Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-02


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with each other Eog #Akl8 Whilet
| have loved her TIE yaaE1
| was poor aud she waited leE mel
1 toiled early III and when
my mates spent U moneY lf
beer aud The llks. E~Ted np mY
shillinRs and put It Hda of hel.
We were 70 be married Wheh ! had
ESQ, aud g took ne s8Fea Enaul8
save L, and noW-and here The
poor fellow broke dawn and could
say no more. / aWkwardlY eAld
something about ths aaElsMcti1n
that ne must feel ID III EhRtthe
murderer Wasscaug huk found
that ! had touched she wrong
chord.
"OhI no, sir be exclaimed ~
90 be that he be her brother, wish
that be had got safe aWay. Iknow
that she would say so Il she eonldP
IS LOOKIEG ron oTHEas 70 KuL.
u The murderer, although he failed
10 find the EGO, OF which he knew
nothing, took with him not only
the clothing Of bis brother and .
small sum OF money that he found
in the house, but two watches one
belonging 70 his brother and the
other TO bis, sister. 1t rae these
that gave the frat clue 10 bis doteo-
ton. He had remained shut upin
the house with his victims for three
hours-thFee hours which would
have enabled him TO- put one hum
dred miles between himaelfa and the
evidences Of bis crime. But even
now lie Was 10 no HURRY to depart.
He returned to The Tod Rink house
10 Uxbridge. He had gone out
dressed IN rags he returned clad ID
broadcloth but no one asked him
any questions. f0u have jumped
into . new suit of clothes, said the
woman Of the lodging house.
aYea," he replied, II told You Twas
going TO my brother. went to
bim and be gave me these clOthas.p
He remained at the Lodging house
until 8 o'clock that day, and then
went 60 the Bell Tavern ID Ux.
bridge. Here be called for aleand
treated every one in the bar spend.
log his money verysfreelg Three
young women of The town passed
by ; he called them In, made them
drink, and then went with them 10
their honae. He selected 0naof the
nymphs, aud retired to spend the
night with her. He could not sleep,
however, and Che woman passeda
terrible night with him. he drew
Q pistol from HE pocket and swore
be would kill her. he left the room
and wandered through the house
trying to enter the other apartments
In order, as De said, % find some
one to kill. When morning again
arrived he depalled, aud spent the
whole Of the day ct the Bell Tav-
ern, drinking constantly, but 70.
naming perfeDtly sober. As even
ing drew on his money became ex-
hausted; he went into the atreet,
found a pawnbfokers show, pledg-
ed the watch and chain Of hiS MUIR
dered sisier for thirty shilllngs and
returned 10 the tavern to drink Il
up. II was now Monday night;
thirty. five hours had elapsed since
the murders had been committed
and the murderer was still within q
mile Of the house Ia which the bod.
les Of his victims were lying.
DISCOVERY Or THR TRAGEDY.
In the meantime, however, the
murders had been discovered. On
Monday evening the sister Of Mar.
shalps wife went to their house to
take tea with the family. She
found the house closed aud after
trying In vain to pnterit, che called
assistance; the door was broken
open the horrible sight was re-.
vealed. The news spread rapidly;
and at 5 O'Clock a lad entered The
house where the murderer was sit.
ting. and said that q whole family
had been murdered at Denham.-
The murderer at once displayed
such violent agitation that every
one present had their attea-
ton excited, but, strange to say,
they conceived no suspicion con.
cerning him. For an hour and q
half he walked Ia and ont Of the
tap-room, and then he suddenly
announced that he must 90 to Read.
ing. Presently, however, he alter.
ed his mind said be should not 20
till morning, aud then went to bed.
The precious hours which might
have Insured his escape be slept
away. In the morning, however,
he departed, and went by rail 10
Reading.
THE FIEED ARRESTED.
There, on that night, he was ar.
rested, the police having been put
on his track by the Information
given them by a brick-layer, who
had observed the conduct Of the
man while at Uxbridge. When be
was arrested he had ON the MUIR
dered mans boots and lr0wsers,
but had sold the other garments
for four shillings. He was arrested
at q lodging house. where he was
sitting In the tramp's kitchen. AZ
the officer laid hold Of him, and b,
bore the charge had been made
against him, he exclaimed, * have
never murdered man, woman or
child" When the officer charged