Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-04-07

girl did shoot the rascal, and [ reckon it
would ha' beer better if she had killed
him."
|. had recently been installed as Gen.
eral Superintendent of the - and ----
railroad, broad gauge double track, in
one of the Northeastern States. The
scene was in my Office, at E.. Be-
fore me stood Tom Allen, the stoker OF
one of our engines, and, young woman.
The latter was scantily but neatly dress
ed, and had one Of the saddest, sweetest
looking faces ever saw.
She stood a lew PAGES behind the
broad shouldered stoker, who, with his
red fire shirt open at the throat, his boots
pulled over his pants, and rough slouch
edsshat in his hand, made a manly pic
tuae. His was bold, frank face, some
what begrimed, but, withal, good looking;
and he cast glance upon ths girl, as he
referred to her, which implied that his
testimony was not atogether dsnterested.
The engineer OF the Leviathan, N,
6, bad come in with his engine and ten
der at midnight, and stated man had
been killed at L, twelve miles out,
by the station master, and these two had
appeared.
WHO is station master at Ii" l
asked at first
''Liz Foster, here, is the station mas
ter, sir Tom answered, nodding tc the
girl.
"a girl station master 2" I asked.
Yes, sir; leastways her father was sta
tion master, but he was removed"
II don't understand such absurdity" "
I said; "a young girl like this certainly
cannot perform the duties required at
L. -
"Oh, yes, sir" said the girl anxiously
"I am strong armed, and can tend the
station night and day. [ have been do
ing it ever since father was removed, and
that's near four years"
"What was he removed for ?"
"Well, sir" said Tom, che was remov-
ed for an accident that occurred there
about that time, By which several persons
were killed. He was indicted and tried
and"
The girl, seeing Tom hesitate, stepped
for ard and said:
"He was tried, sir, and sent to the peni.
tentlary. He was not guilty, sir; and
the directors all said he was not so, and
they gave me his pl CO." e
How did the accident occur?
ga rail was placed across the track
just above the station, and the down pas
senger, due here at $3.50 a. m., was thrown
from the track"
did they think he had placed the rail
across the track 2"
"The directors did not, sir; but the
jury did ~.
What evidence was there against him!
"Well, you see, many of the wounded
passengers were robbed, and father was
sick, so that he could give no account ot
himself when it occurred and they said
he was in liquor, or else was in partner
ship with the men who robbed the pas
sengers."
did you testify?"
ayes, sir; | said father had never used
Intoxicating liquors, and that the night o.
the accident he was at the station. il
company with man named Joe Kelly"
"Was Kelly there when the acciden
happened ?'
"No, sir, he left an hour or two before
it,"
Did this Kelly testify?
"Yes, sir; he said father was drinking
with him until late at night
was lawyer by profession, md my
habit of cross examlnatio had not left
me; but would not have asked the cir
these questions, recalling the story of he
fathers digrace and misery, had not fel
deeply interested. and had she not born
| it out braveiy. But now she was beeom
ing harrassed by it, and | determined t.
stop after one more question.
"Where is this Kelly
"He is at the station, sir. He is th
man shot at last night"
So, then, my cross questioning hat
been of good effect. This was vendetta
case Of wild revenge. The girl hat
shot the man whose evidence had impris
oned her father, after four years to broo,
over it. s.. .=..F -.E
[ looked upon the case as clear on
of attempt to murder, deliberate and COO
and determined to probe it cautiously
There was no need ofhurry. Kelly, wh
WAS only wounded, vas being attend