The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-07-15

man, we did not question; who he
z was, who had slain him, or why the
deed had been done, we did not know,
! nor what we had best do.
At last we decided that it was of no
: use for us to unearth the corpse, but
that three of our number should remain
| at the hole, and the other three try to
: find the township of Black Jacks,
where we should be pretty sure to find
at least one police-officer.
f I was one of those who remained at
the hole; and as soon as our cOmpan-
: ions had left, we spread shirt over the
dead mans head, throw in some dirt
again to cover the hOrrid object from
sight, and then sat down TO wait with
what patience we might for the return
/ of our mates.
About the middle of the afternoon
they got back, accompanied by a uni
formed policeman, and q detective in
plain clothes. They had said nothing
.tOf their errand until they had found
the officers, who had cautioned them
to maintain a similar discretion until
4 they (the Officers) were ready to ac-
company them on their return, which
was in about an hour; so that our par
\ Y, now increased to eight in number,
were still the only ones who knew OF
the discovery of the body.
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menced digging up the corpse, the Off
GERS narrowly watching and noting ev-
erything. As we cleared away the
sand and gravel, it became plain that
the man had been struck while engag-
ed in digging, for his hands still held a
shcrt-handled shovel. He had been
struck on the head with pick, by some
one standing on the surface, and the
dirt he had thrown out had been filled
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own grave! We lifted him out and
laid him on the grass.
The officers looked at each other as
soon as they saw the mans features,
and the detective observed to the other,
a. Tim Riley, by JOve! and [ had q
drink of coffee from him at his tent this
morning; he told me then he was GO
ing out to prospect to-day. See if his
watch and money are gone. He car
ried that old silver bull's-eye that Jake
Wilson raffled off Sunday before last
Tim won it; and he carried it; and he
carried that and his money in cha
mOis leather bag i'll his shirt jacket
ee if it's gOne.n
Neither money nor bulI's.eye 1"
could be found; poor Tim had been
murdered for his little money and the
old watch.
Two poles and q blanket made rude
bier to transport the body to the towns
shin, for which we were soon under
way. An hours walk brought US to
the vicinity of the camp" (Or police
statiOn,) where we halted and conceal
ed the body, the detective going into
! the township, and leaving the other
! officer with us. AS soon as it was dark
he returned, and handing something
| to the uniformed policeman, asked,
" Do you know that?'
| "Tim's old bulIs-eye! Where did
! it come from ?'' replied the other.
g Bought it of big Hans, Tins mate.
| Jenkins is watching him. He's been
| drinking all the afternoon; he'll be
! locked up by the time we get in. But
come on boys, if you're ready; you'll
get some grub when we get to camp,
and a good place to Sleep"
Our ghastly burden was soon depOs1-
ted in the camp and good supTer and
good beds We're furnished us by the pO-
| lice, though I had but poor nights
sleep myself. Big Hans, Riley's mate,
had been locked up before we arrived
by the vigilant q enkins, who handed
the detective q leathern bag he had
found on Hams person, which contain
ed seventeen shiIlings,. and was marked
with RiIey's initials, T. r. rudely
worked with common black read.
"WeDR got him; he's safe to swing
for it v'S marked the detective, as he
finished examining the bag. This
was Tim's."
placed in an upright position in one
corner of the room in which we were
IsIeeping, and secured there by a cord
passed under the arms and around a
stake driven into the ground for Vie
purpose, there being no boards for a
floor; a clean, blue shirt was put on in
place of the blOOd-stained one, which
was removed; the face was washed,
and hat put on the head of the corpse;
q blanket was then hung up as screen,
and all was ready to give Big Hans a
fearful surprise, in hope to secure q
confession t. "Ough terror.
At daylight the police threw out
some hints to various parties of dig
gers on their way to work, about the
Arrest of a whole party of new arrivals
for some great crime; the news spread
like wild fire, and curious crowd was
soon collected around the camp. Our
party were all up early, but we were
kept inside by the police, who did not
wish the miners outside to hear of Ri
iley's murder till they had seen what
effect a view of the corpse would have
Oh the suspected murderer; but we
were not long kept waiting.
Big Hans woke from his drunken
sleep, thirsty, and beseed for drop OF
whisky. One of the officers gave him
some in a tin dipper, at the same time
lremarking, " You didn't seem to sleep
very we'll, Hans. What was that you
were talking about in your sleep ?
Have you and Tim Riley been having
a grOWl ?''
If Hans had not been quick in drink
ing the whisky he would have lost IT.
for the pinnikin dropped from his hand,
and he trembled like leaf as he gasp
led out, "What did l say? havn't
had any growl with Tim"
F" Oh, don't know what you said, ,,
returned the Offiesri but you talked
about Tim, that's all. But come, get
out of this; you're sober enough now
to take care of yourself Go out to Mr..
Nicholson (the detective) and get youI
money"
Hans came out, pale and still trem-
bling, and approached the detective,
who was standing near the screen. As
he came up, the officer suddenly de-
manded, sternlyy Big Hans, where Is
your mate, Tim Riley?''
The guilty wretch glaTed at him like
a maniac, but made no answer, when
the officer suddenly dropped the blan-
ket, and exposed to his sight the awful
spectacle of the murdered man stand.
ing erect before him.
The experiment did not have the eff
feet expected. Hans seemed to be
more astounded than horror-struck
dered mate like one Stupefied then
| int