The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-10-19
4 MYSTERIOUS CORNISH MURDER.
The Witness OF tn. C~ime Reveals 1t After
Fifty Years.
From me cornish man.

IRON me 'oThisHhitN
The writer, then a junior in n firm in Lon
don of which he is now the head. came to PEN
zance in Sep,amher. 1884 TO arrange terms
among local tin smeters. He loft Penzance
IL about SIX mites from penzance. On tho way
there. in a lonely par, of the road no mot two
Ws T ns othsr one Thsy
again faced each other. when tho two men said
Immediately q man approached from the d'rec
tion Of 81. just. and the writer called his alton
dinn to the susplcious character OF the two men;
Tn. man. who said he was mi no agent, laughed
at his fears and went on his way. He had only
proceeded about "A couple Of hundred Yards
His logs refused to support him. and no fell in
the middle Of the road. but thought 1t better
ana knees acrcs, the road scrambled no a
sma!! hank; and found himself on common.
He 'lrngsed himself to u heather covered strip
self ut length and closed hi. eyes. After a
little time he looked around. and the iaoon
Hearing two shots fired he crouched and
waited, and he saw two men Just after bearing
the body III a third man.
To quote his letter:
Once more thrill OF horror ran til rough
me. on they came toward the newly mad,
past Then they turned to the right and threw
tho body into the nit. The corpse, in the grave,
lowered the mound many inches when one Of
! them discovered me They nounced upon me
will do for him. Yes shoot him. No; cut
his throat stop. ~ load M, pistol again I:
him IN III" pit first. and cut his throat after
ward These we're the horrible threats, &c
companied by frigh'ful imprecatiOns. which
greeted me-. Said ono Of the men to me again
| We have decided to bury you alive: slip on
that good suit Of clothes Of yours it will do tor
one OF us. pleaded my youth my accidental and
s"s Su ut sswy %st I.
! touch the hearts Of the brutes. Well said
/ one, We will spare your life on condition that
! You swear. rs you hope for heaven and the sal
walton OF your wife, child and friends You shall
/ muzze Of this pistol. that what you have seen
this night YOU will never speak uI or divulge to
: any human being for space of nifty years from
this day. when wa shall all hs rs this at the
I light-colored clayey soil. l did swear mos I
so-mnly;,, | bought my life on that lonely
heath Of West P"nwith. have kept my prom.
! then rs years of age. so you see l am an old
man now. These men were middle-a aged. from
| Is to 50. at that time"
/ On his revisittng the spot he writes:
"As | approached the fatal spot tho roui
sesn,ed entirely unalterod solemnly believe
! that crept through the very gap In tho low
hedge OF earth which stll imperfsctly prots cts
clusters OF .furas which formed my bed-vsry
nearly my bad Of death and peep holo ~ the
| mnrderers hid the result of their accurssd
! crime, and that | kneit on the undis'urbrd
| Dust After half u century ] khelt again. Not
| To implore mercy OF man. Ms did then. but Of
God. lest unwittngIy have sinnsd in keeping
an ext9rted pledge, and. TO save myself from
inas. did not at the time hear Of any person
| connected with ths district being misssd nor
| havs ever learned nythinH that would help
70 throw liEht on the name OF the victim or the