Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-10
and his blood-shot eyes looking like the

allu hio O1OOu-o1IOb eyes lOOhluS like Gn0
eyes of a wolf.
I gave loud yell, and jumped to the
back side of the bed. As put my hand
on the wall it encountered heavy bed
wrench hanging on a hook, and 1
clutched it as hard pressed hunter
might pick up stick to defend himself
against panther.
He crept slowly up, his hands out
stretched, and, as hereached the bed. he
made grab for me. In my fright [
leaped right at him, screaming loudly,
and struck him heavy blow on the tenn
pie with the wrench. He staggered.
clutched at my legs, swayed this way
and that, and finally fell to the floor.
In an instant was off the bed and
running down stairs. Without halt /
passed through to the street door, I'M
locked it, and gained the street Just as a
policeman was passing.
Here What does this mean," he
exclaimed, seizing my arm. What
have you been doing ~"
l was SO excited that I could not
speak coherently. The ordeal through
which 1 had passed had frightened me
almost out of my wits, and now was in
phisticated, andi in strange city where
nobody knew me. Everything was new
and strange, and calculated to work upon
my boyish fears. Suppose the bartend-
er was dead? should then be charged
with killing him. If he was alive he
would be witness in clearing up the
matter and my experience in that den
had shown me that he was capable OF
committing any crime. If he would
commit murder, he would not stop at
committing perjury, and 1 should be
held for trial, and perhaps put in State
prison. My fears led me to place the
worst phase upon the matter, and it was
some time before / could sufficiently
collect my thoughts and control myself
to make any intelligent statement OF the
occurrence. The policeman held me
firmly while [ stammered out a few
broken sentences. He saw that l was
terribly frightened, and discovered also
from my manner, that was stranger,
and evidently unused to the ways of s
large city. He told me that [ should
not be harmed, and asked me to tell 6
straight story of the affair
A crowd gathered, and I finally man
aged to state my case. A dozen mel
rushed up the stairs, and the proofs
were there. The bartender, uncon
scious, lay on the floor, and in his peck
ct was my wallet, every bill of which
could identify. The rooms were in con
fusion. The bed under which they hat
planned to smother me was on the floor
with the balance of my clothing, and Sc
they had to believe me.
An officer went to the depot and found
Fred, who had searched all night TO.
me, and then we went to to the Office o
the chief of police and made our state
ments. We were to be held as witness
es, he said, but an hour afterward al
event happened which allowed us to re
sumo our journey. The bartende
breathed his last, and was beyond pun
ishment in this world A coroner's iur,
was summoned and verdict given il
accordance with the facts given in m,
testimony. The bad character of tn
deceased was SO well known that no cor
roboration of my testimony was re
quired. It was clear ease of justifa
BILE homicide on my part, and [ was a
liberty to depart when and where
chose. would have been held that
might testify against Jimmy, only th
police had a charge of burglary agains
him which would certainly send him t.
prison, and so Fred and l went on on
way.