The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-02-26
THE MAIDEN MURDER AND ROB-
Berry.
A Strange and Unaccountable Instance
Of Depravity.
Arrest and Confession of the Guilty
Party.

chuset.e. about TWO months ago. A young
Bank ofic-r was murdered In cold blood
while a, work at his desk The bloody
act was committed in broad day, in con =.
siderable country village, while crowds OF
persons were passing to and fro. Money
to the value Of some $4,000 was stolen
from the room where the dead man lay
and the ofiender-at once robber and as
sassin-escaped unobserved. Who was
he? No one could tell. Even suspicion
was at fault. The bloodhounds Of tn law
were set on the track Of the guilty man -
They hunted diligently, but they hunted
in vain. Weeks and months passed by ;
but no clue to the dark deed was discoy-
elei
Finally, ray Of light broke upon the
vision Of The pursuers. The avenglng
Genius tina, ever follows Crime. and dogs
it at last to its lair, pointed with unerrlng
finger toward the guilty man. Suspicion.
feeble at first, ripened into convlction.-
The offender was watched, followed and
ylsid by the invisible ministers ofJus-
tice and when the evidences of his crime
became too pa'pable to be mistaken, ar
rested aud lodged ia felon's cell.
Aud here comes the strangest part OF
the story. He was no vulgar assassin
no professional Misunderstanding and
numbering in the discharge Of his 'regu
lar calling but the postmaster Of the
rl7GGe-a man Of means, Of high business
and social position and of hitherto respec
table life He was, moreover, the father
of an interesting family-the Gentle of a
prominent circle-a man who had every
inducement to lead clean life and go
down TO an honored grave. lie was prick
ed on to his evil work by none Of the or
binary incentives that drive men to crime.
lie had not even the excuse Of private
resentment He took the life o. bis vic
tim simply and so'eiV 10 possess hialseH OF
a few thousand dollars. And in the man
nor and circumstances under which he did
:. vli,;,ad oil ,ha fandisb saosihiIitv
Of Eugeue Aram with all the brutality ola
Thug.
A an EXCHANGE well remarks, "coniec-
Lo :, o;r f,r on olao,o,e notiva
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depths OF 'n'qn''y yet un'a'n"'"eo ca
paci,ies for evil vet un'ried-ln the human
heart. 1t makes Us tremble for our kind
for oprselvesn The story almost pass
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De cha'"1se''~eo ~ u''e''y u'"a''' 81 ..I''
improbable. bnt II is MORBID TACT. we
COW the following account from the Bos-
tom IurnoI.
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whatever on when w n,h9e even a '"'h'
sn~p,c'oh' ''"' man, ''''i maze up men
fnihas mat 'ne "'"' a9ier "o"'" never ~
fi>c"VefPa ot' ne Ga NY ,Ag ot'
murder VIII OUT has a9a,h been pro-
'iueht'Sny proven . u'n' ana '''e Pe'P9-
t'aIof oi 'ne no'''n c'''.e mas "'t o"'N
been arrested rea hande' as II were
out mas coAieSSed MS guns 4 most
lamehtabe circumstance OF Inc CRIME Is
that the murderer WAS man whose
character ana posl'loh pi"cea MN Jar
oev'na any p"o"c Suspicion 81 MS quit
i'n'hedlS'e'F upon 'ne ''UF'sr % young
converse neihS maze known oe'7c''Ves
he9,h ana Jones' win o'htrS ~ 'nN
chle' once as wen as h'e'hoef> % '"e
general force, determined I" continue 70
work ana oflhS the rea' perPa' razor o.
'he terri'is ct'he 10 j"S'ce' " """'h
the power or human ingenuity 70 GO so.
thanks TO the'r perseverance, we nave
this morning the SATISFACTION OF an1OnHc>