Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-01-23

witnesses, AMI not a single signature was
ganu. ns. SENSATION in courS.) 1t had a
real ssal of thu eacamberei estates court
attach ID to it, bat there was no doubt it
had bs,n transferred from some other
genuin, deel. He taiSnes) attributed
Nee1ham'; death to his excitement about
the N,,dham Ian and to his knowledge.
that ne (Sitness) wa, about to SEMI thi:
deed ov,r to Dublin for registration.
There w,re rumors OF other for .erics, bu:
he lnew Of no other forget deed than his
own. Several of Mr.. N,edham's deeds
had from time to time passed through his
hand, to parsons who had advanced money
upon Shem, but be- (witles;) hal 70 reason
to bai,ve that any one of them was no.
genuine He dill not think anybody en-
joyel the decoaers conf ience. Mr.. Noel
nam was a ve'y r%eticsnt man; it was d.f1-
cut to get any information from HIM b,
yond what he cho5, to imparG. Hs shoulI
produced u1ler great excitement. ami no
bal;ev.l taat soma Of tn, stat emeats in
than wsre not correct
Tnere wa then a Ion; discussion betwe,u
tho c,ronec ani the wi5nass as to what it
was prcper to disclose in regard to ths de.
ceassI's affairs. what might bs wn and
what mi3hs not; ali the witness men
tlonei several circumstances indie ,tine the
so lous financ.ai difficulties in which MIR.
Ns,lhanl was involved.
The inquest was then adjourned until
Thursday, when fresl ev d ,nco Of a
lon. and vo.uminous character was given,
All oShar priva:e letters vera pro.
diced. and the correspondence in Toe
Times was ment.oaeA IN terms any,
ulin, but com o.lm ,ntar7 to Mr.. Green.
The coroner alSo Geprec, rei the fact
that several pubic journals had discu sssd
Dir. Gre,nis remarkable statement that lie
hal s,en inc deceased aad hal spoken to
him at Liverpool on thu Sunda wuen it
was a fact b,yonl all manner of doubt
that tho unfortunate gentleman was lying
dead at Ham, Is ead wor ;housa. 1t wa, not
his luhnes' to reply to these things. bat he
Thought 1t q pity that a msmDer o. parlla.'
ment should glvs hi, coanvenanc, to the
new so.ca.led sp.ritua.isGic craz,, who
was tho revival OF an old deus on much
more worthy Of the dark age5 than tn,
present. As for the journal wnicn threw
out ths sug ,astion lhaj lhs unfortunate de-
.eassl had p:ocurei the corpse Ct seine
other p,rson to represent his own, and thu;
complete his vi.laaies by carryiag oil a
lur 20 sun Of none AMI getting. away to
some other country, b, thou,h hit i. a mi,taks
for tho writer OF that article to waste his
Imaginative powers upon a more new pager,
instead OF writing SOILS for Toe Loldon
journal, or compiling dramas for the ans
poEtin, 8 ag, No man, he b,iisv.d, m,re
than nimie.f appreoia Cd AMI valued The
freedom OF the press. but in thi, matter ia
oonfessel hs though boSh ed tors aud cor.
resp,uislss hal ousstrippsd ths line which
divides .ilerty from Il ense
Pas Ing from this feature of the case to
toe closing Of The painful bus n,ss bef re
the jur', b, suin mel up thu ovile1cs wi b
great care, dwelling at soma Length uron
the rights OF the crown In reference to any
property tho decea-ed might have left, a, 4
in en- Iteration OF tn! jury finding a verdi d
Of felo -de-s,. In ordinary cas,s, hs sail
no fer as he could $40. there was not, un
fortunate y-ani no regrettol to soy it,
any evilonce 20 show that tn, deceased wa.
not perfectly sane when he arrnlyel t, tslt
his " life AMI did 1axo i. Ths only SUI,
gestion to his mini, even OF eccsa.rict y il
the ma tor, was that ho SHOULD d:ive HIM
self up to the spot whare h. wa disc wore
Tais was no doubt a strang, thing to do
Nevertheless, II was CLEARLY by forethoueh,
a d Gesig, l. On the day wien LIE lelt tina
Bye, liant & Byles would, within twenty
Aour hours, have discovered the secret OF hi
forgcries. no mad resolved to commit sui
eide, purchasin, IT,, drugs for the purpose
sending his Two men servants into tn
country, writing his last letter., AMI max
ing otuer caretnl aad iuteli cont arrange
ments TO close his earthly ca :.e.. Ii had >eoi
suggested That Hamp'tead heath was
favorlte resort OF the deceased, and tina
he had trequ .ntly BEEN seen walsin, ant
driving iho:e. walking. more particular,
during tho 10 st two we ks, about tho hea. !
behind JACK Straw's Castle, ani near tn
spot where hi' boly was founl. He mus
repeat, ie was a curiou, Lhil , that ho shoult
gev lis ervents OUT Of tile way, Tor that wa
evidently tho intention Of the opera AMI tn
suppers, him ell. putting his hose into hi
carriage. sitting upon tie box and dr.vin:
it, evidently late at night and po3sibl!
through a storm OF rain AMI t.lunIe:, /
Hamp teal heath. That was The lily IN
dicati N in the enlir, story that could war
rant oven a thought Of insanity; Lut th.
was overbalanced tremendously, IN his esli
nation, by tue other facts Of the case
With tiless sugg .stlons AMI instructors II
lett tho verdict IN the hands of Tho jury
and .hanSed than on tenalr Of uimsel. an
oil concerned for their patient attention t
W. l0.A1ul uCUNiLS "a ouo Va Suo SAOOos
cases that had como under his attention 10
many years.
The jury, after u short elaboration, cav
a verdict OF felo-de-se, which it was gener
ally understood moant n Midnight buria
with something wore than manned rights
tut in this case the holy Ea1 been PIE
vlou sly removed to the decsasels resldenc
in Portland plaza, ami on the fifth da
after death 1t was iuterral ut Kal,s
Green, IN the presence OF a fsw privao
friends and relatives. AMI in due cours
thera was written Oh a back and silve
p ate over the remains Of Joseph No. bur
The dishonored nam, OF john Ne,lham
Meanwhile u strange instinct OF lear an
nistrust in regard to her Drother's vel. ar
'ook possession Of tn, mini OF Kate Ncr
rlry.
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