Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-17

way, which, gateway and all, presented
it's exterior exactly as Gr@tz had seen
it in his dream. The landlord readily
gives all the information he can. ssThe
present occupant" he says land here
let him sum up his answers to the
whole catechism to which. he was sub
jected-''t the present occupant is aman Of
such unsocial habits, and of so forbid
ding mien, that no one in our neigh
borhood knows, or wishes to know, any
thing Of him. He came to live there
nearly a year ago, having bought out,
of course, the good old couple who
owned and occupied the house for many
years, and who went away without tax
ing leave of any of their old friends, at
which the latter felt much hurt-for
Hans Schwartz and his wife were very
generally esteemed; and this is all ]
know about it.
After genial leave-taking with the
host, and short conference with each
other on the street, Graetz and his com
panion betake themselves to the depart.
ment of the police, and the former at
once begins the details Of his story, in
the presence of few subordinates.
whom they find in the outer apartment.
But, Notwithstanding the enthusiasm
into which the partial confirmation OF
his vision had wrought him, Kaspar's
tale was received with little less than
jibes and jeers, and laughter unre-
strained. A superior officer, however,
who happened to be in an adjoining
apartment, the door of which was ajar,
heard enough of the interest to excite
his interest To him the friends we're
at once called in, and Kaspar's story
was told in full.
To the very moment that he babe him tell it.
A strong party was at once placed un-
der Graetz's direction, and ordered to
repair with him to the house in question.
Arrived there, the front door was at
once applied to, but no answer returned
to their summons. A guard was then
detailed for the front, while the remain
der of the party, led by Graetz, en-
tered the gateway and proceeded to
the rear. The little garden, with it's
mound of shrubs and flowers, was there,
exactly as it had been pictured in the
vision of the dreamer. A summons at
the rear door was yet unanswered, when
Graetz, now excited beyond control,
thrust his staff through the near
est window, and cried: s'Come
forth, come forth the house is sur
rounded by Gordon of armed men, and
escapeis impossible. Then the door was
seen to open slowly, and voice from
within was heard, asserting innocence
and defying the law. Kaspar sprang to
the door with the agility Of boy, and
at the first glance at the face of the
occupant, cried, "Seize the murderer
for it is he indeed !" The manacled
wretch was then brought to the garden,
where under the direction of Graetz,
the mound was displaced, and and the
stones discovered with which the we'll
had been filed; and not until t., '~odies
themselves were exposed to view did
the prisoner abate his protestations
against the wrong the minions of the
law had done him, and his threat of
vengeance therefor. The sight of his
victims at once unnerved him, end
he yielded himself, in AFFECT confession,
to his captors.
How Tank was tried, convicted, and
suffered the dread penalty of his horri-
BILE ofense, let the records of the Crimi-
nal Court of Vienna suffice to tell; and,
though we shudder at such an exhibition
of human atrocity, let us reflect in won
der and awe upon themysterious agency
by which it was brought to retribusive
justice.