The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-12-23

!. q ssr1ligg visitor Which
te5gci Sr a SUIT uf her
zusS SsnEs lcsI,es were coafse
and and such have
BEEN WON BY . lishterman Or river
laborer IN the pocket of the jackcs.
was found ! bandle of letter These
proved t6Bso Of the greatest possible
value, i5s hey were addressed 10 Che
murdered l1an, Mr.. Greene, and wefc
from q Tpnnger brother, asking for
loans of money and promising
:,ti5ei tili nd idi,ssil I Il Life. This discovery
ieIs 10 doy tlle mThds0f ne aas
tllSrsies s.lscr d these clothes
sSssiSf Of Iii: Greene
Nnai ~. le..lA A6d shas Lhe.s \.
had fodnn beS and Ehas 'tlsyj
contained letters evidently stolen
from Mr.. Greershe vas in a dread
| tfnlstate Of excitement, and begged to
be allowed'to make statement
Then she toldof 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 short search new
ly disturbed mold was found. 1t was
dug up and a tin box contain
ing scveralhundred pounds was dis
covered. Papers in it showed it was
the property of Mr.. Greene. Renew
ed search was made for the man but
all to no purpose. Mrs. Rand was
arrested, and, was finally held to
wait the action of the grand jury, as
accessory after the fact. She was
tried, and thanks to her previous
good character, was acquitted.
In the mean time the dead Mr..
Grccne's 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 only
| a mere youth, seduced his own cous-
lin, and been driven forth to live the
life of vagabond. Nothing had
been heard OF him for years, and it
was generally believed that he was
dead until the letters discovered in
Mrs. Rand's house showed by their
1.te that he was alive and living in.
England. Tsesncw squire lived a
fseelnded life, and beesmcrcmarsablc
foThis absicmiousness.
The-eousin mhom he had wronged.
was living in retirement on PEN
sion granted by the deceased squire,
and his successor, six months after
taking possession ofthc estate, sought
to remedy the evil he had wrought
by privately marrying. the now ma
ture woman and installing her mis-
trcss of the hall. The new couple
lived in the greatest harmony, and
within a twelve-month of their mar
riagc an heir was born. They kept
no company, and seldom went be-
yond the precinct Of their own do
main.
In the second year of their married
life they drove into Sunderland, and
returning the same night, an acci-
dent happened to the carriage just as
they were entering Houghton, and
they had to wait until another vehi-
Gle was sent for to convey them home.
The villagers wer drawn from their
houses by the exciting event, and
among them was Mrs. Rand. The
moment she beheld Squire Greene
she exclaimed:
"Good Lord. there is the man that
I 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
Makepcace, a village constable, and
repeated next day to the rector, who
was magistrate. So much impor-
tance was attached to them that Mrs.
Rand was sent for, and privately en-
amined by the magistrate. She
swore positively that Squire Greene
was the man who paid her the mys-
terious visit, and accompanied her 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 iden-
tifcation Of him was complete. 1t
will be remembered that when Mrs.
Rand's strange visitor changed his