Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-08-28

went into Mrs. McCauseland's, bought cheese,
showing the pocket-book that was identified
rested, asked few questions, then crossed the
road to Joline's where he bought halfa pound
of biscuit from there he went down the road.
He gave no name, asked for no person, and
no one had ever seen him before. He was
seen by persons in Bent's family, by Stehl'
mann's hands, and by Yingling's clerk, to try
the pump at the old tavern, but, it being dry,
he could of course get no water he passed
through the toll-gate, and WAS seen by Beard
and his wife, by Holmes, by Miss Strait, by
Williams and his wife, and several Others to
open Jake Moore's gate and 60 in, presently
come out again, and turn down the lett-hand
road. On Friday afternoon, after five, the
body was found by two children, coming up
the lane on their way home from school. Dr.
Beard was convinced, by indubitable signs,
that the stranger had been dead not less than
forty.eight hours when the body was found.
The knife was positively identified ; there were
several witnesses to identify the pocket'book ;
and Bent, the constable, was satisfied, from
the position of the dead man when found, that
he could not possibly have inflicted with his
own hand the wound of which he died.
The case seemed perfectly made out against
Jake Moore. Miss Strait was willing to swear
she saw a light in his house late that night,
and motions of his shadow against the wal
as if of a person washing clothes. Mrs. Will
liams thought she had seen him on Thursday
evening, coming rapidly from the direction Of
Potts Level branch, and looking around him
uneasily, as if to see if he we're watched.
There was apparently perfect and mex
pungable harmony in the evidence. | rode
on through the village, and mile or so along
the turnpike, pondering the case, and greving
over its hopeless aspects. There was abso-
lutely no chance that l saw, either to save
Jake Moore from the gallows, or to gain at
tention to my own merits as lawyer. 1t was
a perfectly blank wall, up which climbing was
impossible.
aHallo, dere, mine friend ?" I looked up
to see who called in such harsh and broken
bass. 1t was German; tall, broadshoul-
dered fellow, with heavy stoop in the back,
who stood under the porch of little tavern
by the roadside He beckoned to me, and |
rode up to him.
"Ja!" said he, in his rancorous tones, II see
you up dere shoost now, didn't | ?" pointing
toward Humberg.
/ nodded assent
$50 l tink so, den. Lawyer, eh, vrom
court ?-coom for Shake Moores pisness- -ah
So den! l thinks so! Slump down leetle,
und dake class of bier nit me; l dells you
something about um. I thinks ia! see um
| see um! Mien Himmel, ia Heinrich,
dake de shentlemench's horse leetle beet
COON, dis beer ish goot|
dsmounted, followed my German friend
into his little bar-room, and drank glass of
bier with him. He pushed me cigar over
the counter, came out with couple more
glasses of bier, and showing me to chair by
a little table in corner, sat down, and made
me do likewise.
$50 den !" said he, after giving me light,
81 dells you something's! I dink Shake Moore
not kill das Quaker, ia | dells Shon Pent
so, de constable, und de dells me | vas pig
fool! Maybe vas, but I tink Shake Moore
not kill das Quaker"
"What do you NEAR? % | asked, in great
excitement.
I dells you. l see das mann, mein self. l
vas 90 py de school house pack from Hum.
perg on de evening, pout dusk vrom meln
bruder's, unit ven l goes py te Bolts Lefel
pranch see das mann sit py de fence in de
dusk, unit he peckon nit me to 60 way unit l
dry to ride close nit him on mein horse, to
see vat he vas if 1 knew him, unit vat de mat
ter vas nit him unit you tink der fertamt
horse will not COON to him, bot brance, unit 60
pack, unit schweat, unit drimple, unit dom unit
runned away unit ven I goes pack dere NIT
de horse pimpey, What you tink das oft mann
bin gone! He vas pale like das WALL unit |
tink it vas his own throat he vas cut, not
Shake Moore"
"When was that?"
"Vat I dells you, mein friend. 1tv vas Ours
day efening."
impossible! You mean Wednesday,"
II means vat I dell you, mein friend 1t
vas Dursday in the efening! Vensday l vas
thrash mein wheat, unit dat Dursday vas 60
to mein bruder's to get some butter unit eggs
nit him-I vas 20 to market dot night. l
reckon l don't 60 nit de market on Vensday
night, mein friend. Dot is mein pisness to de
market. JAZZ
"Who else saw him on Thursday?"
81 don't know, mein friend dell you vat
saw unit vat I tink, unit Shake Moore vas
not kill das mann, older bin der pig fool vat
Shon Pent vas call me. Bot tink dat Mees
Straidt, she dell you something's about dat
she bin on de look out der ten year past, unit
see all vat 60 py! ia! ia! Unit das Holmes,
NIT de wooden leg, he dells you something's, |
tink. pin nicht mein lawyer mein friend,
bot thinks Shake Moore ish not put das oldt
Quaker's lighd out dis time! Ja!"
In half an hour was riding back towards
Humberg in very different mood. Observ-
ing caution, I pushed my inquiries in every
direction, and in the course Of two days had
collected mass of evidence, which, when
had analyzed it and laid it before Mr.. Grandi,
son, on my return, surprised that gentleman
amazingly, and made him say, as he grasped
my hand, "Knox, if you can prove the half OF
that, our man will be acquitted !'
81 will prove it all, Mr.. Grandson" l an
swcred.
When the case of the State Us, Jacob M.
Moore was called, the next week, it was in the
presence of large and curious audience
For wonder, both State and prisoner were
ready for trial, the witnesses were all present,
and jury was impanneed at once. Jake
Moore sat in the box, stolid and impassive as
ever, but something improved in looks by a
clean shirt and the use Of a hair brush. Sally,
by his side, looked liked another child. She
was washed and combed, and had on neat
new frock and apron which Grandson had
bought and the jailer's wife made for her.
All the spectators were interested in her, and
the hearts of most of them softened toward
the prisoner for her sake The States officer
made brief statement of the law Of murder,
spoke Of what he should prove, and claimed a
verdict Of felonous homicide Of the highest
Grade Then Mr.. Grandson arose. and, af.