Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1870-11-12
Misttllauu.
N ESCAPE FROM JUSTICE.

'l9t lle at E1moula until twelve
rubbed the frost from the raue 4r,
o0kei out
We had stopped 4ta lonely liur,
way station in the midst afa dens,
f pin woods.
this EEm1u.4
/, vas the son voice of pratf-
tElr Ter opposite.
'o-I don't knowvhstp.a i, i.
s1i g way station.
ions
-. generally. they must have
g@1n specially sigu4led here.
|. j. cold, ske said. in q scarceIv
gutih.e 7oice drawing her shawl
81 md hcg Oh. wish thew would
. ar ry on
are moving once more. .aid
L tlcj0g for the mau Of tickets
Ea' lssiug through The ar" whv
lid rc stop at that backwooL place =
Cat OF water was the nnlv. as
ll hurlredly pas,4d by.
Now knew perfec.l~ vel. hat this
{ answer was no! the true solution OF
he natter. Our delAy did 10. exceed
1a!t Q minute altogether too hort a
inc for repleui.hing ths boilers.
Five minute. after, lie conductor
-e-entered the 2ar Im5de room for
him at my side.
Sit down, conductor you've moth
ing TO DO this minute"
lie obeyed.
Wb9, did ou mean by telling me
such G lie JUS now
spoke ul(er my br .th be reBlicd
.a the same t la
Io,s!. you tie truth, ! stopped to
.aAe 1a : siag.a p--senger--s gentle.
men who has come kowH from Bsys.
water.
Tor the pleasure OF travelling 14cs
m0.g uTet .H6 aams gou.e''
Exactly so--fol the purpose Of
travelling in certain society. Don't be
alarmed tor your own ssfety-i.s 6
detective policeman"
Wa: ab0u. to repeat tie Eor1: IN
a.toatShment when ha mgtiored nc
70 silence.
Where Is he
The de.altire lie ats b. Tie
doc. yOndeg, with = raggel iur czp
pulled over hi. eyes Did you ever
see more perfeC. specim n Of -e
dilapid4ted couLtrym2u :"
.miied could hardly d 'u Il.
What Is tie case =
\ murder--a man and L. wi q
anl two little childreL~-.Le.g .hrolt.
-ut IS. night, and tie house set 3r.
u9e 2!te.Wsga.
I We Aal cvl.!luel .hs ccnYer.ttion
throughout 10 8 whisper "a ce!v
I above our breath and now the oon.
I duct0T rose and LEI, NE 70 study tts
faces Of my fellow passengers. WITH
54Tious dread ald a5r.aE
1 felt convinced that man oppos. ia
With 5 hesyy hanging Jaws, was the
Czil and as | looked futive,v across
| caugh! the wide-open blue 0rbs o,
the pretty little traveller
Obeying the instantaneous impulse
5f my hesrt. | arose sud wen, over to
her.
Yo4 heard what we were saving =
Yes murieg-oh, how hoTr..
t.ar
/ Do no, b. frightened-uo one shall
hurt you.
She .m.ledup in ny fs-c with wcet
confGing innocence.
I Uu. stay in Exmouth vas but brief:
bu, during the delay, | could see that
the Tatchi1. detective lad changed
his scat iog one nearer the british
man with the hanging jsw
See, falteged the young giE., they
locked the csr doors S; EImouth
they are unlocking them now,
Probably they we're fearful that
the criminal would escape, : | remark.
ell in sn undertone.
Will you-may | trouble you 10
bring me a glass OF water
l rose and made my wa toward
The ica=ooo.er By the door To my
disappointment, the tin goblet ass
changed to the shelf
No matter ,aid she, with 3 win
ming smi!e. / will come myself
! drew the W4gsr, and held Up the
cup; but instead Of taking it IS she
approached, she trashed suddenly
past ne, opened the door, snd rushed
out upon the platform
stop her. stop her shouted the
detective, springing to his feet; she
will'be killed conductor brakeman,
hold up
There was q rush, atuuult, hustle.
was frs, upon the platform but il
was empty and deserted, save By a
half-irozen looking brakeman
">le went past Te Ike shadow.
sud iumred of a. We crossed CsirIJ
turnpike road, he ;tSmmered
Jumped Of an express train.
Well, aid .he conductor, Struggling
hi. shoulder she ug.: nave lecl
killed Instantly,
ll',Are Hundred dollar out OF ~.
pocket, aid the detective ruefully
was : COMPOUNDED fool
What | calculated, you surel!
s do not mean that child
mean, sid the detective ,aim'
/ Is, : that child as you call her, is At
tiia Burton, a married Womsn O.
enty-slx years Of age, who lAs
night murdered four persons in cold
blood. and was trying TO escape tl
] Canada
The train was stopped and part!
ofu.. headed by the conductor and de
,eetivt. went back to sca rch for an
trace tf the Young creature. No
was ii long before we found her. lyin.
oui.e dead by the side Of the tracl