The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-09-30

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b'ood s.died tbla
-hsy syns asked bfr f. whom i BE-
lerged, u. ~ peos wcman, xb- oopi4
%. speak ngtisb, sau8 ca.v as i
thtm in frightened way
ner husband nov eamc in from The
garden, and him thsT sternly inlerFoKat-
60, while some OF tls noro -peinsn,
boldly sctuasd hlsi Of lbc rauracr Of toe
un'or,unAH Nys Carts
His frightened hce, hls ooaiasion, BIZ
iuro5srent uiterAnce, bis trembling De.
nlsls were only 50 much morn sgsinsi hin
and knew fcrccly sBY more 1ogiisa tl46r
dld Lis wife, aud .atar, wheu calm b.
story Of Lhc trAselos who bad STOPPED a
his bousa wst rocelyo4 With diebellei end
derision. Poor, irienGloss ans a stFaag q
things looked very dark sgaluat him.
weeks passed Ai. E'al ssss. Is ra.
sentenced TO be hapgcal
lev. AR, Marshall. Rector 81 sc. John''
Church, Brookdalo, village some two
hundred mica distant from Heywood
was in bis etudy one September morning
1878. HE was suffering ont an attack oi
ipfluenza which he had taken the NIGH
before while on visit 10 sick perishon-
or. Consequently, complying with his
wiio's request that be should do 10 study
Ing or writing, Mr.. Marshall WAS lsslly
stretched on lounge before CHEEKY FIRE
His eight year old son Tom was in tho
room. ever now and then running up ia
HE father with some request. HIS last
one was; Papa, it's Saturday, how shal
j spend the dayp Wish had kitol Do
yon know how TO make one, pspa9
fused to, Tom. ! don't know whether
! have forgotten how to do II or not
Give ne the newspaper on the table, and
tho scissors, please. Then run out In the
woodsbed and get me somo OF thcse
sticks on the shelf, also hammer and
small nails. Stay, don't be in such q hur'
~ AJAX Hannah to make Nttic four
paste.
Tom hurried away, and while waiting
for him to return, bis father glanced over
the columns Of the newspaper be Wal
cutting. II was one that bis friend, Mr.
Brown, of Haywood, had cent him. His
eyes chanced TO fall on those words:
The German, Peter Groat, who mur-
dered Mrs. Curtis, has been sentenced Il
DO hung on tho second Friday in mex
month, Grost, although q slrsu ger, wai
supposed 10 be respectable man and one
not at all capable OF perpetratlng such {
horrible crime. But the evidences OF hi,
guilt arc most conclusive. Jh0 lnornin
after the mnrocr his wife was founo
washing bloody shirt, also a Ini't
stained with blood was ndhidden neal
a wood pile. Besides, goods belonging
TO inc murdered woman were found II
Groat's house. The only thipg missing i
curIons old snuff box OF como blscl
wood, quantity carved In tho shape Of
toad, Her nome, Hepsi6oh Curtis, j
engraved inside. But without this, tht
evidence against Groat "a sufficient I,
hang him.
Poor fellow murmured Mr.. Marshall
as he laid down thepaper. II makes on'
dread to read the newB--one comes across
80 many horrors.
Papsl papal you needn't mind sbou
the kite now cried Tom, rushing in will
shining eyes. Uncle George just called
me over to his housc--he ia going sniDg
and says he will take me oleuRp llay
go5 j3s4a
II mamma is willing.
She IL, asked hor, AND I've beer
digging grubs and fsh-worms--tor bait
you know. But SEQ whs nice bolt DO,
Two got.
An old fashioned snun box. Wherc
did You get il?
Myron Mason gave Il to me.
Who is Myron MasonS
A new man Uncle George got TO work
in his garden. He's gathering pears and
trenching the celery. Myroa was q tramp
who came along, but hcis real nice. The
box is nice, too. See what funny shape
It isl
A toad. QuickI Let me see Tom
Mr.. Marshall bad not closely observed
the boz until now, and II was with trem-
bling fingers that ho opeued IL.
Hetsi6dh Curtis was the name engraved
on the inner cover
Mr.. Marshalps face was white, but his
voice was calm, az be said
Tom, just run over and ask your Uuclo
George to come over here few minutes
III want talk with him on little buis-
ness.
Three days later Myron Mason, alias
Jasper Armand, was arrested for the
murder Of Mrs. Curtis.
Ho mude no resistance he told 10
fAlsehoods: be simply confessed the
whole affair, stating that be bad killed
the woman out Of revenge. Ten years
before the two had lived in dIstAnt
town. He bad always been wild and
dissolute, but bad been the betrothed oi
Mrs Curts' sister, gentle and lovely
woman. Mrs. Curtis had opposed The
match, knowing tbat II wonlc cause ber
sister q life OF rlsery Also, loinF that
armand belonged 20 a gsag 81 eonn or-
feitefs, she promptly gave evidence
Egsinst him.
lie was condemned 10 ten years impri
oument. This he bore patieatly, nea.
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