Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-05-18

ter ven, to Charrngford. he wen. on
an GRAND into the town. snd In the street
met with his brvker; .una that 10 then
told him hia ma<tee Vas soiae 10 collect the
rents. and that IL he aylaia him he m;Sht
} obtain the money. lie also said that
! vixen his mistress sent him to seek h;s
zmssser. he met his brother at the gate 60
They then went on together little wav.
when they parted. but soon after again
met, and then wen, together until they
car,c 10 gate that led into Lady Camp
dcn's ground, called the "Ccuygrc -
Through this gate. to those who had
key to op'u il, was the nearest way %
MIR lIarri.on's horsc. Pcrc-iving. as ..u
thought. >1:i'c one pass through the gate
into the yro:nls, Ire concluded that 10
must he his mustcr on his way home. for
no one could enter the grounds without
possessing, as his master did. the KEY ~
open the cute. But j, WIS thea 50 d. X
that they could no, distinguish anything
with certainty. He then advised his
brother to follow his master into tho
grounds AMI rob him there. while he him-
sclf, to give him opportunity, would walk
about the fields for time His brother
consented TO this, and followed his master
into the grounds. After waiting for q
time, he followed his brother into fire
Conygrce. Tlee ne discovered his mas
ter lying on the ground, his brother being
on him. and his mother standing by.
On being asked by the justice whether
his master was then dead. Perry replied
that be was not, and that after he had
reached him. he heard his master cry:
"Ah. rogues. will YOU kiln me?' When
he saw what they were doing. he asked
them not to XIII his master. But his
brother only replied: Peace. you fool"
and then proceeded to stranglc his victim
After numbering him. his brother pro-
ceeded to take a bag of money from his
masters pocket, and flung it to his moth
er. Then he aud his brother carried the
dead body into the garden that adjourned
the ground
There they consulted what should be
done with it, At length they agreed to
throw i, into great silk behind Walling-
toms Mills. that adjoined the garden
His mother and brother then directed him
to 90 up to the court next 20 the house.
and listen il he could hear any one
abroad, while they disposed of the body.
lie also said that after that he did ne. re-
turn to them, but went through the court
gate that leads toward the town. There
he met with John Pearcc. with whom he
went into the field. and afterward return
cd with him to his masters gate. From
thence he proceeded tn the hen-roost.
where he lay til twelve. He then wen.
out. taking with him hts masters hat.
band. and comb, which he had stolen
from the body. and hidden there. After
cutting them with his knife, he laid them
down on the highway, where they wcro
afterwards found.
In consequence Of his confession, Per-
rvs mother aud brother were at once ia
ken into custody on the charge Of mur-
deriug his master. The sink into which
it WAS supposed that Mr.. Harrisons dead
body had been thrown was carefully
searched. as well as all the ponds in tho
ncighborhood, but nothing was discover
ed. 1t being supposed that the dead
body might have been hidden in the ruins
of Campdcn House. which had been burn
ed during the civil wars, search was also
made there, but with no result.
When the mother and brother were con-
frontcd with Perry. they denied all knowl-
edge Of the murder, and bitterly accused
} him OF bearing false witness agains, ,h m.
Perry, however, still persisted in his &C.
cusation, stating that he was willing to
die if he had not spoken the truth.
When piece of rope with slip-knot at
the end, which was found in the brothers
pocket, was shown 20 him. he declared ie
was the rope with which the murder had
been committed.
In the Spring following. when Perry
and his mother and brother were tried for
murder. they all pleaded not guilty.
when his confession was brought forward
in evidence against them, denied its truth.
stating he was then mad, and did not
know what he said The result of the
trial was that they were all three found
guilty Of the murder Of William Harrison.
A few days afterward. they were brought
to Broadway Hill, in sigh. Of Campden
House. There they we're al three exc
cuted, strongly denying their guilt.
Now, the most remarkable part Of the
history remains to be told. A few years
after, William Harrison himself rcturned
to Campden. The account he gave Of
his absence was that, as he was passing
through Ebrington furzes. some pcrsons
stopped him. flung a cloak over his head.
fastened his wrists together. aud then car
ricd him across the country TO the sea-
coast. When they reached Deal, they
sold him to a person for seven pounds
He was then put on board a vessel; there
he remained at sea for six weeks. From
) thence he wa. transferred into Turkish
ship. When the vessel reached shore.
he was sold to an aged physician at Smyr-
J na. aud remained there until his masters
. death Then he ran away, and concealed
himself on boai ship. which took him
To Li.bon. From thence be found lis
wsy to London. n-r
4 GOVERNMENT op FoRcE This is the
favrrisc idea Of the Congressional leaders
i Of the -preseni doEman. party. They loss
. sight Of the fsct tina. ours is Govern
J ment Of opiniou---ti,a, it is depen lens
: upon the popular viii for lis vesy ext
tence- This is in consequence Of ihsir
, di>,rust &c the intelligence and ps,rioli-u.
! Of the people. They do nat relieve in ,hsy
ability ef the vuaSssa svr saIf ruy.rn,,,~s,e y