The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-03-28
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q peddler on horseback stopped
at the smilhy OF ono JOhn Steele. on
the outskirts of tn, town of Tick.
hill, near Doncaster, England. sew.
eral persons were ii tho smithy at
the time, beside tho black mi,h and
his son Richard The p,id o. ask =
ed Steele to shol his horse "a q ,ici.
ly as be could, as be wished to
reach Doncsster early aud get bed
at his old place; fJr the next day
being Statues, or Far, II number
Of visitors woull ba looking FOX ac
commodation.
While the smith was attcndin! tD
the peddlsr's horse, another stran
ger entered, also on horseback, and
likewise desiring the smiths ser
vices. rs his horse had east shoe.
The two strapgers aud the lpun-
gers 90. into conversation, and the
peddler finally opened u mahogany
case which was slsp4nlel bv II strap
from his shoulder, aud exhibited MS
wares. which cInsi tel OF riaS5, gold
and silver chains. wade Ies, AMI -
forth On the hrst c1mors hiuring
that the p, | Her Wa going t. DDi
easier, ho offered to accJmpIly hi n,
as he WAS going in tho same direc-
ton adding that rs be, the pal lsr,
might take him t. some h1us,
where he could get accuinu ID ,tinn
The peddler replied that lie was go
ing to The Travellers Rest on the
outskirts of DJucister, IA il vas a
good house aud he knew the lands
lord.
When The smith removed The shoe
from the horse OF the last conner, hC
examined ii closely, remarking that
it had been made in Ilolderness
pointing out the fact that the nail
was peculiarly nude, having hilf
split in the head. aud saying it was
a Holderness fancy.
"I'il keep this nail" tho smith
said, and he drove it IN wedge in the
handle of II small hhmmer, where il
passed it through the head.
The peddler sent for hlgon oil
ale, and they stood drinking and
talking for some time. When the
blacksmith jokei the pedller about
being in such a hurry when he first
came in, ho laughed and said:
"Oh, that is all right. I've made
mp my mind to sleep in the big ont
house, where l have often slept be,
fore; it's c,ntIrStbis, an y,i tlks
anybody yon like in there, yon know,
the peddler added with wink.
When the two inen were ready to
depart, the peddIer took large
wallet from the vaise on his saddle
bow and paid the suita The ped
dler seemed to make rather osten
itatious exhibition of his wallet,
which was orammea with bank notes
and gold
The two men rode off toc ether,
aad the smith cleared his place and
closed it for the uight,
In due time the peddler anil his
new friend reached the Tanu ,lers.
Rest. and told the landlord they
would sleep in the out-buidi ag in
the rear, in which there were ss yeral
beds. The landlord said ther WAS
good accom- modation there, and
promised to make them comfor table.
The peddler retired fret an, | the
stranger remained behind TO have
svpper and liuger over his ale. AT
eleven o'clock he went to tb a ont
building, and five minutes LAT er the
landlord observed the light D nt ont
Next morning. neither the peddlel
nor his friend appeared, and th,
landlord went to the ont-bui ldiny I,
arouse them He found Il "a dno
open, aud on entering the r. ,om dis
covered the peddler in his shirt ly
ing on the floor at the far end in
pool OF blood. Ills head was Ina,
tered in and near him W. LING
hammer with blood and ho;r % an In
head. lie was dead AZ "A oo,d
When the alarm was n;.an I, nv,
49, a.a .aas 'uo notss belonging
peddler to the Inn an aIonn;.d !,
Same room with him uas"p p,;ss;n
and suspicion at 90 ,om =, lin
the murderer. IL 70 . .;.;.s o ~ .
notified and Office - ausne =, ,s,,rs, M
Of The supposed - % VIZ nafpra 4
day was an hou a,.ns r, . .sao
cd him 10 Cop oioe'. 49,
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