Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25


with tie best of water, fowl.
Ms. Marble did not prosecute her
search further until she lodged infor-
nation with the authorities. She af-
terwards said that, believing that her
husband had passed from Gordon's to
the coach station, she resolved to wait
while longer for his return.
The authorities deemed the mer-
chants absence an affair Of moment,
and 1T once resolved TO fathom it. II
he had left the mill with 5000 or
more, it was possible that it had at
tractel the attention Of some evildoer,
who had lorclbly made away with the
merchant.
Calvin T Ter again asserted that
the merchant had met him in the
mill on the 23l, by appointment, and
that lie had there paid him the bor-
rowed money and interest. His story,
,o,l in straightforward manner, I'M
pressed every one, and no one for the
time suspected him.
Gordon, the poacher, declared that
' Marble had not been to his hut for
two months. The merchant was
traced to the mill, bat no one had
seen BIN beyond it, and the Bow
street runners reported that he was
not in London. His disappearance
now began to assume a serious aspect.
There were several people who testi-
fed that the merchant and his debtor
had qnarreled several days prior to
the meeting at the mill, and accord.
ingly Calvin Tyler was arrested for
murder.
From the moment OF his arrest a
chain Of damning circumstances be
5an to wrap itself about him. He
most strcnuously denied his guilt, de.
clarcj that he had paid Mr., Marble
rhc sum Of 5000 and parted with him
in the best Of humor. He opened tie
mill for inspection, and the constables
spent several days in their cXamina-
ton, which extended lrom cellar to
attic. They even probed the dark
ness Of The wheel house, but found
nothing TO reward their pains. Bat,
while the rigid search Was going on
outside evidence was entan9ling the
unfortunate miller in a netwol k Of ul-
innate conviction.
j Not satisfied with tie search alln-
4 led to above, the authorities ordered
another. 1t was generally believed
th.t the old mill contained the secret
Of the merchants death, for no one
believed now that he was still alive
Calvin Tyler was released from jail,
and ordered to direct the hunters,
among whom, ihi5 time, was Gordon,
the poacher.
The mill was searched systematic-
ally. The party began in the attic,
and at last reached the cellar, where
terrible discovery awaited them. -
Barrels were opened and their con-
tents emptied into the ground long
sticks were thrust into the ground,
and the stone walls carefully under,
mined.
A man was found who happened to
!, be slvly fishing in the mill-race be-
fore the mill on the night of TIE Goth.
lie saw a man whom be recognized as
T David Marble, merchant approach
the mil that the miller met him at
the door, and that the two men went
into the structure together. After a
while the fisher saw a light in the
mill, and heard a voice like the mill
er's say, We'll settle all our scores
here Then followed two deadning
blows, and all was still Up to II
o'clock Mr.. Marble did not leave by
the door which be had entered, but
at that hour Calvin Tyler came out
alone, locked the door, and walked
u homeward.
This, III brief, was the evidence Of
the fisherman, a half witted fellow,
who said that his fear of being pun
ished for stealing fish from the race
had kept back the testimony. Other
persons deposed to having seen the
missing man going toward the mill
but the declaration Of the miller that
he had departed by the back door
was not confirmed. No person had