Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-05-23

D0unNe0 away.
% hOI' cried the officer, 'that is it ehP
and bounded after him. uo -g, -s,
IasTheTe we're very few people astir in
!. Wis quarter, and the two had clear run
along the quay. Finding the officer
], ,gaitsa upon him and determined not to
be captured, the convict plunged head
foremost into the water with view. to
passing under a vessel, and either con-
cealiug himself, or escaping on the other
side. This attempt however, proved ia
tai, for his head came in contact withthe
sharp corner of half sunkeu anchor,
and was split open at once. The officer
called 10 his assistance rough looking
man, who had evidently just arrived
from nights sleep among some lumber,
and the two soon had the body of the
rObber on the quay. 1a .
Here's work for the coroner said the
officer, as much thinking aloud as ad-
dressing the man who had assisted him.
4 know this fellow for an old burglar,
aud prObablyhe has some Of his shieying
aboutihim. '.lciisgisr u.lgo ir
I7ol With this he thrust his hand into one
of the dead mans pockets, and to his ut,
ter amazemeut, drew it forth full Of gold
aud diamonds. This was so much more
than be had expected to see that for
nearly q minute he remained as if fasci-
mated with the sight, starting at the
jewels. turning them over, looking
through item, and really wondering if
they could BE genuine, totally obliviOus
the while the presence of the stranger.
Meantime the latter was not idle. The
moment his eyeu rested upon the treas-
ure, the expression of. his dark ugly fea-
lures changed tothat of an avaricious
iand, and he resolved at once to be him
self the possessor. Glancing quickly
around, and perceiving no one on the
quay, and only here and there one astir
on different vessels in the vicinity, he
stepped softly back, picked M good
sized billet OF wood, returned and beat
in the skull Of the officer with q single
blow. -' go ~, ~
d The act was seen from q near vessel,
and the cry of murder raised but the
second man of crime bent 6ercely over
the two dead bodies, and succeeded in
getting the most Of the treasure into his
possession before any one came near
him. He then started and ran, and
strange as it may seem, eluded his pur-
suera and effected his escape. y,os
He managed to get tabout fifteen miles
from London the same day, and fearful
himself of losing his vast treasure, he
went into wood and buried it at the
foot Of tree, intending to let it remain.
there until all bis plans would be per-
fscted for a visit to America. He was
seen digging there by farmer, watching
for game in some bushes near, and who,
after ho bad gone, wen! there and found
himself overwhelmed with astonishS
ment.
; Only the diamonds had been buried
here by the robber; and believing these
o have been stolen, ard that he had as
light to them as the thief, the farmer
OOk them home with him, pondering all
he way what he should do with them,
whether he should keep them seCreted for
he present, or go befor a magistrate and
liscloss the whole story. 3 nj oea I
Being undecided he gradually became
cry mysterious, and resolved to tell his
amily D nothing, Helocked the diamonda
n . chest IN his bedroom, and then load
d his gun with two bullets and set it be-
ice MS DedTaT 1oHtz E5d. aph ~ I
That night the farmer became urusu-
lly restless, and late in the night he
reamed that robber was at work at his
hest. He. awoke 10 q state Of great
erVops excitement, the perapiration
Ireaming from every pore; and seeing,
. he supposed, the robber still at work
t his treasure, jumped up, seized his
un, fred and shot his wife through the
ack. She lived only two hours. She
ad got up to got. some medicine for o
ok child, and was bending over the till G
his chest when the fatal shot was 4
ade. r
} Hew apprshended for murder, and |
hen his explanation was given, it was o
,nsidered too improbable for belief o
e poiDted outthe tree where he found q
le diamonds. la watch was set, and the ]
cond murderer arrested on his return n
r them.ladi .bs!9s ssW ssiaoam19 al
In time The whole facts came out; the @
rmer was cleared, but the murderer il
as hung. For the want of heirs the b
rtune went to the British crown. o., C
Thus ends the sad tale Of beggsrly d
iser's fortune,s which, directly and, in al
rectly, caused the death Of fve persons, Il
sides deep sorrow to many living indi- b
duaIs, and was finally lost like drop d
water, in the blue'eyed ocean Of the Il
ritish Government. sh M 'at
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