The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-07-08

aNN " suo AaSS ~ WV oOANAAAS " LIZ
JOURNAL, but ono has recently OCCUR
red here, in this county, Of SO trasical
character that will give il a. nearly
40 l. can. .-
4 About Eve !uiles from, toVn lived an
old man, alone, exsepta negro man and
woman who occupied . cabin on the;
same place, near tho old mans residence.
The old mama: wife vs. dead and his
children were married and had left him.
It vas- known that BIO had Eve hun
5dred doAarsin his house, and had had
il there for more than syesr. His OK
pouses wero small, for his wants were
few; and the money, which >wasin gold,
vas kept looked up in trunk under
passed by the house the other day.
It is in . remote corner Of the county,
in a sparoely settled neighborhood, and
on an untr.velsd road:7d sItis'aus old
hewn log house, about" forty feet long,
with rock .ohinneys, buiN up ateseh
end, on the outside, sud = long postico.
with rude pill.rs" supporting it;;o after
the fashion sofshrge nunbersz Of old
farm houses in Kentucky. Tho house
10 surrounded with u forest Of fruit
trees, and is empowered iaa. profusion
Of eraate trees Of every vatisty.@"To:
the eye Of thsp.ssersbyit pressnss The
appsaranee ofaafold, but charming ~
treat. Here in his bsd-with no soul
in tho house but the gray haired old
man, he was brasany murdered ;r'hs
body, nutihtsdein q shocking nanuss,
and loft upon thu saoor4'' Che trunk
vas broken open, the money hbstrss*sd,
an old quiltoves thrown over the dad
body, and the door locked. aa'f :s:s:'i.
The next day 'theouegsoet $disqotsred
the door locked; and all silent III tthe
old. mans! dwelling: e.> But soon the
neighbors, forcing IN entrance into the
house, were shoeked- at<6ndiago the. old
man onstke floor ha'pooha Of blood
around the dead sbody:!r .wvLs'i* sai
:, For weeks: no ,clueacoald be: found to
the! murderer 1here:vas,7 ii is~usual
in such cases, tremendous excitement
in the neighbofhood, bit noone wassus:
pected, until three weeks, afterwards;
xhen son,ia-law oftthe murdered aman
who had been; op ths watch; sxsdupou
three. men, all youngz men, and they
we're arrested and lbdgcd iajail here 10
await TRIAL. a's' ''v'; '''s'" '7o' 'a,''Aa
When they had been in,jairten days
a rumor spread that it was the ipten-
ton Of some Of the old mans relations
to take the prisoners out and deal unto
each, summary punishmsbt: The Tailor
was informed Of it, and the prisoners
somehow got word Of ths'dreadfnl fate
that possibly might overtake them
| All; however, soon became quiet;;"th
rumor died away !; and no one thought
any more Of il, supporting il to Be the
result Of harmless threats, which vould
end there. '' !, T. :" s:.-s ~.
But not so.-It WAS . clear, calm;
moonlight night. The town was buried
in deep sleep, and the jailor had ,sus'
pended precaution, and was, like othe
rest Of his neighbour, enjoying hi,
nights repose. On this beautiful night
at5precisely two o'clock, ightmen:bead
ed by the. son-in-law, a lawyer Q. fCamp
belIsville, in the adjoining county o.
Taylor, came noiselessy into the town
fling two BY two past the Court House
and surrounded the Jail. The jail is I
two-story stone building, out Of thu
business part Of tho town, and the jailo1
resides with his family n. the SAM
building: Having silently placed hi,
men in their places around the Building
and doing al in such profound 81 silep Ct
as not 70 xeken the sleeping; family q
the iailor, the son,in. lay stepped, to tht
window, and called the attention Of tht
ost: nished, jailor to tho. situation il. @
affairs, end demanded that the prisoner '
should ;, given up e hii!p.. The jjaiilko''
resolatsly refused TO- OPEN The Y. :! door:
when in a tNinkliag it xas r iilt l., and
the 3. main in entrance filed l With str,pg,
men in disguise: The ji.ilor bs'ippg kepI
in his room, the work Of breaking init
tho prisoners room VS. But that. IF !.
instant. n0pe Of lie prisoners seeing
the terrible destiny thati awaited him
seized: razor vhioh: he lad Win him
Eeqt ii, own THROAT, and Expired Will!
shey vete 'yias tho othsr e: :' ~ IL,
They toek :, them Il ont '''. #! If jeil; pm
them % e.v h9rs e., just out i: Of t toNn
fharrls'd' the al twelve miles t. the neigh
tborhoeea, of cnnpehl||a7il|ls'. Apd IN hqal
i both unon tha same tree. Rhera ihey