The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-01

feet up the 1ohEtiall and stairway,
,ES The next minute the door wa!
thrown open and his daughter rush
ed in, followed by Ait officers, who
dragged in the Landlord and his con
federates. n
"oh, father" she. cried, ;"you are
safe, safc!p and throwing her arms
around his neck the girl burst into
happy tears.
The sheriff and his posse of men
held the landlord and his confeder
ates in vice like grasp, while Carrie
related the adventures of her peril
Gus ride.
"After left the barn l led Tommy
to fence, all unsaddled, sprang on
him, wound my arms tightly round
his neck, and whispered, $50, Tom
myl" and away he went like the
wind. Up and down, over frozen
road we vent Ny arms felt like ice
| thought | should certainly freeze
and after what seemed to be an age
of cold and pain and misery, we dash
ed into the main street of S.. As
we came up in front of the tavern
the stage drove up, and the inmates
sprang out and rushed to my assist.
ance. | must have been almost in
sensible, for | had to be carried in
by the landlord. | was given warm
drinks until / fully recovered, and
was able to relate my story. told
them my suspicious and my fears,
and this gentleman',-here Carrie
paused, and turning to fine looking
man near her, said, "Mr. James, by
his ready belief in what 7 told, and
his energy and spirit in arousing the
sheriff and his men, has been the
main cause in bringing assistance"
Mr.. Spencer grasped the young
mans hand, aud thanked him.
"Your plan succeeded admirably,
Carrie" he said; and advancing tothe
wash-stand, he took out the money
belt, saying, my money is all right
as you see"
The landlord Quiyored with rage as
he saw how completely he had been
defeated.
As the men began to search tho
room, the landlord protested his in
nocence, declaring that they had no
right to hold him, or his men prison
crs, or to search the house.
Breaking open the door above
which was the bust, the men rushed
in. The room was empty, save for
a long ladder, which reached a shelf
above the door. A hole above the
shelf disclosed the bust to be broken
in half, so that man could easily
climb up the ladder, get on the shelf,
thrust his head in the bust, which
was large enough for an ordinary
mans head, and see all that was go
ing on in the adjoining room.
This certainly looked suspicious,
but absolute proof was yet wanting
On returning to the room occupied
by Mr.. Spencer they again searched
every nook and corner. Suddenly,
Carrie and Mr.. James, who had been
standing by the fireplace, gave a
loud cry, for on close examination
they had found spots Of blood on the
bricks which formed the hearth.
They began to pull up the bricks,
which proved loose, when Carrie,
feeling faint, gave way to the shoriti
and his men, who soon had them all
pulled up, when a cavity was dis
closed, containing the murdered body
of u gentleman whom Mr., James and
the sheriff remembered to have stop.
ped at s. three days before.
The evidence was conclusive.
The landlord and his confoderates
were well guarded through the night
and the next day they were lodged
in Jail whore in due time they were
sentenced and suffered the extreme
penalty OF the law.
Deliberate with caution, but act
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