The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-10-28

worn by her strange visitor, which he
had exchanged for a suit of her hus-
bands. The clothes were coarse and
patched, and such as might have been
worn by a hghterman or river laborer
In the pocket of the jacket was found a
bundle of letters. These proved to be
of the greatest possible value, for they
were addressed to the murdered man,
Mr.. Greene, and were from a younger
brother, asking for loans of money, and
promising amendment of life. This dis
covery left no noubt in the minds of the
authorities that the wearer of these
clothes was the assassin of MI. Greene.
When Mrs. Rand learned that they
had found the clothes, and that they
contained letters evidently stolen from
Mr.. Greene, she was in a dreadful state
of excitement, and begged to be allowed
to make a statement. Then she told OF
the mans visit, as already narrated, and
of his having been seen digging In the
field. She pointed out the spot as nearly
as she could, and after a short search a
newly-disturbed mold was found. 1t
vas dug up, and a tin box containing
several hundred pounds was discovered.
Papers In it showed that it was the prop
erty of Mr.. Greene. Renewed search
was made for the man, but all to no pur-
pose. Mrs. Rand was arrested, and was
finally held to await the action of the
grand jury, as accessory after the fact.
She was tried, and, thanks to her previ-
GUS good character, was acquitted.
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younger brother had taken possession of
the hall as next of kin. He had not
been at the family seat for twenty years,
having, when a mere youth, seduced his
own cousin, and been driven forth to live
the life of a vagabond. Nothing had
been heard of him for years, and it was
generally believed that he was dead until
the letters found in the clothes dis
covered in Mrs. Rand's house showed
by their date that he was alive and in
England. The new Squire liveda seclu-
ded life, and became remarkable for his
abstemiousness.
The cousin whom he had wronged was
living in retirement on a pension granted
by the deceased Squire, and his success.
sor, six months after taking possession
of the estate, sought to remedy the evil
he had wrought by privately marrying
the now mature woman and installing
her mistress of the hall. The new
couple lived in the greatest harmony,
and within a twelve-month of their mar
riage an heir was born. They kept nc
company, and seldom went beyond the
precinct of their own domain.
In the second year of their married
life they drove into Sunderland, and re
turning the same night, an accident hap
pened to the carriage Just as they were
entering Houghton, and they had oval
until another vehicle was sent for tc
convey them home. The villagers were
drawn from their houses by the exciting
event, and among them was Mrs. Rand.
The moment she beheld Squire Greene
she exclaimed
"Goed Lord there is the man that ]
saw digging in the field, and that come
into my house and made me get his
breakfast, and then swopped his clothes
for my husbands"
These words were overheard by one
Makepeace, village constable, andrepeat-
ed next day to the rector, who wa amagis-
trate. So much importance was attached
to them that Mrs. Rand was sent for,
and privately examined by the magis
trates. She swore positively that Squire
Greene was the man who paid her the
mysterious visit, and accompanied hel
to Sunderland. There was but one thing
to do-to arrest Squire Greene for the
murder of his own brother. This was
done, and Mrs. Rand's Identification Of
him was complete. 1t will be remem,
bered that when Mrs. Rand's strange
visitor changed his clothes for her de
ceased husbands, hewould not trust the
woman out of his presence, but insisted
that she should remain in the room
When he removed his shirt he remarked
that he could see behind him, as he hat
two heads, at the same time pointing on,
a wen between his shoulders, which
closely resembled a rudimentary head
On examination, Squire Greene wa
found to have an excrescence in the sam,
place and precisely similar to that on tn,
strange man, as described by Mrs. Rand
There was an attempt made to prove al
alibi, but it was shown by the prosecu
ton that at the time of the murder o
the late Squire, his brother was living il
the slums of a low street In Sunderland
that he disappeared for a day ; and OF
his return was flush Of money. He ex
planned this by stating that he went Il
Houghton by appointment, met hi
brother the very evening before the muir
der, and received from him one hundred
pounds to secure himself a decent outf
prior to his returning home to lead
new life. This story was not credited
and the Squire was tried and founc
guilty, and hanged at Durham.
Two years or more after this, tn
widow Rand was at work early on a Nor
day morning hanging ont clothes in he
garden. Suddenly the visit of tn,
strange man years before, and the dread
full tragedy that followed with its awful
sequel, arose in her mind, and she me
c~hanically turned her eyes toward tn,
spot where she had first seer the mai
digging in the field. Was she crazed O
dreaming2 There in the very place wa!
the same man, digging as before!
She entered the house, half fainting
and briefly told the story to her sons
who were now stalwart young men
They went into the garden, and there
sure enough, was the man. In two min
utes they had their guns ready, and on
of them passed round the hedge to tn
gate below where the man was, while tn
other took up aposition near q low ston
wall which cut off part of the field iron
an open lot. Both showed themselve
at one time, and called out to the man
He started up and prepared to fly. In
moment the young men closed in o.
him, covering him with their weapons
When he saw he was hopelessly entrap
ped, he dropped to the ground, and al
lowed himself to be captured. As the,
led him through the street Mrs. Ram
confronted him. He was the double O
the man who had visited her the morn
ing after the Squire's murder, nd bore
striking resemblance to the late squire
who had been hanged as his brother as
sassin, even to the wen which had mad
Mrs. Rand's identification fatal. TIL
authorities were sorely perplexed, bu
the man admitted that he was the mu1
derer of Squire Greene, and that he ha,
come back in the hope of finding tn
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