Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-07-10

Manchester ssit excited but little at
tention. The letter was believed tc
kc a forgerysor fraud. Had not the
best people in the town long believed
the Boorns# to be guilty? Had not
one, perhaps both, of them, made full
confession q The bones of tile muir
dcred man, a portion of his coat, his
jackknife-had they not all been
found :? Had not an upright Judge
made solemn charge that the evidence
was conclusive, and an intelligent
jury found them guilty, and the Lcgis-
Iaturc sanctioned the findings? There
vas no doubt Of their guilt-nonc
whatever, and therefore no bcfit Of a
. 'ubt Ind 'becn given by jury, Chief
Justice or Court Of Appeal.
Mr.. Chadwick s letter was ncvcrthe-
less taken ito Stephens cell and read
aloud. Thcsnews Vas so overwhelming
that nature could scarcely survive the
shock. The poor fellow dropped in
fainting fit.to the floor, and had to be
recovered by dashcs of cold water.
Intelligence came next day frox,
Mr.. Whelpley, formerly resident Of
Manchester, that he himself had been
to New Jersey and seen Russell Col
vim. The members Of the jury which,
had convicted the Boorns, however,
hcsitatc'l to accept anything short Of
the mans presence, and Judge Chase.
who had sentenced them, pointed to
Stephen Doorn's confessions,
The third day came another letter
Il have Russell Colvin with me, !"
wrote A1t. Whelplcy. II personally
know Russell Calvin sworc John
Kcmpton; "he now stands before me-"
IT is the same Russell Colvin who
married Ann Boorn, of Manchester,
VI" made affidavit Mrs. Jones, Of
Brooliln. But it would not not answer. answer;
Pride, Of opinion is stnbl'ornn. Doubt
Of, opinion dies hard. Manchcst6r; in.
tclliscnce} net to say picty, was on
trial, as 5;it hehooved all good resi-
q A. ] il,at Yictipn
to the LAST.
However, Colvin, or Colvin's double,
was OH his way. AS he passed throug
l'oughkcepsie the streets we're throng-
Ell to see Him. His story was printed
in every newspaper and told at every
6re-side AL Hudson cunnons we're
fred; in Albany lie vas shown to the
crowd from the platform; and MI
along, the load 10 Troy bands. of music
we're playing and bnnncrsawerc faunt-
ing and cheers were given rs Colyin
passed by. Some men become famous
from having been murdered. Russell
Calvin was fiimous because he was
alive. r.i.i ,a
Toward evening Of Friday, Dccem-
bcr.. 22, 1919, II double sleigh was
driven furiously down the main street
Of Manchester to the tavern door. It
contained Wholplcy, Kcmpton, Chad
wick, and the bewildered Russell Col
vim. Immediately a crowd Of men.
women and children gathered around,
. I
and rs tho sleigh unloadcd its occu-
pants and they took their place OH the
piazza, exhibiting the last man to view,
That's Russell Colvin, sure enough! !!
y, -. res lio doubt about it'll" came
from the lips Of scores ofgazcls. IIo
mbraccl his two children, asked
after the Boorn, and started tor the
Jail.
The prison doors were nnbolted and
the news told to Stephen Boorn.
"Colvin, ;has come, Stephen" said
the ihcv. Lcmuel Haynes.
';'Has he?" asked the prisoner.
"Whcrc is hc 2"
"lIcrc ain, Stephen" said his
brothcr-in-law. "NVhat's that on your
legs ?" 4
"Shackles y replied Boorn.
"What for ?"
"Becausc they said I murdered
you"
"You never hurt mo in your life"
replied Colvin, ..s5 +.
The sequel is soon tod. Stephen
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