The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-02-21

knowledge OF It, and when confronted
by their accuser. he, coolly reiterated
his statement, and when a small piece
OF cord was taken from his brothers
pocket he instantly exclaimed that II
was the cord with which his late mas
ter has been strangled. To all asser-
lions Of innocence on their part he re-
sponded with a solemn oath, that all
he had spoken was the truth.
In a few months they were all
brought to trial, and all pleaded not
guilty. When his former confession
was read TO him Perry stated that he
WAS mad then, and knew not what he
said. or course, he was disbelieved,
and all we're convicted and hung, all
protesting their innocence to the last
And now comes the curious part OF
this strange history. About five years
after the execution of Perry and his
supposed accomplices, William Harri-
son. for whose murder they had suf-
fered, UNEXPECTEDLY made his appear
ance in the village of Campden. The
sensation created by his advent was
profound At first he was stunned by
his late acquaintance, and even by
members Of his own family, as ter
rible spectsr from the grove; but he
finally persuaded them Cat he was
body OF veritable flesh and blood,
and gave the following extraordinary
account of his disappearance;
He said that when he was on his
return from his collecting tour he was
met just at dusk by three men, when
he had never seen before, who, without
word Of explanation, stopped him,
threw cloak over his head, pinioned
his arms, and then carried him to Deal,
seaport some twenty miles distant,
where he was kept imprisoned in a
lonely house for three days, and final
ly sold 10 an Italian captain for seven
pounds. kept six weeks at sea, and
finally transferred to Turkish ship,
from which he was landed at Smyrna,
and sold 10 an aged physician residing
at that port. He attempted several
times to explain his position and cir
cumstances 70 his several masters but
they either would not hear, or his ig-
norance Of the language rendered it
impossible to make them understand.
At length his old master died, and Mr..
Harrison. taking advantage of the ex-
element Of his burial, concealed him
self on board Portuguese vessel and
was landed at Lisbon, from which
point he made his way slowly to Eng
land and Csmpden.
Such was the story related by the
returned steward concerning his alb
selce. 1t IS hardly necessary TO say
that tale so marvellous did not re-
celve universal credence.
Not a few people believed that for
some reason unknown, he desired TO
leave England for time, and to avoid
scandal, bad deliberately left the i'm
preston that he had been murdered.
What secret complications, what
threats OF exposure, or what combin-
alton Ct causes forced the necessity
upon him, will never be known. Some
believed that he was suddenly attack
cd with insanity. wandered abroad in
deliripus ignorance, and perhaps i'm
agined the horrors OF kidnapping and
slavery. Others again credited the
story to its fullest extent. and suspect
Cd the son, who succeeded to the stew
ardship, of desire to secure the po-
sitinn at once, without waiting for his
hale parent to yaCate It BY disease or
death
No farther information was ever OBJ
tanned, and the case now ranks as one
of the most curious in criminal his.
tory.-New York Weekly.