The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-10-17

aScertalned since that IN TINS note MISS
Juliet'a informed Zabriskie Of the unex
perted arrival Of friends Of the family
that she was compelled to accompany them
and her elder sister ona walk, but, willing
10 explain, would meet him in the even
ing. Zabriskie had followed the little
party in a hurried, excited manner, and
on meeting, or rather coming up with
Them, he addressed some angry words to
Nr. Dclmar, the young Polytechnic stu
eut Mr. Drlmar answered that, al
hough he was not afraid to fight, he felt
constrained from accepting a challenge
from $50 worthless a ipllcw," or words to
that effect. "hereupon Zabriskie flourish.
d Il revolver, iutimating that he had them
all in his power, and by WY Of proving it
ired shot into the lake. -JAOtwithstand-
lng the hubbuh thus created he uttered Il
cQucSt to have a few words alone with
Miss Julictta The request was at first
peremptorily refused by all, including
Miss Julietta. Finally, however, it IVES
acceded to, and MIR. Delmar added that
tey would allow Habriskie twenty min,
utes.
All continued on the road toward Brun.
men, Zabriskie and Miss Julie'ta slowly
following. The road along the lake de-.
>cribes many curves, and on reaching the
last turning point of the winding path all
were startled by the report Of pistol
shot, soon followed by another. Retract-
ing their steps in all haste, the little party,
i. e., Juietta's sister aud the three gentle
men, beheld the young lady lying on her
face in the middle of the road, bleeding
from a wound in the left temple, while
Zabriskie was stretched close by likewise
shot in the left temple and apparently in
a dying state. Mr.. Delnar ran toward
Brunnen for assistance. Fresh water was
procured through the garden Of neigh
boring chalet. while the elder Miss Bon
vile and the two gentlemen ran toward
"erSou TO aPprise MIS- bonvlIie what hao
occurred, and to call DR. Makewell, one
Of tbe pbysicions resident At Gersou. Mr..
Delmar had in the meantime returned
with helm and attended the wounded per-
sons. Bo.h had lost a good deal of blood
and vomited freely, but the cool crystal
water had soon refreshing Influence
Xabri,kle vas able tn walk, with assistance,
to a wuyside inn. known as the Kipdi. A
bed was prepared for him there. and two
Si.tcrs Of Charity from tho reirlborinc
hayritaI at Schv,z uude tool; the nnrsins
while the auth,rities detailed two pend.
ormcs os watch over the snnnosod mur.
derer. The physician, DR.. Makewell,
found Miss Juiietta still on the road,
stretched On hurriedly imrroyised bed
of moss and grass, and the authorities who
had arrived to make legal Investigation,
found two large pools of blood about four
feet apart. chignon. Iady's hat a neck
tie aud pocket handkerchief, al more or
less saturated with blood. Miss JuIiet'a
had somewhat recovered when DR.. Make
well arrived. He probed for the ball,
but extracted only a few splinters Of bone.
No ball could be found, neither could its
course be ascertained nor a counter OPEN
ing discovered. The effect of the wound
had produced shock on the ''sensurium."
There was likewise slight election of
the muscles of the left eyelid and of the
lett hand, hip and foot The wound healed
oy "hrst intention"
At the first official interrogatory the au.
.horities elected from Miss Julietta de-
position in presence of Judge Ulman, of
Schwyz, and his secretary, DR.. H. Won
Lutz. Miss Julietto stated that, having
been left alone with Zabriskie, the latter
asked her whether she was afraid to die.
With much agitation and laboring under
bodily fear, the young girl protested that
she was not afraid to die, whereupon
Zabriskie produced again the revolver
Being greatly excited, she grasped the re-
volver with the intention of taking it from
him, when suddenly the pistol exploded,
lodging the contents of one barrel in her
face. She fell to the ground and remained
unconscious until the arrival.of the doctor,
as above stated.
Miss Jnliotto Ronvillo has boon attend.