The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-05-16

JOSEPH IN A STATE OF GREAT EXCITEMENT.
sired in their experiments. He did not
return at dark, but no alarm was felt
until he had been absent two days and a
night. Then the two brothers began
search which lasted for three days be-
fore they asked for outside assistance
1t was human nature to suspect foul
play, but a brief investigation satisfied
the sheriff that there were no grounds
for suspicion The trail of the missing
man Was followed for about two miles
and then lost Hunters and others
searched the mountain for days, being
paid in English gold for their services,
but not the slightest tidings could be
learned. After about three months it be
gan to be whispered about that murder
had been done, and a little later public
opinion became so strong that the broth
ers Wee arrested and underwent legal
examination The sheriff searched them
cabin and found about 81, 900 Ill cash,
letters from friends in England and ev-
erything to prove they were honest men
and nothing whatever to convict them
of any guilty knowledge Of William
mysterious disappearance. They We're
asked as to the nature OF their expert
ments, but as this was a private matter
and they refused to make answer they
were not pressed. When discharged
from custody, they returned home and
went about their business
Seven months after the examination
and discharge Joseph again entered Mer-
cersburg in state Of great excitement
and announced the mysterious dlSap-
pearance of his brother Thomas. The
man had set out after dinner two days
before to gather certain roots to make a
tonic. and as he did not return Joseph
made search and also enlisted the sery-
ices Of two hunters who happened to
call at his cabin. Thomas was traced
in the same direction as William and
about as far. The sheriff was again ap-
piled to, but the first thing he did was
to clap Joseph into the Franklin county
iail Public opinion demanded it, and
there was hardly person to say good
word for Joseph.
''He has discovered the secret they
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wishing to divide it with his brothers
has made way with both Of them. .
Joseph could tell no more than have
told yon. He was filed with grief and
anxiety, and he offered large cash re
ward for tidings of the lost was boy
living in Chambersburg then, but went
upon the mountain with father and
others and assisted in the search. From
40 to 100 men were roaming about for
fortnight, and people for hundred
miles in every direction were on the
lookout. Every foot of ground for mile
around the cabin was gone over tlme
and again in hopes to find the dead BODY
but the search proved fruitless. At the
nrelimi nary examination this time Jo-
geph was held to the higher court, though
tbeye was no more evidence than before
He got a lawyer from Lancaster to de-
fend him, and when the trial came on
he had two witnesses from England Wpo
had known the three brothers from
childhood. They not only came from
family of high standing, bus each had
an independent fortune They had been
working for years to solve certain Sc
cret in Inetallurgy and for that reason
had never mawxied OF taken much TO so
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