The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-20

As soon as Berkeley entered, the door was
closed behind him, and after gazing upon
the young man for few moments, as
though his eyes had not yet got used to
the dim light of the place, he said
Young sir, this is heavy crime with
which you are charged but yet l trust you
may go clear. l can hardly persuade my
self to believe that you are guilty of actual
murder, for you are yet too young to have
cherished such criminal feelings"
"Then, why did you accuse me of it q"
asked Orlando, who, both from his visitor's
appearance and words, did not place the
fullest confidence in his coincidence.
Mr.. Berkley slightly covered beneath
the words and looks of the young hunter !;
but quickly recovering himself, he replied !:
:" could not have well done otherwise
than to have accused you, for this case is
peculiar one. Lolowah was not only of
much service to the authorities, but he
was also extensively known and beloved
among tho liriendly Indians about us and
if his violent death were to pass unnoticed
fidence of his red brothers, but it might
bring down their wrath upon us. The two
men who saw you bury your victim spread
the intelligence abroad, and could do no
less than l have done. But l trust you
will yet be able to clear yourself"
off there be justice in the colony
certainly shall, returned Orlando. "The
red man fell a victim to his own intended
crime.'
81 hope you can prove il" said Berkeley,
in half doubling tone.
" But your hiding the body"
Hiding the body p interrupted Orlan-
do, with an earnestness strongly tinged
with contempt. 81 buried the body and
do not all Christians the same? Even to
one of my dogs / would give a grave and
should refuse the boon to one who was
made in the image of God Should have
seen the man left prey for the beasts of
the forest, and his bones to bleach upon
the surface of the earth No ; in pity
and in sorrow buried him, and l murmur-
ed prayer for his soul. Hiding the body
Out upon such shallow subterfuge for
my arrest What had l against the In
dian? l never had dealings with him, nor
did want aught of his. Everything that
he had about him when he fell, now lies by
his side beneath the sod that covers him."
Roswell Berkeley trembled and shrunlx
away, as the words of the young hunter fell
upon his ear, but at length he said, in a
cautious, constrained voice
"If remember rightly what Gilman
and Cotton said, the Indian spoke some
words to you after he fell"
"You understood rightly, then"
"And what did he say?" asked Berk-
ley, with an evident attempt to conceal the
earnestness which he manifested.
He said he was dying-that my eye
was too quick for him."
"Did he say nothing else ?''
Nothing to speak of He gave me no
communication for other ears than my
own"
| Mr.. Berkley seemed much nettled by the
laconic manner of the young man, and once
he seemed on the point Of leaving the cell,
but he turned again. and assuming sort
of careless air, he remarked
"You say the Indian was preparing to
shoot you"
81 did say so, sir"
"Then did you not ask him why he had
attempted your life ?"
eyes"
"And what was his answer ?'
This last question was asked with ner-
vous earnestness, and with a perceptive
trenor the speaker awaited answer. Or
lando gazed into the face of his visitor with
a searching look, and at the expiration of
few moments he replied
"The Indian endeayored to excuse him
self but yet there was murder on his soul"
But what excuse did he offer ?"
He offered none"
You said but now he did,
~ said he endeapOred to do so, but as
what he offered could be no excuse for my
assassination, 'twould benefit you not to
know what he said"
What Do you mean to insult me 2'
exclaimed Berkley entirely losing his self
control. "Do you refuse to answer my
questions
" ] have answered them ALL" quietly re-
turned Orlando.
But not as | asked them, young sir
You answer them not plainly. / asked
you what the Indian told you as reason
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