Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-05

CuTICy, Ills tuIOdt Literally CUT from cd1
to ear, presenting a most CHASTITY sight,
while the bed itself was pool of gore.
The murderer never quailed, but re-
garded US with a smile. A cry of horror
burst from every lip, and several ladies
sWOOned.
The men drew back in alright. do
not pretend to more courage than the
generality Of persons, but [ saw that
some prompt action must be made to Sc
cure Rasconi or he might escape. Fix
ing my eyes sternly upon him advanced
and laying my hand his shoulder, said:
Il arrest you for murder-give me
that razor"
Without hesitation he handed it to me
remarking:
There need be no longer any cause
for alarm here, my work is done, please
send as soon as possible for a magis-
trate"
Sam was placed on horse and dis
patched to Squire Hutchinson, while [
at RascOni's request, retired with him
to his room to await the arrival of the
officers of the law.
''What tempted you to commit such
Il dreadful crime, Mr.. Rasconi?" said l,
"Would you really like to know" he
replied
Yes, should, for you seem to be
person Of such quiet habits that | am
shocked beyond expression at what you
have done
\ siclzly, CHASTITY smile overspread his
face.
4 am thinking of the past" he said.
Men Of my habits and temperament
generally act as | have done under SINH
lar prOvocatiOn. A ruffian would never
have resented it. 1t takes q man of SEN
sibility, in other words, a gentleman, to
appreciate a wrong, particularly when
he has borne with it a quarter of a cen
tury."
''Don't say that, Mr. Rasconi, you
cannot mean that you have nursed this
bloody deed all these years ?"
1T is true" he replied. Il will tell
you the story while we are awaiting the
ofliCer-it will at least serve to bcguile
the time"
',Photius Curlcy and myself married
sisters. He was always a wealthy man
I have means also. For long time |
was in the habit Of visiting Europe ev-
cry second year. This was necessary to
my business. took my wife a couple
of trips. but she suffered so much from
sea-sicknesS that she would never be
persuaded to cross the ocean any more.
''PhOtiUs Curley was married several
years previous to myself, and had three
lovely children. We lived in the same
city, and, as you may suppose, we We're
intimate.
''Thc last time Invent to Europe, Mrs.
Curley was i'll, but her symptoms not
being dangerous, ! supposed she would
soon recover. The first letter, however,
that reached me after my arrival in Lon
don. announced her death, and my wife
said that with my appreciation. she
would 90 to her br0thcr-in-law's house
and take charge Of his motherless chill
dren until my return. I Immediately
wrote her to so. and sent a sympathizing
letter to Curlcy I then went to Paris.
l wish had stayed away. This was in
1880 | was there when the revolution
broke 0ut One had to be very circUm-
spcct in his speech at that time
thought I WAS. but others thought differ
entity, for 7 was arrested and sent to
prison with many others, native aud
foreign.
Il was released however. in the
J"G' ~ .! ll'Ii'' o't' NY "J'ei!'i0i i'll Ja''
.5"y 80 u9''' lSIl7etl NY business "IlliIS
able to sail for home again.
we arrived III "'I.'I' may ny hl'' d
mysterious passage: lihiaeala'e'E stuart
ca i"' nome having no ',l,l' 10 app'ls[5
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t'I'l w. :ro - i.'e iI5'IlS 'i', ina
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marks or they were too yasua in thrir
speech.
"A counlc Of days 1atc, ard started
IN brine my wifi. home faup1 her
staying at r hotel with Curlev. who rem
resented her as his wife. NV first i'm
pulse was to slay them both. | could
have done so very easily. I1+ 7 wanted
a fuU Dcrfacf ave n bite. rovaura 81 I
/ delibcrated and STAYED nv hand.
NV wife positively refused 70 return
/ and live with me. irforminu me with
mroat condor thaf She nrpfarrrd Pbo,ins
! C,nrlnv fn n,vsnlf
t AZ for C,~rIrv himself h. .hrnrrnd
/ his shoulders and assumed to treat the
matter very lightly. adyisinr me to rive
my wife her own way and find another
woman who would suit ms better. The
cool cffrontery Of the villain almost
/ drove me mad, but desired to wrca!l a
terrible vengeance on him. and knew
that he could not marry her, as would
not app!y fora divorce. and that after a
! while he would become tired of her. and
either wholly cast her off or pension
her then probably would marry again.
and NV time for action would have ar
rived.
..yvcu # bannonad &c e,,nnosad Il
would. only he lived with nv wife
twelve wears. longer than I thought he
would have done. Then he sent her
away. 7 never knew what became of
her The next thing 7 heard was that
he had become ycry religions. I hone
his Dfetv was genuine. for hell need it
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