The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-10-06
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| The man who was lying on the floor,
with his head on his arnis, now fell
back, a low gurglins sound was heard,
and he was corpse.
The police always behind time. now
alarmed by the pistol shots aud shouts,
broken in, and after adesperate string
gle, secured the Spani:,rd, and carried
him off to Jail.
/, having with two or three others,
put our names down as witnesses, and
having seen the murderer, secured,
retained home, bordering on what L
had seen.
Next morning, going first to the
store to leave word to my employer
why WAS obliged to be absent, went
to the court room, where the case was
to be tried. 1t was crowded with poo
lple, for an account of the murder hay
ing got into the papers, everyone was
curious to see the result.
Order having been called by the
crier, who. .endeavoring to enforce il
made three times as much noise as any
one else; the witnesses names were
called, and mine standing first on the
list, was placed on the stand, where
| made my statement, which is as you
have heard, saying at the close, as L
thought l ought to do in justice to my
self, how / came to be in such place
at the time of the murder.
Another name having been called.
left the witness stand, ani was pre-
pairing to leave tho room, when short,
puffy little nan stepped up to me and
said; Is you name nephew
OF Mr.. Sam'l Tightgrip. If so, I
would be much obliged to you if you
would leave your address with me-"
/, thinking that it was something in
relation to the murder, replied: Seer
tainly, sir, and have the honor of
being related to Mr.. 1ightgrip," hand
ed him my card with address.
This he took, and cycling me attcn-
lively for a few moments, turned on
his heel and left.
I now returned to the store, wonder
ing in what way my uncle's name,
whom had just heard was dead, was
connected with me and the murder, but
to save my life l could not imagine.
In the evening, when 1 returned
home from work, the servant told mo
u gentleman had called aud left note,
which was up stairs, in my room. Ex-
pecting Capt. Tugg mp TO town, I
thought it was he, and being anxious
to find out where he was staying, I
fastened up and opened tho little mis-
sive. Judge of my surprise when 1
read:
.'Sir-Your uncle, SAINT Tightgrip,
Esq, deceased, having, in his will, de-
clared you his sole heir, for the express
reason, as is stated therein, that you
are the only member Of the family he
has never seen and never quarreled
with, it is our duty, as his attorneys,
to inform you of the same. Respect
fully. T.NGLE s. TINKLE."
Here, then, was the wealth for which
| sought! My head became dizzy. l
rccled and would have fallen but
was caught in tile arms Of Capt. Tagg,
who just then entered the room, accom-
psnird by my puffy friend of the morn
ing, who, l now learned, rcjoiccd iu tho
name of Mr.. Tangle.
Shortly after, being quito recovered
he stated to me that they (Tangle 81
Tinklc) had some time sought, but had
been unable to find me, until hearing
my name in the courtroom that morn
ing they had been successful.
/ need now hardly state that sought
and won Ines for my bride, aud that
we have lived many years happily
together.
Poor Tugg was killed at the head of
as gallant II regiment rs ever saw fight,
ut the battle of the Wilderness. Often
Incz and think of his good heart aud
noble qualities with regret; cliiyaIrous
and brave he died, like a true South
crn man.