Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-07

That murder will OUT some time.
mostly before the death Of the guilty
person, has again and again been syi-
denced, and latierly, within two or
three days from the deathbsd Of John
@. Henderson, near Rosemont, Mont.
gomery county. Pa. Here 10 . man,
. near and prosperous neighbor Of his
murdered friend, who has lived for
twenty four years In the vicinity
where he committed tho murder and
close by the residence OF Dr.. Joseph
lowering, the man he murdered, and
without . breath Of suspicion cast
upon him. Indeed, such an exemplary
life did he lead that he was . leading
citizen, widely known and respected.
But when disease took hold of his
franc and he was brought to face
death, he could not take the fearful
leap In the dark with the guilt Of
murder upon his soul and the blood OF
his victim crying from the ground for
vengeance. He confessed all to those
who stood around his bed and then
died apparently contented.
Henderson and lowering were the
best Of neighbors and friends. When
. draft was made during the war for
men DR.. lowering was called, but 1t
not suiting him 10 60, his neighbor and
friend Henderson went ~ his substi-
tute. DR.. lowering looked after the
Attain Of his friend while he was gone,
and In doing 20 became such . fire..
gent visitor at the store which Hender.
sons wife kept that the tongue Of
scandal began to wag and did lis Of
iectual work. The report reached the
ears OF the husband in the army, and
no doubt bis purposes were there form
ed which he afterwards carried into
deadly and revengeiul execution. He
returned home from the war at the
end Of his enlistment and settled stead.
lily down TO business O. II he had never
heard word OF the rumors that kept
busy tongues running while he was
away, A deadly decoy message took
the doctor from home. and when he
returned and was uDgearing his horse
In the evening he received . load of
buckshot In the breast that killed him
instantly.
The shot was from a gun in the
hands Of Henderson, hidden behind
stone wall ten feet away. He had
time to put away his deadly weapon,
to cover his tracks, and when alarmed
and awe-stricken neighbors gathered
Henderson was with them and led the
hunt for the assassin. He was never
suspicioned and the blood of DR..
lowering went upavepged.
No doubt Henderson suffered the
pangs of q guilty conscience all these
twenty iour years. He was not per-
mittei by the Almighty to 70 through
the world without physical suffering,
a. he was taken sick soon after the
terrible murder and became an invalid.
He removed to Philadelphia TO reside,
but like snake charmed bird, which
could not get away from its charmer,
he removed back 10 the scene OF his
crime, which seemed 10 have won
deriully strong intatuation for him
After all, none know the depth of
the mental suffering through which
Henderson passed. 1t must have ex
ceeded the death OF tho gallows, lut
how he should for twenty -iour years
have covered up his secret so effect
ually 10 a mystery that sstounds human
thought. Behind it all jealousy
ranked as the deadly fiend. and jeal.
ousy 10 capable OF committing the
bloodiest crimes. The apparently
God character OF Henderson, coupled
with his cunning and Ingenuity, hid
him from the public a. a red handed
murderer, but he could not die with
out unburdening his soul of the
bloody 10 d he had carried for twenty
four years.