The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-06-25

could not raise SO much money, aud I
called him opprobrious names. He
seemed to think I meant him personal
harm, and, being naturally q coward,
he drew his pistol. I seized it, ana In
the struggle it was discharged when
both our hands were above our heads.
You know the result. I jumped from
the window and fad, 1 knew not
whittier.
"Then, it was only dreadful acct
dent" she burst out. &c You have COM
mitted no crime. It was not your
fault"
"Ah Ella, dearest, who but yourself
will believe-will be convinced OF this
"Where is the note-the note he sent
you last night? That Will show some
thing" she eagerly said.
Lost, Ella"
The unhappy maiden uttered des-
pairing cry and tainted away, and al
most at the same moment two officers
sprang through the branches and ar
rested Walter Carleton for the murder
of Simon Farieon.
appearances are certainly very much
against the young man, DR.. Goodrich
was forced to admit to his wife, as they
! observed some symptoms of recovery IN
| GuGlE OhuRnbGI > bIdln ACNCAs $500
some explanation may be forthcoming.
I can't believe young Carleton a delib-
crate murderer"
The prisoners lawyer was working
! like a beaver. Yet he was unable to
! account for the disappearance of the
note, or to discover the messenger who
| had delivered it at the church door. II
! either turned up it would explain the
| prisoners motive in visiting the doctor
! that night, while the direction of the
wound, as well as the pistol, which was
the dead mans would probably be sui.
ficient to acquit the prisoner.
The corOner's Jury fully committed
the Yong man after they had heard the
evidence of the two officers who arrested
him, and who overheard his damaging
confessions to Miss Goodrich. Every
body admitted that it would go hare
with him. when an unexpected clue
came to light.
There was an idiotic lad in the village
who had a mania for stealing especially
articles of wearing apparel /; and when
ever poor Willie Webster was seen on
of doors with a parcel he was prett!
sure to be Overhauled by the first vii
lager he met.
One morning, at the stage to whicl
was observed by The parsOn to leave tn
residence of the late doctor with larg
bundle Visions of a wholesale kleptO
mania rushed through the holy man
} brain, and ne speedily pursued and cap
tured Willie. The poor fellows stOr
was straight enough. Sally Madame, tn
[ doctors servant, had given him tn
clothes for himself, and they weren't tn
doctors clothes either they wer
= Sally's clothes-Sally's own clothes, an
nobody else's.
The parson steered the lunatic and til
bundle back to Sally Mabane's pre-
! ence, and sharply cTOss-examined he
l Albeit she was a tough customer, IL
Clergyman piled her with the terrOrs
= the Judgment day, of the undying wOr
, and the queDcbless birthstone fire
i until she wilted and made an open co
/, fession. She had several times Wol
. these boys clothes on the late master
:, business. In fact, he had procured the
e for her. She had worn them the Ia
time on Sunday night, when she deli
II cred the note to ' Oung Carleton. 81
:, wept violently when the parsOn said
e did not believe her story, and threate
2 ed to have her ARE sted.
I, 81 assure you, sir, it's all true, S
lie said, weeping violently ; "I haveI
N told no lie, sir, here is The very letter
It tux the young gentleman, sir; I 81
IS m aster write it, and [ know it by til
J. mark on the inside, for I saw him VIZ
q it it was lying in the surgery Opc
at Just like that Showing how when
te first saw him lying dead"
le When the trial came on Sally Maban
sc evidence and the fatal Sunday event
m letter led to Walter GarletOn's acqUitt
s. But the Liverpool story of ther 0
to false step that plunged two you
On hearts in misery. and produced Il
lie blight and desolation, also came
or light. He never married Ella Cox
en- rich, for there was an earlier and la
d faint upon his name-a forger and
le homicide.
On the second anniversary OF tn
tn acquaintance the lovers rode in the b
lie ket phaetOn behind Rute for the
en- time And the next day she entered
of monastery, and he sailed for Sol
70 America.