The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-07-17
The Mysterious Hero.

The following story which il related
in sober earnestness BY the Louisville
(Ky.) Commercial, We have chosen fol
a Sunday story-for Sunday readers are
Of the credulous, unsophisticated sort,
and they will believe and swallow and
digest what would be disbelieved and
secuted by worldly and incredulous
week. day readers
Last week, there occurred in Bullits
County strange affair, which is as yet
unsolved in its particulars, but which
was one of those very peculiar transac-
lions which seem to have no motive. A
widow with daughter, some eighteen
years of age, lived near Mount Wash.
ing,On. They were without male pro-
tectors, and lived quietly aud securely.
One day, she old lady received some
$4,000 in payment OF an old account,
and locked 1t up in her trunk. The
night following was dark and gloomy,
and one that would cause people natur-
ally to bar and lock doors and windows,
aud cause one to hesitate to open them
to a stranger. Toward night an old,
bent up, decrepit man came to the door,
and on it being opened, asked for shell
| ter for the night. The widow told him
she was alone with no men folks nbou,
the house, and she dislIked to take q
stranger under her roof. The old man
said be was a stranger, poor, decrepit
and destitute, and only asked shelter
from the approaching night.
The Lady acceded to bis request, and
in due time he was shown to his room
up stairs. The night grew darker out
side, and the widow and her daughter
we're preparing to retire, when II heavy
knock came upon the door and voices
of men outside were heard demanding
admittanee in threatening tones. Ter |
riied, knowing the danger of possessing
such large sum of money the widow |
concluded that the parties outside were |
confederates of the man to whom she |
had given shelter. Acting upon this |
with trembling limbs she ran
up stairs and locked the door of the sus-
picious stranger. Returning down stairs
she heard the blows of an axe on the
door, and as she reached the foot of the
stairs encountered the man she supposed
she had locked safely in his room. No
longer decrepit, bent and feeble. the
stranger stood upright and assumed stall.
wart proportions. The gray hair and
trembling voice bad gone and instead
was man of powerful aud determined
mien.
Believing that all was lost, the widow
exclaimed .sYou know what I've got:
I'll give up II
The stranger, instead of acceding to
the terrified woman's offer, replied,
Don't annoy me go into your room
ADD III protect you. He held in his
hands rife he had taken from the rack,
aud AS the blows of the axe fell fast up.
on the door, pushed the widow into her
room. The door gave way, and the first
nan that entered WAS sho, by the s,ran-
ger, who grasped the falling body and
pulled it inside the door. He then
pulled the door wide open and fired
again, killing another of the assailsnts
The party turned to fly, and another of
heir number received shot from the
Taiiant stranger.
nc attdehiuS parry Da'iug Htu, tue
loor was secured, and the atfrighted
inmates took occasion to examine the 4
ea,ures of the dead robber, who proved
o be the son in-law of the widow.
Ia the morning another man Was fonud
Gaming over tae fence, with his arms
brown over the rails, dead. Mortaliy I
rounded, his failing strength had car
led him to the fence where, IN support
1g himself, he had died.
The stranger gave himself up to
lagistrate, who examined into the case,
he stranger refusing to give either his
ame, place of residence, or the nature
t his business. The Magistrate order
d his discharge, and the mysterious
'ranger departed. Who be was, why I
e assumed the disguise be did on that q
light, what was the nature Of his bust
ess, or whittier be went, is mystery
OF yet explained, and comment would
e superhuons.