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peared to do no good. then looked
about the room for piece Of twine, and
in box which stood in the room, after
partially pulling out some Of the awning
that was in it, found a piece Of cord
which tied round his heck; took my
handkerchief off and his stock too,
think.
1t was then discovered so much
blood, and the fear Of its leaking thro'
the floor caused me TO take a towel and
gather with it all could, and rinse il
into the pail | had in the room. The
| pail was, | should think, at that time
about one third full oil water, and the
blood filled it al least another third full
Previous 10 doing this, | moved the bo-
dy towards the box and pulled out part
OF tho awning TO rest it on, and covered
It with the remainder. | never saw
his face afterwards.
After soaking up ali the blood could,
which | did as still and hastily as pos.
sib'e, | took my seat again near the
window, and began 10 think what was
best TO do, About this time some one
knocked at The door, to which of course
| paid no attention. My horrld situa =
tion remained from this time ill Ozark,
a silent space Of tune Of still more horrid
renccuon.
At dusk of the evening, and at the
same time some omnibuses was passing,
| carefully opened the door and went
out as stiI as possible, and thought
unobserved. | crossed into the Park
and went down from thence to The City
Hotel, my purpose being to relate the
circumstance to a brother who was stop
ping at this house saw him in the
front reading room engaged in conver
sation with Two gentlemen. spoke 10
him, few words passed between US, and
seeing that he was engaged altered
my purpose and returned as far as the
Park. | walked up and down the Park
thinking what was best to do. Many
thlngo thought Of; among others was
going 10 some magistrate and relating
the facts to him Then the horrors Of
the excitement, trial, public censurs
and false and foul reports that would
be raised by the many who would stand
ready to mako the best appear worse
than the worst, for the sake of paItry
pittance gained to them in tine pubica
ton Of perverted truths and origina.
false, foul, calumniatIng Iies--aII this,
added to my then feelings, was more
than could be borne. Besides, at this
time, in addition to the blows gyen,
there would be left tho max as evil
dence Of rope drawn tight round the
neck, which looked too deliberate for
any thing like death caused in an af-
fray.
Firing the building seemed at FIRST a
happy thought, as all would ba enveIop
ed in hamos. and waited into air and
ashes. Then the danger of causing the
death Of others, las there was quite a
number who slept in the bui,ding) the
destruction Of property, &c caused me
at once to abandon the idea. | next
thought Of having a suitable box made,
and have it loaded inside, so that the
blood would not run out, and moving
it off some where, and buryiug it. Then
the delav Of all this, and the gtea! liza
biity of being detected
After wandering 10 the Park Tor an
hour or more, | returned TO my room
and entered it, MS | had left it, as sup
posed, unobserved WheeIer's door
was open, and he was talking to some
one quite audibIy. went into my room
entirely undetermined, and not know
ing what 10 do. After was seated in
my room, waited silently Till Wheel.
er's school was out, and his lights ex
tinguished, and during this suspense II
occurred to me that | might put the bo
dy in a cask or box, and ship it of
somewhere little thought at this
time that The box which was in the room
would answer supposed it too snor
aud small, and tG be entirely unsafe, a.
it was quite open,
Whe"ier's school being out, | still
ueard some one in his room, and, as
then thought, laid down on some bench
es. The noise did net appear exactly
like n person going to bed could hea
the ruslIing of no bed clothes. (el
some what alarmed; but then the idet
occurred to mo that it might be the per
son who Wheeler had stated was goin,
to occupy the room that then occupied
as a sleeping room, as soon as | gave i
up, which was to be in about ten day
time, was temporarily occupying hi
room for this purpose. Relieving my
self by this thought. | soon Ii candle
knowing that no time was 10 be lost
something must be done. This wa
f about nine o'clock, | should think.
Having closed the shutters, wen
and examined the box TO see if | coul,
; not crowd the body into it. soon saw
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