The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-04-05

me to the scene ofbis operations HID
den Nv lhe brufawood ! soon gained
a position SO eose ihs, could dis.
tinctly hear his labored breathings.
ile had ia his hsnd long boaihook
which had evide1.ay fixed upon some
thing. witch dragged heavily, be at
length brought lotle waftr'. edge.
AZ this momell he suddenly drop
ped his boalhaok, and heing round
towards the shore exclaimed in voice
tull oi terror and deiauce, What's
that you .ay ~ Bur had said moth
ing, aud save de sound Of bis own
voice and INDICTMENTS, yerylhing
around nas as ~ u A. death Again
be stopped au.A..s ieeing up something.
locked Il i for aMomeui IN tie noon
light, aaa then huried il into The thick
et. Il ten alinea close to ine, and I
inyolultarily exclaimed aloud, A hu-
man skull Then again his hollow,
aueaubly voice rang oat in tie soli-
nude, WHAT'S that yol say and
then listening for moment. he added.
The boy seems talkaive tonight
From that momonl | believed him to
be murderer. He taen gathered
something up from the river, and
wading out in deep water lung il from
him, and as he returned ID shore mus
teringly exclaimed, Now, with head
and body far apart, taxi q mc farther
If yoa can
The hot blood was den rushing
through my veins. could endure it
no longer, spriugng onr the inter.
yening brush wood, I'll mlueut | was
al his side. His glazca eyes sbone
by the bright moonlight 'td giared on
me " mortal teuori white with a
voice lika that of a doomed man he
cried, Man or demon laye mercy
upon mel
Instead Of being sflwar and
strong, | tounG him heart. broken,
conscience stricken, bowed down man.
assured him would show mercy, bus
insisted that he should 1T once clear
up Tie mysiery Of his movements.
With weak and lettering steps, that
gave too certain evidence that lis days
were nearly numbered, he guided me
10 his cabin, and throwing himself up.
on his tule-pallet aud pointing ne 0
the seat beside him, he gave me lie
following narrative:
My real name is Douglas: I am
English by birth, and from my earliest
recollection ! labered with my father
IN the Northern golfers. In 1915 /
sailed for America, but in the spring
Of 1850 settled in Texas; there
lived for four years bit at length de-
termlned 70 strike oyegland 70 Clilaa
MA
In company with a Swede named
Rawne | Travelled across tie higu
prairies Of Texas into New Mexico as
faras Santa lie Oh Tie Rio Glande.
Here we made ibe acquaintance ol
one Harry IdoIf, a Swede, who with
lis vile and cbi.d--a Little boy Of siz
years Of age-were preparing to start
for California. Udolf had money, and
in addition 70 his teams aud rolling
stock, some fifty head Of cattle.
II was soon arranged that we should
join them, and We engaged ourselves
for six months.
Crossing the New Mexico Cordil.
leras we reached the banks Of the Rio
Colorado in the terrtors Of Utah.
Here Udolf was taken i'll and III two
days died. We buried him and raised
head-board by his grave on which
we inscribed bis name. We conHn-
ned onr journey with the heat-broken
widow and her falhefless boy, who be-
came the darling and pet oi myself and
my companions.
We reached Al length the grassy
meadows Of The Casson, and here Mrs.
Udolf was seized with cholera. In a
few hours she was dead, and we left
her body in deep grave upon The
banks OF the Sweei-waler.
Rawne and took the control Of
the party, and di,missing tie other
men who had accompanied the train,
with The orphan 10y and the property
we continued our ome 10 California.
And now for lie first time came
over me lie thought that | might en-
rich myself at the expense oi tie boy,
but tad no ihought Of destroying
him, tof Iiitle Charley grew every day
in our al ciions
We found nearly $4,000 in Ulolfs
wagons aid upon reaching Sacra-
mento we sold the wagons, teams and
cab,e for $4,000 more--all Of eourse
tie property OF the orphan boy
The desire % possess iiiis money
now haunted me day and night. We
h8d been residing al Sacramento city
about three weeks, wheboae day, a
though by way Of joke, proposed 70
Rawne deserving The boy and taking
tie properly. There Is better way
lhau that, replied Raanei Tor in that
case tie boy might Tell Of U.s. Think
ipg that lad in my companion a
ready accomplice, at once diyulged
10 him Il plar had formed for muir
dering the boy. ard il was thus We
carried il out:
Under pre!ence Of a Trip down
the Sacramento river 70 locate farm.
ing lands. wc bired two row boats and
taking with us a tent aud soIno pro-