St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-08-11
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ssgs1ssSss ssgIs1 \ s,ssG Gpnblicisf to the following
t5spuss sensation .top We tr.nsl.t. it
fsr the benefit Of tho bvers CT the sublime
and terrible, and wE are free to confess
that it is both mysterious and misty:
t "A few days .go,; in . ssoertaia part Of the
banlieu Of Quebec, =. scene .wss Witnessed
which affords ample material Tor cosject-
ure relative to the mysterious intentions
Of the actor'ss who 'therein fgured. SUIT
joined are the >facts,as ne had them relat-
ed to US: A respectable citizen entered the
market, with another individual, for the
purpose Of purchasing 4. .pEopertysot small
value, but the parties in treaty did not
agree as to the price Some days after, I.
third party presented himself in the dwell
ing Of the vould-bs purchaser and, after
several general observations, stumbled In
conversation upon the projected bargain.
renarking TO the Intended t1yea, that if
he would 60 to the proprietor's house with
three: hundred dollars, ready. money, he
would be sure to obtain the property i'm
nediately ;.sfor, = added the speaker s4hs
money will tempt him, This strange III
di7idual also offered to accompany the pur-
chaser, The latter accepted the suggestion,
put three hundred dollars in his pocket
and started with his companion to 70 to
the house of the owner of, the property,
which dwelling was completely isolated.-
It was evening: On entering, the purch.s-
er did not At first perceive iEat the, seller
was alone ID the house; ana ihat'no mem
Der Of the family was there; but he did
remark that. Immediately t..fter 7, he had en-
tered With his 'compahion; lie mister of
the house locked the. ffS1t IS: veil % the
back door very suspicious 4pisesutiou.
The owner Of the property in. auss.iea now
began 70 praise highly, the house he. pecu-
pied and in which ali the parties were,
which, however, was not The properly con-
templated in the transaction. and finally
he insisted strongly .ho~ilg .hsiurend-
ed purchaser the cellar, stating tha4;k pos-
ssssed admirable accommodation. sA this
point the ideas 3. Of o@ur @ buyer became more
and more beelouded; bpt be had psrcep-
tion enough to regard his twoo' esooimpanions
IS neah Of sinister appsal,r;aneee; aua still
NOR" sinister Istentions! i CONSEQUENTLY he
nefssed to descend intocthe CELLAR sasAough
the t1ap-door was already open,- and he
y. Vas only separated from it by Z step, hav-
ing At At either side one Of his companions
srsiax him to proceed.E By .rapid glance,
which terror already influenced, ble saw
before him deep cellar. without STEPS in
tervening-,a7 yawning abyss, dark Is the
gloomy designs which he Alresdy .saspect-
ed his sinister Companions of aeatsstainiue
tswards him The invitation u .descend
began to be too pressing, .4hes ;ths. .stertled
purchasersheard the bar Of the ahapse door
moving and being struck, Z The l1its, who,
having left to %. to ;chuach;, hhasd t4Nidtottsn
44er; pr., ,e'rbook. Tie so~nerf q. &c $500
speedily -pFpdted' by the occasion. AT the
opened door to'retfeass .from:ths qismises
which had already be:o,ne excee.lldffy dis
agreeable. He effected his escape, il may
readily be believed, without naming q Sec
ond meeting for the next day. ;asr stopping
to shake cordially the hands ssf sbis two
friends; Nov tI,is: VAS : unnlnnfstilaesbly, .
snare laid With the object af murder and
robbery: sWercothe.other members Of the
family Of the proprietor sinnseeH4oof the
dreadful design Has tho happ,L tociden,
Of this woman, in ;forgetsanfsfe prayer
book, prevsste Aerime, The explana-
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parties themselyes.