The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-03
A HORRIBLE STORY,
Terrible Changes Against Laura Il
FAIR

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story restaurant employe named w.
j. Bird for two month or more waited
upon her, carrying her the choicest
viauds; but at last there was sudden
aud violent termination of the pleasant
relations between the high strung prs
oner and her attendant. Whispers there
are, that when the young man was
leaving her cell for the last time, there
were load and angry words-that he
scornfully threw three golden double
eagles at her ieet-and that a rather
threatening demonstration was made
by him. At all events, he never went
to the jail again.
A TERRIBLE DISCLOSURES.
Not long after this, we'll known and
highly respectable physician. whose
Office is on Kesrney street, near Suffer,
was greatly shocked by terrible dis
closure made to him by a patient, who
was none other than w. j. Bird, or
Frank" the waiter above referred to
The physicians name we omit, at his
particular request. Frank had been
under his treatment several weeks
having become debllitated by an attack
of fever. One day, in the doctors office
he grew confidential, and sal there vas
something on his mind which WAS
troubling him very much, aud he pro-
posed to make clean breast OF the
whole matter.
THE sERPENrs wILEs.
He briefly told the Doctor Of his &C.
ouaintance with the notorious woman,
who was still in jail awaiting her second
trial aud said that from the moment he
first went to wait upon her she had not
only expressed great satisfaction with
his services, but evidently did all che
could to make deep impression upon
him. She began by little subtle fat
terry, occasionally remarking that man
Of his personal grace and intellectual
gifts should never nave been placed in
such mental station. He did not deny
that the flattery had it's intended effect,
and admitted that he soon began TO feel
deep interest in the woman who, at
such q critical moment in her career,
could manifest such kindly feeling
Tor him. BY degrees her interest seemed
to ripen into a warmer feeling, and she
spoke of the possibilities Of the future,
IN case she should obtain her freedom.
She told him that all be needed WAS
education; that she had money enough
for both, and that it she could only
escape the clutches Of the law they
could pair off together to some far dis
tant land, get married and live happily
together. The ender-hearted Dane
admitted that he was charmed with the
alluring prospect thus held out. But
the dark shadow of the gallows always
interviewed and dispelled the pleasant
dream. If he did not refer to it she
was sure to do 80.
UNFOLDING THE DEADLY DESIGN.
She often remarked to him that with
Judge Dwinelle on the bench she had
little hope OF an acquitta|, and finally
asked il he would do dangerous deed
in her behalf. He said he would do
whatever she asked that lay in his
mower. Then she told him that Judgs
Dwinelle must he got out of the way
that he must be killed. She told him,
with singular precision, what Judgr
DxinelIes habits were; where he lived;
how late he remained down town at
night, and the route he took in going
nome. She asked him il he had courage
and devotion enough to waylay and
pIunpe a knife into the heart Of this
man who stood between them and
barpiness. Frank pondered this propo
sition carefully and concluded that it
was too hazardous.
THE TACTICS OF LUCRETIA BoRGIA.
She then suggested another plan
that poison should be employed to &C
complish the terrible deed. Frank
said he was surprised at the complete
ness OF her knowledge of the intended
v;c,im's habits She named certain
saloon which the judge was in the habit
Of visiting at q certain hour every day,
and proposed that Frank should en-
5esyor to obtain a situation there az
barkeeper. In case he succeeded In get
tino the place, the execution OF the
5eadly plot would he comparatively
easv. and there would be no danger e
detection. He would be furnished
with subtle and certain poison which
he might easily administer. According
70 the mans story he agreed TO this
nronosirion, and she gave him 500, tell
inc him to use it in any way likely to
aid him in getting the situation. He
saws he tried to get the place but tailed
and reported his unsuccessful efforts
WHOLESALE POISONING sCHEME
She found no fault with him, but
merely remarked that perhaps it was
inst "a we'll, since another idea had oc'
cured to her, namely: that Frank
sbould call at the residence Of Judge
Dw;nelle The door bell would be
an.vered by servant and the caller
wonld be shown into sitting room
wbere there was q sideboard. While
tho servant was gone to announce he
visit he would have ample time to drop
the poison into the decauters. Or ne
MIGHT 90 to the house early in the
morning and put poison in the milk
can at the door.
THE SPELL BEGINS TO DISSOLVE.
The man said that this revolving pro
nos;t;on was too much for him, and he
bepan to see the lurking devil in the
steel-blue eye Of the temptress dc
said that, in fact, be never intended :, &c
carry out the murderous design at al
hu, his strange infatuation with the
woman prevented him telling her 90
But he would not even pretend to &C.