The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19


Eleanor readily assented. as he was
a good shot and fond of sport From
this hunting Winthrop returned alone.
and explained 20 hts family that urgent
business affairs had called Goodies
suddenly away and that he sent his
excuses % The ladies, (which story was
corroborated by old Dan, Winthrop
body servant who had accompanied
the pair
A few days later Winthrop received
"a letter from Goodies brother inQuir-
ing if Robert was sick. as he was max
ing very protracted stay. Winthrop
replied that his guest had gone to St
Louis on a business errand and a short
time afterward the young mans hat
was picked up near that city on the
bank OF the Mississippi
#4#
Good heavens, madam. where did
you get this watch2" The remark came
lrom the leading jeweler in Petersburg
and was addressed 10 a lady who had
brought him for some slight repairs
unique and costly watch why. my
husband gave il to me-" And where
qua he get it?' responded the ieweler
lie brought 10 to me on his relurr
from a trip east. But why are YOU so
y
DetoreE yes, madam / sold that
watch to a young man who was
drowned year or so ago in the Mis-
siNsippi river" II must learn some
thing more about it," The lady was
visitor from the far west and to trace
lne purchase was. i'm those stage coach
days work of time. and weeks went
ny before the object was accomplished.
But the result Of the Investigation
was that one night Ben Jones. the
sheriff of DinWiddle county accompa-
MED by party OF ITiends. called upOn
Mr. Winthrop, only to learn that he
had gone north ON a visit of some dura-
uon. Daniel however. was at home
and was called on for an account of his
hunting trip with his master and Mr.
Goodloe. His recital of the story told
the ladies at the time was cut short by
firm order TO stop his lying" and
his memory being refreshed by the APP
plcation Of a cold pistol barrel to his
head Dan remembered that "Marse
Goodloe done met with a bad accident
dat day. and that him and MarSe
David buried him in a pine thicket"
And with that suggestive pistol still
pointed at his head. Dan led the way.
with bullying eyes and trembling limbs.
10 the scene Of the tragedy and pointed
out the grave
10 was a motley gathering which one
night assembled for a dance in the lit
tie town OF El PasO. Old Indian fight
ers and youthful disciples of Black
stone and Galen. tough cowboys and
cauow "tenderfeet," uncOuth despera-
does and cOurtly gentlemen. delicate
daughters of newly arrived settlers and
native laSSles, brown. sunburned and
huNOm. were mingled cheek by joWl
Judge Shelby" the viOlinist ana
master OF ceremonies, entered fully
into the excitement Of the scene Swift
er and louder came the shouted calls
of Ladies change" Gentlemen to the
right" Swing corners" and other
figures of the "cOuluon," followed by
Promenade air and Seat your part
ners.' And as the painting violinist
wiped the moisture from his brow and
turned 20 accept the drink offered him
by an admiring and perspiring friend,
a hand was laid upon his shoulder and
familiar voice exclaimed. Judge
shelby, you are my prisoner"
He knew the voice and, turning. rec
ognized Sheriff JNes.
The jig is up exclaimed the pseudo
winthrop, 20 his old acquaintance.
Sheriff Jones. But how did YOU ever
manage to md me2"
Don't you remember meeting Colonel
Morris when he came out here six
months ago looking for a plantation ?"
Yes, but didn't recognize him. and
told him he was mistaken when he adj
dressed me as Winthrop
But ne recognized you all the same,
and inquired about you here, and as
certained when YOU came out and
learned hOW popular YOU had become
because You were such a gentleman and
good Fellow, and good fiddler i'm the
bargain, and when he got back home
he told me all about it and I got requi-
sition papers from the governor and
started right Off after .yQl."
The Winthrop trial was one Of the
celebrated cases Of that day. This
terrible crime was avenged. but II is
still firmly believed by the superstitious
country folk who still shun the vicinage
OF the haunted pines. that from the
hour of midnight until the crow Of the
cock at dawn a figure robed in white
may be seen gliding softly to and fro
amid the gloomy silence Of the solemn
pines