Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-03

wrapped his tobacco III it. AS he did
this, he saw the man whom he had passed
just before coming toward him. When
the man got close, to him, he said:
"Friend do you want to earn a couple
of shillings?''
II always want to earn money" the
peddler replied.
eff you will carry message to the
house on the hill, there" the man said,
81 will give you ten shillings."
"What is the message?" the peddler
asked.
~ live there" the man said. sGo and
tell the folks that have forgotten some
important business, and am going back
to Norwich, and won't be home, perhaps,
until tomorrow"
The peddIer agreed to go and carry the
message, and the man gave him ten shill-
ings wrapped in piece of newspaper.
That was the money and the paper found
in his box. He took took the message,
as before sworn to in the evidence by
Mr. Bell and her daughter.
After eating his supper at the inn the
peddler, according to his story, went into
the yard and filled his pipe. Then he
transferred the rest Of his tobacco to his
waistcoat pocket, and threw the wrapper,
the lining he had taken out of the hat
by the stone-upon the ground, where it
was subsequently found. The peddler
said that, seeing the farmer around in
the inn yard, he asked the hostler where
he lived, whether he was well off and
whether he had any children, with the
sole view of finding out whether it would
be worth while visiting his residence for
the purpose Of selling his wares. AS to
the knife, he admitted that it was his, and
that he had lent it to the hostIer to bore a
hole with the day of the murder; but he
never returned it to him.
AS ram fell during the day that follow
ed the farmers murder, the feet of the
peddler could not be compared with the
prints in the mud, the latter having been
utterly obliterated The prisoners coun-
sci made long and able address on behalf
Of his client He referred to his good
character and industry as boy, to his
perseverance and thrift through his early
manhood, to his having married woman
of a good Israelitish family, and to his
having expensivelY educated two sons and
daughter. A score Of witnesses were
brought to testify to Lewis excellent
character as a man and his integrity in
business matters; but all was in vain.
The evidence against him was overwhelm-
ing. The prosecution had fearful ar
ray of material to work from, and his
address to the jury decided the peddler's
fate.
In half an hour they returned verdict
of willful murder. The Judge in passing
sentence expressed his entire satisfaction
with the way in which the jury had done
their duty, and after solemn and ter
ribly scorching address to the prisoner,
sentenced him to be hanged by the neck
until he was dead.
The peddler listened to the dreadful
words like one bewildered, and was re-
moved in a swoon. Every thing that
could be done was undertaken in his be-
half, but without effect, and in three
weeks the last sentence Of the law was
executed upon Abram Lewis, in the
jail at Norwich.
Six weeks after the hanging Of Abram
Lewis, Henry Wilson, the hostler, whose
testimony had been so damaging to the
unfortunate man, told his employer that
an uncle had died in Lincolnshire and
left him a considerable sum of money.
Wilson gave his associates treat and
started northward At the end of month
he returned clad in mourning and took
up his abode as a guest at the inn where
he had served for three years as hostler.
He appeared to have plenty of money
and soon made a host of friends. He was
medium-sizod, good-looking young fell
low Of twenty-six, we'll dressed as he
was now.
After consulting with the landlord, he
leased small farm adjoining that owned
and cultivated by the widow of the muir
dered farmer Bell. lie purchased suitable
stock, and devoted himself diligently to
the cultivation Of his land. He was a
regular attendant at the parish church
for the first six months of his residence,
but after that he began to attend the
Methodist Chapel, where Mrs. Bell and
daughter worshiped. He soon formed
the acquaintance Of these two ladies, and,
though they never gave him any encour-
agement, called repeatedly at their house.
Miss Bell was fair, pretty girl Of
twenty years, and it was rumored that
Wilson was paying court to her
The report annoyed her considerably,
and when Wilson at length showed, by
his conduct and words, that he enter
tanned hopes Of winning her for bride,
she repulsed HIM with indignation. He
bore her rebuffs for some time without
complaining. At length one Sunday,
when Miss. Bell was returning home from
church alone, he followed her and enter
ed into conversation with her. After a
few commonplace remarks, he spoke out
boldly, and asked her to become his wife.
She was greatly annoyed, and told him
fatty and finally that she not only
did not love him, but that she positively
disliked him. Wilson, who hitherto had
worn mask, in her presence, threw off
his assumed gentleness, and addressed
her in coarse and angry invective. Miss
Bell, who was a girl of some courage,
gave him her mind freely. Carried away
with passion, he exclaimed:
8 suppose you hope to marry Squire
Redmayne. He is fool if he has any
thing to say to you"
This remark utterly astonished Miss
Bell, as she was not aware that any one