The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-02-09
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: :" The next morning De We're
did not come down to the break.
fast table, but / did not pay any
attention to this, as he frequently
remained in his he d until 12
o'clock; but when he did not come
to lunch ] began to look for him,
and could find no trace of him
anywhere. A strict search was at
once set on foot, and after several
hours his m n r d red body was
found hanging on the anchor. /
at once had tho body drawn mp,
and instituted a searching investi
CATION into the cause of the murder,
for it was evident tnat it was moth.
ing but q murder. As first pre-
caution I caused Wallace to be
put under arrest. and then held an
informal inquest. The body bore
marks of rough usage the skull
was mashed in on the top, display
ing 6 fr,o:t:e2 r:ee2 ef the brain; there
were also bruises on his breast and
back, and a wound in the throat
which had the appearance of hav-
ing beenmade with q razor or some
snch instrument and it was eyi-
dent that some very strong person
must have inflicted all of these
wounds. -T@... s... I
"I first examined the two new
sailors, and, although they were
examined separately, still they
both made the same statement, to
the effect that about o'clock in
the morning they were both on
watch when they saw De We're and
q much smaller man, whom they
recognized as Wallace, approach
the PROV of the vessel and engage
in a very animated discussion. AZ
ten, talking for. q short time, De
We're struck his companion, knock
ing him down; and he, on rising,
picked up Delaying pin a nd
struck De We're on the head, and
then continued striking him on the
breast and shoulders after which,
to make things sure, he cut his
throat, and heaved him overheard.
This was conclusive, and I imme-
diately had Wallace watched close
ly. .,.. -@. " ,'.' -
-, On examining the body, 1
fonnd that his pockets had been
rified his watch was gone,o and
his purse and a very handsome
diamond pin but a search among
the effects Of Wallace failed to dis
close any of these things. l ex-
amined everything in his berth,
but could find nothing that would
lead me to believe that he was
guilty, and yet the testimony of
these two men was such as not to
be doubted I; and, besides, the un-
pleasant feelings between the pris-
oner and the murdered man were
the talk Of the passengers, and the
threat made by Wallace on the
morning Of that night was of itself
evidence sufficiently strong to war
rant any steps I might take. This,
then, is how the case stands now,
and l sent for you, for / did not
know what to do" -.,-,,- .-..
AS soon as he finished, my first
wish was to see the body Of the
murdered man. .,-a : rf..-.
1t bore marks of hard usage, 1t
had been embalmed the day It was
found. After seeing this / went
to see the prisoner, and was star.
tied to find that he was college
mate of my brother, I'D '...'
/ at once felt a deep interest in
the case, and after short conver-
sation with him felt fully con-
vinced that he was innocent of the
crime, although the lcircumstanti.
al evidence was 90 strong against
him, and the great troubie now
was to discover the guilty person
or persons, as the case might be. %
My first care was to secure the
presence of the two. witnesses, al.
though they seemed unwilling to
have to give such damning testi-
mony against q man wao was q
stranger to them and, besides,
they had no means, and were com.
ing TO pursue their trades, one be.
ling q shoemaker, and the other q
blacksmith but when / promised
to pay them for their time and
trouble, they seemed more willing
i then examined very carefully
the spot Of the murder, to see if ]
could discover any kind of q clue
There were the blood stains on the
floor, and the cole OF rope were
knocked about in q very 'unsailor
like manner, which bore unmistak
able marks of o struggle. I alse
looked over the side Of the ship, Il
see where the body was found
and on q very close examination
i thought / noticed the handle O
something caught in one Of tn,
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