Middletown transcript., 1868-01-11

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pockets and saddle-bags were empty, and
from appearances he. had been murdered
and robbed. Oh, how this shocked me,
sending a tremor through every nerfe !!
Some awful forboding filled my heart and
l longed for Charles return. When he
came, | told him the servants news and
begged him to go out and inquire about it.
He did 10, coming back soon and telling
me all he could learn was that the man
was found by the Gresters. These men
were two brothers, living near us, whom
| knew to be both. wicked and unprinci-
pied. feared they would in some way
implicate my husband, as they had no
good feeling for him, because he was too
far above them for an associate, and, more
over, had caused their ill-will by forbiding
them his grounds on account of various
depredations committed by them. I felt
that these men were the true murderers
and had brought the murdered man and his
horse to our premises to make it appear
against US. However, I kept my thoughts
i'll my own breast, not troubling Charles
with them, seeing he was free from my
fears.
1t was late in the afternoon of the next
day, and my heart was heavy with dread,
when we saw several men approaching the
house. | feared they were on an evil
errand from their appearance, and o, God
my fears were soon realized.
They produced a warrant for the arrest
Of my innocent husband as murderer.
He, the loving husband, the tender
father and kind master! Oh, how it
shocked him in his unsuspecting innocence.
They roughly hurried him away without
one embrace, one goodbye kiss, and as l
met his imploring look, I knew no more
for days and nights, Painting after faint.
ing followed each other; my mothers
skillful nursing aiding the physicians eff.
forts saving me at last, and when consci-
BUSINESS returned / was all too anxious to
get well. begged the doctor to stimu-
late me so that might make greater
haste. / wanted to go to Charles and try
to comfort him. | knew he was pining
for home, and alone in his gloomy prison
cell, was bowed down with agrief--innocent
though he was. .-.'' 's'-''-'. #. .o'
As soon as / was able to ride / despatch
ed a servant for Mr.. Moore, my husband 5
best friend, and the one who had brought
him South. He came, and he and [ visited
my husband in prison. Tears of joy and
grief courscd down our checks as we en-
braced each other. | determined to stay
with him, come what would. Mr.. Moore
offered immense bail and succeeded in lib
Grating him till the trial, which would
soon come. on, as court was then sitting.
In a few days he was summoned. ]
never shall forget the day we entered that
courtroom. / walked close beside my
husband, holding his arm. The room was
crowded to oyerfowing, for the news had
spread like fire. We were seated and the
trial began. My husband was pale and
sad, but his countenance was serene and
bearing the stamp of innocence. Oh the
intense anxiety of my heart during the
trial. and the great joy felt when he was
acquitted, and the words mot GUILTY -
rang through the house.
But, though acquitted by law, he was
not by the lawless, as we soon found; for
on going from the court room, the hall
on either side was lined with blood d-thirsty
fcnds, armed with dirks and pistols, rea-
dy to take the law into their own hands.
God only knows the awful ordeal of pass
ing them. Every moment I expected
them to rush upon us. Charles went for
ward with firm step and head erect, Mr..
Moore on one side and | on the other, he
supporting my tottering steps with his
arm. As we passed out l heard some one
cry: You make the first dash !" but the
reply was g Have mercy on the woman. f"
They did have mercy then, and we
reached our friends house in safety. He
lived near the town, and thither we ent.
But the mob followed us and surrounded
the house after we had entered Some of
our tried friends accompanied us, we'll
armed, among them my sisters husband.
Fearing an attack, from the angry mena-
ces of the mob, they bolted and barred the
house to render it as secure as possible.
Night was slowly approaching, the mo-
ments seeming hours to us as the angry
threatenings reached our ears.
We were all in an upper, room. and
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