The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-02-14

ne would not wear u To church with
his coat unbpttonod. lie accepted
tbc bet aud went out. After supper,
aunt got down a bag containing scraps
and pieces, aud she aud | cut out the
rayed part Of the vest aud together
| patched it with a piece Of blood red
hannel Unclc's bed was in the sit
Ting room, aad before we had cons
plcted the vest, aud made MS ride II
ulous as possible, he, as was his Gus
tom, went to bed early. Amer com.
pleting the vest, we hung Il on the
bed post, so he would SEQ II the first
Thing in the morning, aud We both
Believed he would not wear il.
| AT this point, vest found in young
Aarkloy's buudle when arrested was
handed to her, aud before unrollins
i she described the manner in which
the patches were cut, aud with what
kind Of dark aud coarse thread they
we're inserted. She was nearly over.
como when she unrolled the vest
and here, as she had described, was
the identical vest, patched ass She
had described 1t was the vest that
she had hang on the bel-post, and
with il came a crowd of associations,
too great for tho poor heart-broken
lgirl. She sobbed aloud, aud every
eye in that Court House. but the pris.
ouer's aud neighbor P--'s was
bedewed with tears. II was in proof
That IL was found in small bundle
Of clothes in possession of Marklcy
when he was arrested. This, with
his having been near to the house
three days before bis many aud re-
i,orateJ threats; his knowledge of
the house, &c, confirmed the opinion
Of all that he was the guilty one
In answer to his attorney where he
got the yost, he could ouly say "'he
did not know" To have carried a
vest not worth FIVE cents for thrcc
years aud hundreds of miles-neyer
20 have worn it, (nor could he--it was
too large) was alleged by all as spec
/ ial directions Of Providence, leading
to his coyiction and punishment for
the crime of . murder most foul"
Susan was recalled" Where were
you during the remainder Of tho night
that you escaped the fire2" She an
swered; ",Alter placing the vest on
the bed-post, | assisted aunt to do
some mending, and after we had an'
ishcd everything, aud sitting by the
Gre, talking aud laughing over uncle :
surprise, when he would see the vest
in the morning, We heard rapping
lat the front door and We went with
the cand e TO SEQ who was there We
found son aud daughterof eur next
ncighbor, Mr.. P, who had como
over to get me to stay with theln.--
They said their fathor sent them, as
10 had just heard that his father,
! diving some ten miles distanD was
taken suddenly i'll and he must 20
down aud see him, and requested
them to 20 over and have mo stay
with them during the nights ! had
often done so, and throwing on bon
net and shawl went with them. Dn-
ring the night We were awakened by
old Mr.. P-,who had returned,
as he said, from his fathers. aud saw
then the house on hre-hurried over
but never saw any Dne Of the family
a1ivo. Several men were there, but
so thoroughly on fire was the house
that none Of us dared to venture
within it," The testimony of the
coroner and the party arresting young
Markloy, closed the case, and result
ed us | have already said--dnd Mprk,
leg ioas erecuted, denying dlty kno,ci-
edge of he mardcr-but confessed
seeing the house on fire, and leaving
the country, because Of tho house
being burnt, fearing he might be
accused of II, and solemnly asserting
that he nc or knew u murder had been
committed, or that The house had been
set on fire, until after his arrest. lie
admitted he had been in the neigh
borhood several days had slept round
on hay lofts, and was anxious to re
turn to his uncle's, but feared to dc
so had little money and got some
slaves to purchase him whisky, and
spent his time in the negro quarters,
afraid or ashamed to return to his
uncle's. He cften hoped he could
meet SC me Of his family, either his
aunt or Susan, aad feared his uncle
! All that he regretted was that he did
not 90 at once to his uncle's and stay
with him. He went to Baltimore af-
ter seeing the house on fire, travelling
by night only got aboard coasting
vessel, went South rs fisherman, and
that was all he knew about it until
after his arrest.
Before his execution he became very
fat-and up to the last momentdenied
knowing anything Of the mr. Ter OF
arson-seemed sorry for his uncle''
and aunt's deaths acknowledged that
he had made threats-coniessed ia
having stolen the money for which he
was convicted aud asserted he had
no i'll feelings against the aged mem
, bers Of the family, and dearly loyet
the children. He could easily be
brought to tears when spoken to about
the horrible tragedy, and manifested
, but little fear or anxiety about thu
, future. The general impression wal
that he would confess under the gal.
I lows, aud that he was hardened
| criminal indifferent to bis fate--bu'
| at the last, when he saw no hope o.
pardon, would confess the entire crime
and not till he saw no means OF es'
I cape would ho eopfess. All were
: disappointed, and to this moment
7 thousands regard him as the most de-
: based, hardened wretch known "a
, crime. The clergyman who visited
him urged in the strongest terms ms
. full confession, and was panied after
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