The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-10-11

Charles Waller and William Newland
were neighbors in a village Of Indiana
three years ago. Both were middle.aged
men with their families, and both were
discontented with their immediate circum.
stances but while Newland possessed
between two and three thousand dollars,
and kept his wife and infant child from
anything like distress, Waller was penni.
less, and his household actually suffering
for the necessares of life. The richer
man, however as already stated, was
scarcely better satisfied with his present
lot than the poorer, and, late in the sum.
mer Of 1867, declared his intention to go
farther westward, across the prairies, in
search of some spot where his little for.
tune would purchase farm worthy his
ambition. Upon hearing this, his friend
and neighbor, Waller, bitterly lamented
that he had not the means to go, also,
where something better than starvation
might crown his labors. aud evinced such
despair at the thought of being left be.
hind that a harder heart than the kind
Newland's might have been moved by it.
OF course Mr.. Newland had not much to
spare from his limited store. yet he gen.
erously insisted upon taking his poor
neighbor's family with him on the jour.
ney as guests. and even furnished Waller
with the needful outfit for the plains. Sc
in due time the little wagon.train set out
from the village Of Indiana, carrying two
families, and followed by the good wish.
es of many an old friend. Far on theil
westward way the emigrants stopped fol
a night at the house Of a cousin Of Mrs
Newland's, iu Missouri, when all seemed
well and full of confidence for the future
When next, however, the wagon train was
seen, some eighty miles from this house
Waller, his wife and son were its sole
guardians. and in the course of converse.
ton with some trappers, the first named
related that another family, started with
his own, had, while camping out on the
previous night, been killed by q rowing
band of Indians. While the Walters
after volunteering this sad information
went onward as before, the trappers re
ported what they had heard to all whom
they had met, and before long, cousiI
of Mr.. Newland's, named Hirschkager
became aware Of it. This latter gentle
man, instinctively suspecting foul play
lost no time in arousing the nearest lega
authorities and instituting search 70
traces Of the missing emigrants. Unde
his leadership the last camping place o
the two families was easily discovered
and in retired spot, where the turf ha'
been recently disturbed, the searcher
disinterred the bodies Of poor Newlan,
and his wife. The former had been sho
through the head. the latter's throat Gu
from ear to ear but of their little chill
no sight or sign could be obtained.
was plain that the murderers had nc
been Indians; it was as morally certai
that the awful work was that Of trait
orous friend and over the mutilated re
mains Of his kinsman, Hirschkager sol
emnly made oath that he would nevc
} rest until the perpetrators of the bastard
ly crime had been hunted down an
brought to judgment. In the meantim
the Walters had disappeared in an vi
known direction, and, with none but th
| law to pursue, might have eluded retr
} button; but they had upon their trac
an avenger Of blood more persistent tina
, any hired constable, and he found clu,
invisible to other eyes. Having obtaine
an indictment against the fugitives frol
, the grand jury Of Webster county, Mo
} the cousin Of the slain man tracked b
, game to Arksnsas. and. with requis
, ton upon the Governor, entered th'
. State. A correspondent Of the st. Pa
! Press, writing from Faribsult, describe
D the deadly msn-hunt, which lasted thr,
/. years, and ended only last week at u
s last named place. In Arkansas the pu
suers found place whore the Wslle
had passed the winter in reckless dissip
1 ton, where the son had clothed his rev
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