The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-30

80 thank Heaven, you have GOMEZ
she said; II know you can sayeme. Is il
not horribles How could I kill a MANI
Why should T. Why do people come to
my house to die?? To die horribly, With
black faces and startling eyes, as if some
one had choked them? Ugh! and he was
a pretty young man the night before. Oh,
good Heaven how horrible!'
I sat down beside her. | took her hand.
MADAME Matteau,' I said, be calm;
collect yourself. AS your lawyer | must
know all. Tell me, from first to last,
what happened was said ,what was
done. Ifyou-" r -gr -.o43 .r-f.a
l paused, her black eyes had flashed
upon me. could not ask her whether
see had any confession to make, I saw
that she had not. Unless she was the
best actress who ever lived, Madame
Matteau was innocent of any crime.
IF you have any suspicious" added,
"tell them TO me-" s gas4v
There is no one to suspect sobbed the
poor woman. ms4 dta 1854
''In the house were Gabrielle, my
daughter, whomssyou have seen; old Han
nah, the cook; Mr.. and Mrs. Beauchamp;
friends of my poor, dear husband in his,
boyhood-the best, kindest people; Mr..
Gray, very old man, too feeble to leave
the house, poor deformed Miss Norman
and the librarian, Mr.. Bassford. None
of those would murder mouse. See hcw
kind they are, they remain in my house
they send me word that they have no
f doubt of me. Oh, how can anybody F
Sand this man who" began.hsna E
eyes" said Madame Matteau | will
, tell you; he was fair, young, handsomely
dressed; he asked Mr.. Bassford at the de-
, pot If he knew of any one vino could &C
commodBte him. Mr.. Bassford brought
him home. Ny own empty room was the
one in which those other two strangers
died. haRuld not bear to put him there
but Mr. assford laughed at me. We
had supper afterward. He talked long
while to Gabrielle. 1t was late when he
retired-late for quiet household. Han
bah had made his fire. She came and
told US she had done SO. lie said good
night. saa.a ta5
After be had gone We found that he
had left his watch on the table, He wore
it only with bunch of seals, and he had
been setting it by the clock and showing
it to US as something very handsome.
knocked at his door to restore it to him
He had not left US but fifteen minutes be-
fore; but the man must have been asleep
already, for he made no answer. So I
kept it for the night, and wore it down
to breakfast next morning. AS I came
down I met gentleman in the hall. He
inquired for Mr.. Glen. That was the new
comer's name. I sent Hannah to wake
him. She could not do SO, and grew
alarmed. She had key that would open
the door, and used it. The next thing [
knew we were all in the room and the
windows were wide open, and the doctor
had been sent for; and the young man
who had called was screaming that his
brother had been clicked to death; and
then there was the inquest, and they ar
rested me The trother said the first
thing he noticed was that wore Mr..
Glen's watch and seals. had forgotten
it in my terror. .
$50 Hannah hada key to .he room?'
said. aas.fr a.7E
eyes; at least it was key that would
open it. 1t WAS the key to Mr.: Brassford's
door. She knocked the other out with q
stick and put that in" saew a-e.a.
"The people who were there on that
night were your boarders when the other
men were found dead?" | asked. ig
ooh, yes?' .s@.n @ ~
"Aunt Hannah was there also. 8
Cali my married life Hannah has lired
with me-" o@ 1a@o
"Your daughter oversees your house
hold in your ahsence?" @ I" $685.
Eyes poor child with Hannah's help
!, thought little while.
"Madame,"I said, 'there is some strange
mystery in this affair. I do not despair
of proving to all the world your entire
innocence. Meanwhile. be as calm sc