The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-02-09
VOLUME PSI

me the opportunity to watch him the NOR
narrowly. | could then see the nervou
t. itchings of his face, the Biting of his Lip
aud the sudden passing Of his handkerchie
across his brow, which convinced me tina
he knew more of this affair than did. Ere
quently at the close Of our conversations, il
which Stevens was mak'g these unconsciou
self revelations, would he say hate talk
ing OH this dismal subject, let's take anoth
er glass On such occasions he always SAT-
Ill shout; you are only a groom, cal
afford it better than YOU Gradually h
took to regular drinking morning noon ant
night ne was TO be found at the bar. Whel
ljoked about his finances, he had his answe
really he Lad his answer ready: he haJ
sold his horse. or an old mate had called ant
given him some cash. So long, however
as he shouted freely, few cared where thu
money came from. My eyes, however, wer'
steadily fixed on his drinking habits as th'
clue to my researches. Summer was nov
comiug on; though it WAS late summer. i
was IA regular bot Australian one; and il
the course of few weeks the Glenelg begar
to dry up and its long chain of water hoel
began to appear. Now was the time for as
pertaining whether the remains of the oil,
man were to be found in any Of the wate
holes in the neighborhood Of H., and ont
evening as was talking to Stevens about
this, | said-'you or may as well try anC
find the remains of Jeffrey, and so lay claim
to the government reward, | noticed this
| gave him quite turn; and although he
tried to conceal it, saw that he tremblet
all over, and though generally very milo
| cTnl,ay, he crot U-1th ",
| told me | could do as liked, but he wasn't
so fond of looking after dead men, especially
if they were murdered replied-'No one
said that Jeffrey was murdered; you have
always said he made way with himself. =
| 1 thought SO once, but now, the more
| think over the matter, the more convinced
| am that he was murdered. That has to
be proved, said /, and to prove it we must
first find the remains, and as the river dries
up have no doubt We 81 all find them i'll
me Of the looter hoieS near his ho0.' This
was not exactly a guess, but was il concu
sion arrived at thus first, Stevens was d
slight built man, and supposiug him to have
been the murderer, could not have carried
Jeffrey far; and secondly, every one knows
That mCrderers seldom have nerve or fore
thought to carry their victim far from the
scene Of the murder. AS soon dS | had said
this, Ire became very pale and quickly said,
Well, let's have nobbler, / can't stand
this everlasting talk about a murdered man.
We had our glass and parted for the night !;
but my mind was already made up. Ste.
vens, beyond doubt, was the murderer, and
must obtain the proof am not going to
the end of the code of morals. admit that
Ia
society should not employ us to find out dark
crimes if they mean to condemn US for our
questionable procedure. 1t was now late
i'll January, and the weather was intensely
hot IL was surprising to see how fast tire
GleDelg ceased to be a river, and how each
day the water holes became shaIower and
shallower. Prompted by me- Mr.. L. obtain
ed from a neighboring magistrate, orders for
the police to examine every water hole with
in a mile Oh either side of old Jeifreys nut.
AS soon as this was known, Stevens was
down at the bar, trying, suppose, to smoth-
er his memory III deep pOtations of whiskey.
Directly the police commenced searching
the river l discharged myself, and having
obtained my cheque. proceeded, or pretended,
to spend it after the usual up-country fash
ion, which as everybody knows, means stay
ing i'll the bar, and shouting right off the
reel. This did not exactly DOL kept my
self sober as | judge; behind the enes
prompted everything; through Mr.. r.
suggested every step that had hitherto been
taken. and now had only to wait the result
of the searching and dragging these water
holes. Those who know the country know
that this is no easy matter, aud that it occu
pies considerable time. Sometimes only two
or three could be searched III a day ;on others
more Whilst this was going on, Stevens
became almost resident i'll the bar seldom
leaving it, but Oetraying the most intense
and childish curiosity as to the result of the
search "iIave they found anything? or
haven't they found anything yet? or Well
I should have thought they would have
found something before this time were ex-
pressions that frequently fell from his lips.
1t was Think the fourth day of the search,
and Stevens had been drinking hard all the
tune; OH the afternoon of that day sack
was found with human remains in it at the
bottom Of a lole;and on the evening of that
same Gay drink and excitement had render
ed Stevens incapable of taking care Of him
self;and, at my suggestion, he was convey
| too, though perfectly sober, affected to nave
been out on spree, and was also locked up
in the same place with Stevens, and my
name also entered on the night chargelist as
drunk and disorderiy | never saw such a
change IN man as came over Stevens when
he found | was locked up with him. The
effects OF the drink were passing away ow-
ing to the strong mental excitement pro-
duced 10y the discovery of these remaus
and no sooner was the lock turned on me.
than he clasped me by tie band as the
Groom that had lways been so friendly,
aud began to cry piteousIy like a child His
thoughts We're running on the murder, and
| resolved to use the opportunity. Tomake
tins right began-I say, Stevens do you
know they have fonnd the old mans BODY
it was i'll a sack, aud the sack was weighted
with stones; and one of the stones, they say,
was your lapstone The skull is brok Gu III
two plates so that it is plain that he must
have been murdered What made you talk
about him in your sleep just now? Did Ii?
what did | say? You said if they would
let you otf.you would show them where
his money was Crhis he said in his sleep. }
Upon this he gave couvulsive Shrek, fell
back upon the straw, and exclaimed Yes
killed old Jetfry-but don't peach on me;
they can only bring me up for being drunk
and dlsorderly, and I'll grve you half the
money. say, groom you wont peach will
your will leave these parts have had
too much whiSkey. Let me sleep; I'll tell
YOU everything tomorrow: but don't peach
I'll make clean breast of it, Before
the morning broke he had confessed every
thing to me. had always been a good
teliow,and he didn't mind telling It's
groom everything. He had eutered the
old mans hut at midnight beat in his skull
put the body in sac tx, aud fool that he was
put III his own lap stoue along wi tn other
stones to make it sin K, and had hid his mon
ey beneath the mud floor of his cottage. The
next morning We Were both brought before
the magistrate OF the district, charged as
aforesaid. On b, sing asked what had to
Sav handed the Is,a<ristrata nay, nth, iii ~,