The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-13

( principally Geruu,e lie vas of the same r.
/ lglous faith the people of his adopted
! c"1ntry-ln other words, a Catholic. Fo
! many year~ he occupied 4 small DIV ling nea
the base If VI 3unt ST. Michael so renowne,
| tor It's caves and crvsaliz.tions. He carried
on a successful ;rti.i all rlcles of British
manufacture introduced into Spain, acquiring
indeed y v-ry cnn1d rtble fortune in thi
way. All the country knew that he had {
large o'tnf of treasure lying by him. nor tt
speak Of the capital belongin. to him. which
was embarked in commerce. lis name wa
one Of credit III al the principal houses of e3
change IN Europe.
Besides his we,. tn. he I'D an only da ghtel
OF IN trlah. ioveine~S. The peculiar cnrm,
= En- siSh AMI Spanish beauty We're combined
"a her = "a ulu~lu ,ityr-,.. and he had bee
t,r Ter ! years Al obie + Of devoted admir-,
Il "A % I'll Tie ,outLs 81 Gibraltar At churct
they d-yv red her With their ewes, and many
anon hit that happy above all m-n woul! h,
b.. who ,eu'i win the smiles OF ElezG. BiX-
VII Bur Etezja bestowed her sm es on nc
one Sac seemed TO carry m ideniv mo1rstN
:" the -Xiaut - .,a"z n: cnldneSs. and 1T mass
hsreyes -. nel.t Oh her book. regardless. O!
all the .la.lct- st "a ntr.
Love. .."e,er, cln find 4 road to e':er the
cold (: breast. and tie icy maiden at length
s.v one vlr reused il her some OF the .mo-
ton s.. III caused IN others TIN, ;.
voaug t.. eii~hm.n nun /! William katt. .
h a"i! 4. stig q. ii5n>eli o. t,l,: affection. of the
l'ugnte: ..,pt I'd Il, : sutor before the
itthtr
Il Tn IKE ,.,c. If. IN "a ii u n,n." sid
H. 10 tn merchant. ~ an Of respectable.
tta.J.y an; IL .tct.r. ynnn. AMI well,hy.
,..r- ~. =, rrr'."s hts: -. love '';le another
II is :llI.osst... ,eplied J IN :. b Aweli
lyon bel "a t. tbe innjn III. rHtis;on o. Eng
u, !. iv WAic, ms tl.h.r, ;, Il rAd mac
..,i Rs. i.nr,. ! I'll are II pjnte ,tant. and my
t't, 5htey J, 4 Catholic Surh union could
~ o. happy. no. sill ever give my consent
il. E.cli. can uese. H. years =
-. laughter. Informed IT ms declaration.
threw herself n, the feet OF her hath =. and
.rtietvoie, to move linn from his purpose
Her lover did til sane. But 3 ,XWeu re-
manned obstinate. ani vi.'lent scene took
place. Il ezl, del red that she ". uld marry
the object tt ter choice De pite all oppostlon;
her father decl tred that he would sooner XII!
Ter witn his own hand than see hr cary such
Il resolution Into effect. As to W,lli.u Kat.
who stood Ivy. he kept silence. What thousht,
wer. revolving in his mind 1t would be dill
cult to si.".
Tw. j ,y. afterwards M al ,rmins noise was
heslr,, to issue from cave immediately adjoin-
tor some domestic purposes. The noise con-
siSte Of loud cries. which gradually became
f;einter. and 1T lcnsth altogether died away.
The auditor, looked ut each other with amaze.
ID 1t. and many We're the conjeetnreS Ms to
the cause Of thc sounds. i solution of the
mystery not long III suggesting Itself.
Etezia had disappeared she was no longer t"
be seen about her fathers house. After many
low tnurmurs had circulated the father was
respecting his daughter. He re.
pied tina. she was missing. certainly: but
whithe. she had gone he knew at. He had
not him. whatever TO do. he sud. with hex dis.
appearance.
Tnis explanation was not atisfactorv. The
viii Sper vent abort that James BsAwell
had ..s-,.ssinated MS daughter, to prevent her
with William Katt. Finally. this
conjecture WAS so forciblv pressed on the at
tentiou of tie public authorities that they
were cotupcllcd to arrest baXwell, and inqrlr.
into III. matter. The dwelling of the nlcr-
/. liant va. examined. but nothing suspicious
WA. fonni. 1.-The eve: the cave is the
placc"' cried some of the crowd Tue mag
tra'ea then descended luto the cave, and there.
Oh itt.u. some loose stones, they found Il
,nrticu IF Elezia's dress sprinklel all over
with blood. aud sinai! quantity Of her hair.
.!attcd ritlI gore.
Btywel! protested his innocence, bnt the
pro b. seemed strong against him. and he was
brou.h. to trial. The result was his convic.
ION Tor til murder o. iii. daughter. and his
con iemn.'.on 20 death.
On r.c..In. this awful sent nee. the un.
hapr: merchant seemed .vprpowered by the
Ire ldp' nature OF his stu ation. He coutin-
I'd ia 1. state 81 almost totI insensibiiity
during lie intcrv Il between his tn Il u d the
DIV of execution. Oh. the morning of the
latter t3.sy. In laileI CAME 70 announce to him
tha. tho moment wa> ut baud At this he
WAS seized with fearful trembling, and cried
~ lin what he had reiterated to all who saw
lnm during his confinement - Before my
Maker. s.ea. that an aultles OF my child
death.
The, ia him gu. to the scaffold. There he
found. among others. William katt who, 1T
should have been said. was the important wit.
ness acao4: him at his trial having repeated
% the court the threat of death which BaX.
Vol, in his presence. had uttered to Elezia.
No sooner did the doomed merchan, behold
Kat than he paused at the foot Of the scat
old and ,olemnly said, MY friend, in one
nin~to | shall bein eternity. wish to die in
)eace With all men. Give me your hand-I
pardon You freely the injury yot. evidence
las done me" Baxwell spoke with 'nposure,
tut the effect of his words upon Katt WAS very
striking. He became pale as death. and
'ould not conceal his agitation.
Baxwell slowly mounted the steps of the
allows, and gave b mself up to undergo
lie tn by the rope. According to the ancient
ustom Of Gibraltar, the executioner com
nenced lis duties by crying, in a loud voice,
Justice is dong justice is done He then |
placed the black bonnet on the head of the
condemned, and pulle it down in front so as
0 cover the eyes. He had Just done this
When lie vas stoppe III his proceedings by ,
5ud cry from the side Of the scaffold
.H is aghc M g,slty ajoos' :"
The cry came fir IN William Katt The
n lgi trate IN attendance in. family called him
prward and demanded an explanation. The
ouny man avowed that he mad carried off
Iiezii. With her consent, to be his wife. and /
hat she WAS now residing not far off III con.
ealment. But to her he did not commune
ate the me .sure he had taken to revenge
imself on her father. He had cut off por-
ION of her har while she slept, and clothed
with the blood of lamb also sprinkling
Il the same way part of her dress which he
ad purloined. These articles he had placed
u a cave, and there emitted personally those
ries which had borne 5, heavily against the
merchant. The generous pardon vnich Btx