The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-25
NUMBERING A SON.
SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCES BEARING A TERRIBLE
INTERPRETATION.

INTERPRETATION.
From the Dubuque Timcal
John Feltcs. who formerly lived on q farm oea,
Dycrsville, year ago last March radcd that farm.
paying or obligating himself 70 pay considerable sum
IN addition. TO Messrs Ohesterman Trick, Of Dyer>
vile, for farm miles north Of Manchester Fclsss
Is a German. with vito and seven or eight children.
the eldest being BOY Of eleven. About corn plough
ing time last year this Oldest boy, whose name was
Peter famiary called ''Pete," missns. whes
tho ncighbors noticed aud commented upon tho fact
tho iathcr told different stories TO different persona
ington 10 another that he had away nom home,
TO another that he had gone West with some
movers Later 10 the season be told parties
Of Dycrsvio that Peter Was dcad-had been shot
by ncghboring boy. Az difarent timcs since he
has SAID that ho know nothing about shc boy more
recent ana detailed account was that coming home
from Manchester cignt days alter the boy was missing
he found him lying dead beside his own farm fenco;
na, ue ma a., the BODY IN -: grass assr The sne: and
body TO Manchester with the intention OF buryine 1,
there; ,ha, hc could not get buried without paying
ico OF $40 or paying $40 tor burial lot aud so re-
turned home with thu corpse and buried him on his
iarm about hundred from the house in dry
Monday 10 our ,niormanta He said that ono sunday
morning, year ago lass sprinr, he remarked 10 his
boy, .peey, you mus. go 70 church to-day" lahousn
the iathcr knew tbere church. but
ddnt happen 10 think Of u At tho momensh The
boy and the hired man ict the abio nrst tho father
shortly aitcrward followed to hitch up his team but
didnt Petey; no called " him. but received no re-
ply; no thought no bad hid away Fcos thon said "a
his wfo. ~ must stop this; Pctey has COMO on play
Ing with the netghborng children; whom catch hin
VIII thrash him. /" Fcltes continues his story thus
~ never saw Potey until eight days atterward, when
found him dead on the sand Ia my field, noar she
fence with hole In his right toupe, shot with bull
let When iound him he Was limp and hmbor, az
though Just dead. didn't notice any blood on the
sand; he lying with his lace 10 tho west, on hrs
back. left Inn and went 70 the house, aud
IRON that time uil tho evening OF tho next day
! went back aud forth IRON tho house 10
the spot 10 no there yet and
all right. On the evening OF the ninth day Itook my
team, put somo lumber IN tho wagon. took my dtuncs
pau anu SAID to my vile, III will 20 down and TX The
fence IN my ncld ] went down 70 where Petey was
lying took my lumber and Ioos from the wagon, and
then went back and got supper, Alter supper said
" my wife, Il lett my tools In the field 20 and
get them os somebody Will steal them" Then vent
and dug grave feet long aud and one-ha iccs
deep. made boa and put II In the grave, and then
cout hardly got tho body IN tried ave timez. When
telling this story Fetos sweat prousoiyl put Pctcy
down In the boz feet down, holding h,m by his arms
and letting him down on hu back into the box
tLon covered him aud put tour posts up a. the
grave" Fcitcs says he told hts wife nothing Abou,
ths because shc quito H. about 70 bc confined aud
he feared Il wouu xiii her and he nothing to thu
ncignbors lost thoy might say something about II "a
hor and ~ sho should do what would Y" Fsltes
asked. BY and BY his wife began TO inquire, "John,
why - n that you dour seem TO be uncasy about
ietcy any mores You must know where he To- !" AttoI
lcw days no told her, Yes. do know where hs In
aud VIII show you" Ho then took her to where h
had buried the boy and said. "Thsrs he VI"