The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-22
Nonsense '.repled the other, with an
oath. "You are scared, old man."

scared r. repeated the lrst speaker. ''NO
man ever told Jean GARNER. before he was
scared Here, give me the knife I'll show
you who is scared You secure the money
its under the pillow-I saw him put it
there, and I'll do the rest" ... ...m
The old man was 10 advance, and as he
stood between the window and the drover,
the latter could see his form bent over the
bed, while his hand seemed to be searching |
beneath the pillow. ...... .. ......i
"Here, Henrie-take it. Here's the wal
let, and here's the belt. How heavy itisw
and he passed the money to his compan
ion before the other had yet reached the
bedside.
The old man then put his hand to his
bosom, and the trembling droyer saw him
draw forth the long blade the other hand
riven him. For an instant the murderous
weapon was poised over his head, and then
descended upon the person of the poor
wretch in the bed "
The murderer paused in his work for an
instant, as if to satisfy himself that lie was
extinct and then moved quickly from the
| room. E'' t' '..'
As soon as his footsteps had died in the
distance the horror stricken drover escaped
through the window, and rau with all his
speed to Marquise where, arousiDg the peo-
pie of the hotel, he told his fearful story.
A crowd soon collected about him, and ac-
companied him to the scene of the fearful
| murder. ."
| All about the house was still. but on ap-
preaching the stable light was discovered
within and moving noiselessly to the door
and peering through the cracks, the two
murderers were found in the act of digging
grave beneath the flooring. rush was
made upon them, and they were arrested.
Atlhe sight of the drover who was the
first to confront the guilty wretches, the
landlord uttered shrek Of terror, and fell
to the ground while his accomplice, as pale
as a corpse, gazed upon him with alright,
not doubling it was the ghost of the murder
ed man wins stood before him. . ..r,..
The party now proceeded to the house
dragging the murderers along with them,
Lights were procured, and still keeping the
prisoners with them, the people entered the
room where lay the body of the man so
strangely murdered instead of the horse
dealer. The wife and daughter followed.
When the covering was removed from the
face of the corpse, and the full light of the
candles lared upon it, a wild cry burst from
the lips of the landlords wife. ..,I,. .. .
"My SONNY murdered son! Who has
done this?" .......... -. .,...
| And with hysterical scream she fell tc
floor ''''-
"No, no. it can't be so mother p exclaim
ed the daughter as she strusg ed to reach the
bed. But the terrible truth burst upon hel
as her eyes fell upon the mangled form o
her brother, and she also swooned upon TIL
body. ...... .,. ...
, The cries of the broken-hearted female
seemed to arouse the old man for moment
. and gazing wildly at the sight before hin
+ he realized also the terrible truth. He hat
, murdered his own son
: On investigating the facts before the mag
istratc the next day, it was asccrtained tina
! the son of the innkeeper, who was a dissi
pated young man, had visited Marquse th
!, previous evening, where, with some of hi
} associates he had been engaged in drinkin
e and gambling till late hour; and being to
: much intoxicated to remount his horse, an
| 10 ,,,aot h;a ia cop,a of b;S f,l
# low gamblers had accompanied him home
4 and supposing the room in which the drove
had been put to be vacated, they had assiste
, the drunken man into the window. 1t wa
r their voices the lodger had heard; and thu
e it was that the hapless youth had met hi
t death and our friend escaped. ..
g The accomplice of the landlord proved t
i be bis own son-in-law, Henri Legrand.
d From that awful hour the wretched moth
T er of that murdered boy, murdered. by hi
s fathers hand remained a raving maniac.
1t is only necessary to add in concluding
y this tale of horror, that the droyer recoycre
! his money! and justice claiming her due
; the two murderers paid the penalty of thei
crime upon the guiIlotiue. Shortly ate
: this last event the people of Marquse, t
: whom the scene of the unnatural murle
: had become an eyesore, assembled and lev
eled the building to the ground. The sPo
e is now covered with brambIes and thistle
aud pointed out to tie stranger as a Plac
'F to be avoided for the ignorant assert tina
$ It is haunted by the ghost Of the murdere
G man.