Year: 1867

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of the dead mans pockets, and to his
utter amazement, drew it forth full of
gold and diamonds. This was SO much
more than he expected to see that for
nearly q minute he remained as if fac
mated with the sight, staring at the jew
els, turning them over, looking through
them, and really wondering if they could
be genuine, totally oblivious the while
the presence of the stranger.


Meantime the latter was not idle
The moment his EYES rested upon the
dark, ugly features changed to that of
avaricious fieEd, and he resolved at
once to be himself the possessor.-
CHANGING quickly around, and pcrceiy-
ing 10 one on the quay, and only here
and there one astir on different vessels
in the vicinity, he stepped softly back,
picked up a good sized billet of wood,
returned and beat in the skull of the
officer with a single blow.


The act was seen from a near vessel.
and the cry Of murder raised; but the
second man of crime bent fercely over
the dead bodies and succeeded in get
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session before any one came near him,
he then started and ran, and strange as
it may seem, eluded his pursuers and
effected his escape


he managed to get about fifteen
miles from London the same day, and,
fearful himself ofloosing his vast treas
ure, he went into a wood and buried
it at the foot Of a tree, intending to let
remain there until all his plans would
be perfected for a visit to America
He was seen digging there by a farmer,
watching fer game in some bushes near
and who, after he had gone, went there
and found himself overwhelmed with
astonishment.


Only the diamonds had been buried
there by the robber; and believing
these to have been stolen, and that he
had as much right to them as the thief,
the farmer took them home with him,
pondering all the way what he should
do with them, whether he should keep
them secreted for the present, or go be-
fore aIagistrate and disclose the whole
story.


Being undecided he gradually be-
cane very mysterious, and resolved to
tell his family nothing. He locked the
diamonds in chest in his bedroom,
and then loaded his gun with two bul-
let's end set it beside his bed.


That night the farmer became unu-
sQally restless, and late in the night he
dreamed that q robber was at work at
his chest He awoke in state Of great
nervous excitement, the perspiration
streaming from every pore; and see
ing, as he supposed, the robber still at
work at his treasure, jumped up, seized
his gun, fred and shot his own wife
through the back. She lived only two
hours. She had got up to get some
medicine for a sick chile, ,and was bend
ing over the till Of the chest when the
fatal shot was made.


He was apprehended for murder, and
when his explanation was given, it was
considered too improbable for belief
He pointed out the tree where he found
the diamonds. A watch was set, and
the second murderer arrested on his
return for them


In time the whole facts came out :
the farmer was cleared, but the murderer
was hung. For the want of heirs the
fortune went to the British crown.


Thus ends the sad tale of beggarly
miser's fortune, which, directly ,and in
directly, caused the death of five per
sons, besides deep sorrow to many liv-
ing individuals, and was finally lost.
like drop of water in the moneyed
ocean Of the British Government.