The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-11-18
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cations were made to the supreme gov.
, ssrnament ST the land as soon as the
hurdle ,I!i .' Ii on ely we're pdentood
to be no casual occurrences, but links
IN systematic series: Perhaps it
might happen from some other bust
ness, Of . higher kind, Just then en-,
gagi1gsthe attention 6fodr governors
that our representations did not make
ths Impressions lshsd sxfe4ed W.
could not, indeed, complain Of Also
:ute neglect from the government
1bs1 mn downda ass'of s4koAf their
most accomplished police-oficers, and
they a suggested some counsels, especll
is4lyrthatywegs should examiner more
strictly into the quality Of tie miisscel1'
1aneeus population who occupied our
large suburb: But they more than
limited that no necessity was seen
either for qdartsffing troops upon US.
Or for g. arming cur local magistnsy,,
With ample posels. ,]nA7k Z
This correspondence with the cen!
trail government occupied the month
Of March, and, before that time, the
bloody system had ceased as abruptly
as it began. The new police-of;cer
1atsesreed 8 ssshliml a that the terror IF
his name had wrought this effect; but
iudicions people thought. otherwise.
AlI; however, was quiet until the
depth Of summer, when, by way of
limiting to us, perhaps, that the dread
full power which clothed itself with
darkness had not expired, but was
uuiy 1stpos'ing, its Tlstoss; lf:sat
once ths Chief jasiiloar # lie eity q.
missing. He had benin tho habit
ofstakipg long, rides. in the forest, his
present, situation, being much ,eofea
sinecure. 1T was on the first: Of July
that he was missing. Inriding through
the city gates that morning, he had
mentioned the direction which I he
meant to pursue; and the last time
he was seen alive was. in one Of the
forest avenues, about eightmilesfrom
the city, leading towards the point
he had indicated. This .;jailor was
not a man to be regretted on his own
account; his life had been q tissue sof
cruelty and brutal abuse ofhiss pow!
ers, in which he had been too. much
supported by the magistrates partly
on the plea that it was their duty;sto
back their own officers against & all
complainers,: partl y, also, from the
necessities created by the turbulent
dmesjfor a more summary exercise. Of
their magisterial authority. Norman,
therefore, on his own separate account,
could more willingly have been spar
ed than ,sIt' this tt brutal jailor;; and it was
general sle remark ~ & that hat had tAe muir
dero 9.ls band ans " within our walls swept
away this t man pan. only, they would shaye
a aaerited Ethe pqbllie gratitude as puri.
ti lss!i from on . public nuisance sac But
was itIceE1tain that the jaailon had died
BY the same hands b. as had - deeply
afflicted the. peace Of our CITY during
the winter Eil.t r!,a7i indeed that be had
been pq q1rl. sat aaAfl otyT The: farsi
Hass toe extensive 81 en- te be sesrehe ;;sa4
il VA. poesibble that II he might have gs.
With k /, some lm,e fatal a.cacidentsT" His .hms1
had had returned n t 70 The city gates IL thl
night and ;Waaaa " found there in .the
morning NOR 4s Nobody, however, f ,fal
months no \ g.! could give information about
his rider; and it seemed probable thai
he would not be discovered until the
autumn and the winter should again
carry the sportsmen into every thick.
etqand' dingle Of this sylvan tract
IOnesperson only seemedsto have more
knowledge onsthe subject than others
;and,ithat was poor Ferdinand vor
Harrelstein. He was now % mere
ruin Of what he had once been, both
as to intellect and moral feeling !; and
/ observed him frequently smile whe1
the jailor was mentioned "Wait,,
he'would say; still the leaves beeir
todrop; then you will See what FIN,
fruit our forest bears 2 I did not re
peat these expressions to anybody 81
cept one friend, who agreed With II,
that the jailor Ind probably ben
hanged in some recess iof The fofsSsi
which summer veiled with it, luxur
liant umbrage;; and that Ferdinand
constantly wandering in the forest
had discovered the body; but we botl
acquitted him Of having been an. &C
complete in the murder.
Meantime the marriage between
Margaret Liebenheim and Maximil
ian was understood to be drawing
near. Yet one thing struck every
body with establishment. AS far 4,
the young people were concerned, no
bod could doubt that all was az
ranged !: for never was happiness nor,