East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-01-27
EAST SAGINAW, MICHIGAN, JANUARY 81, 1868.

. no douOt IL belonged TO my iathel
} clearly enough but he was an cas-
man, and Mr., Patch managed TO get til
upper hands ofhim always in argument
Il should like to examine. this will
replied. 'Would you have any objec
ton to accompany inc, Mr., Blight
i Will accompany you with pleasure,
returned the young man. .4
'Thon we will start for town this al
ternoon, ifyou please, and-it will b,
too late to day,-but tomorrow we vii
60 to Doctors Commons together, anC
examine this will In the meantime yo,
will please keep silent with regard e
our intentions.
/ shall be ready to accompany you,
he replied, but assure you you are
mistaken with regard to your opinion o
Mr.. Prtch.
perhaps So replied, and desiring
him to meet me at the Bull and Dragon
Hotel, | left the house.
We went up by the stage that after
noon, and on the following morning, the
youth called at my lodgings, and to,
gether we went to Doctors Commons.
After much search amongst the musty
records in that cemetery Of wills and
deeds, we found the will we were in
search of. The wording of the legacy
respecting the farm was certainly am.
biguous enough. After having dis,
posed of his personal property to a
nephew, who had been q crusty old
bachelor of the maine of Welsh, he left
the farm to q cousin by marriage, in the
following words:
and whereas, having thus, as above,
disposed of my entire personal effects,
| bequeath to my cousin, who married
my uncle Edwards daughter, in the
year 1884, the estate known as Wesh's
Farm, in the Parish of Weldon, county
Of Surrey the said estate to him and
his heirs forever
who is this cousin he speaks of p
asked.
Why said the young man, 'Mr. p
and my father married two sisters, both
in the same year, 1884, so that both he
and my father had an equal claim to the
property. My fathers marriage, how
ever, occurred in May, and Mr.. Patch
was not married until the month of Au.
gust following. Thus my father, good
humoredly, asserted bis prior claiip.-
The old man was in his dotage when he |
made his will, and coudnot have clearly
what he was debating to |
the notary, who must have been himself
a numskull; not to have urged him TO
state the matter more explicitly
On the following morning | waited
again upon Mr.. Patch, with my cousin,
and together we went to the farm, TAX
ing the Dorking stage from Deptford.
1 had arranged my plans as well as /
could devise for the time being, and
" hen we reached the estate, after we
lad peralnbulated over the property,
and Mr.. Patch having satisfied himself
Of my cousins abilities, had invited us
nto the house to take same refresh
nent, | said
'Itis singular that such fine estate
should for so many years be allowed to
waste, Mr.. Patch. BY the by, l heard
hat this property belonged to Mr..
Blight, the poor gentleman who was
ataly so barbarously murdered
The title was disputed replied he,
but on his death it reverted to me by
agreement
That then was tho caasc why it has
70 long been neglected.
Yes
1T is singular said I, observing Mr..
Patch to be lifting a glass Of ale to his
lps with his left hand, 1T is singular
hat no clue can be obatined with ref.
'rence to tho murderer of that unfortu.
latc gentleman. He is represented to :
ne as having been most amabe man,
Who had, or was supposed to have had,
10 enemies. 1t is said that the surgeon
Who made the post mortem exa,nina.
ion statos that he believes tho pistol to ,
ave been shot by left-handed person. {
| looked hard, full into the face of
'lr. Patch, as | spoke. lie had sat
Iown the glass and was carving himself
slice OF ham.
why say so ? Who could mako {
uch ridiculous assertion.'?' said he i
uddenly, and his face flashing, he drop. j
ed the knlie from his hand.
No less parsonage than Sir Ashley
)ooper,' | replied.
Pooh poohp be continued, mo man 7
ould possibly pretend to such dis. i
overy as that T
"He judged so,' said /, from the ma.
IRE OF the wound, tho position in which {
lr Blight sat at the table, and the DO a
tion of the Window facing the river, f
trough which the bullet entered /
Why, said Mr. Patch, "a right. han. '
ed man might have easily held on to r
nc wall by his right hand, and so of h
cccssity been compelled to fire the
eapon with his left hand, because from |,
le position in which Mr.. Blight was o
ting, having just finished dealing with a
ards 'H
Mr.. Patch said l. interrupting him, Il
ere you present on the occasion p a
No. he said, why do you ask p {,
Only because / have been told by Il
'rgeon that none but those who were v
resent know anything about the par. "
cuars, the coroner having, for the sake d
ffurthering the ends of justice. re. Q,