New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-21

q. to mako in a matter of which ! felt myse
% ! in some way culpable. -.
# On seeing me her first inquiry was for Ii
lady who had introduced me.
- "She is now on shore. Come to the Ia
2 ther end of the steamer and you VIII sc
# her. The ship is Just commencing to move
b She appeared very pale and thoughtin
9 but accompanied me silently.
# AZ we reached the rear end OF the steame
b We came in sight again of the landing, an
q the strange lady, who had disc bar ked
o surrounded by the customhouse officers
Q who had just taken her keys. In momen
T more the trunk was opened, and the Sigh
> inside seemed to produce the most astonish
n ing effect upon the lady passenger who ap
l. | peared as its owner. The contents were ex
u aInined first with care, and then buried,
/ and heedIessly jerked aside, as it sOulethin:
I was lost or III :ssng. wild z lance OF despal
in the direction OF the recedIng ship showed
2 | that our departure was conieci cd in som,
/, | way with her despair and loss. Looking a
3 this scene. the thoughtful expression CT my
9 | companion gave way TO a quiet sad smile.
"The lady" ! said. who has just landed
! and who seems to have excited the atten
tion of tho revenue otiiceGf, was telling loe a
story of some diamonds that she had
by companion at first gave no answer
but S,nly look of polite inquiry. Ola.
, | monds / never heard before that she had
any or thought che had any. If she really
| believed she possessed any such property
she has probably discovered her mistake
now"
Your friend, miss" replied with some
! pique, observing that she WAS about moving
| OF. as if there WIS nothing more to be said,
! "yOur travelling companion .pentloned that
you might be in some need at disenbark-
ing"
Thank you, yes, at d:semb barking l shall
do myee elf the honor of asking you 70 assist
me, not now
She moved away, but the next moment
! returned to SAY: You have shown your
self very courteous and kind. If leave
| you it is because misfortune renders me
unable to give OF receive pleasure in COM
pany. l get off this evening at our next
| landing-that is at Apaiachicola."
/ detained her a moment more to
remind her Of the extraordinary alb
sence OF order Oh board, and to beg
| that l should be made tSetul, and CRATE
! full look was given me in reply; but the
| next moment she was gone, and scarcely
! saw her again until We arrived at the point
| at which see was to quit the steamship,
which was Oh the mouth of the Apalachl-
| cola.
L. was dark wheu we came in sight of the
dreary shore, and vessels were prevented
from approaching within several mile Of
this by the bar.
While the sailors were lowering the boats
which were now necessary, and getting up
her trunks she approached ME and thanked
me warmly for the interest had taken in
her welfare. and for my efforts to induce
othere passengers TO preserve ordinary de- |
coruln.
In reply regretted the loss she had sus-
tanned in her friend OF travelling companion. |
mo Enthusiastically an acquaintance"
che replied Gni .kly; "she had prom aed to |
assist me, bat instead left at Key West with |
the hope OF robbing mo of some diamonds
and u sum of money. which she had thought |
dep sited in the trunk she took with her.
l was fortunate enough to divine before
hand her wshes. and - er nj ght to hear her
speak of Key West and her intention to
land. The box when she did leave was
consequently missing''
But your boat, miss is ready-that is il
you still think OF landing at this point.
Permit me to remark that some OF the pas
htngers who seem too anxious about get
ting of, suspect you of having money; YOU
yet incur great risk of robbery before you
have reached the town, which by the way,
you Will lind some distance from Your
boats landing, with a lonely and uninhab-
tied road before You to travel"
Il shall not be robbed. she answered, de-
ciiedly land If ! WAS, SO far as nv hopes |
ara concerned. it would matter bat little.
You spoke 10 ui6 some days ago about ira
veilng unprotected upon this sbip; TO me |
who have seen all that interested me IL life |
disappear / have now no near relatives
living; at most possibly one friend, the man |
TO whom was engaged TO be married, bat |
whom do not hope to find alive. intruat |
into your hands package; you will find it |
with the clerk. Ltave 1t with any bank |
cashier Tor ~ nth ut your next landing |
L not called tor, then It may be because your
have come true
She held cut her hand and descended into
the pilot boat in waiting
My apprehension increased an Jaw the
suspicious lieutenant, who hal seen service .
IN Is SLAYER, and two other dark Rhlskered
passengers follow after her. Ii increased | :
IS remembered what the elderly lady had |
'ald about beng watched and followed. ! !
ana was very certain that his presence :
oreb"ded TO the young lady no good
"Some days after We made landing at n
PENSACOLA. Like host travelers DOR first ! +
ARE was to get to see the latest papers In u
over one OF these thu most promi-
'ent paragraph published was all account
u the horrible murder Of a young lady in
be town OF AYalachicola, of whose name e
md history no one knew anything. The p
'ilot thought it might be the young lady
Who cane on his boat, but as the night was t
lark and he had not seen her face, he could
lot say.
''Sngulariy enough, she had reached the Il
own aud made II number of inquiries, in all p
Il which she was disappointed, and the Ii
leath had occurred after she was lodge II
tho hotel. The body exhibited signs of
'olson. but not of violence. But what q
added the narrative) proved that her death b
lad been hy robbery was that her trunks b
ad been broken into and thoroughly ran u
arked in their contents. k
'The paragraph reminded ne of a pack Il
ge left with the clerk to my charge. | "
laced It in the bank "a directed and made "
be suitable inquiries that the situation de- b
banded Ivy telegraph and dispatches to the
"rt whence she sailed. But no further
ght was ever thrown upon her history h
but the tbonv bnx-whtt to do with thatl | v
bad drpo-ited it in bank with the owners II
q me- iDscr lbed thereon, aud with direcli ms
. be delivered written thereon in the man
or that haG been requested. Knowing
u" Certainty that the owner " as dad,
ttermined 10 consult with the cashier as
D what further was to be done. G,
Upon speaking to him about the rsatter | II
WAS aHtonished TO find that the casket had | %
cen called far and been delivered Il
The box bad not long been left here, be- b
're a very dark, swarthy- looking man with n,
lack beard aud eyes called for il and pre-. @,
'hfed any quantity OF papers going to Il
ioW that he had right to claim it, Was 10
Ill rig bit r. >;
on the contrary, it was all wrong. The | 10
~ner then WIS robbed by this man who Ian,
Adj followed aud murdered her" "
In occupying nv self with this matter. I r,
AS prevented from proceeding to New Orst a,
ANS by the same steamship, aud had sub. | il
qarntly no cau2e TO regret my detention. II
ne Ocean Bird WAS found week after 10 | 4
sinking condition not fifty miles from the a,
outh of the river abandoned by her pas r,
myers and crew =,
She had suruny a leuk fro,,, eo,r, ,,,... p"