Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-09

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out rapidly, not giving time for any di
tinct reply; but when l paused for
moment he answered with look of tn
utmost establishment: "Sir, | really d
not understand you. The bottle 70
brought gave the. doctor, a6tls'as to tn
stopping you horse and about acon,aar
ion | am at quite loss to know wha
you allude to-"
But need not enumerate the answer
by which he fenced Off my inquiries
suffice it to say he denied all knowledg
whatever of my adventure and stoutl
affirmed he had not left the house sine
the previous day. What annoyed m
still more was the conduct of the stew
ard, who appeared to regard my state
ment rs proceeding either from veal
intellect or too free use Of the mean
supplied for my recovery.
There was nothing to be|gleaned from
Stevens, 80 Of courses he went his way
and remained with the steward. Sool
after daybreak, DR.. Seyton rejoined lis
the invalid was sleeping, and all imme
| date danger was over, so orders Wer.
given for our horses to be put to. In ,
few seconds news was brought in of som,
OF the farm laborers having discovered
the lifeless body of u man lying in the
road; the remains had been removed t.
one Of the outhouses, whittier we pro
ceeded. 1t was dreadful spectacle; the
features were quite undistinguishable
and presented the appearance Of having
had some tirearm discharged close t
them. The steward and Or. Seytor
lninutely whispered conversation TO-
gether, the doctor drew me on one side
and advised me not to mention any OF
the circumstances connected with my
late adventure, but to wait until the in.
quest; then, as medical aid was perfect
ly useless, we took our departure and
drove home.
Two days afterwards a letter was re.
ceived desiring our presence at Maze
borough house, and Immediately on our
arrival | was ushered into Mr.. We'll
testers private room. Our interview
was heightened one we then descended
to where the inquest was being held.
The best report Of the proceedings was
given in a local paper published day
or two afterwards, which, if renember
rightly, ran thus: cas- some farm
laborers in the employ of Hon. Frede-
rick Wellester, Of Marlborough, were
proceeding to their work on Tuesday
morning, they discovered the dead body
of a man on the highway. The remains
were at once removed to one of the farm
buildings, where the remained till
Thursday last when an inquest was held
upon them. No satisfactory evidence
was produced tending to; throw any lis ht
upon either who the unfortunate person
was or by what means he met his death,
althOugh it is con ectured, owing to the
frightful spectacle the face and head
presented, that some pistol or gun must
have been discharged close to him; hut
whether by himself or by some one un-
known, no clue could be obtained. A
pistol ready loaded and capped was
found in one of the deceased's pockets,
but no papers or other means OF identi-
fication. A strange fact in connection
with this case is the. disappearance on
the same morning the body was found
of one of the domestics, named Stevens,
formerly in the service of Hon. Ernest
Wellester, half brother to the proprietor
of marlborough house, a gentleman who
for some years past has resided on the
continent. This occurrence has only
tended to throw greater obscurity upon
this mysterious affair. In consequence
of the utter want Of all evidence, the
jury returned an open verdict-found
dead"
"Such," continued GLADDEN., "was
my uncle's story. You have followed
him to the grave and seen the prepara-
tions for razing to the ground Mazebor-
ouyh house; the Caultdale title has been
extinct; Hon. Frederick Wellester, who
succeeded to it, died few months after
wards without issue; and although dill
gent search was made for the next of
kin (his half-brother Ernst), no tidings
could possibly he obtained of him.
But" said l, "surely your uncle"
"Lived at time when wealth and in
terest could influence everything and
almost everybody
81 see,': Irejoined; cit was what is
what is called hush up But suppose
the body that was found was that Of the
half-brother Ernst?"
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