The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-30

done the killing teere we enough Of them
20 carry the body 70 the rhlc.ef. The beat
had gone down the river, and at orce pro-
ceeied to Point Pleasant. in homes of hea :
ing something. This vas three months
aIter the murder, but almo. { Immediately
struck clue. The houseboat had STOPPED
there, and In fight on board a colorei boy
about 16 years old had been shot in the knee
and hung overheard. He was rescued by a
passing sklh and given up to the authori-
Is. MS leg had TO come of, aud he was
Sun on his back In jail. ascertained his
name. learned tat he was cool and close
nouthed. and then went TO see him. AS l
leaned over his cit said.
sam, have baggsd the whole crowd
ana got most OF the money. They are going
70 swear the murder onto you"
"Swar it onto me n he exclaimed. rousing
up in an instant. "Why, sir. didn't chen
dun know about it till arter we had showed
off,"
"How much money did you getF
Not a two-bit piece. sab. Ole Peter an
dat man Huckins dun said dey would keep
1t all deirselves. OATS What de row was
about" -.-.--
had found who killed Chase. The boy
In jail, who answered to the name of Sam
said that two of the men were after pig
when Chase came In sight. and the plan to
Kill and rob him was formed in a moment.
They despoiled the body, hid it in the
thlcket and got away uuseen and unsus-
pected. followed down the river after the
houseaoat, but heard of it at Parkersburg.
only to lose 1t forever. It had been run
down by steamer just above that to wn in
the night, and it was believed that all the
crew were drowned. Sam, however, was
all the witness needed on tie stand.
l was now sure that Talbot did not muir
der Chase. Then where and how did he get
that money, where was he on tae day of
the murder, and what crime had he COM
mltted to betray such signs of guilt? 1t
was no use to go to him for pointers. Even
when told him that could clear him of
the charge of numbering Chase he would
give me nothing to work on. l therefore
one day set out over the road where he had
been seen. l entered the woods. beat them
up for two miles on each side OF the road.
and was about giving up the search when
my dog made discovery. In a rhicket to
the Left of hog path which led of the
highway, and on broken and stony ground.
| found lot of human bones. They had
been somewhat pulled about, but the skele-
ton OF man was there. There were shreds
and patches of clothing, dozen buttons.
remains of a pair of boots and the iron
frame OF sachel was close at hand. The
hogs and the buzzards had eaten up every
thing which they could swallow.
Who was the man. No one was missing
No one had gone out from the hotel and
failed to return. In those carpet-bag DAYS
there were many strangers coming aud
going, and 1t was no ones usiness to watch
over them. Whether this poor fellow was
going into Charleston or leaving it could
not be told. 1t might have been that Tai
bot decoyed him out there on pretense to
selling him land, or he might have &C
cidentally met him. The prisoner awaiting
execution showed by his demeanor that he
was the murderer of the man whose bones
! had found, but he would not let fall
word in admission. Here was a curious
state of affairs. had worked up evidence
to prove. him guilty of murder he did not
commit, and for a murdec he was really
and truly guilty of I could furnish no proof
whatever. The governor had to interfere
and the courts had to set him at liberty.
The end of the affair was no less tragic.
Within two weeks after Talbot had re-
gained his liberty he started to leave the
county, but had not proceeded down the
river five miles when the boat blew up. and
he was numbered with the lost.