The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-04-14

5utzthe truth; have come 10 myself
The night of the murder Yas fear
full one, as you ali know said the young
man "a storm mixed with rain, hail and
thunder, so that nothing which trans
pired at my master could be heard IN
the neighbfThogd, Samuel Staufler en-
tered the house at nine O'Clock in the
evening carving this clock under bis
arm, aud II was who hUng lG soltdly 10
the wall of his own room opposite his
bed. He scented enchanted with his
bargain and talked CT ofitincessantly. At
ten O'Clock | assisted him to regulate
the cuckoo and to put it in motion. at
half past ten it struck for the first time
and played the air which you have Just
heard. L was helping Samuel Stauifer
to disrobe. He turned to me abruptly
as if something had struck him.
"D0 you not think that music
stranger said he.
81 told him effectually that it had
shaken Iay nerves little, at which he
laughed heartily.
/ "Well, welli' he explained, go to
bed; that will calm you
g / left him then alone and assembled
into my room just above his, where,
owing to the age of the house, piece of
displaced plastering enabled me to see
all that passed il my masters room. l
was preparing for bed when IL o'clock
struck and the music began again, l
heard NV master turn IN MS De0, ana IL
disturbed me so that cast glance into
his room. He was standing in front OF
the clock, q candle IN his hand, gazing
at it with an anxious sir as il the sound
irritated him. went TO bed and IN ten
minutes slept profoundly.
" The time few by, and 3 O'CLOCK hao
Just struck when | hearG IN explosion
Of furiots cries beneath me. Then 1t
was that l witnessed horrible spectacle
Samuel Staufer, foaming at the
mouth, his eyes starting from their sock
cts, shook his fist at the clock, crying,
you will cause my death, but you will
not ring any more!
ain an instant he leaped upon chair,
and passing one Of the chains around
his neck, pushed the seat from under
him and remained hanging. The clock
stopped instantly at 3 o'clock.
" Pale with horror, | looked at him,
unable to help him. / had frightful
desire to initiate his example-haG /
gone below it would have been certain
death. [ do not remember anything
more until to-day.
"That is the whole truth gentlemen,
and you must have felt the strange i'm
preston produced by the song of this
cuckoo"
AS he finished, the half hour struck
and held anew every one with its mex
plicable power. The members of the
Jury could thus Judge by their own SEN
sations the truth Of its recital made by
the accused.
The Jury retired to deliberate. When
they entered, the verdict was simply the
acquittal Of Jean Muller. The verdict
was received with applause.
The Jew, Wolfmann, was brought be-
fore the bar. You will be conducted
10 the gates of the city, and forbidden
10 ever step foot inside again. The price
of the house bought by you will be re-
funded, and this internal clock shall be
publicly burned"
The hour was about to strike but the
was arrested.
Conducted outside the walls, the Jew
Wolfmailn never reapPeared, and the
cuckoo was burned on the place before
The prison.
The grocer Block is certain that the
1evil constructed the clock, and his
aeigbbor Herman, more creduiOus now,
Jared not contradict him,
The little house Of Samuel Staufer
vas given to Jean Muller, who let it fall
n ruins. He replaced it by a new
soon, for everybody tried to
lssist him. ana they 90 to his shOD to
listen to the history OF the death OF the
lew aud the terri bic song of the cuckoo.