The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-04-02

gazed Wistfully after them When they
passed around the bend Of the road out of
sight. Jupiter went into the house The
strong woman was there about her work,
As usual; but the heavy tears would now
and then fall upon the hard pine floor
She knew that her own boy would spend
the coming night in the county Jail
At twelve O'Clock OF that chill NoVenl-
ber night, the woman and the dog went
onl of the house she fastened the door.
ana then they went together down the
dark mountain road, while the autumn
winds swept dismally through the great
Wll'lefnesS, and the midnight voice of the
pines mournod the dying year. The next
tiaN at noon, avery weary woman on foot
with q small bundle and Il dog, put up at
The little village hote! hard hy the county
| Jail
Another day passed and then the pre-
| liminarN examination came ON before a
| justice, 10 determine whether there was
sufficient evidence to h0l0John in custody
nnlll Il grand lnry OF the county should
! hr assembled tnr the next va,lrl ot over
! and Itrmmer
Three days We're spend IN th,s eNaminI-
tion before the Justice; the captain ot the
soop who had overheard fhc Qna,rr! in
the night told his story and the boa.mpn
who found the body told theirs Two men
who had been the crew ui Johns littlr
vessel We're also called But they could
tell little more than they We're absent OH
shore upon the 4th Of July. and when they
returned Ia the vessel William had cone
| they Arew not where nor why
lhc evidence against John seemed tu
The magistrate clear and conclusive But
the counsel ior the accused (rmployed IN
Johns mother( look til" ground that aS
the offence WaS committed in Cana,la a
| Justice in the nited States had no iuri--
dlction in the matter
'i'his view prevailed, and after five days
the accused was SET at liberty But the
voice Of the people which the ancient
prnNerh SAYS Is Ike the voice of God, had
decided that John was guilty II was I'M
der this crushing condemnation that John
and his mother left the country town on 4
cold December day, turning their steps
homeWmd; and At evening they climbed
the accliVity 50 familiar to Them and
reached the lonely log house upon the
mountain. The neighbors were Glad to
see Them back again but were plain 1n
say that ii appeared like rs if John was
guilty" These dwelIers in the SoltudrS
Were accustomed to speak truly what they
thought, John and his mother too spoke
openly OF this matter. Ii WAS only Of
showing affection and love shat these pco-
pie We're ashamed and shy They both
admitted TO their ncighbor- that the evi-
dencr wa, very strong. but John added
quietly thai he was not guilty rs If that
settled the whole matter
! Rui thp N1irI li tha ,labl,l. a,,I ., ...,,-.,
Of justice wonlL not let this crime rest Ii
came 10 be very generally known that 4
man guilty of murder was lvin" near the
shore Of Lake Champam unmoleste,.
Arrangements We're effected bv which it
came to pass that the Canadian authorities
made 4 formal application to the United
States ior the delivery of one john vii
| SON believed to be guilty Of the murder Of
his cousin William Wilson.
And 50 again two officers. this time
| United States officials climbed up TO the
| little log-h"uSc upon the edge OF the GREAT
valley Through drifting binding storm
OF SNOW they We're pilotrd by a nrighhor
t" the lonely house, They made Known
their ert';,nd, and in the course Of half an
hour the officers and their prisoner were
ont III the storm en- route ior 1hp distant
| city OF Montreal
1t was many DAYS before the mother
saw her som again. For four months John
was InlprI9"h"d, awaiting ms trial hrt"rr
li'' ''ll;'niah courts, Doubtless th"s'-
'''"' i'io'''nS Nt'll''" l"l9 to Inc solitary
""i!'al'. 9ht h'd h"' hnrh opportunity
~ '''''"'9' IN 'n'Iail'lo!S lalltleS Nhr
| SPei'' hi'rh "l hrf 'ihr IN pulling brush
an' """" "''l "i me snow ahd breaking
| mn .tl, 4, II
IT. up WI" 1h ave So KS 10 i"'apt II I" the
9iHr nv " Nv. H'"Nr,
ne "','Sh'oTS Ifhd 10 ne kihd, ald
"''el' '""h coliiiii99loh9 if'm hff to the
9'"'V wv @'lS' l'llll ~ lii' valley "bul
,''e' que. '''l, 71l' l't'e scarf one OF John $
liien''' III >p'aAihS OF me mailer alter
"irH' "l"' fould nel@hpofS amount to.
Nltii 'it hrai'sl "l them llEed a mir
AWAY, 'ii" ali Oh lhehl were PLAN to say
l'i'' 'ileN p'ileN"d Nh' was me mother OF
ii'll''tl'f'
b''t 'ii' lhlgho"rS SAM 'he woman did
mol seem l" nlnd the solitude and the
lo'2h WORK Morning, noon AMI night
sue was OUT III lllt snow OF the storm At
l'e lIl'le mover "l pifn parh OF the house
l'hlllS care "l Two COWS ana a levy sheep
| "h'h were lief lhd 'Iohn :. AT other
lliles travellers upon the Wilderness
| ''"' "o"'' ,'' ''' 9a,til'' t"9 ''lll "9lfc
t'a'll"rflil% down i rocky ridge, dragging
p"'t' TO 'he nous" !" ne eat up tor 1ueI
She received two letters from John il,
the course of the winter The first told
her that he was imprisoned and awaiting
| his trial in Montreal, and the next one
| said that his trial had been set down Tor
an early day in March,
This correspondence was all the inlol-
nation The mother had of her son: tor the
lake was frozen during the winter. SO that
the boats did not run. and no news conIa
come from Canada by the boatmen.
When March came and passed away
| without intelligence from John. il was
taken by the dWellers upon the lake shore
and alono thr WILDERNESS road rs a sure
indication that he had been convicted of
| the crime A letter or newspaper an
nonncing the fact was confidently looked