The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-06

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made for him up stairs.
was boy of Bob's age, and We came /
TO be chums. 1t thus came about that |
learned the cause of certain welts and |
bruises on his legs and body. His uncle,
while pretending to feel great interest |
in his welfare, and while speaking to
him In the kindest manner before others,
was beating him on the slightest excuse,
and seeking to make the place 50 warm |
for him that he would run away. Some |
boys would have gone, but Bob hadn't
the courage to get up and face the world
without shilling in his pocket.
On the afternoon of the 23d day OF
June, 1868, as was sworn to in court,
was in the alley back of the store, and I
heard Stowe whipping Bob in the store
room. I heard him charge Bob with
stealing some money, but the boy vigor-
ously denied it. After the whipping
Stowe told three different customers that
ba bad. caught tt,;. ;nuS -;;.>s ;ifaa hrhppeu
him. saw Bob about an hour after the
affair, and he made his denial in such
manner that I felt sure of his innocence.
| then advised him to run away, but as
had no money to give him, and as he
had not a penny of his own, he did not
think it best to go. wanted me to
come and share his bed with him that
might, as had often doneibefore, but
circumstance prevented. Stowe saw us
together, and ordered me. away from the
store.
At seven o'clock that evening man
named Chadwick arrived in the village
from Chicago to visit sister. He had
$4,000 in money with him, and he asket
Stowe to keep 1t in his safe over night
At eight o'clock the store was closed ant
Stowe went home. At nine o'clock
left home to go to the store, calculatin
to call Bob up by throwing pebble
against his window, a signal often mad
before. As I passed the alley saw
man skulk away. I afterward swore
court that I believed this man to
Stowe. The sight of him frightened m
and returned home at once. Ne
morning "the mystery" opened with
GRAND blast of trumpets. Bob Lisle hi
disappeared during the night, and Il
safe had been robbed of Chadwick
$4,000. Investigation heightened t
mystery.
There was blood on Bobs pillow.
!, trail of blood led from his bedside
the back door of the store. The 81
had been opened in the regular way
Stowe claimed that $400 Of his mon
. had gone with Chadwick's. The to
:, was at once alive, and the village G.
stable proved his enthusiasm and wo
:, by arresting two strangers One 50
identified himself as an honest IN
ee while the other admitted that he VIZ
an deserter from tbs army and tran
ct On searching him $120 in greenba'
ms was found in one of his pockets.
a. I declared that he found this money
sxf the alley in the rear OF Stoves 81
'.s os that morning about daylight, he ha'
,u- passed the night in store shed fur
inc down the alley. If he expected any
ed 10 believe such thin story as tina
it was sadly taken back. It was bel
ent nv all that the right man had
sad arrested, and the constable at once
tea came the. hero Of the hour. A Chi
tee. detective, who happened In the I
that same day, looked the ground
. and declared the arrest to be slick
loo There had not only been robt
'cs;. hut murder had been done, aud
ook Was no doubt that both deeds had
we'd accomplished by the same hand. T.
! body turned out to look iof BOD y