The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-08-29
NJ PAIsrlE'R.

|nprhe ofnats5sd y prepared to do ell man.
tha's shanty at the moment that the
reader is introduced to it, except the
customers, was young woman-Jack' s
wife, Mollie by name-who, with her
really delicate beauty, seemed wonder.
fully out of place in Loggerhead Gulch
lShe was about the middle height, be-
tween three and twenty-four years OF
age, slim and elegant as to her figure,
fair as an angel is painted, with soft blue
eyes and droooing lashes; her mouth
was small, her. lips full and rosy, her
teeth white as pearls. When animated
or talking to any one, apleasant, fascin-
ating smile would play around her
mouth ; but at times, when she fancied
no one looking at her, the corners of
her mouth were drawn with hard, care
worn expression. She shared the hon
ors of the bar with Jack, and dispensed
bad whisky and smiles to the Logger
heads with dash and grace that large
ly augmented the aggregate sales. a
Among the drinkers was one upon
whom liberal potations had told consid-
erably. His companions called him
Towhead, from the color of his hair,
and that was the name he had in camp.
In his pocket he had a fair sized bag OF
gold dust, which he had incantiously
displayed several times during the even
ing.
'Attwelve o'clock Towhead rose to
go; but first he called Jack Jeptha out
side the door and placed the bag Of dust
IL: hi, hands. eio sR@ oaa sIaa q
a.Thar's my pile, jack" he said, san
Iewant yer to keep it till tomorrow
I'm little too drunk to take, it along
with me, an thar might be somebody as
would follow me for it. sifi5 gilsio1
Jack slipped the bag inihis coat, and
both returned to the bar-room. ,psil,ss9
Soon afterward the party broke ur
and departed. Towhead's way led him
a solitary walk Of a mile or more; and
as he left his companions the form of 8
man skulked after him in the shadow
Thus . followed, Towbead staggered
along until his path led him through :
deep gully, which had been dubbed the
Devils Glenn Then and there his fol
lower stealthily advanced from behind
and killed him with a murderous dirk
stab. A hasty search of the victims
pockets convinced the murderer that the
prize for which he had committed the
villainous deed was not there. Then
the co wardice oil the man showed Itself
A storm had been coming up, and now
as il burst forth in thunder, lightning
and flood, he shiyered With blood on
his hands, with horror in his eyes, and
with the dreadful mark of Cain branded
indelibly upon his brow, the wretched
man fed, clutchingshis breast with his
pale, talon like fingers, as ifsto tear
hence his cowardice aussi .lsb4o orr
On he went, flying oyer, rocks and
chasm, and uprooted .trees-on, on, still
on, unable to stop until be sank 'exhads
ted beneath huge pile of rocks. The
storm was wildly, madly cannonsding
against the rocks, as it it would tear its
way to where he lay, and, boldly enguli
him; but he heard nothing but al imag
Iinary and unearthly cry Of Murder!
saw nothing but the cold, still fate
and lifeless form of his victim. .19,
I Towhead bad not been murdered fif'
teen minutes before his body was dis
covered by party of miners returning
from some midnight carouse. They car
ried it back to Jack Jeptha's shanty
amid threats 4 of vengeance upon th'
murderer. Arrived there, they laid th'
body on the floor, while one of the par
Ity went behind the bar to help Jack fiz
fup a hurried dram, inthe vain hope9'o
lreviving the murdered man. His eyet
fell upon the bag of dust, with Tow
heads mark upon the side, s,e,5
j whats this ?" he said holding it up
.ao "That's Towhead'sr' replied several
o.sHow did it come here ?" asked 9th
4 ers! aIa y9iIt n9di d0sd q slsuo Iad ie1
!, Jack Jeptha turned pale as he reali
zed the predicamen. in which ne wa
t placed. He gave the true version Of tn
: affair, but they would not believe it,
They were anxious to fix the guilt upol
|some one,i to hang somebody. for Tow
head had been pretty popular amoni
them. Several remained as guard owe
Jack, while several went out to oollec
the miners for the immediate holding Q
trial. Judge Lynch allows no delay
and there was every prospect of a han
| ging in the morning qgs gsg
Mollie Jeptha had come in on the a.
rival of the corpse, and her eyes ha'
tclosely watched jack face but she be
, |lieyed his version of the story = sssls
) s..Jack,'' she whispered, II beliey
, .,, - ond then, added aloud "I believ