Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-11-03
i REMARKABLE STORY.

From the London Daily Telegraph, Oct. p
The CornishnluA Of yesterday publishes
narrative Of Il murder alleged to have been
com mmitted in the locality, the narrator pro-
Tossing TO have remained silent under
fearful oath imposed on him at the time OF
the committal of the deed, some tifty years
since. The writer w3o signs himself "G.
Fl. O. lard fron Panzauce, declares himself
willing 10 Indicate the spot where the body
of the murdered man was buried. shortly,
the story is rs follows: The writer, then Il
iuuior in e tirln in London, 81 Whlcn he Is
now the head, came to Penzance in Sep
toln6cr. 1884. 10 arrange terms among local
lin smelters. He left Penzanca one even
iug - visit /. friend il ST. Just, which is
SOME six miles ircm PenZauce. On the way
there in u lonely part of the road, he me!
two men, when he heard one say, That's
him - whilst the ether asserted, NO. 1t Is
not.n They again faced each other, when
the.two said they hati taken him fer another
person. Almost Immediately man ap-
proachcd from tie direction OF st. Jus',
and the writer called his attention TO the
suspicious character OF the two men. Inc
man, who said he was mine agent, laughed
at his fears and went on his way. He had
ONLY proceeded about II hundred yards
when be was seized with nervous ;remors.
His legs refused to support him, aud he iell
in the middle CT the read, but thought it
better not to stay there, and so proceeded
on hands and knees across the dusty road,
scrambled up small bank, and found him
self on . common, which appeared TO be
many acres in extent. He dragged himself
20 heather covered stripe between two
clur,ns Of furze, and threw himself at
length and closed his eyes. After little
time be looked up, and the moonlight re-
vealcd II him Il newly made mound. Hear
ing two shots iired, he crouched and waited,
and he say tie inen just after coming with
the body. TO quote his letter, "ouce
more :; thrill of horror ran through
me" Ga they came towards the newly
made grave. almost touching my feet
as they moved past Then they turned TO
the ris;!t. AID threw the body into the pit
with a thud, which made every fibre il my
body vibgale Tho corpse in the grave, the
two men hegan to fiji! il up. Doing that
disclosed me- They had no. lowered The
mound many inches when one OF them d's-
covered me They pounced upon m" and
demanded what | was doing there. cX-
plainel hut ell to no purpose. " Tie same
pit will do for him." YES, shoot hira."
q.
pistoi again; dom; leave any marks of
blood about Push him IN The pit liGss,
and cut his throat afterwards" These we're
the horrible threats, accompanied by fright
full mprecaticns. which greeted me. Said
one of the men to me again, I'VE have
decided to hury you alive, slip of your
clothes is hardly worth Will" burying
that good suit of yours; ii sill do for
one of us" | pleaded my youth, my ac.
cdenta and unpremeditated presence,
n: newly made wife and only child,
an,; this ut last seemed to touch the hearts
OF the bru.es "Weli," said one, I've will
spare your Ijte on condition that ycu swear.
as yoa hone for heaven aud the salvation Of
YOUR wife children and friends; ycu Shal!
swear it, too, on the point of this knife and
the muzz!c of this pistol, that what you
have seen this night you will never speak
or divu Sc 10 any human being for space
Of fifty years from this day, when we shall
all be rs this" al the same time kicking in
10 the grave clod Of light colored clayey
SOIL did swear most solemniy. | bought
my life on that lonely heath Of West Pen
with l have kept my promise. Its lit
tie over fifty years ego. | was then 20
wears of age, so you see | am an old man
now. Those men were middle aged, from 45
to fifty q: that time Of his revisit to the spot,
he writes as | approached the fatal spot the
road seemed entirely unaltored. ! so!emnly be-
licvo that crcpt through the very gap in the low
edge of earth which still imperfcctly protects
the cra:t; that ! stood between the selt-same
clusters IN: ;urxc which formed my bed-very
nearly ny bed of Icath-and peep hole, the
murdercrs hid the result of their accursed crime,
and that kucit on the uudisturbed grave where
their victims bones are now mere dust. After
half century knclt again, not to implorc mercy
of man. as did then, but OF God lest unwittingy
have sinncd in keeping an extorted pledge. aud
to save myself from harm have reluctantly shield
ed heinous criminals"