Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-04-12
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house Isoundly and TRANQUILITY slept aye slept
even with the burden Of murder upon my soul.
The second and the third day passed bul
stiil my o:mentor came lot Once again
breathed as freeman. The monster in terror
had ied the premises forever I should be-
hold it no more. Ny happiness was supreme.
The guilt Of my dark decd disturbed me but
little. Some few inquiries had been made,
but these had been readily answered Even
a search had been institu ed but of course
ho;hing was to De discover. l looked upon
my future felicity as being secure.
Upon the fourth day Of The assassination.
party of the police carsr. very unexpected g.
into the house and proceeded again to max
rigorous investigation Of the premises. Secur.
however, in the iEscrutabii'y of my place
concealment, felt no embarrassment wlar.
ever The officers babe NE accompany then
IN their search. They Jeff no nook or corner
uncSplored. AT length, for the third or fourtl
time, they descended in o tie cellar, | quiz.
cred not muscle My heart beat calmly as
one who slu.nbeis in innocence. walk. d til,
cellar from end TO end | folded my ar :
hpon my bosom, and roamed easily to and fro
The police were thoroughly satisfied ana pie.
pare to depart. The glee al my heart WA
too stroug to be res'raineI. burned TO ga, il
but one word. by way of triumph, and to en,i,r
doubly sure their assurance Of my guiltes-
ness
Gentlemen, I said a, last as the part,
ascended the steps Il del. gh, to have a,layd
your suspicious. wish you all health; an.
little more courtesy. Bye The bye gentle
men. this-thns is a very well eonstruc,e.-
house. I'm the rahil desire TO say son
thing easily, scarsely knew what | uttere,
at all, ii may say exec .lently we!l Coz,
siucted house. These walls-are you going
gentlemen !-ih' sc walls are solidy put to-
gether; and here through the mere phrenz
o. brava'o, l raped heavily, with "a CAN
which held in my hand, upon that very pot.
tion Of the brick-wolk behind which stood liz
corpse Of the wife Of my bosom
Bun may God shield and deliver NE from
the fangs Of the Arch -fend No sooner ha.
the reviberation of my blows sunk into silence
Than WAS answered by q oice from within
TIE tomb .-Ay IA cry AZ first Euiii I'll and bro
ken, like the sol b.ng Of ch u and rhei.
quickly swelling into one long ard cont nuess
SC cam, utterly ananelous aud inhuman. a
howl n Wa ling -hriek half of horror au,i hal
OF triumph, such as mi ght ave arisen only
ont OF hell, coai"inrly f.om The threats Of ,hs.
damned III their agony and o. the demons thar
exaui, in their damnltion.
Of my own hough i, is folly 10 speak
sMooniu-, staggered TO lie oppos te wall
For one instant the party uron lie stairs f.-
niained motionless, through extremity of ter.
ror and OF awe. But tie next, .lazen stout
arms we toll NJ at the wall |, fell holly
The corpse, a ready greatly decayed and CO,
ted with gore, stood erect be,o-e The eyes q
the spectators. Upon its head with extended
mouth and solitary eye Of Are, sat rhe hid ou>
beast whose craft had seduced me INTO ,nu der
and whose informing voice ha | consigned m
to the hanSman. had walled til. mops,e,
in the tomb