Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-03-03

. Can we then quit the inn without be-
| ing seen?"
. think so. 1t will be light enough
a! four, and the people in this section
never rises till five. We shall have the
friendly aid Of daylight and be long
way out of the town before the waking
OF the people"
So be it, then. Wen wait till the
opening Of the dawn"
We passed the intervening time in re-
viewing the events of the night, and in
dwelling on our plans. Ere we were aware
OF It, the first grey streaks of dawn came
stealing through the panes above the door
We hurried forth, and locking the doors
took the road to Anhalt. twas hard on
TO mon when we entered the town. The
clocE was Jus, uttering the hour as we
crossed the Threshold of the chief mag
Isesate's office, IN which we found assem-
bled a crowd Of about thirty or forty per-
sons. A man was making a deposition
before the magistrate, who was listening
ntentIy to every word, while the clerk
was busily engaged in transferring II to
paper. My companion elbowed his way
through the crowd to the desk, and with
his hat in his hand took his position be-
side the man who was making the depo-
.sluon. Herman cast his eyes incidentally
upon the latter, and then colored to tho
temples. Determined to understand the
cause Of all Of this, worked around the
.crOWd till | was IN line with them and
then IN the stranger, making the deposi-
ton, | recognized the face Of the miller
whom we had passed the day before in
the forest. At this moment, he had de-
.posed all he had to say, and he turned
casually, and his eyes fell on Hermann
In moment, his face became suttused
with a death-like paIeness, his eyes drop
ped as If they had encountered some ter
'ribe enemy, and his limbs were seized
with a deep trembling.
Ny God!' he exclaimed. in low
trembling tone, It's he-'tis Rudder!"
Rudder| exclaimed the magistrate,
starting up. Wherc?"
There - exclaimed the miller, point
ing to Herman.
In an instant the court was IN a state
of confusion. All started back from
where Herman stood, as if a shell had
fallen among them. Some fed ; but IN
another moment, at q sign from the
magistrate, FIVE men, whose official badge
proclaimed their character, suddenly pre-
cipitated themselves upon my late COM
panion and bore him 10 the floor. He
made no resistance, and they forced HIM
into an adjoining room, where he was
chained hand and foot, and all power Of
defence, even if he felt so inclined, taken
away from him. All this passed 50 sud-
denly, that It seemed 10 me like a dream.
So sudden had been the discovery, action,
and arrest, and the consequent excitement
attending 1t, that when the door was lock-
I'd upon the highwayman, every face in
the court WAS as pale as ashes. Having
COLLECTED my Wits, / now advanced to-
wards the desk, and bending over, whis-
.pered a few words in the magistrates
ear.
\ few words in private, sir g lie
said.
" Certainly, sir"
d" Follow me-
He turned TO a room towards the left,
into which we entered. We seated our
selves, and l gave him detail Of the
events that had transpired, from the mo-
meul that l picked up my companion at
the Lergue Inn, down 10 the time we had
entered the court few minutes before
The magistrate listened attenryelY, and
when / had finished, said:
4" What then was your object in coming
hither -
:" To obtain a posse Of soldiers, to go
back to Sauyergne, and arrest the lnfa-
nous Inn-keeper and his family"
And this was Budder's sole object 2"
&" No. He wished also TO take advan-
tage Of the pardon offered for the capture
and arrest Of the infamous Inn-keeper,
to release himself from the penalty due
his former crimes. He is now, and has
been ever since he left Prussia, seven
years ago, a reformed man. His object
in returning to Berse, at the risk Of dis
covery, arrest and punishment, was 10
see his aged mother, and carry her with
him to his estate in PiCardy, where he
could atone, by love and gentleness, in the
future, for the heart-burnings and mIser-
les he had caused her in the past. He
cares nothing for the reward offered by
the king, for the capture of the Infamous
host of the Sauvergne Inn; and if he
should receive it, would, l feel pursuaded,
turn it all back, as a free gift, INTO the
hands of the magistrate by whose sagac-
/ ity and assistance he was enabled to cap
ture the assasins."
This explanation and appeal, particu-
| Iarly the closing clause Of the latter, had
the desired effect; for while one touched
/ the heart, the other touched the pocket of
the worthy official, and all promised well.
The troops shall be ready immediate
! w." said the magistrate, rising to leave
the room and give the order; '.and | will
accompany You myself to the scene, that
/ may be enabled to certify to the facts
you have so clearly laid before me. But