Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-12-13

go, VINO UuC q moment before had
been standing bv his side, the cause
Of the noise, when he saw that the
young man was gone. Then tho
truth instantly flashed into his mInd
and he shouted in startling, excit-
ing tone ..
"Man overheard I"
1t seemed but an instant from the
giving of the alarm before the cap
tam and crew were on deck, and the
lights being quickly braught, rushed
to the place whence the helmsman
heard the cry, when to their sur
prise they saw the second mate, n
wild and haggard look upon his face
holding in bis hand a heavy, muir
derous-looSing club.
"What means this ?" thundered
the skipper, as thoughts of foul play
dashed upon his brain.
Amazed and startled, Haywood
was silent
"Who is lost 70 cried the captain,
in the next instmt. But before any
one had time to an swer him his own
eyes told him. "My God tits Lew
is aud that red-handed villain has
murdered him o. ick, men! hoist
all the lights and man the boats
Let everything I've done that can be,
as quickly a. possible. He may be
living, and il you save him this
shall he y good nights jrb for you.
Work, work, for your lives %
The orders of the Rrief,stricken
captain were readily Obeyed. But,
though lights we're hoisted, and
boats sent out in every direction
nothing could be found of the lost
one. So at last it was given up as a
hopeless case ; the men returned to
the ship. when Frank Haywood WAS
seized for the murder Of Lewis Stan-
ford.
No more sleep visited that ship
that night. The sorrowiug father
paced the deck till daylight, and in
the cabin below, his daughter was
sobbing for the death of her only
brother and for him accused of that
terrible deed.
In the morning Haywood was ar.
raigned before the crew on charge OF
wilful murder. Nothing seemed
lacking tn substantlate his guilt.
His quarrel with young Stanford,
and the circumstances uaier which
he had been found after the alarm.
together with his appearance at thu
time, seemed sufficient to prove his
guilt.
He stoutly protested his inno-
cence, saying, il xplanation of his
conduct that he had harbored no i'll
feelings against Lewis. but had been
ready TO forgive and be forgiven.
AS to his being found with that
nurderous lD1king club in his hands,
&c was accidental. Feeling a little
anxious abOat the weather, he had
left his bunk to go upon deck, and
was just in SeGSJn tO hear the cry
that had caused the alarm. Hasten
ing to tue spot, he stumbled over
something i'll his path. 1t wLS the
club which he lad in his hands when
they discovered njm few moments
later, with the wild look upon his
face. caused by the feac that some
horrible crime had been scommitted
HeywOOd's story was received
with shouts of deriSion. Tue cir
cunStantial evidence was 100 over
wtleining against him for any one
tn have the least suspicion that has
seemingly inconsistent story was
anything but false fabrication got
ten up for the occasion,
As soon as order could be restOr-
ed, thecaptaln stepped forward witli
a pair Of mauaclcs, aud, placing
Ihen Oh the doomed mans wrists,
sad
"Before God and man, Frank
Hey wood, believe You guilty Of
murd1riuH my SDn. Therefore 1 So
cure YOU ia irons, aud urder that you
De kept in close cOId.iU meuG until
we reach port, when you shall be de-
livered over TO the proper authori
ties 10 meet the punishment which
you 80 richly deserve. Here" he
added, tuning TO MS crew, ''sOme
6f you take No HeyRool below"
"Oh, father don't /" cried MADIe,
VINO had beeu a silent spectator Ut
the LerriUle see ne. "lle did not do
it, l know he did not 20
"Tu1, tut, girl, no more Of this :"
said her father, sterHly. "Men, do
your duty ~
a couple Of the sailors stepped up
To oOey their superiOr's orders, when
with low cry, Mable sprIug for
ward uetween Them and her lover,