St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-05-21
4 Case Of Cjrcmnstan Eel
dence.

W;IS serving his apprenticeship In London
to master sail-maker, got leave to visit
his mother, TO spend the Christmas holi-
days. She lived Il few miles beyond
Deal, in Kent. lie walked the Journey.
ING, being much tatigued, and also troub-
led with Il bowel complaint, he applied
70 the landlady of Il public house. who
was acquainted with his mother, for a
nights lodging Her house was full, and
every bed occupied but she told him
that il he would sleep with her uncle,
who had lately come ashore, and was
buatswaiu OF an lndiaman, he should be
welcome. lie was clad to accept the
offer, and after spending the evening with
his new comradc, they retired to rest. In
The middle ei the night he was attacked
with his complaint, and Weakening his
bedtcilow, he asked him the way to the
garden The hoat>wain told him to 90
through the kitchen, but as he would
find II difficult 10 open the door into the
yard, the !agch being out of order, he
desired him 10 take knife out of his
pocket, with which hc could raise the
latch. The Young man did rs lie was
directed, and after remaining nearly halt
an hour in the yard, lie returned 10 his
bed, but was much surprised to find his
companion had risen and gone. Being
impatient 10 visit his mother and friends,
he also aro~e before day and pursued hi,
Tourney, auI arrived home at noon.
The laudlady, who had oeen told OF
hi- intention 10 depart early, was not
i>urpri>ed: but not seeing her uncle early
III the morning. She went TO call him.
>>iI. WA, drcaltully shocked to find the
bed stained wiki blood, and every lnqu-
~ after her uncle was i'll vain. The
alarm NOW became general, and on fur
lIcr examination. marks of blood were
traced from the bedroom into the street,
and at intervals down 10 the edge Of the
prr-hy.I i,umur was Immediately
busy, and suspicion fell, of course. upon
thc youu- man who had slept with him,
that he had committed the murder. anl
thrown the body over the pier into the
>ra. y warrant was issued against him.
and he WAS taken that evening ut his
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covered on his shlrI and tIoW sers, and in
his pocket were u knife and a rtmarka-
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@ot ihcm when he returned To the bed,
nor for the silver com benz IN his pos
Se--ior, hl- story was not credited. HE
certainty OF the boai-wain'> disappear.
mre, and the blood at the pier traced
from his bedroom, were Two evident sign,
ui his having been murdered and ever
the md, was ~ convinced of his guilt
that Lo ordered tie execution 10 tax,
place in thrc' lays At the fatal tree
the youth declared hlN Innocence, ano
persisted n II with such affecting a>Sev'
rr'iio"~, That many WiIeI hlm, thousI
none doubled the justlies' OF hls Sen
tcnce.
The CNecuiIoners were not 50 eNper
at their trade ~ modem ones, nor were
drops and platforms invented ih'
. y"un- u.a" was very tall. his feet some
times touched the Grcund, and some o
his friends WHO surrounded the galIow
c"nir''"i to GIVE the body some -nppor
! a. II W"- r't~p'h'itd' -N'er Dei"S Gu
! down those irlGAi- pore II specify away
.. III c'ii':l' ana III '"c course I'll lev
hours anInI!lpn was restored, and III