Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-13

mand that she should open the store, til,
negress replied:
+" Massa done took the key with him
and she warn't gwine to break the door
no she warn't. White folks might do il
themselves if they wanted to-"
While they paused to deliberate upon
the expediency of forcing an entrance
"Slinky Sam" appeared. somewhat out
of breath, informed them that Mr.. Guy.
on was coming. Upon the arrival oi
the storekeeper, he promptly complied
with their demand for admission. The
doors were opened and lights brought.
Guyon's manner was calm and confident,
and though there was evident scorn in
his voice, he exhibited neither fear nor
anything like bullying. He seemed to
know exactly whose hands he was in,
and to feel that innocence and manliness
was his best protection -
At the request of the leader of the
party, Guyon opened the drawer of his
bureau, curious old fashioned piece of
furniture, in which his money was kept.
Everything was found correct, except
the bills which he had received from
Sharpe, and which he had demanded
should be taken back.
"Open the other drawers, if you please,
Mr.. Guyon," said the leader. ~
"Certainly," was the prompt reply. ~
Still there was nothing found to inn
plicate him, and they were about COM
mencing a general search of the premi-
ses, when the leader, tapping the top of
the bureau with his knuckles, said ea
"There is recess here we have not
got at yet"
at is a secret drawer, and contains
nothing but old family papers," said
Guyon.
"Open it," was the stern command.
"The key is in my wife's room; l
shall have to 60 for it..
There was, or his hearers imagined
there was, just the slightest hesitation
in his manner. At any rate, the inter-
ruption was unfortunate. He was
fiercely. hidden to stand, IF he valued
his life," while several revolvers flashed
before his eyes, and their muzzles were
pointed in close proximity at his head
The only effect was to make him fold his
arms and curl his lip with con-
temptuous smile, until the top of the
bureau was wrenched off.
AS the contents of the drawer was ex-
posed, however, he turned deadly pale,
and fairly gasped for breath for there
were not only the papers of which he had
spoken. but on top of them lay three or
four bundles of counterfeit notes, neatly
done up, and beside them the plate on
which they were printed. On examina
ton they were found to be the very kind
which he charged Sharpe with passing
upon him, and insisted on his taking
back.
AS soon as Guyon, by a desperate ef-
fort, recovered his selfpossession, he
firmly denied all knowledge of the af-
fair.
at is false as hell" he said. "I am
no counterfeiter but the devil has
leagued with my enemies to ruin me-"
"The key was in your wife's room, eh,
Mister Guyon p sneered one who had
suffered by making restitution when de-
manded in a similar case. A poor
trick to give us the slip when you knew
you were caught" l-1e
Guyon gave the man no other answer
than look of scorn, but turning to the
leader of the gang, he asked:
"Well, what do you mean to do? You
have searched my house without war
rant, broken open my drawer, and found
out what was as ignorant of as yourself.
Will you give me fair trial before the
or do you intend to substitute
mob violence p
''It would be little better to lower
your tone, John Guyon." said the party
sternly. "You are convicted
of passing counterfeit money upon your
customers in the most sneaking way, by
pretending that you first received it from
them. We have found the money in
your possession, in your secret drawer;
it would be nothing more than justice if
we hung you on the spot; but trial you
shall have; not before the courts you
wish, however, where some lawyer can
be paid to lie you out of it; but Judge
Lynch will sit on your case at five
o'clock tomorrow morning; if found
guilty, at six o'clock you will be hung.
In the meantime, we will take you along,
and 1 warn you that any attempt to
escape will be instant DEATH"
Guyon submitted passively to be
searched, having his pocket-knife and
small revolver which he carried, taken
away, and his arms pinioned behind
him.
He was then marched to building
which the Regulators had taken posses
sion of, and kept under strict guard dur
ing the night.
If John Guyon had rendered himself
with his neighbors, it was
very different with his wife. She was
a woman full of charity and benevo-
lence, always ready to visit the sick or
ministering tenderly and lib
orally to them consolation or comfort.
She enjoyed the respect, love and graft
tude OF those among whom she lived,
and consideration for her went very far
to procure greater degree of tolerance
toward her husband. III .t.t
On the night of his mishap she was be-
side the sick bed of "Slinky Sans >"
wife, whom l have already mentioned as
a poor, feeble creature. Sam, when he
stole away from spying on the Regula
tors, had proceeded at once to the store,
and not finding Guyon, had set about
after his own fashion to hunt him up, and
fallen in with him as he returned from
escorting his wife.
AS snon as Guyon was taken away,
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