The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-02-17

can ihen go once more tohihs hovel, and
search every par. Of it, You NAV. PEI
! haps make some important discovery"
| lie allowed but a few minutes 10 eiapse
before he was on his way. accompanied h1
two officers. After knocking a: the door
and waiting for some time, tie old man
opened tie door. He received them
somewhat uncivi!y, but showed no marx
Of suspicion, when they told him they
wished TO search the house.
= Very well as FAST and as soon as you
please" was the reply.
"llave you we'll =
' No. Sir; )" we are obliged to get our
water from spring about a quarter VI
mile distant
They searched the house, but found
nothing Of any consequence. Meanwhile
the old man gazed upon them with an i'm
| peneuable vacanre Of look, as if lie coui,
not understand why they were in.rudiug
on his property. Finally, they Forsook
the cottage without finding anything to
corroborae their suspicious They, how
ever, resolved to inspect the garden. By
this time humber of persons had collect
ed together outside, having been drawn
10 the spot by The sight of stranger with
two policemen. They were asked if they
knew ANYTHING Of well in those parts
They replied they did not: The idea seem.
ed to perplex them. At length an old
woman came forward, leaning on a crutch.
| A well y said she. 1T is well you
are looking for? That has been gone hese
thirty years; how used to throw stones
into it just to hear the splash in the wa
| teri
Do You remember, where tLa. well
/ used 20 beg asked the gentleman.
AS near as / can iecollect." replied
The woman, it is on tho very spot where
! you now stand.
lie suddenly started as If he had trodten
on serpent. They at once commenced
digging up the ground. Al about twenty
/ inches deep, they came 10 iayer CT
bricks, which being broken w, concealed
seine rotten boards. Ties we're easily
removed; whea they beheld the dark
! mouth Of the sell.
Z" was quite certain that was lie spot
said tie Old woman, What a foo! Won
were to stop il up, ard then lave to ,,av-
, el so far for water.
4 sounding line, furnished with hooks,
was now let down into the well-the
crowd hard pressing around linn breath
! less:y bedding ever the black AID frii
hole, the secrets Of which seemed hidden
in inreretiable obscurity. This YRS re-
'epeated several times without anv result
1t length penetrating below the mud, the
hooks cnugh, in something If consideTail.
, weight; aud after much time and ,tlor'
they succeed in raising it from the obscure
hole. II was an old chest The sides and
lid were decaved, and it needed no Jock
smith TO open it. Within the found wha,
, tley were sure ;hey would fiud, and filed
he spectators with horEor-lLe remains
Of a human body.
he police officers now rushed into the
house and secured the old man. Is to
his wife. she could not be found Bat
after 4 fati9uing search sEe WAS discovered
beneath & pile Of wood, being much bruis
ed by the heavy legs above her. By tbs
time nearly the whole population Of tie
! town had collected around the spot.
The Old couple were brought Ietoro tie
proper authorities and separately examined
The iran persisted in bis DENIAL most oh
stinaieIy, hYi his wjfe at ouco confessed
! that Size and her Husband, a very long
time ago, had murdered a iedIier, who
possessed a large sUr uf money. lie had
PASSED de ui.ht at ;heir house, and they.
taking advantage Of lLs heavy sleep hat
encompassed HIM. had SlrangIyd L:n,, after
which they Iad placed his bo3y il. chest
! The chest was then thrown into ne well
and tie well stepped Up. The two crimi-
nails had reason 10 believe themselves free
/ from detection, as there WAS TO Witnesses
, OF the crime, and lis traces bad been care
/ fully concealed. Nevertheless, they bad
never been able 10 hush the voice IF con
/ science. They fed from their fellow men.
! They wero inundated q, the sligh,es,
noise and silence thrilled them with fear
! They had often thought Of tilinc to some
distant land: but some inexpicab!e ihlln-
! ence kept them near the remains Of their
/ victim. Terrified by the deposition Of his
! wife, the Old man at IeUg made similar
confession /; and six weeks after tie guilty
! couple expired on the scan'old.
Catastrophe in Concert Room.
The terrible disaster which occurred n
few days ago in Dundee, England, in con-
sequence CT The crushing in Of the gate
/ Of coLceri room, so caser were the peo-
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