Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-11-30
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town of Ebristiens 2" inquired ~ IL
ficcr. li' srlr'U Tiy5 1l' 4+lafas
The dull eye of,he stranger seemed sud-
denly lit with liquid FIRE, as he answcrcd
in the affirmative.
1T was my first campaign" continued
The oihers '.fny father had been one cf ths
bravest he meant one Of the most blood
thirstyl leaders Of the revolution. His
Influence obtained for me . commission;
and, crowned with success I found ne dit.
fcalty in earning for myself promotions.
In the action alluded to We were allewsd
but two hours to make what pillage We
could in the town Of Eberstien before W
proceeded onward to greater and more gfo.
rious victories. Wtll, there ives ts~<
eer Of z, eat wealth. whose house, which
was pointed out TO me BY a1 Apsfxien
prisoner, we entered, but in which neither
Jewels nor portable valuables cotiid We
find. The servants fed on our first en-.
trance; the wife and daughter aloue re-
NAMED. The latter, had locked thcn-
selves in room, which we soon hurss
open; we demanded Of them their val,i-
tables; the trumpet had already sounded
ITO hoSe' and 4 was preparing to leave
the house, whea'a go)d chain around the
| neck Of the eld1F kflSle attracted my ~
tHntion.. H. was attached to tt"
"a p6l(2 IT, asked the stranger, III
tone "a cncyAled anxiety" DONE
intejf7 ~ said the narrator; ssth6
s,ar IA any would imagine"
Eh ~ stranPer came and
Htting down his pipe,
j. III The moment, feeling
Uckets, a. II in search Of some
aEcle. iir. M sartisi. tttt
you're right, il was portrait, and III
most valuable setting. Provoked az ob-
tanning no booty, Idefnandsd X Of her5 she
should have had the worthless miniature;
but she was obstinate. tried to forcss,t
from her, bat she resisted; nay, more, she
tried to sieze pistol from my belt, and,
lin the hedt or my passion, I stabbed her"
"Have you that portrait ftiii?" ashed'
the German; :. lssls.c -suir. f=2s;.
81 have; though It has been taken from
the setting, in (which one Of my. own pow
glitters. You said you knew Ebfssstsx."
az did, years ago" ha.. oatiH ~ ~ :
Sand probably The original II this PFC.
turefn said the officer, producing it:isi2
| I'M !. h u s,;ve,,, ii9Toiar ii - 80
ssIfe is-to be The .7usngeI" And be-
fore movement was observed " tho by
SANDERS, Paul Kinnhyer had, with fatal
precision, levelled 4 pistol atSthe French
officer, and shot him in the breast.
CHAPTER ~. II sA-1M
| Mortally w6sinxlsas huk not dkad, 40 WAe
had braved the heat Of = hundred battles,
and whom death had spared that he might
make more suitable atonement for his
guilt, was carefully removed 70 more
private apartment.
Paul, who might have escaped in the
lconfusion, did not attempt TO do SIS and he
was Of course, taken into custody. and ID
generated in one Of the dungeons Of The
police:
The following morning he was led foseh
for examination; the wife ofthc fallen Of
Ger, he was told, would be his ,sccuser.
But he walked with irmer step and .
lighter heart than usual. One portion Of
his mission had been accomplished he had
avenged his wife's murder but he had
found no traces Of his daughter. e =
On reaching the place Of examination
he was commanded to stand forth, .
shriek--a long, aSonizing shriek--was
heard, and the ptosecutrik fell .ehseless
on The floor.
Rcstoratives were applied; and on her
recovery the cause Of her agitation was
apparent! \, .aass .,lia4e..y ..
lit is my father,'' she said, and break
| ing through the crowd, She again fell sense
less in his arms. .A2f
The impetus Of her (all caused . lockct
to drop from her bosot.l, where il wss
suspended by chain Paul Kinmayer
snatched It up. Yes, il was the same
| the same circlet Of brilliants; but now 4
contained the portrait Of whom?-of his
daughters husbsnd--the murderer II his
wife! Atrs sr,l.,. $3.50 \. Al
Passing her 10 one Of the attendants, the
old man smotc his breast, and called aloud
in his trouble q 1's'7'N'
",yas j. Tor this thou vert preserved,
my beantiul--my pue!'' Ia ..;li dig
In consequence of the state Of the Wit
ness, the examination was postponed, AND
the same evening the dying man requested
that The prisoner together with The chief
Of the police, might attend him. 5iJia
On their arrival, life was ebbihs fast.
The conies.ion OF the officer was brief;
he Admitted the murder Of Paul's wife,
and the iustic Of his retribution; he further
|copscssed .nat tho daughter, being sitnost
> child, @as carried away by the cohafnon
soldiers 10 the rear ofthe army, that she
WIS., forced from the apartment previous
%. and knew nothing of her motlser's fate:
and hit, rerenting Of his act, he had ~.
| conveyed to Paris; and ednchted at his sw II
charge. With her years her lpnelinessin-
creased, and she, knowing him only ~ =
benefattor, al last consented 10 marry hunt.
| Ills conf, ssion was attcsted ana FOR
warded 10 The Emperor. Meanwhile ahe
| fricnts of lie officer came forward -
prosecutors, his VIII. refusing toI d. sor--
The murder III The Litter case WAS fully
proved and Paul was sentenced 10 death.
On the morning appoited for his exc
cntioh lie was feprieved, and sueefedts
enter monastery, where he soon sahA Nm
der broken heart. sss, = H,.n,..s
| With his wealth, which WAS. cchsldets-
l. x "..- a.