The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-04-06
KENOsHA WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, APRIL g. 1865.

nent to hear them ascending the stairs, and
made up my mind to sell my life as dear as
possible, when a purring sound attracted my
attention.
! now perceived for the first time that the
| light from the room below penetrated thro
several chinks of the floor lay down on
the ground, and looking through one OF the
cracks, found that could perceive every
thing in the apartment. One of the men Was
sharpening a large knife on a grindstone,
and it was this that made the purring sound
that l had heard. He felt thu edge. and lad
ing it sharp enough, discontinued his enl-
ployment They then began to converse. |
could hear every word they said
s'Are you certain, Charles, that this is the
detective?r said the uncle.
Perfectly certain" returned the clerk.
Il know Brampton as well as do YOU
1T is certain he must die then. suppose
he has plenty of money with him besides his
gold watch" aito 80. It'd
'sYes, he must be well provided With
funds, and his business here is evidently to
arrest me. q.
81 "Come, then let us finish the business. ~
once said the uncle. ta
"Do you think he is asleep YETI returned
the clerk. b.
eNo matter if he is not, he'll sleep well
enough afterwards anyhow"
The clerk aughed-hideously thought,
"Will you do it, or shall r. said to
nephew. II.
50, you may go, but be sure you make
no mistake. Bill you know, lies next the
wall; he has nightcap on, the detective
I,aC I bo ioht nutEiHsl tbn door
for fear of waking Brampton and above ali,
be quick about it. !" i'' r'sila-so a@ ~.
In a moment my plan was formed. Bill
was fast asleep. | gently turned him over 70
the outside of the bed, and pulling OFT his
nightcap. put it OH my own head. accom-
plished this without waking Bill. theh
cautiously laid myself in his place near the
wall. The agony of the next few minutes
was iutense-my heart seemed ready 70
cease heating. heard step Oh the stairs;
it advanced, tile door opened softly, the hocT
creacked with the weight OF a heavy tread.
The murderer approached the bed. could
feel his hot breath on my cheek. had pres;
ence of mind enough to initiate snore.
felt his hand passing over my head-it rest
ed on my sholder o, agony Of agonies, he
had found out my ruse, anu was about TO
kill me! My whole body was bathed in a
cold petspiration ao
Suddenly heard a heavy thud Gu the bed
which was followed by a groan, and tnea
all was still. The blow had been struck, and
was not the victim. A pause of some mo,
nlents ensued, and then | heard the uncle
ascending the stairs. They wrapped the body
of the unfortunate Bill in sheet, and con
veyed it at once into the garden They had
no sooner left the house than leaped out Of
bed and ran to the window. They had eY-
identity not discovered their mistake, forthe
body was already in the grave prepared fer
me, and they were filling it in.
| lost not moment to put on the rest of
my clothes and creaping quietly down status,
csc aped through the front door. ran as
fast as | possibly could, and by ck2nce tln%
right road. In less than an hour | was at
Parkeville | reused the whole village, and
i'll few hurried words told my story. A
large body Of men set off for the scene Of the
tragedy accompanied by myself.
When we entered the house we found the
front room still occupied by the uncle aud
nephew When they saw me they turned
deadly pale, and [ really believe they
thought that had risen from the grave for
they had not yet discovered that they had
sacrificed Theodore Munsels son. When they
saw that was really alive, they assumed
an air of bravado, surprising that had on
Iy come toarrest the clerk for the bank ROB,
berry. Their dream, however was soon dis
sipated, for in few moments the body IF
tile murdered man was exhumed. and they
were confronted with their bloody work
1t was shocking TO see the uncle's agony
when he discovered that his son had been
murdered, Neither of the criminals attempt
ed any defence Three months afterwards
they were tried, convicted and executed,