The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-23
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AKRON. Ohio. MAroh A--Dorsey visrs.
one Of tho pioneer settlsn In Summit county.
died on "Wednesday. aged o. ysarA Long aeo
this man had most remarkable experience
that clouded many years Of bis life.
Early In 1926 viers and his wife received TO
their cabin In Mortified township an English-
man named Rupert Charlesworth. He was
Jolly fellow. with plenty Of money. and he be-
caEfe VERY popular In tho neighborhood. Sud-
dsnly le dropped out Of sight. He waa known
to have gone to visrs's cabin on tho night
OF july -. but the constable Who won't there
carly the nAxt morning TO arrest HIM foI pass.
ing counterfeit money. could not dnd him.
0As day. good vhile altar. hunter found
q human skeleton under log In the woods
near viers's faSm. The discovery helped to iog
the memory Of q man who had heard rife re-
port at vierss cabin on the night Of Charlos-
worths disappearance. Another suddenly re-
membersd that he had seen blood on the bars
In viera's lane. noar the woods. viers waa
questioned. Al one limo no said that the Eng
lishman had jumped from q window and ran
away; Ct apSther time be said he kney 81 moth.
asleep at the Tina The conatable who had
gone early IN the .pornlng 70 visrs,s cabin 70
unusual hour Mrs. vors was mo piping the floor.
For nyo years the gossips talked but nothing
WIS uOn6, rlnHlIy. On JAU n. 1901. NleTS WA8
arrested on charxo q mnrdsring rupert
Charlesworth: The bearing was before George
Of sas and Or
with witnesses and listeners from miles around.
wsre as plentiful len g. nsck g;
before were addased in test stir x hired
III re- sd ssss
blanket used by the Englishman was missing
U %ar tao tS E1aS eSnssa under sn @ With
dozen nsixhbors testified to hariesworth's re-
Evidences ~ prosperity that had been seem
about Viers's premises in the shape Of a new
stock. viers and his pioneer Wife. grew sick at
the pr2spect. But an unexpeetcd deliyerHnee
s norsw le Ohio the and gave nos
tive evidence that they had seen Charloswortii
ss to ns .ss sso s evar
and he was discharged.
I Three, tonrths q the S. community still be-
dscSnrse @ Lynch S law was pPopOso but
Northilolders. ,Viers determined To live down
the story en- the from On Mef B., had
whose blood had been laid at his door. 4 he had
TO devote HIS life to the search; In the next
| few years Mrs. Niers wrote hundreds OF letters
country. 'visrs lnahy started on. on 6is an.
Given him BY tho two witnesses who saved him
at the trial, he traced his naan from town to
GharleswortI had returned to Ensand no 10
ENGLAND went the rss2ute seaEchsr. only ,, TO
6lesns "a
nation. Back came vtegs and wont straight to
Now Orleans. but Charesworth was not there.
viers followed up the river. visiting every town
Thus tho search was kept up by letter and
tavern at Detroit. and asked il any there
had knowsde Of one kapsrs Gh al an
was quickly told. Having passed : counterfeit
crotly loft the house Of his friend and gone
| Wast undernn assumed name.
! his old cronies on condition that his present
place Of residence should be kept secret. 30,
ies and his
visited Northnsid Boston. Akron and other
points In sHm ssInty The
was recoIniZed by them. In a few days he re-
turned to Michi2nn
story went around that tho man WAS not Ru-
pert Charlesworth, but y cousin. resembling
end. THIS story WAS industronsly circulated
by Nierss enomi"s. and WAS beli9yed by many.
his vindication Was not vet accepted 80. two
years latnr IN lsie. he went to Michigan again
brought n ns Ts h%
ton. and adjoining townships saying that on
| q certain day Rupert Charosworth would ex-
hibit himself at one OF the churches, and oil
present. Tho meeting attracted u great crowd.
Charlosw9rth took the platform. from which
| through tho day he responded to interrogato-
ries. Tho examination was chiefly conducted
by ono of the shrewd.st attorneys ut the bar OF
Akron Not only did CharIesyorsh readily
for sixteen years, but no related incidents
known only to individual uuestioners and him
| self. He refreshed the memory of IN old farmer
| with regard to n spree in which they had been
| partners. reenllng tho curious circumstance OF
! their having boiled their whiskey. Late in the
| afternoon u vote was taken as to whether the
man before them was rupert Charlesworth.
| The audience affirmed with one voice that that
man stood before them. The reputation OF
| Dorsey Eiers was fully indicated.
| His nine years search had impoverished him,
! but he atterward amassed q competence. and
his last years were passed In comfort and peace.
TAKING 4 TAP.