Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-11-05


IL! It's only occupant was q woman about thirty
fse, sitting motionless BY the fire, with folded
hands, and eyes bent steadfastly upon the aeor
There was something 80 unearthly in her appear
ance that it almost startled me- Her whole face
even to her lips was perfectly eolorless; and the
effect Of this unnatural pallor was heightened BY
the jetty blackaess of her eyes, hair and lashes
She had the appearance of one stunned by some
mighty grief, or conseaIedinto ice by some deed o.
horror. y. aa5--.' a. 49,
'"As approached the fire, she raised her eyes
with weary, abstracted look !. but as they met
mine, they suddenly lighted up with fash of re-
coghition, and faint flush crossed her face. Ano
then remembered that we had met before ano
where But, to my surprise, just as was about
to speak, she threw up her bands with q warning
gesture. giving me Bimplqring look, as though te
entreat me not to recognize her 'a's : z,,:,'.,
"a moment later, the landlord, whose footsteps
she hadiheard, entered the room, 'As:I looked
upon him again, there instantly flashed upon my
mind where I had last seen him. It was in the
prisoner dock in the criminal court ofNew York
where he had been placed to receive sentence fol
one of the most dastardly and cruel murders upon
record. .1wiTi iIN INjEJsiJTH3A
!'.'How readily. that scene rose up before my
mind The Impressive words of the Judge, the
calous indifference Of the prisoner, and the solemn
hush throughout the crowded court: room, sudden.
u broken BY sharp cry 50 full Of agony that il
thrilled With pity the sternest heart i was the
wretched wife Of the prisoner I knew Der well
Her father was enc Of my dearest friends, to whom
had been SO fortunate as to render important
service; and I pressed through The o6icious but
well.meahinrg crowd that surrounded her, To see i
could be Of any assistance. At her request
obtained carriage and accompanied her to hel
father 8 hone. and had nexersasniher since.
tt.It was theicold story. She had met this man
By ysocident3 and under circumstances of . some
what romantic anature:s In,spita oftheG viBainJ
that Ito the ptactieed7 eye was plainly discernible
upon his countenance, thereswss O. certain tascaba
tionlin his manner when he sttoEe to please, and
their acquaintance rapidly npened into intimacy
Nesting with opposition from her. father, the in,
fstuitsd girlleff his hense and fedwith her lover
TO anadjoining town; whore they were mafrieG
ngAffer q abrisf season ofHnger thu doting old
mantnnt oalnI IfosgsHe,Ais dapghtera but for !hel
sake,t toeEinto fssorthe son-inl Law, who had been
30 lnceremoni0usy thrust Bpon him, and offered
him every indncement TO- engage in some 1honora,
apabecoide sn,hGnestand usefnlmem,
bsr Of f1society. Bat it Was of no avail; his was
one ofthose depraTed natures which seem to have
sense of night or wrong. Indeed, it Is
to be questioned rs to whether any CLEANS of hu;
man Tenderness ever softened his heart save the
love he bore his young and beautiful wife; sand
even this could not SAVE him from crime. ln lessE
than year from the time of their marriage, he
vasitried and convicted of murder in the highest
degree Il s.r:e2E!j, 20 -.'...:. : ! -.
y Though no one who heard the evidence hao
the slightest doubt of the prisoners guilt, his wife
was firm in her belief Of his innocence, and enter
tanned hopes to the very last moment OF his ao
ouittal But before the day set for his execution
he managed to effect his escape. A few weeks
after his wife suddenly disappeared .'":
'Al these "reminiscences passed through my
mind in the space of few seconds The mar
merely came in on some errand, going directly ou
again, and his wife soon followed. zNi
i LEFT to myself, / began to reflect uponshe sin
gular circumstances which surrounded me. Tht
prospect of spending the night in that lonely place
under the roof Of i convicted murderer, was no
very pleasant one but still, if he was as hoped
ignorant of the amount of gold I had With me-, il
might not be attended with any danger. itprom
isel to be dark and stormy night; and 5unaccus
toned to che country, it would be difficult for INT
to ffidfmy way. Then again, if the man had de
tsfmired to rob me, he could easily waylay me; 81
decided to remain. a. ..,/,,u lu0L .
II was we'll armed, having good revolver ane
4 Spanish dirk, which had done me good servicf
% many emergencies, and what was better, l knew
how to use them. 80 ..aI ..
sit had always been point of conscience will
me to look personally afterthe comfort Of my horse
and with this object in view, took my way to TIT
barn, which was only few steps from the house
I found the doors open: As I entered, my atten
ftiion was arrested by the sound Of voices, which
evidently proceeded from the part partitioned OF
for the stable ai. ... ..u.-.... - z a.~.
s"I tell you it can't berpossible, " said a voic
that recognized asths landlords. Why, hew
= famous lawyer, and it isn't at all likely he's ii
these 'i,sl parts It's Ben Whites fatherin-law, tina
he's been expecting 80 long, who's been to Califor
mia Bill Cady found out all about it more'n
fortnight ago, and we've been on the watch 70
him ever since. It amt go. Besides it 'woult
only strengthen my purpose if it was. onl!
wish that I could put knife to the throat Of tn
whole oowardly pack who sat there that day look
ing at me as if was a Gagged tiger, and goatinl
on my misery
"In God'sname, Richard = said the implorinl
voice of woman, do not do this cruel thing, or
shall 20 mad Have you not committed crime
enough? The very air is full Of the shrieks Q
your victims, and they pursue me wherever turn
Remember all that have sacrificed for your sake
how 7 have forsaken home, friends, and ever
pleasant thing, and do not make my life unendu
|rablep .~. ..@ ..u .. .,.... :.
"It's no use, Sue, returned the man, dogged
"; 'Pve made up my mind, and, as you well know
it amt 80 easily turned. 1 tell you he's got gold
oold and must and will have itp
$50 your own way, Richard; but terrible a
have been your crimes, remember I warn you tina
it will be the saddest and worst you ever didP
"sWhat do you mean by that? retorted lie
husband with fierce oath. "Are you going t
betray me? Well as I love you, if though
that ....... .....
"sYou would murder me, too. You need no
fear me, Richard; fend as you are, you are m
husband, and will never betray you. But 1t
useless for you to attempt to intimidate me b
IL. e.. Efa % a burthen IN me that / Woul