The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1882-03-28

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it--and, taking special deputy United
States Marshal, he went In person about
6 O'Clock p. M, to the Cass hotel to arrest
the murderer. BY this time the various
whisperings and movements attracted pub
llc attention, and quito crowd gathered
In front Of the Cass hotel, understanding
that something important would OCCUR.
The United States District Attorney
proceeded to room 40, knocked very per-
emptorlly and demanded admission, which
was at first refused, but the inmate beng
assured that the door would be broken in,
finally partially opened it. when tho Dis
trlct Attorney entered and at once
perceived that the murderer had on as a
disguise pair Of blue speclacles and a
wig, and that he had the dr06 satchel, in
which he was evidently concealing some
hing Locking the door on the inside, no
at once read tho United States warrant for
his arrest Told defendant he was arreated
| for murder on the high SEAS and demand
cd the opportunity to search his person and
| baggage, which he peremptorlly refused to
permit. But finally 1t was done, and the
| satchcl contained beautiful set Of deu-
| lists tools,a letter addressed TO de. endant's
wife, at Cape Cod, and on his person was
found the sum Of 1884 in cold coin, all
supposed to the property Of the murdered
man. During the examination and when
nnally charged with tho murder, the pris-
oner, who was Cape Cod man, said
through his nose in squaklng voice:
| ., "Now, Squire, this 10 all mistake
ti,a9 is no man murdered, Squire. | am
~. s,;'.a.,, m missed.' The District Attorney
us ,o,o"i denounced bim us murderer.
mor '4ui'H, havne Sn'o ASsll ASsll a mlstake-I'm the
gives me h--ll, and y ~ cape Cou' ana sne
away to Califoray, and u eG'ns ,'' 70 , run
berths, on the Southernei} >so o"n po.n
dress, went up on deck aud pfss'nhItui atIai nY ~
kill myself
At last the truth dashed upon the pS>.
lie prosecutor, and he asked the PRISONS.
''if there was any one living in Michigan
who could identify him as the supposed
murdered man, to which he replied that
he had brother living in Pontlac,a mason
by trade, who had been here many years
and could vouch for HIM as the identical
murdered man"
The United States Marshal was nov
called up and ordered to take the prisoner
to Col. Whistler, commanding the United
States infantry In Detroit, to lock him uI
in the guard house, where no man coult
| communicate Win Dlul hull hCCp ullu tuCl
until his examination the next day.
Very carly the next morning, and afte
FIN aceha1 aceaHatt ifHati9p 81 in the papers OF ver.
Southerner, tho clearness OF tho testimony
J to convict and very strong Communications
81 the United States District Attorney for
MS zeal and skill in working up the case,
the prisoners brother, who happened to
pe Ill town from Pontiac and had read the
account, called the District Attorney out
OF his bed and tod him that the murdered
man was his brother, from Cape Cod, and
nc wanted to be present at 10 O clock A. NJ.
and attend the examination of the murder.
er, and he was directed to be at the Uni.
ted States District Attorneys office, where
nc could see the murderer of his brother.
AT lo O'Clock, promptly, the United States
hlarshal, accompanied by file of soldiers,
marched the supposed murderer down
Jefferson avenue, accompanied by mob
OF curious boys and men to the office.
There sat Commissioner Samuel l.. Wat
son, very dlgnilied, cold and stern, to hear
the testimony aud dispose of the first case
under the act OF Congress extending mari
time and admiralty jurisdiction over tho
lakes.
The supposed murderer, trembling with
fright, was ushcrcd into the back room OF
the District Attorneys offices, and there
putting on the blue spectacles and the wig
he was again disguised, as he supposed.
Ihe brother from Pontiac was soon ad
mitted to see, as he supposed, the murder
er OF his brother, but instantly recognized
HIM as the murcrcd man, and leaping into
his arms he exclaimed:
"Why. s iulre, this is my real brother:
he amt murdered at ALL"
This over, the parties went before Com
missioner Watson in the front room. and
then the District Attorney stated to the
Court:
That circumstantial evidence made n
clear case Of murder against the defendant
on Which he could be hung; but that there
seemed something strange about the case.
and that as the body Of the murdered man
had not been found, and the defendant
claimed to be that identical murdered man
himself, he might discharged defendant if
he chose SO to do" on such terms as he
| thought best.
Judg Watson. with great dignity and
severity, said to defendant in the presence
of the crowd. "The circumstantial ey,.
dencc Is clear enough to convict you of
murder. 1t appears that you and another
man took two berths on the steamer
oVuIAclIct' IuaI you were urCSSeQ IN black
black hat---and had black satchcl; that
he was dressed in drab--drab hut-and
had drab satche; went on board, and
you attempted to escape with the drab
satchcl. You say that you were about to
run away to California from your wife at
Capc CoGy and that you assumed both
characters TO deceive her and make her be-
lieve that you were dead and that she was
widow. and here, slr, is your letter in q
felgncd hand to your wife, telling her OF
your pretended death, and that God
would be a husband to her and father to
her children" This, sir, is worse than
murdcr;but under all the circumstance tho
Court will discharge you, on the so'e con-
dltion tnat you will 20 instantly back to
your wife at Cape Cod, and tell her of this
vile trick you lave resortcd to, to cheat
and desert her. l shall write your dis
charge on the warrant on the sole condi-
ton that you consent Ill writing to 80
return.
Thereupon he wrote on the warrant the
condition and his acceptance of 1t, and then
handed tho pen to the prisoner to sign hls
name.