Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-04

l kept my own valuables.
II found the horse AS | had lef, him
an gave him the food he was now suf
iiclently cooled 10 eat but his maste
was nowhere to be seen.
AS approached the house, a crowd
| OF men on horseback drove up, and /
Was commanded in no gentle tones to
stand In another moment was in
tue clutches of those who claimed me
as their prisoner
II was too much stupefied at first 20
ask what it all meant. | did so at
last. and the explanation came. 1t was
terrible
My friend, with whom had 80 late
y set out IN company, had been found
murdered and ribbed near the spot
at which |, bat alone. knew we had
separated. | was the last person
known to he with him, and was now
arrested on suspicion OF his murder.
"A search of the premises was i'm
medlaiely Instituted. The watch was
foind IN the drawer where had placed
IT, and was Identitied as the property OF
tie murdered man. His horse too.
WAS ipuui IN my stable. for the animal
had just put there WAS none other
l recognised him myself when | saw
him IN the light
Nv hat | sad know not Nv con
fd>lon was taken as additional evil
dence And when. at length, did
'nmand language To give an intel
l5ent statement. it was received with
sneerS Of Incrcluiity
The mob spirit j. inherent in man
at least IN crowds Of men. 1t may not
always manifest itself in phvsicial yio-
lcncc. Ii sometimes contents itself
with iynchln- character. But what
ever i form. IL is always relentless,
pitlle,s, cruel.
a. tie proofs Of ms guilt, one after
another. game to light, low muttcrings
Gradually Few into II claInor tor ven
Etlncc; a.I't but Tor the IirInucss III one
lhtn-tlc uihccr who had me in charge
i would doubtless have paid the pen
~, pi my suppos ,d offence on the spot.
~ was npt y mpatny tor mo that act
ual"d my protector. His heart was a,
hard u, hI, ollie. But he represented
thc mlJ">ty Of the Law, and took sort
y. gr1h prIdc IN his position
'A' mnch under the glance of his exc
a. before the nuGzlc OF his pistol, the
cnwurttiy clan,rcrs drew back Per-
map, they were not .uili :ienlly uuner-
ou- To feel the full effect oi that lnvs-
tcrlou, reflex influence which make, a
crowd 81 lncn SO much worse. and AT
tunes 80 much better, than ANY OF them
slngiy.
"lt The end of some months nv trial
catnr. Il could have bur one result
Circumstance too plainly declared my
.uilt alone knew the. lied.
/ Isr aD>c ace ul tie jury was brief.
To tncir yctdi,t paid bu, Little need Il
waN >In..c hIdrpu, word; but had
long anticipated it, and 1t made no I'M
preston.
"As hiilc impression was made BY
the words ot the Judge. which followed
iI; and hh, solemn Invocation that God
iuiSnt have ihIt mercy upon which inan
WAS too Ju-t To vouc sale, sounded lIAc
tine nOI.p~e>t OF hollow mockcrle,
~ may BE- hard tor guilty Grimm
a! TO meet death but it i, sim harder
Iur hiin " no l. Innocent. The one,
when the first shock j. over, acuult-c-s
ia nl- q fDtn and gives .iu-cli ~ tD re
prnl|i'1e; HE heart 81 the oturr, filled
"lth rebellion against man injustice,
cdh ~cdtct bIin- It>cI ~ AZ pardon O4
God.
II hLd gradually overcome this feel
in9 IN -ul,c oi thr good cirr. mans ir-
rtatln1 efforts, winch were mainly di-
rrcted towards extracting confession.
"it"out wn'cn, he assured me, he had
no h"Pe |" olier.
''on the morning oi the day fixed for
ny execution fcit mea>urably resigned.
| h.td - long stood lace 10 face villa
death, hAd - accustomed to look upon
u A. 4 merely Inoncutary paug. that
no longer lc!t >phcltou-, save that my
inemors should be vindIcatcd.
''ohe Tor who had gone 10 prepare Il
home had already found one in Heaven.
- ht uuings Of my calamity had bruk
cu her heart. Snc alone believed lne in
roccnt. and She had died with 4 PRAYER
upon her mp, that the truth might Vet be
brought 10 light.
''-All ihls | had heard, and it had
,oothcd H. with sweet incense my troub-
led -plri,. Death, however slcuIne
the shape, was now u portal beyond
wilch 1 could see one angel waiting To
receive me.
II heard the sound of approaching
footsteps, and nerved mv,eli t. meet
,ri.nI,nt, entered A.. Nh ~ ii. b,nI