The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22


There was river, and on this side about
a mile from the river was cabin, and
the woman said that covered wagon
passed by about that time Of the year,
with man dressed In blue jeans suit.
with bright buttons, walking behind the
wagon, and dark-looking man who
drove the ponies.
Then man about half mile across
the river told of seeing o covered wagon
pass very early in the morning with
only one man in 1t, that was all he saw,
but there might have been more.
"The officer followed another hundred
miles, but could find no one that ever
saw a man dressed in blue jeans after he
crossed the river.
But he passed on to the small town
where Williams sold his goods, and
found he had permanent store there,
and had had for four years; it was in
charge of clerk, who stated he had
been in Williams employ four years
that he knew nothing of his movements
when not there; that he remembered
the goods being brought, but there was
an extra trunk of clothing which was
sold that is, portion of them was
sold Williams kept out the best white
shirts and pair of fine boots; he said
that the clothing had recently been
given him by deceased friend.
The detective turned and went back
to where Harry was last seen, and, get
3 ting in the few neighbors, he told them
his mission, and asked their aid in un-
earthing Harry Colby he had disap-
peared near that place and was convinc-
ed that he had been murdered by Will
liams, although Williams bore a good
name wherever he had been known
but still those letters that had been sent
backward and forward looked mighty
suspicious.
So the officer, with these men s help,
commenced searching for indications Of
grave, and at last, about half a mile
from the road, in as lonely a spot as
could be found, the ground was sunken
in it was round indenture, not OBJ
long like grave, so they commenced
digging, and it was not long before
bright button was exposed, and very gen.
1tly the dirt was removed, and there they
found all that was left of Harry Colby.
Vie was identified by his blue suit, which
was remarkably well preserved, and by
peculiar tooth.
" Il shall always believe the guiding
hand of Providence led poor Harry to
have that blue suit made up for that
journey for he could not bear the thought
of wearing it before, so that his disap-
pearance might be traced and brought to
light; for so many were immigrating
about that time, and all so much alike,
that he would have never been remem-
bered had not the uncommon blue jeans,
with its bright buttons, been noticed and
commented on and remembered.
"I shall never forget that coming
home, for we were. all hoping against
hope that he might be somewhere ; and
then it was so hard to think that Will
lldlllS WOulu away WIN
True, he was under arrest for forgery,
and those letters coming from Missouri
were very suspicious; but he had always
borne such good name, was raised
among us, belonged to the church and
all that so we could not bring ourselves
to believe he could murder the son of the
man who had done so much for him, for
he knew how very much Harry was
loved and idolized at home. Beside, he
had come back and married his only sis
ter Why, sir, it was unbelievable that
man could be so wicked.
"But when all that was left of poor
Harry had been brought home, and the
bullet found in his side, then we knew
Williams had done it-had coolly and
deliberately planned and executed the
awful deed for the paltry sum invested
in those goods and because he always
hated Harry he was jealous of the love
bestowed on him by his parents and
Cora, and, beside, if Harry was out OF
the way, he and Cora would inherit all
of Mr.. Colby's vast wealth.
swell, it is useless he go into detail:
of the trial he was convicted and sen
fenced to be hung. After he was sen
fenced he confessed that he had planned
the murder before starting; that he car
ried the spade all the way to dig his grav,
or the hole he was found in; that tn,
morning the deed was done Harry wa
preparing breakfast, when he took VI