The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-26

was startled by single shrill shrek in the
apartment above Kim, followed by the
sound of heavy fall. Without hesitation
Sylvan traversed the stairs and burst into
the room.
He witnessed a scene never 20 be for
gotten. The gas-lights were flaming high,
the air was filled with an oppressive oGor,
and on the floor, in her night-dress, with
face calm and sweet as an infants asleep
lay the Countess, full length, with the
Count on his knees beside her, his lips
glued to her neck As Sylvan burst in the
door he looked up, glaring at the intruder
with maniacal fire in his eyes blood
flecks ali over his white face, and his mouth
and chin fairly dripping with fresh goie.
Sylvain, old agent and cool officer as he
was, was just paralyzed by the sight.
The monster, or whatever he was, even as
Sylvan looked, dropped his head az ain,
seized the wounded throat in his teeth,
and snarled like tigerthrottling his victim.
Sylvan drew a pistol aud advanced to
seize him, but the Count, with wild cry
and frantic agility, bounded to meet him,
pressed him out of the way with two
powerful hands against his shoulders, and
darted from the room, Sylvan firing at him
in vain.
The alarm was given, a surgeon was
called, but the unfortunate woman never
recovered consciousness. Her throat and
neck were frightfplly torn and she died
during the night.
Count JotiutZo was never arrested. His
dead body was found five days later in the
woods of NincenneS, and a post na0rtena ex
animation revealed that his death was
caused by arsehical poisoning. His wife's
blood had killed him, but the precautions
she had taken TO preserve her own life
were insufficient.
Examination of the rvom showed that
the Count had produced insensibilty i'll
his patients by using an ethereal prepara-
ton, the smell of which was disguised by
heavy perfumes, such as jlsmin, etc. This
preparation was diffused by means of tie
piano keys. Doubtless, when the pupil
was once overcome he repeated the doses
as long as the effect was needed. An APP
paratus of caoutchouc was found which
might well serve for sucking vein in the
neck without injurin2 the integuments,
and these things, with an ointment possess
ing great styptical virtue, and box of
carefully prepared leaf fat skin, showed
that this monster was delibe, ately fixed up
for the qualification of his terrible appetite
so as not II be detected.
Patient inquiry in Hungary elected the
further facts that Count JotiutzO's vam-
prism was known to the members OF his
family. He had unquestionably destroyed
the lives of his two previous wives by in
dulging his maniacal thirst for blood, and
his family compelled him to marry this
Syrian arsenic eater thinking she would
be safe. She was a woman of low origin,
and knew whom she was marrying; indeed,
had compromised with him and his family,
agreeing to take care of him and keep him
from doing murder. but at the same time
let him have a moderate indulgence of his
internal appetite whenever he could con-
trive 1t safely, on the express condition,
however, that she was to approve the pa
tient, be present at every operation, and
regulate the quantity of blood taken. In
der such circumstances she was not enti-
tied to much pity, in spite of the terrible
death that had come upon he:.