Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-06-05


spoken the truth, and you or some
,ne else must go with me Immediate V
y to Muggins' Forks Il
Ba!lv poohcd, and endeavorcd to Il
persuade me out of this idea, ,whercat I
left bim without ceremony. q
made my way into the street and
walked swiftly to the police head v
quarters.
Sa> we'll acquainted there, and +
wi,hou. being obliged TO enter into /
minute spcculations, was furnished Il
with an escort of two officers. c
Been Il fuss at the Forks, did YOU Il
saw" remarked one of them, a
after we had rot well Oh our way. /
"Ics-in fact; there has been |
muricr-' :
"Whcw. That's coming it pretty ,
>:r'As.
No. nliyht not have been belicv-
cd if haI 1t is rather singular
affairs, take it all through. But I
if we search the ccllar-wayS on
Pinchc's Alley. it's my opinion that
wr'Il ,;nd the body OF Ward Suihh.
Both men uttered startled cAclama-
1,uu> AT this. and demanded TO Know
nv REASONS for thus speaking.
then detailed to them the rarlicu-
lar, ,ha, have already been related III
which they uttered Sumdry cNprcs-
,ion> %. surprise and incrcdulil!.
Hu; We hurried on faster than ever,
,,,, in due course OF time reached
that Guavirr OF the city known Us
Nu.ulu-' Forks. II was III state "t
comparative qiciudc, bcinS dafN' IN"
silent s..!.,> .llmmcriig only orcas-
iuually here and there out oi low
gr"ggc:!c>:
soon we turned on Giuchr's Alley,
y narrow. dirty, dark lane. from
v.riuus quarters OF which arose
t .,rurlr, almost unbcartblc. We
walked ,lunll and cautiously along,
guided 10y the light OF one oil Inc
nolj,c,uru's lanterns, which cast about
Il .ho>,ly y!i,rmcr, seeming TO nha"'
y,.ihl, the tui,luc>s OF The ar ana 'Ee
,.,rrur,ion which lett not unialhtcu
one inch Of space. With hcsita''hS
step and dread anticipation we pur-
sued our horrible search. Down INTO
i. damp places and nests oi filth We
n,rrrl. withdraw ing from each Il,
, .o,, y, we had scanned it thorough
| Iy.
We found it.
1t law partially doubled ur, bn' 'Ac
'hr,L and face were visible. looked
; first y, the forehead, and there was i
tbri"h, red wound, corresponding
rrrciscly with the one had seen on
: What:
We caYcrul'y gathered it un, and
/ .tr.,,.l,tc...,! ii out t, and composed The
q limbs III II less painful posture. There
:, were two hands ,thut worked WIN
4 loving. though trembling touch.
- Itwas taken to the hospital, il
= o,.ler to ascertain beyond rreadvcnt
y IRE whether or not life was extinct
II phvsIcian sald he must have ueci
/ dead an hour.
| thought when | returned to tn
V Office. that Bailey locked upon m
II with an expression akin I" awe. ID"
ii | WAS in Il mood tar from triumph
t. ant. | had loved Ward dearly, ant
Il was bowed down with grief ut III
ii un,imrly and terrible death.
spare all >:ckcning details OF III
TO excitement that followed. of the tai
of about my part in the tragedy .and til
IL frui,lcss search for the murdcrcrs.
~ Nftcrward Hailv made me civ
pt him more explicit accoun7 of I'll
| strange manner in which l receive
81 information of the tragic event.
he And ~ | minutcly descrihrd c"c
circumstance, he alternately "pcnc
or his ewes wide. sccow!ed, laughed. al
looked wise. What else could d'
| do not attempt to give any cXpl
th nation Of what | have related. III
Tx facts-or my memory of thcm--ha'
nv been laid before the reader. But 4:
think them over. questions obtru'
i'll themselves upon cach other.
Was | dreaming? If so. is the
method in dreams: And can 8 >,ii
ulatcd brain receive an imprrs>!'
from Il dream 80 vivid and inrdcls
as to be i:.di>lin"ui>hablc from
N: memory of an actual fact: If 80. WI
is memory but delusion. and to tn
,,.h extent can we trust our rcc"licc'l"
,cd of the past: But why pnreEc
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