Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-04

tested I passed on, and before bad
time to turn back the door was shut
on me. The smell | had already per
ceiyed was horribly strong here. /
turned giddy. had almost lost my
senses, when a blow from behind
knocked me down. had inst time TO
catch a glimpse of some chemical APP
paratus in the corner OF what seemed /.
more like a dark closet than a room, I
when | fell.
remember nothing OF what happen f.
ed then The first sign OF returning
sense was the perception of Il pungent /.
odor. Then | felt something run over
my head Then I tried to move. | was
covered with straw ] was in the she'd Z
Of the stables evidently, and the smell !
Of the manure acted beneficially in .
rousing my brain I was very weak
from loss Of blood, but Iknew that if .
| didn't c1ert myself az once ! had lit
tie chance of escape, | crawlod to the .
door Of the shed it was locked. II it
had been open ] did not know how
colld have escaped across the yard +.
without being seen. | examined the
outside wall OF the shed. l found
place where tho boards had been mend /
ed, about three ieet from The ground.
Fortunately, I had with me a large
pocket knife, containing, among other
things, a saw and a screw-drlver |
worked away ut the boards as quietly
as / could it was very hard work. NV
head was very bad all the time, but my
arms were not hurt. | started at every
noise sometimes it was rat running
across; sometimes the horse in the
stall: but no one came to the door. In
about half an hour, rs near as ] could
reckon, 1 had sawed through three
planEs, and loos ned them sufficiently
to make an opening big enough to
crawl out. put the knife in my mouth
and slowly crept into the open air.
1T was raining, aud the rain re-
freshed me very much, ! could not
walk upright very we'll SO | crawled on
till got TO the wall, which was, luck
lily, very low. managed to pull my
self to the top, aud then reeled and
dropped in heap on the other side /
There was q gutter in the lane, and it
was full, for it had been raining very
hard / washed my mouth ont with
the water which, dirty as it was, was
grateful to my parched throat Keep
ing by the wall, | staggered along till |
came to 4 lighted street. Here | got
help; the police Office was close by. [
got couple Of policemen; then we
got into . cab. They made me stop to
have my head dressed; but could not
rest, though the surgeon insisted on my
doing SO, till found what had become
of James Bayle.
We got to the house. The police got
over the wall and lifted me over. We
found the man and woman sitting in
the kitchen. When they saw me, all
pale and bandared, she tainted away
and he was paralyzed with terror He
made no resistance. We went up
stairs, and | showed them the place
where was struck.
The little room, or closet, at the
door of which fell, had been fitted /
up, as a laboratory. An old retort, on
a spirit lamp stood in the corner.
The window was blocked up; there
was no chimney The strange smell /
was still very strong, and the poison. /
Gus yapor had not all yet dispersed. F..
We searched the rooms, and found
some clothes and other articles which /.
| identified as belonging to james Bay
lie, and which he had on or about him
when he left my house. The man
denied al knowledge OF Bayle, and F.
swore the things had been given him. /.
But We had no doubt as to his fate.
Both the man and woman Was taken
to the police station at once, / had
tainted, and they took me home. \
policeman was lett i'm charge OF the
place. The next day, on examining
the garden, his a.tgason was directed
to the spot where I bad not'ead how