1. and pins and beeswax and buttons and
thread and all such truck in it, a hatchet and
some nails, a fish line as thick as my little
finger with some monstrous hooks on it, a
roll of buckskin, a leather dog-collar, a
horseshoe, some vials of medicine that didn't
have no label on them; just as officials were
leaving, they found a tolerable good curry-
comb, a ratty old fiddle-bow, and a and a
wooden leg. They were sure that it was the
Getting Away With smallest details that mattered in a crime this
big.
Murder
"We are putting all of ours forces on this
December 16, 1849 | 12:34 PM case and will apprehend the murderer," says
one of the officials, John.
Officials are still out in pursuit of the
Yesterday, a huge storm arose near the murderer who killed the man. Many locals
middle of the Mississippi River. Many have pointed out that the murderer could
people ran for cover, whether it be inside a nearby Jackson's Island, but many question
cabin, under a tree, or even inside a cave. the possibility of that, due to the fact that no
Strangely enough, officials report seeing a evidence has been found.
house float down the Mississippi, although --Trinh Nguyen
whose house it is remains unknown. All the
valuables of the house, if any, have been
taken by looters.
The unidentified object inside the floating
house appears to be a dead body. However,
this remains a mystery as to why there were
gunshot wounds in the back and why he
wasn't discovered sooner.
Of the things stolen, locals report these
following items to be missing: an old tin
lantern, a butcher-knife without any handle,
a brand-new Barlow knife worth two bits in
any store, a lot of tallow candles, a tin
candlestick, a gourd, a tin cup, a ratty old
bed quilt off the bed, a reticule with needles