the bank, and we shall
never see SIGHT OF him again. That's the way
with your very religious men, 5
But while some thought he was Il defaulter,
and had fed-a result of which was that a
heavy run upon the bank Immediately set i'll
others believed that be had accidentally fallen
into the river and had been carried away by
the tide and many that he had been murder
ed, And this last suspicion caused an active
search to be made flor him but a fortnight
elapsed and all efforts for his discovery proved
~fruitiess. Where he had gone to. or what had
become of him, no one professed to know =
His wife and family,were then travelling in Eu>
rope, and it was limited that in all probability
he had taken French leave to join them,
AT about ten O'Clock on the morning when
MI. Gregory was last seen, a shoemaker, in a
small way of business in the city, said to his
wife: Kate, ! am going up to see Dick l
guess he wont keep me long;'and left the house.
The person 10 whom Edward Ross, referred
to, alluded to, was his brother-a carpen-
ter by trade, who lived in a mall house built
by himself. which stood alone in one of the
new stl eets pear the outskirts of Troy, but had
never been completely finished. 4 walk of
fifteen minutes brought him to'his brother
house. He knocked at the back door, and
awaited all answer for some moments, but
receiving none, he pushed the door and lifted
the latch and found it fastened on The inside, -
just then a voice asked, Who's there? It
was his brother Richards.
Its me, answered The other.
You can't come in, was the reply upon
which the brother with some Indignation said
when | come again you'll let me in And
walked away. 1t was not the fl st time he had
been refused admission into his brother shouse
and as he bent his steps homeward, he vowed
he would never go there again.
In the afternoon of the second day after this,
Richard Ross called to see his brother Thomas,
a p~lasterer.
Tom said he, come outside, l have some
thing TO say to you The brother complied,
and the two brothers strolled up the street to
gether.
Richard was the elder Of the two, being
about thirty three; but the difference between
their ages was little more than a year. The for
mer was rather under than above the medium
height, but strongly built with large head and
face, and a short, bull mex. In complexion, he
was dark aud his eyes, like his HAIR, were
black and lustrous, He trod the ground with
a fir1n, heavy step, and a lounging indifference
of manner hardly to be rcconciied with the
restless glanceS he cast on all sides. His coun>
tenance betrayed no anxiety for being thick
skinned and sallow and constitutionally strong
the workings Of Inc mind were not visible on
the surface, His eye brows were heavy and
by the wrinkles on his brow between the eyes,
the physiosno,Dist could have told that he show
ed his dlspicasure by lowering and contracting
it. The brow was thus his most expressive
feature
We'll, Ned tells me you wouldn't let him in
this morning. remarked Thomas.
Yes said the ether. L expct he's angry
with me, but | wouldn't have let my wife in
then
lHeTE WAS q pause "h'Cu Vas OiOhNh "
Richard saying: What | was going to Fay
to you ia this-but you mustn't say q word
about il. I've the horrors on account of that
house not being finished and was just Think
ing that the best thing l could do would DE to
set fire to it, and get the insurance. What do
YOU say, Tom, to doing the job?
: Nay, Richard, replied the other seriously,
you ought nj to be so discouraged now, 5
you have it so near DONE
~ tIoso'o M NO. IN Toi-ipr rynnt l:ua
here so look here: II give you fifty dollars,
if you'll go and prepare to set it on fire.
i guess, Richard, you'll have TO do it your
se'f; and suppose any one should see us?'
Suppose the moon was made of green cheese
Who's TO see us 2 1t can be done by a slow
match
The conversation on the subject for a few
moments longer. when Richard, finding hie
brother unwilling to aid him i'll his scheme,
turned it off with the remark that be was only
joking.
Come UP. | want you to help me with a load
of boards. said Richard and the two men
walked together TO Richards house.
The latter was a married man and a month
before this time had q wife and three children
living, but two of the latter had died of scarlet
lever III the same week,-Aud this loss had 50
depressed thd mother, who believed their sick
ness was owing to the dampness and unheal>
thy situation of the house, that she left with
the remaining child shortly afterwards, to re-
cruit her own enfeebled health at the home of
a married sister residing at Tivoli, ON the Hud-
son. She was therefore absent on this visit at
the present time, and had been nearly a week.
The boards alluded to, lay in a pile at the
back Of the house, where they had evidently
been placed but recently. The two men com
mence1 carrying the boards through tie back
door into the front basement, which had new
er been Aoored. They were floor boards,
planned and grooved. and Richard remarked
that he would have the Sleepers aud boards laid
within a couple Of days.
The ground was dark, damp, and in the corr
ner muddy and its surface, save in one spot,
did not appear to have been recently disturbed
You've been digging here, observed Thorn
as. . ...s..
Yes, l wanted some sand to make mortar
: was the reply.
About a week after the mysterious disappear.
ance of Nh. Gregory mat who gave the name
of Daniel Edwards entered a si%lVerSmith's store
, in Albany, AID said that he wanted his watch
4 repaired. In the course of the conversation he
expressed a wish to change it for something
o lighter, The matchmaker then inquired where
he got it,and he replied that he gave a hundred
: dollars for it at an auction sale in New York.
: The watch and chain might have been worth
that q year ago, but | shouldn't like to give it,
3 He concluded, Ply giving him a watch valued at
e seventy dollars for his own. The stranger was
/. about to put the gold chain on his new watch
, when he said, that he had a sister that was to
be married in a few days in New York be would
Exchange it for spoons. The chain was weighed,
9 and six silver spoons given in exchange,
7 On the next day, the same man, who had the
appearance of h mechanic, called to complain
n that the watch was two or three hours out of
time.
1t is very likely to be- said the ~jeweler, if
!" you put the key in the wrong hole
He further complained that the spoons we're
toe light, and selected another set which be or
deIed to be marked r. NJ. R.-He was to call
for these, probably on the next day but they
; were on the sIlvers mith's shelf a fortnight az.
: forwards, and nothing had been saen or heard