The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-03-28

lie was terribly ,frIghtened-so much
30 that he was unable to articulate
for some time. Strapped to his
saddle how was valise, aud open
ing il n heavily fill ed wallet, identi.
fed as being the peddler's was
found.
Before the coroh or the prisoner,
who said his nam,' was Henry
Scott, told a most asst )unding story.
He said that when b went to the
outhouse the peddld'' had already
gone to his bed. whii.n was n high,
old.fasbioned tent iDed, with cur
tains.
Scott took the bed tho opposite
end OF tho room. Tbh bed had cur
taius also. aud the roe IN was large
aud dranghty. He place, his clothes
un chair, and flung is valise, or
holsters, on n bit OF ca, pet at the
side of the bed. Who,i ho put out
the light, be observed tt at the moou
was shining full Into ~ Q room. lie
lay awake for some time aud pres
emily heard step in the room The
next moment the curtain VI bis bed
was gently drawn, aud he aw face
looking down upon him He lay
perfectly still. though great alarm
ed The face disappeared, Md re-
treating footsteps we're heard. lie
arose on bis elbow, and pee. ed
through the curtains. He distiM II
ly saw two men at the further en 4
Of the room. near the peddler's bea
They passed round the foot Of it,
and disappeared mt the other side
The nExt moment he beard screau {,
and scuille. aud saw the legs Of tia
peddler proirude from the curtains.
There was II scuiill aud suppress
Cd cry, aud tue next moment tho
peddlcr bounded from the bed and
ran. screaming murder = toward
SCOTS bed. holding bis valise NJ
arms length Two men followed
the fugitive, and Scott, Mortified anc.
fear-stricken, slipped from his bed
on The other side, and hid himself
in closet. Ile heard tho groaus
and blows, aud the sound OF retreat
ing footsteps then all was still
| The next instant. however, the door
opened, other footsteps were heard
along the hoor, and the curtains %,
SCOTS bed wero hastily drawn. Til .
visiLant, whoever he V ~, uttered y
oath nf disappointment, aud hurru j
from the room.
After waiting for somc time Sc .nt
came forth from the closst, an,I
found tho pediler lying Oh tho hool
dead. Scott WAS ia terrible ,iiloul
MA, and saw az II glance that b
wonll be suspected of htvir mur
tlered the peddler. Panic1 trickec
ne hastily dresssi himself picks
up his va,isc from the dor took hi
horse from the stable, uT depsrte
from the inn, resolved sc seek stfs
ty in flight 1t WAS 4 flight whe
he reached Coninbro, and then fu
the first time no disco rrel that th
valise which le had / .ien from th
| door was not his. l. Mt tho pediler
"uicu no hi' 'N tOuDJ uIOppc
when the murder rs fell upon hin
aud in place OF " hich they doubles
seized and carrie | off Scott's whic
lay on the carpe close BY
This extraorJ mary story was n
believed Ivy the coroner's jury in Il
lace of ali ii % damning eviden,
against scott II was shown tn
lie had seen the pedIer produce b
wallet from the yalise in the blacl
smith shop. that he had offered
accompany 40 pediler b Doncr
ter, and thai he hal taken up h
quarters Mt .he same inn, and s!el
III the same room with the murder
ed man. b ssides this, he was cal
tured witt he valse in his posses
ion and VIII 1T better evidence uf h
guilt could there be?
Scott wa sent to j,il, aud in d.
course TIE for wil,ul murder D
Of charity Young lawyer underto,
his defens' ,. The evidence for Il
prosecntic n was clear aud cnnvin
ing, aud Mr. O'i3rien -afterwal
Sergeant Brien-the prisoner
dDunsel. q NV no chance Of his client
escape. The principal witnesses
pninst hi m were tho blacksmi
John Ste SIS, his sou Richard, q
men that we're in the s,uithy whit
the pellle and Scott first met, t
landlord G { the inn, who swore th
Scott urge Il tue peddler to take /
ont.room when he wanted to 20
another int aud the otlcers WI
found Seots with the peddier
lise in his p, 'ssession'
The hamn ,er with which tho mu
der had been committed wns~ p,
dnced on tn trinl, aud shown 20 Z
Jury. One IT them remarked th
Il was a blac kspiths shoeiug han
mer Mr.. { )'Brien qnietly asked
he allowed / look at it, aud he q
amined it cl osely Then he sto
nm aud hnn, led it to the p.is'n'
Scott glanc' d hrs eye over ~ i9'
moment. an 4 then handed it back
the counsel 'he next Instant
!. clntched I u, drew u irou \
|. O'Brien's { rlsp, and scrnii"ized
With the most intense intefe
Then he lea med on the aock q
0 spoke in at uft'eo .one ~ 'no ~" :"
sel. The In tter' WIN nn'nea ~
a and hasty mt vements' ma"e MS W