The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-09-20

ed the name of Daniel Clarke, and
been murdered at knaresboro, for
the purpose of robbery. The
murderer was discovered in the
following manner: A peasant
III digging in his field unearthed
a wooden box containing human
bones. A coroner's jury was
called TO hold an inquest, and
Houseman was selected as One OF
the jurors. When some Que sug
gested that this might be the
skeleton of Daniel Clarke, he
took up one Of the bones in his
hand and said: "ThiS is no
more Daniel Ctarke's bone than it
is one of my boueS." The singu
lari;y of this answer attracted
the suspicious Of the officers, who
accordingly arrested him. After
this, he confessed to the whole
transaction, duplicating Eugene
Ara,n as principal in the crime
The latter was, therefore, aires
ted as he was on the point of be
ing married, and hurried to York
shire where, on examination, he
was committed to await his trial
at the next assizrs. When his
cas-, was called, hc refused the
assistance OF counsel and conduct
ed Ills own defence.
The principal testimony for the
Crown was that OF Richard House
man, who turned Kings evidence.
Aram introduced no witnesses,
and in a carefully prepared speech
labored to show that he could not
possibly be guilty because the
whole tenor OF his life and pur
suits we're irreconcilable with the
snlpo>ition that he could have
!. committed the crime of murder.
lie passed lightly over the evi
dences OF Houseman, and conten
ted himself with saying that it
was simply pr]epo>terous that he
should have had amy dealing with
| such IL rullian as IiouSenlan had
proved himself to he. He affect
ed to treat this testimony with in
> difference, and laid great stress
:. OH the fact that all the circumstan
ceS of an eXculpatoyy' character
y were in his favor, and he, there
fore, claimed a verdict from the
e jury OH those grounds alone.
y The defence was considered in
sufficient to raise Il single doubt
e of the guilt OF the accused. HI
= was convicted, aud sentenced tt
/ be hanged. Up to the very las
y moment, all the friends he ha,
: made at GlasSlale, Madelin,
d Lester in particular, firmly belle,
II eu III his innocence.
!" Madeline was spared the humil
II alton of seeing the execution o
VI her lover, for she succumbed t.
the disease which had attacked
d her frame, aud died, u victim t.
~ a broken heart, a f W days befor'
Is Aram suffered the extreme pena
ty OF the law. Previous to hi
IA death, Aram confessed the who'll
&c crime and attempted to justify i
III on the ground that Clarke, VIII
it Was no other than Godfrey LIE
IN ter, was very profigate man
1t and that he WAS doing society
De great favor by purging it of sucl
an obnoxious villain.
er AS to Walter Lester, he LET
re for the continent where he serve,
I'd for four yeals in the army of th
to King of Prussia, AT the end O
Sc that time, he returned to Eu;
of land and revisited the countr
le seat of Squire Lester, his chill,
in hoods home. Everything wa
deserted and drear, ana no We
tlge OF its former inhabitants +
+, manned. a slab in the villaw
~ cemetery attested that SOUR
&c Lester had been gathered to hi
" forefathers, and that his ashes +