The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-25
MURDER WILL OUT. :"

He has done the murder-no eye
has seen him, no ear has heard him.
The secret is his own and he is safe.
All! gentlemen, that was a dreadful
mistake. The whole creation of God
has neither nook nor corner where the
guilty can bestow it and say it is safe
The human heart was not made for
the residence of such an inhabitant.
1t finds it self prayed on by torment
which it dares not acknowledge to
Good nor man. A vulture is devour-
ing it, and it can ask no sympathy or
assistance, either from heaven or
earth. The secret which the murder
er possesses soon comes to possess him.
He feels it beating at his heart, ris-
ing TO his throat and demanding dis
closure. He thinks the whole world
sees it in his face, reads it in his
eyes, and almost hears it's workings in
the very silence of its thought. 1t has
become his master. 1t betrays his
discretion, it breaks down his courage,
it conquers his prudence When sus-
picions, from without, begin to en-
barrass him, and the net of circum-
stances to entangle him, the fatal
secret struggles with still greater vio-
lence to burst forth It must be con-
fessed; it will be confessed; there is
no refuge from confession but in
suicide, and suicide is confession
These words, spoken by Daniel
Webster i'll his exordium in the cele-
brated Knapp White murder case in
1880 and repeated many a time since
by school Doys throughout the country
must have come home to many persons
who read the report of how William
Bartholin, of Chicago, died recently
by his own hand in a field near Low
Their, Iowa, and more than 90 miles
distant from the scene of his crime.
Six weeks ago in Chicago, Bartholin
murdered his mother and later put to
death his sweetheart, and, hoping to
escape detection, fled from the city.
For time his effort was successful.
In spite of the most diligent
search, he eluded the police authorities.
Three weeks ago he arrived at Rice
vile, Iowa. AConcealing his real
name, he sought work as stranger,
but was at first unsuccessful. Disap-
pointed, he left the village, and ap-
piled for employment at the neigh
boring farm houses, at one of which
he obtained, four weeks ago, POSI-
ton. Last Friday physician of
Riceville, in passing along a country
road, noticed the body of man lying
in a flax field near by. Investigation
proved that it was none other than
that Of William Bartholin. At his
side was a revolver and in his pocket
was a written confession of his crime.
1t is interesting to speculate upon
what must have been the mental fear,
remorse and anguish of this murderer
during the period Of six weeks that
has passed since he had, in order to
obtain money, killed his mother,
and in order to secure secrecy, MUIR
dered his sweetheart. That he had
failed in his first purpose was evil
denced by the fact that he was with
out funds while at Riceville. 1t is
probable that in order to accomplish !
his matrimonial purpose he put to
death his mother, and that later when
Ieproached for the deed by his sweet
heart, he stained his hands with
another murder. In the flush of
fear that swept over him soon j after
the crime was committed, it was nat
uTal that he should have sought safe
ty in flight; and it is reasonable to
suppose that the feeling of dread |
deadened all other senses until he
reached the village of Riceville. |
Upon his arrival there came, for the
first time, the opportunity to reflect
upon what he had done. The fact