Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-01

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, faried out into the open aihe
cries and screams efi!l con!inueh- /
ing from bend of the river q
hundred rods below. In mi i,
was Joined by five others. aill I,
armed. and together we ran nd |
as we conld to the place from Fh |
tho alarm proceeded. When r
! rived therc az least thirty mele !
. collected in and around the tenae
!: dark man I have been dcscribiri \
/, he it was who had given tho MI
. ftis partner and companion hath |
murdered and robbed, and he hkg
had boon eighty cut scvoss thh
and gasiIod on tho left. arm, anb
wss all exeitment, iamthtfng hisE
, nat friend. and vowing vcngl
against the assassin. II was
! tIme before we could get at thel
ticnlars. and VIC then learned that
had been slaaping side by eide,
; an unknown rohbnr had crawlcl
der the light canvass. stabbed d'
] tho heart, and taken q largo bal
,Ngola from under his heai. With
he was escaping when the present
rator awoke aud seized him. and
eeived the wounds which had cod
I led him to rolinqnish lia hold. III
were brought. and there, sure end
was tho bloody confirmation ofalt
had been related. II
] shall make no attempt to pod
4 the Intense excitement, the wild
and CONSERVATION, which this I'D
mnr9er occasioned. Every mani
that, If the assassin escaped will
bis just punishment. there womb
longer be security for any one in
hitherto quiet and peaceful valley,l
solemn caths were taken to hand
wretch If found upon the nearest
A large reward was offered for
detection. and every gambler that
ever been eeen about there was M
or less suspected, and | believe III
had any man been arrested on the |
lowing day. he would have been HI
first and tried afterwards. said l
than any. for had my own suspict
and | contrived nv plot in secret, I
made confident ofno ono.
The murdered young man waA
!. deeently bnfied as surrounding
cnmstanees wonld permit, and
companion, my superstiiioGs frie,
grew moro moody with grief, and
fused to work his lead" any more.
proposed selling of his rock and nd
ting the country altogether | thi
he wonld have gone at once, only Il
I | told him Ii would not look we'll
leave without an effort to discover
murderer as some people might
/ malicious enough to say he kn
something of the matter, and 40 {
him into trouble. He turned very p
and declared he would stay yeai
he thought by that means he could
er discover the assassin OF his de
dear friend.
On the second afternoon foliowi
the tragedy, almost every individ
in the vicinity, the friend of the m
dered man among tho the rest, asse
bled nj my store nj nv particular
quest. hsd told them | had son
thing 10 communicate concerning ,
fonl decd, and thought ID not mill
iy I should give them some clno to
assassin.
When All had collected. and arrai
cd themselves as | had directed, il
semi circle before MY door or--oager,,
pectaDt, excited---t came fcrwa
holding in my hand an egg. Ther
made them n short speech on the
perstitions of mankind, which | c,
tended had their origin in mysteric
facts reveaiei from tho other world
Gods providence for the protect
OF the innocent and the punishment
the gHiity, and among other thing
( mentioned how the ghosts of their '
tins would often haunt the murder
compelling them to reveal their erin
how land and sea had been kno
to. give up their awful secrets-s
how il had been asserted that if
guilty wretch should place his ha,
upon The body of the man he had
crafty numbered they would bl,
atresh.
and now, geni,cmcn, continn
II hold IN INV hands az sure a test
any hSve named. This simple G.
/ so fair 10 the view contains the M
derer's secret Let hifn but take IL
/ his hand, and the frail she'll will cru
bic TO pieces and show all that It
iItied with ,he blood OF the victim
E You win eNcnse me gentlemen,
pntting yna sll tn the test. We do
know each nthef's secrets the m
derar of the ypnng man Wo bur
yesterday may he among ns but o
the gniity need fear The trial. tho
nooent will surely pass the or&eai
harmed.
/ AZ | said this, | fixed my gsze nF
the dark visitor, my suspected man
never saw a more wIetched and CHI
/ " eonutensnce, nor greater strng
in any living being to keep calm
moved exterior.
4 THE egg begsn It's round. So
tool; II graveIy, some lightly, so
lnrncd slightly pale, somo langl
outright But on it went, and ca
nearer aud sesres 10 the man for VIII
it was intended could sae that
was trembling that his very lips W
getting white,
i Its ypur turn now | said
length. in q cold, stern tone
Mine he answered, with oh
iy attempt at a smile, why wh
should = | take II /? Poor Wilson
J my friend
Let liigl provo 80 now y | :
eau eyes are npon yon. Take the
deal sent by heaven, aud prove v
innocenec-i gou Gaa.'
He glanced hnrrieGly around.
: eyes were indeed npon HIN, and "
:. look Of awakened suspicion he M
rome desperate effort to be calm---t
seized the fatal egg with irembl
hards.
: The next moment il was crushed
atoms, and his hands were wet
niak x Wild yell 6nrsI I1ifsan ifSatnii pfiHf pfiHqaf asuws
A despairing shrek came from
, lips of the gnilty wretch and fslll
rather than sinking down upon
, knaea, ho cried ont.
"God of mercy, forgive me!
. kill him! did kill him for his go
, his gold Oh. curse gold, Oh,
of heaven. forgive mel
And how many more before biz
. demanded /.
Three three Oh, God of me
, forgive me |"
There was another wild yell or b.
of fnry--a wild ruBh like wolves
! their prey and the poor wretch
, seized, almost torn limb from limb.
! dragged furiousiy away.
, la less than ten minutes from
: confession he was dangling fron
!. neighhoring tree, swinging by
neck.
So died the murderer whose nan
, have suppressed, because he had
spectacle friends, who are still liz
will only add, that believing
guilty, | had previously prepared
egg, putting red coloring matter in
F, OK xpec,ipg him to crush il thro
] HIS snperstiiious fears of
pernatural discovery. They pr
iscd mo reward for the
teclion OF Tho murderer but tn
q declined. Justice was all had sou
, and thie had obtained.
I a seedy occupation The florists
The bnsiness that goes altogcthe
i tiek--Telegraphing.
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