Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-03-08

Q Gus illness ua.ler which | was labor
ing. took passage lur this State
] | arrived six mouths ago. lie !.
here, Tor / have seen him, and hs
canhpt escape me non! He is ever
III this city, bat little dreams thai
the pistol is. shotted to sepd bin
TO the great reckoning. 4 have made
few Appropriateness, baviag 10 wish &c
implicate etbets ina woik OF blood
witch mast be mime alone Last
nighsl followed him from the El
Dorado. where he spends most ol
his lime, TO house on Powell street.
He has visited it frtquenly 0! l.te,and
to-day / aseer;;iined that be is pa, ing
Ibis address TO a widow lady sf wealth
residing there. But he viii not mar
Fry her, fol another week ksluIl not see
him aliyei You. nov know all
Have i one friend in California;
To sec 50 ihueh spirit, so much,
determination, SO much salanhoed ex-
thibited by bear,liess boy, surprised
me bes oHd expression. olefe,l
.fihe brave little fs.lgw my hand, spd
fbe felt that he was answered. = In
silence we returned. to our lodgings
Bidding Jinsen good night | step,
ped into Smith room Tor q mo-
I ment. / lound th9 oIG gentleman
somewhat aeita.ed. lie had lost a
valuable diamond pin that day. and
freely inlimated tlat the sleek young
cuss, as hetlenominased Jansep, had
stolen it. so strenuonsly endeavor-
ed to dissiPate the impression, that
i vtriI believe he ielt inclined to
trans:tr The oaium of the supposed
:beft TO ME- Tint night Smi,h snor-
| ed louder than usual
Three days after / met Jansen in
1.-THE street, end lealned that he had
taken a room on Powell street. ]
did not iJqu;re tbe Feason-!
thought I knew it. The next day
I again met him. His face wa un-
usually pale, yet lie said he had not
felt better for yesrs. 'There.is TO be
Ia wedding on Powell Street to.mor
row; at least. SO Maykew says; hut j
there will be 10 bridegroom! Do
you nndefstand?.' He placed lis
finger significantly to lis lips, and ne
separated. I
At eight o'clock the next even
ing, as Isaac Ala,hew Was mount
ing he STEPS Of tie house 10 which
Jansen had tracked him six days be-
fcrr, pistol tail pierced bis heart
and he dropped dtal upon the pave.
meft. Some umicconni"ble Ii flu 1
ence had drawn NE TO The neigh
borhood. and hesring the refert d
a pistol. Jansens Weids Il she'd
through my mind, and ] started with
n efZen others in the direction oil
The tragedy. Beicie ] arrived en-
tie SPOT, quite p ciowil bad eellpc-
ted. THE body of Sla, hcw was
lying upon the sidewalk, and over
it in speecIless agony, s;ocd the vide
ow. who was to have been . iri'le. Il
WHO saw ihia?' inquired a police
man. g
4 heard 'he report Of a PISTOL I
said one Of the crowd, 'and a minute
utter saw man enter that house /
yonder,' and he pointed to small
fame building on the opposite /
side Of the street. a@
In an instan: the officer. followed /
BY the excited spectators. started for
the house. Swinging through The
crowd, l reached the side of The
policeman. and as he knocked at ihs
door. / Was at his elbow. ] felt that
Jansen was there. The door was
opened and vel! dressed Iaay5calmly
inquired the object of the visit. ees4
we are looking for man who
a few minutes since committed a.
murder across the street, said the
officer. zsig.. sal
And do sou expect 10 find him in
my room, sir!' returned the lady. |
No, madam, replied the police
man, rather quietly for one Of bis
calling; but j will glance through
your apartment, mertly ms a matter
Of form, before proceeding to other
portions of the house,
The officer entered closely
following. While he was examining
the room. ] Eorihe first time obtained
Ia fair view ofathe Iady's face. ln-
voluntarily ] threw up ny bands 10
tamzemert She detecteaihe move
ment. aud qaieksas Thought placed
5heI fingers to her lips. In a ino-
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