The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-08-21

occurred last week which shows
pretty conclusivcly the effect Of el-
ection influence. 1t has been gen.
orally understood that our model
Governor has set his face against
the undue use of the pardoning
power, and like his predecessor
Governor Cornell, he has used the
executive prerogative very sparing
ly, and has seldom interfered with
the administration Of justice, unless
he had good and substantial reasons
for doing so; but change has
come over the spirit Of his dreams,
that to say the least, is strange.
About twenty years ago a most
brutal murder was committed by q
young German. who was sentenced
to States prison for life. 1t is so
long ago that almost forget the
attendant circumstances; but the
murderer was boarding in a Ger
man family, and his landlady had
a young sister of whom he became
enamoured, his affection was re
turned, but being careful young
man he did not want 70 get married
till such time as he could start in
business for himself. To obviate
this trifing difficulty his expected
brothcr-in-law offered to start him in
nice little grocery store, where
nit his Katrina he could settle
down for life. But there is many q
slip between the cup and the lip.
Just as the arrangement was about
to be consummatcd, stout young
Dutchman who had made pile in
California turned up, and tumbling
head over heels in love at first sight
offered himself and his guilders to
Gretchen. To the credit Of the
young woman, be it recorded, that
she desired to stand by the original
bargain; but her sister and her
brother in-law threw their influence
in favor of the California Fritz,
and the result was, that the pros
pective grocery store vanished into
thin air, and he lost not only that
but his expected wife. The loss
preyed upon his spirits, but whether
it was the girl or the grocery store,
has never been discovered to this
day. In addition to his other mis-
fortunes. q number of his young
Dutch friends poked the most nm
merciful fun at him, and asked him
in low Dutch or high German, 1
don't know which, how he liked it
to have anot Ter fellow run. off NIT
his girl, and he did not like it at
all. At last he got his Dutch mad
up, and securing a hatchet, in less
time than it takes to tell the story
he sent his f)rmer sweetheart to the
happy hnnt NC grounds. He was
tried for his life, but merciful con-
struction Of the law brought in a
verdict of Il lnslaughter in the first
degree, and saved him from the
gallows to consign him to States
Prison for lite. Twenty yeas
have past since then, and the muir
| der and murderer were forgotten,
| except by few interested in the
case, who for years have had a
petition in circulation, which has
| been presented 10 every Governor
in turn, and by every one rejected,
who considered the enolmity Of his
crime. At last t.e petition reached
$4,000 names. tiay being largely
German. Whether in view Of the
November Election or not | cannot
tell, but last week the criminal was
pardoned, and now walks out free
man.
Keep your weather eye open for
the stock market, | have not got all
the details yet; but this mu,h l know
that there is a scheme on foot to
give the market a sudden and tre
mendous boom, and then let the
bottom out. leaving the lambs to
take care Of themselves. If the
loom is successful and the outsiders
are roped in, the big fish may be
able to reach the deep water, but if
it fails, and the fools keep outside
of the magic circle till the fight is
over, you will see some funny work
among those who heretofore have
passed for heavy men. There's
breakers ahead! Look out for 'em!
One of the remarkable discov-
cries Of the week. is the death by
suicide of D. O. Weatherspoon, an
old and respected citizen; On whose
life there was an insurance Of S47,-
900. It was scattered about in var
ious companies, and before the fact
of his suicide was made public,
some of the smaller companies had
already paid their policies on the
mere certifcation Of his death.
Some Of the Insurance Companies
have a special clause against suici-
des, but it is the opinion Of some of
the ablest laHyers-that if MIR.
Weatherspoon's temporary insanity
can be established, the companies
will all be compelled to pay. The
only wonder is that the affair could
be kept so quiet for two weeks, and
although the suicide was discovered
by his daughter-two of his young
er children never suspected the
cause of their fathers death.
Walking up Broadway the other
day 1 observed that they were pro-
crossing very rapidly with the new
addition to the steeple of Grace
Church. 1t is the pointed portion
above the belfry, and rises to the
height of about one hundrel feet
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