The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-25
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Sl in some respects, as, going to it at.
ter supping for the purpose OF chang
ing my travel stained dress, noticed
tile room had no window with the ex
,cption Of q square opening in the
wall. through which air and light
were admitted from the adjoining
room. To the opening, too, was at.
tached a shutter in that room.
,hessed and attended the Bowery the
. ter, reaching my apartment, on re-
turning, about half past IL O'Clock at
When about stepping into bed OBJ
served the wicket open, and thought
struck me to look intot adjoining
apartment. Why it was know not;
lnrhaps sense OF my own insecurity
i.ctuatsd me.
I got upon a chair and gazed
through q window into the chamber.
Ne one was there. 1t was furnished
like my own. A lamp was burning
,lp,n the table, and upon the table
was lying a bolster, a MILESTONE and
u pair OF false whiskers.
Well, thought l, these are rather
queer arti cles of wardrobe. After .
!: lnce at the premises, felt anything
Int easy. finally got into bed, first
placing the lamp On the floor at the
loot and examining my pistol, ] laid
Il csrefnllv under nv head. At first
though quite fatigued, ! could not
sdeep; and when ! did dose my dreams
we're uneasy and troubled. Macbeth
lad been the play at the theater, and
witches and black whiskers, Ban
,mo's ghost with a pistol, holsters and
the like interesting visitors, were the
companions of my dreamy thoughts.
About three O'Clock, it might have
loep. / was aroused by somewhat
,insolar noise. On listening, it svi-
,icntIy proceeded from the next room.
II could be likeped to nothing ] had
over heard, it was low, but regular
and metallic in its sound 80 to ex-
ress it, such sound, for instance, -
might be made in cutting glass with
n diamond. Suddenly l thought Of
the whetstone on the table, and at tho
,ame moment became convinced the
noise was that Of a knife being sharp.
m,ed. Ny bed was placed in the dia-
,,onal corner of the room from the
ticket. and | had been lying with my
y..cL ~ the latter. | turned in the
l,od Is noiselessly - possible, ~ -
10 lace the wicket, grasping my pistol
rhe lamp was burning dimly, ana Oil
was still ~ death.
A my eye fell upon the window,
I. encountered first q hand placed up.
m the sill, then rose by degrees 2
inaed. with . pair Of glittering black
o,es. great heavy whiskep, and .
long ,harp knife between his teeth
think / possess the ordinary courage
Of q man, but must confess the blood
en- INV veins seemed to ,urdle - ]
,isvsd the aparition. Quick as light.
ming, / smang up in the bed, and
move 8 muoCi0 Hun you'
you're Q dead mani The eyes glared,
IL head remaining, however, . des-
mided. the man not uttsrilg a syila,
hIe cot out Of bed, and with pistol
Mill presented and eyes still fixed on
hi. I packed to the bell rope ana
pulled Il violently. In afew moments
4 seryaut came up. called him to
bring ! police officer, ~ there ia some.
I ling serious gong on here. IN q
moment, the passage was filled with
Ire inmates Of the house, IN short
,:me 4 star ma 10 his appearance, and
took the man into custody. Iheland-
lord ssid he had arrived that evening
without baggage
The next day gentleman. claimed
tie supposed assassin % his brother,
a maniac, whom he had been conduct
i,r to the insane asylum in Philadsl-
uhia. and who had escaped from him
while in that city. Hehad made hi:
vsy to New York and with the well
Known cunning Of a madman, had
managed to avoid detection. | sup
rose he power of the eye-for kept
we've fxed on his-hsd restrainsd
him. otherwise he could easily have
r,sstsred me in moment. since
them. whilst in q strange place, lhave
yeen careful to examine and secure
nv chamber bel ore retiring.
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