The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-12

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Dark Gil made no other comment, but
glared In fury and terror at Adam, who
bore 1t without finching.
Yes" resumed the sexton, casting a
second look out of the window, and
facts have come to light which prove
that the Squire met his death by foul
play. Murder will out"
Murder II Is false |" cried Dark. Gil,
with white lips. $50 he died of apo
plexy."
He died of poison !" thundered the
sexton. "See, here are the accusers-
silent, but, oh, how true 10
And he took from his breast the pc
culiar handkerchief and the vial he had
seen in the closet of the 'squlre's room.
Dark Gil glared at Adam and his face
was terrible to see.
T" Where did you get them ~ he
gasped.
"Where they had been dropped by
the murderer. Hal Hands Off
Help ~
Dark Gil had sprung upon Adam to
seize the accusing articles. The force of
his attempt was so great that the old
man was hurled to the floor; but three
men rushed into the cottage, and throw
ing themselves on Dark Gil, secured
him after desperate struggle, bound
him with stout cords they had evidently
brought for that purpose, and laid him
upon his bed. Then one young man
advanced-so precisely like the spectre
of the previous night that even If Adam
had not formed his acquaintance he
would instantly have recognized him.
"Villain," he said sternly, "your
deed Is discovered, and the hand of Fate
brought 1t about. am the nephew of
Squire Lowell, returned from foreign
lands to avenge murder. Listen, all"
he said, addressing his coadjutors and
Dark Gil, to whom he related the mar
velous occurrences which had led to the
detection of Squire Lovell's murderer.
Eugene Lowell, having run away from
his uncle, betook himself to seafaring
life, and by diligence and ability had at
tanned the captaincy of New York
vessel plying between that port and
Liverpool. During his last voyage
mutiny occurred among his crew, which
he suppressed, mortally wounding the
ringleader, an ex-convict, and a desper-
ate man, who, accidentally discovering
that Captain Lowell was nephew to
the Squire, made startling dying con-
fession. Five years before he had es-
capped from prison, wherein he had been
confined for smuggling He fled to
Edgeville, and the officers were on his
track, when Dark Gil, who had reasons
of his own for assisting him, harbored
search. Then he demanded requittal,
and on the day the 'squire's will was
drawn in his favor, he prevailed upon
the man, by the guaranty of large
sum, to steal into the 'squire's bedroom
at night, stupefy the old man with
chloroform, and then take his life by
poison.
Brutes can be grateful, and so was the
felon. He did the deed-but, fearing the
gallows, surreptitiously used for admin
istering the chloroform one of Dark
Gil's peculiar handkerchiefs, well known
throughout the adjacent country, and
after the deed was done threw both
handkerchief and vial into the closet,
in order to divert suspicion from him
self. Strange to state, the closet was
never opened, and had not the marvel
GUS chain of events led to the detection
of the murderer, Dark Gil might have
lived and died unsuspected by the sim
pie villagers.
By the time Captain Lowell conclud-
ed, Dark Gil was raging, and in few
hours time was raving maniac. He
was Immediately conveyed to the mad
house at the neighboring town of Ware,
where he may be seen to this day (for
we believe he is yet alive) raging in his
cell. He is dangerous" and his in
sanity consists of his laboring under the
mortal terror of an imaginary enemy,
who is constantly attempting to apply
to his nostrils handkerchief saturated
with chloroform, in order that he may
poison him while in state of stupefac-
ton. He lives in continual terror, start
ing up out of his sleep, shrieking, and
beating off his lmplacable foe; and the
sight of bottle or handkerchief will
throw him into commissions.
Captain Lowell succeeded to the prop