Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-14
MEDUsA,
0He oE sEaHy Experiences by a
Detective.

What 6 efesture ~
The words sprung involuntaFily TO ths
lips q the observer ss sa old wocsH
hobbied past. age had rendered deere.
pld her IEsme, and wTinklsd her face
but theFe vss look out OF the hollow
eyes that 10 9ds one shudder.
Ye7, 8 strange woman, aui with Q
history, too" said Mr.. f.
You know her, then ~
"Yes.n
"WhO Is she 2n
"a murderess. Perhsps should not
say as much, but / will tell you her his.
tory. Il has not Keen many years ego
since she lived With her husband, hon
ored snd respected by every one. They
had no children Of their own, but hsd
adopted child from the orphan asylum.
It wss q winsome creature, with laugh.
Ing blue eyes and merry smile that
won insensibiy on your heart. Years
passed aVsy, ana the orphsn giFl grew
Into a beautiful woman. Every one
loved her, and society lsVished on her
esresses which only Its bellies receive.
Rlt the graces Of her mind were not sx-
ceedsd by her personal beauty. Bdlli3nt
and fascinating, theFe was ever about
her that charm which wins on the heart
whiie it please5 ths senses. 4t is not sGg-
prising that her protector loved her as II
she had been his child; bat 1t was the
love Of father only. But s)nl9h0T his
wife grew jealous Of the child she had
reared, and this sentiment once excited
can never be sppessed, Sac msy not
have been s bad woman, yet that passion
made her insensible te every just aud
charitable emotion. Unsuspsetfug aud
4. nn II a
Ds, the girl lsvished upon both the alfeo
ton her resl parents would have OBJ
tanned, Bat It had no power to dIssrm
the fatal crusIty OF heart msddeged by
suspicion. Her caresses were torture,
and sight Of her at last became insup-
portable. Strange to say, the object Of
this hostility never dreamed OF It's exist
eHce. Aud as "triflss light as air are to
the jeslous minded contirmstions strong
ss proofs from hoiy writ, - SO the natural
affection ard innocent love Of this yOurg
girl were made the means OF confirming
sHspicions that st last destroyed her life.
You have oftsa sssl the home where
they lived J. Is small two story dwell
..S;,v on the corner OF Love and -
streets. The chamber OF Louise sd
iosped that OF MF. r. and his wife.
out the door to It opened from the hall
way which ran alongside of both Of them.
The only other means Of access to the
.corn was from 8 window whi0h looked
ont into the courtyard. This could only
be reached By means of ladder.
zone morning. the whole community
were startled by Ihs encouragement that
Louise Rsyner had been murdered. Mr..
- and myself wer5 sm9ng the fret
who entered the house. The door had
been broken open, but everything re.
rasiaed rs heiore. The young creature.
scarcely twenty, lay upon the bed as II
In sleep. The COLLEEN hsiT lay like floss
on the pillswi the fscs was chill and
white, but never more beautiful. The
long lashes II stsd lovingly on the cheek,
and the bue veined lids, so psiely tinted
nov, looked So Il they were ready TO Lift
from the sunny eyes. No sculptor ever
ehiseled = form 30 fair. the drapery
that hid ber form could not conceal It's
delisats outline, nor the contour OF the