The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-19


ing these things dwelt in her thoughts,
and she waS once on the point of com
municating the whole story to the police
SHE hesifated, however, to do so from
the dread of being mixed mp in the
dreadful affair, and fiually resolved to
Keep the visit OF the man and all con
nected with Il "a --rct.
The officers Of the law had meanwhile
secured the neighbOrhOod to discover
tile murderer, and in Sunderland, the
town to which Mr.. Rand had gone with
her unwelcome companion, it was ascer-
tanned that on the morning after the
murder, a man and woman had been
5, ell together, and soon afterward to
separate 4 farm labOreF residing in
Harrington, village half way between
Houghton and Sunderland, swore to
having seen the same man and woman
passing through the place at about sew
Ell o'lock on the morning of the day III
question.
Finally, a tollgate keeper identified
the woman as Mrs. Rand, and the au-
quiries In her fear she denied having
been with the man, but i'll such a way
as to excite suspicion that she was lying
Her house was searched, and under the
bed in her room was found the clothing
worn by her strange visitor, which she
had exchanged for n suit of her hus-
bands. The clothes were coarse and !
patched, and such as might have been
worn by lighterman or river laborer.
In the pocket of the jacket was found
bundle of letters. These proved to be |
OF the greatest possible value, for they |
were addressed TO the murdered man,
Mr.. Greene, and were..fr younger |
brother asking for loans of money, and |
promising amendment of life. This dis
covery left no doubt in the minds of the |
authorities that the wearer of these gar
ments was the assassin of Mr.. Greene.
When Mrs. Rand learned that they |
had found the clothes, and that they |
contained letters evidently stolen from |
Mr. Greene, she was in dreadful state
of excitement, and begged to be allowed |
to make a statement. Then she told of |
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, a |
newly-dIsturbed mold was found. 1t |
was dug up, and tin box containing |
several hundred pounds was discovered. |
Papers in it showed that it was the prop |
e ty of Mr.. Greene. Renewed search |
was made for the man, but all to no |
purpose. Mrs Rand was arrested. aud
was finally held to await the action of |
the grand jury, as accessory after the /
fact She was tried, and, thanks to her |
previous good character, was acquitted. !
Ia the meantime the dead Mr. Greeue's 1
younger brother had taken possession |
of the hall as next of kin. lie had not !
been at the family seat for twenty years, |
having, when mere youth, seduced his 1
own cousin, and been driven forth To /
live the life of vagabond. Nothing had /
been heard of him for years, and it was 1
generally believed that lac was dead until /
the letters found in the clothes discoN- !
cred in Mrs. Rand's house showed by |
their date that he was alive and III Eng !
land The new Squire led secluded |
life, and became remarkable for his alb |
stemiousness.
The cousin whom he had wronged was |
living in retirement on a pension granted |
by the deceased Squire, aud his succes
sor, six months after taking possession |
of the estate, sought to remedy the evil |
lie had wrought by privately marrying !
the now mature woman and installing |
her as mistress Of the hall The new !
couple lived in the greatest harmony. and |
within twelve month of their marriage |
an heir was born. They kept 40 com
pany, and seldom went Deyond the pre-
ciDct of their own domain.
In the second year of their married !
life they drove into Sunderland, and re-
turning the same night, an accident
happened to the carriage just as they
were entering Houghton, and they had
to wait until another vehicle was sent
for to convey them home. The villagers
were drawn from their houses by the
exciting event, and among them WAS
Mrs. Rand. Tie moment she behrId
Squire Greene she excIaimed;
''Good Lord, there is the man that |
saw digging in the field, and that came
into my house and made me get his
breakfast, and tI.en swapp-d hi, clothes
for my husbands.
These words were ov, rhcard by one
Makepeace, II village constable, and re-
peatcd next day to the rector, who was
a magistrate. So much Importance was
attached to them that Mrs Rand was
sent for, and privately examined 10y the
magistrates She swore positively that
Squire Greene was the man who paid
her the mysterious visit, aud accom-
panied her TO Sunderland. There was
but one thing To do-tO arrest Squire
Greene for the murder Of his own broth
er. This was done and Mrs. Rlnd's
identificationofhim him was )mplete 1t will
be remembered that when Mrs. Rands
strange visitor changed his clothes for
her deceased husbands, he would not
trust the woman out of his presence,
but insisted that she should remain In
the room When he removed his shirt
he remarked that he could see behind
him, as lac had two heads, at the same
time pointing out wen between his
shoulders, which closely reseInbled a
rudimentary head. On examination,
Squire Greene was found TO have an
exerescence in the same place and pre-
cisely similar to that on the strange
man. az described 10y Mrs Rand Their
was an attempt made to prove an aIibi
but it was shown by the prosecution
that at the time OF the murder of the
late Squire. his brother was living in the
sIums of a low street in Sunderland: