The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19
A PEACH-STONE CLEW.
II Brought the Murderer Of Horace
Temploton to Justice.
rtFive Thousand Dollars Revardr'

''Five Thousand Dollars Rewardm
This heading Of poster attracted my
attention as | was wheeling" toward
the place where 1 purposcd enjoying a
needed and hard-carncd vacation, and
! stopped to read the poster in its en-
9jrety as follows:
1.-The above sum will be paid to anyone who
snl furnish Information that shall lead to the
apprehension of the person or persons rcspon-
zi0le for the murder Of Horace Tcmplcton OF
Ehis town, on the evening OF August I.
'SELEcTMEN OF STANDIsH.
"Standish, August s. 1S5l."
1t was the first that | had known of
Shc crime, as those in my vocation sell
dom care to read the criminal news in
papers, having enough to do with such
things in the regular routine of duty.
resolved, however, to strive for the
reward. and, changing nay course.
wheeled my way to Standish, about
IYventy miles distant.
reached Standish late in the after
noon and in the evening I went to the
residence of the chairman of the board
OF selcctmcn, TO whom I said:
y am q detective" showing him my
credentials, and wish to work on the
Tempicton case"
Wo dsIeGClVeS are 2lrealy at work
upon IT, anu 40 hoC mink IL necessary
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Fhe name OF "lllli';h Dean
90 lar our COMPENSATION -:ao oeeh
earned on WINE was stah'lhg ONT
tAoorS' NO" ne IhVlIei hic lh'o thc
noeSe' ana WINCH we were Seateu
saA1a;
flease aclualnt rae Win all the
Iacts IN the case
Mr. lempleton' ne began was
about forty-hVe years OF age the
VTeaIthlest man IN the to"n.ilS natlve
PlaceAunlVcfSally esteemed by all VINO
kneW him' without known enemy IN
*hc world
Last sunday evening his wife, on
her return from a prayer meeting,
entered the library. to lind nm on the
Aoor dead his head IN a pool OF blood.
The physician declared that his
Erafh resulted from blows lnhlcted
1pon his head wit@ blunt imple-
Znent In the hands OF some unknown
person
There had been heavy shower
early IN the evening, and as there
were mud tracks on the carpet in the
library from AUTHORITARIAN was un-
fastened-to the easy-Shalr which Mr..
Iempleton occupied when in the
library, the theory Is that the murderer
gained an entrance to and made an
exit from the room by way OF this
window while MI Jcmplcton was doZ-