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CHRONICLE. 



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meadows, and described the mur- 

 der that had taken place, exhibit- 

 ing all those symptoms so natural 

 to a relative of the deceased. They 

 all repaired to the house of Mr. 

 Howard. They examined the 

 apartments, but no violence had 

 been done to any part. It seemed 

 to have been the act of some mis- 

 creant, who either was influenced 

 solely by revenge, or so horror- 

 struck at the deed which he found 

 necessary to perform before his 

 object of plunder could be accom- 

 plished, as to fly from his first in- 

 tention. There was, however, one 

 remarkable circumstance which 

 excited suspicion against the 

 grandson. The old man was in 

 tile habit of carrying the key of 

 his bureau in the left pocket of his 

 waistcoat. The housekeeper was 

 acquainted with his ways, and that 

 there were private drawers in the 

 bureau which could be known to 

 no stranger. The old gentleman 

 had received his 30^, and he must 

 have deposited it in one of those 

 secret drawers. If the object of 

 the nimderer was revenge, the 

 rnoney must be in the drawer, for 

 it was locked. The suggestion 

 Wcis attended to, the bureau was 

 broken open, but no money was 

 to be found . Every eye was fixed 

 on the grandson, who did not 

 show the slightest sign of con- 

 fusion. On the contrai^', he agreed 

 in the general opinion, that the 

 robber must be the murderer, and 

 that he could have been no 

 stranger. He invited investiga- 

 tion, for the sake of his own 

 character ; and for the blood of 

 his grandfather he called for a 

 strict inquiry into the dreadful 

 case. He Vvas taken before a 

 magistrate. The housekeeper was 



called on to tell what she knew.-— 

 She knew nothing, but that some- 

 body came behind her in the 

 kitchen, and struck her so violent 

 a blow that she fell senseless on 

 the ground, and that the fright 

 had never left her since. Some 

 time before this, she had been 

 waiting upon her master, who was 

 then in health ; upon recovering 

 she saw him a corpse. The per- 

 son who struck her spoke, but 

 was not seen by her. A report 

 previously existed that the old 

 man had a long time ago made a 

 will, in which he bequeathed all 

 he was Worth in the world to his 

 grandson, but that some circum- 

 stances had recently occurred 

 which rendered it probable that 

 an alteration was meditated in thfe 

 disposal of the property. It is 

 said that the grandson showed 

 much impatience upon hearing 

 this suspicion, and an inference 

 unfavourable was then drawn frona 

 his conduct at the idea of suffering 

 any disappointment. The magis- 

 trate discharged him ; but those 

 who were interested believed the 

 case to be one of the vilest in the 

 catalogue of riiurders. It was a 

 singular fact that the old man's will 

 was afterwards found opeii. Upon 

 being read, the inheritance was 

 found to devolve upon his grand- 

 son, who was put in possession 

 immediately afler his discharge. 

 Bond returned to the house, buried 

 his grandfather, and lived in the 

 same solitary place. Months rolled 

 on, and stiU bo tidiiigs bf the 

 murderer. The jrgitation of Ux- 

 bridge began to subside, when a 

 few days ago it was revived with 

 the greatest violence. A gentlfe' 

 man sent to the Bank two notes, 

 one for ZOl, and another for lOi. 

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