Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-10-13
WHOLE NO. 2,495.

MS neck.
The first part of this depositio
did not IN the least interest me, bu
when the mark of the fingers wa
mentioned, remembered the mur
der OF my brother, and felt mysel
extremely agitated my limb
trembled, and mist came over m
eyes, which obliged me to lean on
chair for support. The magistrat
observed me with keen eye, and 9
course drew an unfavOrable augur,
from my manner.
The son confirmed the fathers ae
count but when Daniel Nugen
was called, he swore positively tina
just before the rail of his companion
he saw boat with a single man il
it, at a short distance from tn,
shore; and as far as he could judg
by the light of "A few stars, 1t wa
the same boat in which / had jus
landed.
A woman deposed that she lives
near the beach, and was standing a
the door OF her cottage, waiting fol
the return OF the fishermen, abou
an hour before she heard OF the dis
covery of the body, when she saw
Il boat with only one man in it
push off from that part OF the shor,
where the corpse was afterward
found.
Another woman confirmed the
account of the fisherman having
brought the body Into her house, ii
was not cold. They put it into q
bed, and rubbed il, and Daniel went
to the town for an apothecary, but
life was quite gone.
Several other men were examined
concerning my landing; and they
agreed, that, with the strong north
wind that had arisen during the
night, it was very probable that ]
had beaten about for many hours,
and had been obliged to return
nearly to the same spot from which
had departed. Besides, they OBJ
served that it appeared that had
brought the body from another
place, and it was likely that, as j
did not appear to know the shore,
l might have put into the harbor,
ignorant OF the distance to the town
of - from the place where / had
deposited the corpse.
Mr.. Kirwin, on hearing this evil
dence, desired that l should be TIA
ken into the room where the body
lay for interment, that IL might be
observed what effect the sight of il
would produce upon me.
This idea was probably suggested
by the extreme agitation / had eX-
hibited when the mode OF the mur-
der had been described. was
accordingly conducted, by the mag
istrate and several other persons to
to the inn. | could not help being
struck by the strange coincidence;
or this eventful night; but knowing
that ] had been conyerSing with
several persons in the island / had
inhabited about the time that the
body had been found, i was perfect.
ly tranquil as to the consequences OF
the affair.
l entered the room where the
corpse lay, and was led up to the
coffin. How can i describe my
sensations on behOlding it? feel
yet parched with horror, nor can /
reflect on that moment without
shuddering and agony, that family
reminds inc of the anguish OF the
recognition. The trial, the. pres
ence Of the magistrate and witness
es, passed like dream from my
memory, when saw the lifeless
form OF Henry Clerval stretched
before me. / gasped for breath,
and throwing myself OH the body, /
exclaimed, "Have my murderous
Vaccinations deprived you also,
my dearest Henry, of life? Two /
have already destroyed; other VIC
Tins await their destiny; but you,
Clerval, my friend, my benefactor
The human frame could no longer
support the agonizing suffering that
l endured, and / was carried out OF
the room in strong convulsions.
A fever succeeded this. lay for
two months on the point of death !;
my rawlings, as / afterwards heard,
were frIghtful; I calle1 myself
murderer of William, OF Justine,
and of Clerval. Sometimes / en-
treated my attendants to assist me
in the destruction OF the fiend by
whom / was t0rmented, and at
others / felt the fingers of the mon.
ster grasping my neck, and |
screamed aloud with agony and
terror. Fortunately, as l spoke my
native language, Mr.. Kerwin alone
understood me, but my gestures and
bitter cries were sufficienttO alright
the other witnesses.
Why did | not die? More miser-
able than man ever was before, why
did / not sink into forgetiulness and
rest? Death snatches away many
blooming children, the only hopes
of their doting parents how many
brides and youthful lovers have
been one day in the bloom Of health
and hope, and the next "A prey for
worms and the decay OF the tomb
OF what material was / made, that
/ could thus resist so many shocks,
which, like the turning Of the
wheel, continually renewed the tor
ture.
But | was doomed tolive; and in
two months, found myself as AVA
kening from a dream I'm n prison,
stretched upon a wretclled bed, sur
rounded by jailers, turnkeys, bolts
and all the miserable apparatus OF u
dungeon. It was morning, i re-
member, when / thus awOke to
understanding; / had forgotten the
particulars of what had happened,
and only felt as if some great mis-
fortune had suddenly overwhelmed
me; but when looked around,
and saw the barred windows, and
the squalidneSs- of the room in
which / was, all flashed across my
memory, and L groaned bitterly.
This sound disturbed an old wO-
man who was sleeping in chair
beside me. She was hired nurse,
the wife of one OF the turnkeys, and
her countenance expressed all those
bad qualities which often character
ize that class. The lines of her face
were hard and rude, like those Of
persons accustomed to see without
sympathizing in sights OF misery.
Her tone expressed her entire in
difference she addressed me in
English, and the voice struck me rs
one thas l had heard during my
sufferings
"Are you better now, sir?" said
she.
/ replied IN the same language,
with q feeble voice, III believe i
am, but il ii be all true, ii indeed
did not dream, am sorry that !
am still alive to feel this misery
and horror"
"Fur that matter" replied the
old woman, ''if you mean about the
gentleman you murdered, holieve
that il were better iOr you II you
were dead, for l fancy 1t will 20