The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-09-21
AN ESCAPE FROM, ;,5,asil JUSTICE. IiIl5cs


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AN ESCAPE FROM ID JUSTICE
IT i looked at at1mnily my watch 1T was bare
|'fy, half past eleven, and / knew VIZ
were not due at Exmouth until aftel
twelve. Irubbed the frost from The
pane and looked out. ~ 7-+' -.
saWel had stopped at a lonely little
way station In the midst Of dense
pine W oods.s I, - ~.
Is this E1nii outfl /. ''iiisi .si5'.lih F. y
Mwas the soft voice of d pretty
traveller opposite. Sll-sil' -,'i s, ~.
NoLI don't know what place il
is some way station."'
s. / Does IS afhis train stop at way sta
A~sENot 9generafiyg they must have
been specially signaled here"
- It is cdfd,," she said, in a scarcely
audible voice, drawing her shawl
around her. AsOh, I wish they would
Ehl,rI.v or, l'' bosD lft@d ehhj i3i.. lllfl'
1--WE 9aFe moving once more" ]
said. i.Conduefor 'Sfor the man OF
tfekees was passing through the car
",why did we stop, at that backwoods
place ~ ~ ~. - =, r1s 80 90
aout of water" :" was the reply, as
he .hurriedly passed by, SO -,
Now T knew perfectly well that this
answer Was not the true solution OF
the matter. Our delay did. not ex-
ceed half Il a minute, altogether, too
short time for replenishing the boil
ers.
! Five minutes after the conductor
re-entered the car. / made room for
him at my side. ~ vd Bs3fiunro3 sl58
Sit down, conductor; you've moth
ing to do this minute" ''-
He obeyed.o Haith9s5E sai 1aa -
= !" What did you mean by telling me
such lie, just now" ID v1BF
I spoke. under nay, breath; he re-
piled in the same tone:
3 To tell the truth, T stopped to take
ON a single passeDger-a gentleman
who, has come down from Bayswater."
zs," For the pleasure of travelling once
more over the same route Pr.
sssss Exactly so-for the purpose of
travelling in certain society. Don't
be alarmed for your own safety-its a
detective policeman" sGt gi.v .g
was about to repeat the words in
astonishment when he motioned me
to silence e.Hiee32ST 20 N1iIsir - i3iii
.,e I" Where is he ?va5 5yBd odw IS :
s-4aThe Tdetectiye?, He sits by the
door yonder, with a, ragged fur cap
pulled over his eyes. Did you ever
see a more perfect specimen of the
countryman ?v SOW i'i}
Ismiled; could hardly help it.
What is.the ease ~ 3g-sf:f 4 -is31
&c A murdef-an man and his wife
and two little chifdren-their, throats
cut, last highland the house set on
fire afterward."I ,,a9i 8aoja']
I'VE had continued the conversation
in a whisper scarcely
above our breath, and now the con-
duetor rose and cleft me to- study the
faces of my fellow passengers with
curious dread and horror q SO et g
felt convinced that man opposite
with a heavy hanging jaw was the
Cain and as l looked furtively across
I caught the wide open blue orbse of
the pretty little traveller 3a-o5 % ave
Obeying the instantaneous impulse
of my heart, arose and went over to
her, i IL 9fgg lgla 'lsf0 81 sa5sa 6 sts ttl
3 2" Y You heard what we were saying?"
Yes-a murder-oh, how horri-
blei'7
4ss Do not be sfrightenedAno one
shall hurt you.D1 as s,,zes4zs5K aof{9t5s.
She smiled up in my face with
sweet confding innocence 10 a0fz
Our stay in Exmouth was but brief:
but during, the delay, I could see that
the fWatchfnl reflective had changed
his seat for one nearer the british
man with the hanging jaw. G4fu i
! saSee," faltered the young girl,
ssthey locked the car doors Exlnouth;
they are unlocking them now." o
I" Probably they, were fearful that
marked in an undertone. 376ae ailT !
"Will you-may ] trouble you to
bring me glass Of water?D 1asd "a
the ice cooler. by the door. i To my
disappointment the tin goblet was
chained to the shelf. .5sfo.ad s86 od.l
ming smile, " will come myself" r
Il, drew the water and held up the
cup; but instead of taking it as she
approached, she. brushed suddenly
past me, opened the door and rushed
out upon the platform. s5,t $. I5a j.
~ Stop her stop her Y shouted the
detective, springing to his feet; "she. /.
will be killed i-conductor, brakeman,
hold uptl" :, =, IIal bae .,t.,f.yf, ssEis
There was rush, a,tumult, a hustle.
was frs. t.qron the platform; but it
was empty and deserted save by, a half
frozen looking brakeman vd a4
She went past me like shadow,
and jumped sofflas we crossed Carin
turnpike road,n' he sstammered. ID q /
jumped off an express train
WellsYp said the conductor, struggling
his shoulders, g she. must. have been
killed instantly" ~ 10 ,-.,CF d, = ~ svis.
+, It's five hundred dollars out of my
pocket" said the detective ruefully.-
Z / was confouhded fool"
What?y i CALCULATED, .syou sure
ly do not mean that Child
K !" /" I mean" ssaid the. detective calm
ly, " that child as you call her, is Atti-
la Burton, aAnarried W oman twenty.
six years of age, who last night MUIR
dered four persons in cold blood, and
was trying to escape to Canada.
The train was stopped, and party
of US headed by the conductor and de-
tectiyeS went back to search for any.
trace of the young creature. Nor was
it, long before we found her lying.
quite dead blythe. side'ef the track,
mangled by the force of the
fall, and mutilated almost beyond re-
cognition."