New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-02

ed to do anything else than to kill the girl,
ami had told the story of taking her TO the
! cabin, because they foun,p @as too sott to
| give EN- a helping hand.
| .'She's gone now, anyhow, ea!d SariSw,
.'without nv help, and I'm darned glad II
! turned out to be Grimes work.
| At this moment Grimes came up 20 whore
we stood He was very much excited and
| wished TO hurry of up the river. Z moved
| ahouo silently, with my heart full of "
| morse, ideas of revenge, and thoughts OF
| giving the other two up to justice with my
| self, but after we had pulled a mile mp
| stream: the chilly horror began 10 fade; |
| cheated nv conscience by saving had not
| done the deed. snd at last forBed plans OF
| what would clio WITT III: share Us 'he
money.
We reached ST. Louis before GrHaI day
light. but after landing at the l.vce the
first sight OF the warehouse az the corner
| was 3 shock 60 nv conscience, ~ IL an
officer had pus his hand on my shoulder
and whispered: Il arrest you for murder
For twenty yeare ! have avoided passing
the place. especially after dark, hut coulf
not keep away fOEg, and since Grimes and
Barlow hav" gone t" their account. II seems
as if the weight had az been placed Oh my
shoulders 60 make il square.
when slii ssrimps and BasiSw NIc:"
asked
About SIx yGaJs ago. air. snd Il ever
men were paid for murder in this Iiir, they
had their accounts settled. Ds you recol-
lcct boat that Was blown ny az the lower
levee about that aiMct Grimes and Barlow
were roustabOuts on board. She bust her
boiler half an hour before the Sime OF lcav-
ing, and several deck hands were sralds9.
7 saw both OF them after they were brought
ashore. BarloW was dead in halt an hour,
but Grimes lived all night, aud dis face was
parboiled SIC that no couldn't speak, but
with one eye he could see. and when ! stood
by the cot where hc lay, he tried 20 cay
something, but the words failed, and a nor
rible grila ana grOan came in ehrir place.
| wouldn't see his face again fog Suy t!liHg
less than my owA salvation.
"Do you know 9hs Game ss 'he Gi,IE,!eipd
girl!"
never heard sip, Cor eouldn's sea6 and
was feared 10 inquire and ! never goc but
$50 for my share IL doing the bloody Job.
and that went i'll couple of weeks in
gambling. Now uothing buS whisky .oes
ME any good. ! raD'5 wakfo @an's 66ye
without it.
There! sio you see Grimes sead sst Che
foot of the bed making faces ut msl Hit
him with your stick, sir! He's crawling ZIP
to gable in my ear, but i don't wish to
have him neaIi Let the devil take HIM of
take him oft, take him Off
Curlcd up in the bed clothes, his features
entirely hid, once more the madness had
come over him, and there was no resource
but patience and pity.
The writer never saw him bur once again
The next day he had dressed hiInselS in
his rags and left the place, and il was tive
weeks afterwards that, happening I" hear
of a drowned body waiting recognition. he
saw the water bleached face of one who
had lived wasted. miserable life, and az
last had courage to cast himself into the
same flood from whence he had not daring
enough TO rescue the innocent and BETRAYED
of long gone years
The body was not called for Gt % 90 %
fJater, and this was his sturg.