The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-10-24
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& TEAM .lDTENTURE.

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\ short iiir hciorc the war broke out, was
prtriiv.n. i,A "a GAiy,sion, Texas.
lml.ofiIni husinrss called inc la small town
named Fairfield. situated aboai seventy miles
uutih ,d Austin ! went rom Galveston To
AU'uu '', rail and, purchasing a horsr, there,
ia., '"ruir'i the rect oi my journey on horseback
When irnchrd Fairfield, | found the Town in
''ns, Z" great excitement horrible murder
h.,i ir,u committed there.
,"In. Lads and gentleman had disappeared
.ui iinm circumstances connected With their dis
arl,,ring,. It was evident the, had been lnur.
'lrcl. sud their bodies ihrnwn into the river
Tnr suplns,r murderer had been arrested
Ia ~n. d, ,uuu. man named Archie Ia, nor, the
sui, .un ~ widow, and sirange iO say. had
i"rn the iritoiicI lover Of Jessie Emory, the
muri,;ed girl. The circumstances that ha1 led
in his arrest. were ~ follows
tharrs Harris, the younger man who had
,"rn muilytrl with Miss Emory, had bcrn -
rival ~ Ia, nor, bu' Jessie had loved the latter,
anl hti i,l'G.cd the Offers OF Harris tn the
evening - their disappearance Harris and she
hii teen srvu together by the side Of the river {;
sui SHE did not come home. her parents be-
,ttnr aiAtn"i and search being made for her on
.uihs lu the place where thcy had been sccn,
u.., horrifiel ~ seeing. lying on the ground
h"r ,"Ti. stained with blood The Garth show ed
sns "f desperate struggle pools Of blood
-ihl'titi thr -fass anu CfiineDn ffall ted TIE
Nh',; rdgc, showing that the murderer had
',.' 10" victims into the stream
On further search knife, stained with blood
'uuud the initials a u, were craven on
ihr blade. and II wns recognized by several as
's'lou.'Hg ~ EltnuI. aud several tersous trstif-
i Ia hascing met Lin that evening near the placr
Nh,ir the murder "a been committed Ilc was
.tirsird bat declared that he was innocent
jc.nast ~. the supposed cause his mother
va. nearly hr,ribgukrn, and Il was said that IL
hr VAS euny,clrd IL ~oH,d send her To her :raTe
an the rN-uin. after IN arrival, was sitting in
~, private room Ia the hotel, when the clerk en-.
tered aud said that a ..iy wished to SEE me On
important husiurs.
Srni ii.r up said. wondti.. who /, could
II" r'ir,'! ani 10 .i,",i time lady dressed
~ black aad d,rpl. v,i.r,!. entered placed a
,h,it ;"r her aud IL, sht down. and throwing
back her veil, said
iuu are lawyer, are you not ,?
I attn
II .u the mother Of Archie Rhyncr, the Young
inAa who IL charged with murder" said She
',nA have come iO sec II YOU will consent TO
lrieui him A. his approaching trial. oh s'r,
II 'ou have q innihcT, think Of her, and think
What her feeling would b, 20 see her only child.
her sole stay aud support ia prison cell, with
~ aw'al do"m hanging over his head. oh I,
'ir, ! know that ny son 10 iuaOcent know
'lmi ic who Is so kind and gentle io all, would
not stain his soul with murder. lie has told me
nat hr !. .nuccrnt aud he a,r,r told me lie
l:u' cvmc with the and SCI him. DO not refuse
mother that pour boon
ihosghi the matter over "a few moments aud
thrn decided 10 20 wiii hyi aud sec the young
u.In. We let tue hotel and vent TO the Jail :
she introduced me To the jalor, a. her son $ law
y-f aud he, taking down n bunch OF keys,
showed "a into the Young mans cell. The prso.
nrr ~ uohle looking man. was sitting on the
side OF his pallet, with his face buried in his
hands
u. started up "a We entered. aud embraced his
mother ahcciiona,ey. She turned TO me aud
+,id
This /. Mr.. Clifton, a lawyer from Galveston.
haV" engaged him 10 defend you, my dear
hav "
Vie shouk hands with me, and in a short time
li- mother said II will now leave Mr. Clifton
aud yng together, aud am sure that on hear.
ing NnHr story, he will that you art inno.
cent.
She ,h'n took her departure, aud asked him
- tell i'c "ll thc circumstances connected with
ilr' sndf
Well, Uu th. night VI their disappearance l
lid not sec J-ssie. ! was 10 have met her by the
ii'"f. but ! ~as prevented by business from get.
tiny ilicfr ani.l near dark, and then could not
tnd h"g, >" concluding she had gone homo, |
vent iO HIi home. and heing tired, went 10 b,l
80 lh-n a~a ~akeuci lt the constable, aad accused
81 murd'ring j's.'r EMORY. protested ny IN.
noc' ne. hut was told would have that to prove,
aud ~. LfOught here that is all I know"
iiui What abon, the knife - asked I.
oh Tad forgotten. lost that knife four
i'ys ago, and u must have been found by the
murder,
"wr'e HiSs Emory and Harris fricudsg'' asked |.
''No sir When shr refused his offer Of mar
'i':e l'r told her that she would some day re.
ia1i ii and she has avoided him ever since
What Surprises mc, added he "is that they
.hOuld iav" bsrn srcn together. There IL some
m,sirfi ahnnt II that can I scr through There
- "n" tiina that have thought 0f sine | have
i.,n h.te Il may suTpfise ynu but cannot al.
Vr,i tay s' of the Leiri that Jessie Is alive aud
IN. been carried of by Harris, for he is bad
"nnugh ior an. thing. and ! know that he has
s'id some property he had IN the town, aud he
has told several persons that he was going north.
think he has carried her on, and that he had
iuund my knife, aud stained Il with blood 20 rs
To make p"ople believe they had bccn murdered,
nnd throw the guilt on me
by Jove young man, | believe you are
tight. will wager that is the case Tan you
icll me- where Harris Is from ?" asked I.
''FrOm the northern part of the State, think,
hut am mol sure"
After u irw morc questions. badc the young
~ ~ keep good heart, aud would do my best
lnt utnl, anu ttifn lcft Tue la hnd went 10 the
hotel aud going 10 the bar.ioom found the land.
lord, aud entered into cOnvrrsAiion with him
about the murder.
''Did you know Harris r. asked.
'ics, quite wrii. have known him three
yeats
'oi what disposition was be p
Awful passionate. believe hc never forgot
an injury. don't like To speak III Of the dead,
tut, To tell the truth, never liked him lie had
an evil look about him that always made me dis.
,rus, him. lie would stop a, nothing TO gain bis
cnds."
Where dld he come from :. be native Of
this place -
''No be came FROM around llaFknlown, San
Jose eounty, abont ifty miles north u here, -
answered be. ''lls told me the other day that
he was going back there In week or two, bul
there was no sueh thing ~ believing hla, +"
The next morning early ssnt 10 the scenc Of
the murder. examined the ground carefully
aud soon came 10 the conclusion that no slFug.
gle had taken place on the spot Il was all ioo
s''s1ilarally laid out the doefs had been run.
Mug, bui They had oyerionr their part. The blool
and marks on The earth were merely blinds. Any