Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-01-20
q Great heavens what a monster ?

above our breath, and now the con-
ductor rose and left me to study the
faces of my fellow wpassengers, with
curious dread and horror. l,i g,tiil
Somehow, as often as / revolyed
the matter in my mind, my fancy
would settle on a coarse, gross-looK1
ing man opposite, with bushy beard
and shaggy coat, with the collar turn
ed up around his ears. l felt that
this man, with the heavy hanging Jaw,
was Cain. And as looked flrtively
across, caught the wide open blue
orbs of the fair little girl .ala
Obeying the instantaneous impulse
of my heart, arose and went over to
her. as.a -is.f
"You have heard what we we're say
ing, my childr
"Yes-a murder. Oh, how hor-
riblew E as0u ad 1a
"Do net be frightened; no one
| shall nurJ you. .u "r-ltif tstt
She smiled up in my face with a
sweet confiding innocence. e,f'
Our stay at Exmouth was but brief;
but during the delay, could see that
the ever watchful detective had chang
ed his seat for one nearer the british
man with the shaggy coat. m
.See,r faltered the young girl.
they locked the car doors at Ex-
mouth they are unlocking them now.17.
She was right. .as =. ai..si.s
Probably they were fearful that
4 the criminal would escape,7l remark
4 ed in an undertOne. W se.'
/ "Will you-may trouble you to
bring me a glass of water r. , ~
i / rose and made my way toward the
ice cooler with difficulty, for the train
was again under rapid motion. To my
vexation. the goblet was chained to
the shelf. = sssu IS lfea,iia iao9sr.eii
"No natter said she, with a win
aiming smile. 8. / will come myself
I.drew the water and held up the
cup; but instead of taking 1T as she
approached, she brushed suddenly
past me, opened the door, and rushed
out upon the platform. aa bB
Stop her Stop herw shouted thu
detective, suddenly springing to hi'
J feet. !" She will be killed ! Conduc
tor hold up!9 vi dyIta 81 Elit'u'e ea
There was a rush, a tumult, a hustle
l was first upon the platform; but !
!. was empty and deserted, save by {;
8 half.frozen brakeman, whe scenes
J horror stricken. 81 lrpi o4a sut
= I" She went past me like a shadow
$ and jumped off as We crossed Carr
turnpike road,7 he stammered. lsliigl
D. "Jumped. off the express tram
le said the conductor, g Well he adde's
d Struggling his shoulders, 8 she mus
Dr. have been killed instantly. Wha
N mad follyw 4 80 -
IN It's 6vehundred dollars out of m
le pocket said the detective, ruefoll.
az didn't want row before we got
e. Bayswater, but I was a confounde
m fool. A woman cornered will do an,
thing, Believe ''.'''s ''.@
HI e What y, I calculated, surely Z
not mean that child-""''4 81 (" -
I'd mean,r said the detective, cali
he IL 8. that child, as yon call her, =
Atilla Burton, married woma
ed twenty-six years of age, who, la
night. murdered four persons in GO
= blood, and was trying to escape
to Canada. That's what l mean" -
le- The train was stopped, and a par
he Of us headed by the conductor al
Ell detective, went back to searclffor al
trace Of the beautiful young creatul
Of whose loveIiness and apparent
MT nocence had appealed to my SYM
le- thies. Nor was it long before
found her lying quite dead beside 7
in track frightfully mangled BY the fo1
me Of the heavy fall, and mutilated
most beyond recognition isas
;, rs Well, she's escaped justicei insdi
the world, if not in the snext,n said 4
,apf detective, gaoomily, as he stood .lot
yer ing down upon her remainseaa e =
the 1aDe you suppose she expected
o. be able to spring off the moving tn
, without injurys' asked. '7 =
Sl "Without much injury; most won
md are unreasoning creatures, But me-
cut dreamed of such insane folly, or,
I. ,- cbnuf1 have toL