Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-10-25


or three rushed off for coronors; others
crowded around the breathless farmer who
had brought in the news; some made in
stant preparations for departure in search
of the murderer, and one went to inform
poor Toms wife of the calamity that had
befallen her.
In very short time tie chief of police
mounted on swift horse. had reached the
toll gate where Linchpin had been carried
and found that report, as usual, had been
exaggerated; Tom was not dead, but had
a very severe wound on his head. Every
attention was pald him, and as soon as
he could talk he told the chief how the
stranger had got into his hack, how his
manner and the direction he gave had ex-
cited his suspicious, how his suspicious had
ripened into firm belief that the stran.
ger was telon endeavoring to escape from
justice, how he studied for plan to frus-
trate the mans design, and how his pas
senger had suddenly jumped up on to the
seat beside him and with some iron in.
strument in his hand knocked him of
into the road and drove swiftly away.
Linchpin but barely whispered the fore
going particulars, when he tainted from
loss of blood, and description of the
person who had committed the outrage
had necessarily to be deferred.
However. detectors were despatched in ev-
cry direction. and the chief returned to
town aud telegraphed to all points to look
out for the culprit.
That evening the papers contained the
announcement of the large reward Offer ed
for the arrest of the Washington assassins
and the excited crowd at the post office
t no sooner read it than they came to the
Z conclusion that one of the dastards was ii
their pei ghborhood-had, in midday, ar
F.. rived in their midst and escaped unlno'
lested--in short, that the man who hao
. struck dcwn Tom Linchpin was person
| with large reward offered for his Co p..rc pp..v.rc
; Excitement ran wild--the news spreac
. like Wild tiye---tAo eitizons turned out c,
: scouting parties were quick !,
Il iormcd-Guslness Was suspended, and
+ scene followed that battles description
{ The bells were rung by order of the cit,
authorities, aud an immense amount o
=. confusion, increased by the circulation 0
c rumors. prevailed. .........
!. In the midst of the uproar a repor
: went out that two genuine assassins ha,
Z been captured, and were in close CUSTODY
r ut the police station.
o The fact was that order had somehow
i been established inside the above tribun
It al. and the two victims of our former ac
!. quaintance had been led trcmblingi,
!, forth to trial The taller of the two Wa
d very pale but selfcomposcd while the shor
d one quaked and shook like thing Q
I. guilt In due course of time. the m4gls
trate adjusted his spectaclea, stuck a pc
c behind his ear, and after a somewha
n lengthy stare of dignifed greatness, pre-
o pounded the following questions:
}. "Gentlcmen, please favor me with you
&c names" .r 4
+ 10 which the tall one made response /:
"My name is John Thomas, my frien
S. ie Samuel Steal"
mo doubt an appropriate name fc
,g him." remarked the justice making
note of the above; whats your occupation
go Contractors, SIR
y contractors of what 2"
G, "Of the government sir; we are filliu
he QUOTAS"
l. "Ah! Scolpers"
is Here Justice made another memorandu
is in his book. t.... ..
please explain what brought you
ne this city.
er Express train from the east. shakinI
W ly piped the short Que. ..
ID Justice frowned severely. ... -
ir "No equivooation, young man, am il
airing as to the nature of your busines
It. here. What is it?' ...p. sfr
Here the long fellow made clean breast
le of it:
st .Vell, your honor. seeing as how we''
US lost our game, III tell you the who
story. Sammy and vas valkin' down Il
ry street this mornin', ven We noticed a COY
IL in front of us as aroused our susplciol
- that something vas wrong So says San
,u my, Lets follow him. vich We did in
I'd eatin' house. where he calls for ham a
at eggs Sammy aud | takes stall oppOsi
to him, aud Sammy pulls out paper al
ed begins to read to me about the assassin
er tions at Washington, vlch the stranger !
as sooner hears than up be jumps and 90
wv right off without waiting for his grub.
slaps Sammy on the shoulder aud say
IRE He's Won of 'em! veil catch him aud 8
nd the reward : to vich he replies. Yes. al
IN the thanks Of oil our Teller citizen
ch .Feller citizens be blowed. says j, con
Ie. along So We puts out after him. chas
no him oil over town. aud finally catch
re-, him" tfllh fLLsl
rs. 55"You caught him. did you y broke
the excited justice "why did't you ho