Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-01-10

TIE MURDER OF ls63IS THE SIXTH WARD

Ut llle leIllDlc HuIueI VI lCuo- houluu
butchered in the dead hour of night in
the very heart Of the city. The arrest Of
suspicious characters, the examination of
one of the officers of the present Grand
Division Sons Of Temperance, and his
son, and their complete and honorable
discharge obey unfortunately having a
workshop near by, and some Of their tools
having been stolen and used to do the
deed 1t was terrible mystery-it is
so still. One year ago Capt. Lees, Chief
of the San Francisco detective force
said:
"We can never pursue criminals far
the means afforded by the State are too
limited"
He spoke the truth. He added:
The murderer Of Marie L. Freshi can be
found if the money can be had TO search
him out in France"
He was right, then; it cannot be done
now The murderer is no more. In
1865 visited Paris on business for a
Front street firm. | had one months
leisure there. employed it in seeing
the beauties, admitting the grandeurs
and contemplating the miseries of that
centre of pride AMI pollution, wealth and
poverty, wisdom and villainy. 1 don't
say religion-I saw but few evidences of
it there.
| had rooms at the Hotel, in the
Rue de. Every morning, I met
man near the door coming in as went
out One day he jostled against me-
He exclaimed in English, and l replied;
then host of questions followed, and it
was soon known to me that he had been
a Californian" Would he sup with me?"
"No, but he would breakfast.
| thought it strange, but acceeded.-
An acquaintance grew out of it. He
was a gambler "a professional dealer -
This he frankly told me, and with some
touch of sorrow in the tone. l asked
leave toaccompany him to den. For
long time he refused at length he came
to me and begged the loan ola hundred
francs. I consented, provided l should
90 with him.
We went through many narrow streets,
and finally reached dingy tenement
which seemed striving to keep up an ex-
terror of responsibility. 1t was pro-
scribed gambling house. shall not at
tempt to describe the scenes l witnessed
there They were valuable to me as a
matter of curiosity and study. For a
week afterwards | lost sight Of the blue
eyed, hollow checked stranger One
evening met him in the Rue. He
was gazing at the procession of a civic
society. hardly knew him; he was
pale and emacated. He seized me by
the arm.
"You are young man, and an Amer
lean; would you befriend a countryman?"
Certainly, il" "Don't make con-
litions. See, am miserable wretch
dying; [ shall go up SOON" "Why
not leave PARISH" II dare not. come;
walk with me to the bridge Of, and
will tell you"
As we passed along he neryously
glanced at every gend'arme we passed
What do you fear ?" "arrestl" ARREST?
What" Murder Don't leave me-
III tell you all-and don't blow on me
til do no good; they are after me, and
will find me-"
1 felt myselfin an awkard predicament.
This man was either insane, or, if he
spoke true, was myself liable to suspi-
,ion if seen in his company. What
could do? really feared him. III
called an officers, what could l say? 1
to go on.
"You don't believe the story some
lines told about criminals pursued by
conscience, Ell? II have thought such
Eases rare" They are; | am an excep-
ion" "How sol" 81 have already
old you about my father. He was a
and l was born in this city
4 shall die here-yet, living in Amer
ca thirty years, | am an American. =
'More SO than French 7" "Yes | have
odd you about my adventures in the
mines. l was in fair business once in
Upper Placerville. l worked an excel
lent claim too, on the Feather, and took