The Red Cloud chief., 1874-12-16
ALMOST A MURDER.
~ NEWTON ". WINS.

II was a cool: bracing day in aut-
umn. A ,raveli,r in a gray overcoat
and a black felt hat was walking along
with a full, free stride, as If he had
come important business aud felt lik
attending to il. A heavy growth OF
pine timber lined the rough road on
both sides. 1t was a period of tim
when Michigan could boast Of bur few
towns or Villages, and these lay widely
apart, separated by dense forest.
with here and there a smooth place
where the trees had been cut down
and formed a clearing. From n OF
these villages 10 the next a s%erpen'ine
road wound through the dense woods
These roads did very well when nh"
traveller be.trode a powerful, sure
footed horse, but TO the experiment OF
journeying wei them in a carriage!
One moment slipping o the right, a.
the wheels on that side roll into a
deep gutter I; now thrown mallciously
20 the left by the rishting Of the
vehicle again a quick succession OF
bumps. making one feel a. il stuck by
Lightning in every nerve. Under such
circumstances traveller. quite often
chase to 20 afoot over these rough
roads.
1, was near the middle of the day
when the man in the gray overcoai
passed through a small village. tarry-
ing on the outskirts TO get him a ht
of lunch. After hastily eating a por
ton of this he deposited the remand
or in hi. pocket and continued On his
way. When about n half a mile out
Of town. he discovered a bill posted
IN on the fe1cc /; he ha noticed slmi-
lar bills in two or three places, and
now, Cor the first time, thought OF
reading it. He read:
BURGLAR, WITH ATTEMPT AT
MURDER!
Two days since q man entered the
village of Waverly (th. one he hal
jus, passed throuShl AMI put up at
the johnson House. He was very
quiet, and kept his room all day. AT
night he paid his bill and left. The
same night some one broke into the
store of Bake. Ross L TO ,obh ne
the safe Of . considerable amount Of
money. n knocking down and severe
" iejuring Mr.. Ross, who sleeps in
the store, aud who, on hearing a NOISE,
came out Of his room TO ascertain tn.
cause. The authorities arr prosrco
ting inquiries; aud. in the meantime
INV information leading to the detec
ton or q rest Of the robber will b,
gratefully received and literally re-
warded. The stranger Of the inn and
the burglar are doubtless the same
ia He is nearly six feet in height,
is heavily built. and wearsa gray over.
coat and black felt hat.
The man With q startled look, red
the bill v e again.
"By the Eternaf!" he exclaimed
cnergetically. this looks bad. Near
II six feet, heavily built, raw coat
and black felt hat. l swear. III
answer that description 10 an inch.
What would | do IL they should sc,
m INV track? l have . large sum o.
money in my jacket. i'll keep thu
road no knowing when | shall h
pounced upon BY q sheriff. and
should 20 through the woods | nigh
lo>e "a, vas, and my time is no.
nrec;ous. am Q stranger in thes'
r,,,s. and no one would believe in m'
-;nn,ceuce, no u.s,ter how s'outly
might rsoclaim L. Well. there
mspy. ! hns Is a-perfoo might .
vell be- guilty 4 iusccen'. o. tar .
.np..r.pos. 60; both ere iisb's some
times to be condemned BY tue e'a'
arcuu,ss.nsial evidence. tray e'a
and felt hat What the desd am l .
do, any rsy?'
n, travelled forward, not knos''
~h.t else to do, but keepinf
,ockout both before and oen'n' s'''
Re eo,A ,aslgfsrihay hope to re,c
~. de~tiosddl lsse the .e1t nv ~"
"a !. the mesntin,e vho knew "a.
u;cht harpens Th. shoaen' 6.
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he lao ! hass he voa.9
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