The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-08

had yet formed deliberate intention TO
shoot him, l have not heen able tosde-
termine In my own mimi to this day;
ment did vengeiul hate dominates my
breast SO oompleteiy; but am glad to
say that 1t was only fqr moment; other
thoughts succeeded with wild rapidity
and crushing effect.
| l was almost crazed when I thought
of my poor wife and child. L asked one
Of the policemen tt send word to my
home sthat was uravOidably detained.
and also to notify our doctor to 70 there,
but they al laughed derisively at my re-
quest, and he whom addressed replied
to my entreaties with curse, and
added, 'snever mind about that now, you
blood-thirsty villianl our first duty Is to
get you and your pal under lock and
key; then In the morning 1t will be time
enough to disturb the rest Of your old
woman. l daresay she wont be SO very
much surprised; guess this isn't the
hrst little trouble you've been 1nl Oh,
no, you've q pretty good hand at the
business! Why you would have killed
this gentleman here, II mad not thrown
up your arm. That ~ 70 pretty hard
aEin you on your trial. -
MY hated foe and cunning accuser.
bent his dark eyes upon me, and by the
dim gas light perceived that they gilt
tered like those OF q serpent, while his
lips could scarcely suppress a smile Of
demOniac delight; he came nearer to me,
anu putting bis mouth to my ear, he
hlssed between his clinched teeth, II
Will neither sleep nor rest until / see
you On the scatfold suffering an ignomin.
i0us death, in place Of this murderer.
Your tortures VIII be the sweet6st Of
morsels to me. This Is what you will
| get because you thwafted me In my pur-,
pose. Ali II was . LUCKY chance that
| brought me into this part OF the city.0
My heart indeed sank within me when I
heard these horrible words, unfolding to
me his satanic purpose. We'll did IL
know that this merclless man meant all
and more than be said; desolation of
soul and distraction OF mind possssssdd
me, and already gave myself up for |
lost.
A horse from livery stable In the.
near BY, was made use OF, and the body
Of the dead woman beiHg placed thereon.
/ IL was thus taken to the nearest stattop.
house; whittier marched between two
brawny policemen followed BY the MUIR
deler similarly guarded; we were ao-,
companied by a hooting, motley assem-.
blage, and close beside me walked myI
pitiless enemy, whose dark face wore an
expression OF fiendish triumph. w
Thus we journeyed. the heavy tread Of
the fast increasing multitude raising
many echoes; and the biting wind and
intense cold chilling Us to the very bona.
Our way lay through Twenty second
street, and we actually passed the very
door OF my dwelling. / looked up aud
noticed the light In our sleeping-roOm,
and my heart was pierced to the core.
I tried to bear up against. the peril0us
and painful position in which / was
placed; but the picture ofmy wife, sick
and nervous, and anxiously awaiting
my return, presented itself to my mind,
and nearly broke down all my courage.
at length we reached the stations
house; Inc people swarmed in alter us,
and, as we ranged ourselves in front Of
the desk, the spokesman among the
looking man'behind 1t, and said, shere's
biz tor you. Cap, couple murderers.
taken in the act. Have got all the w.t.
nesses here"
After making the entries in his books
in due form, the man at the desk ordered
everybody In amy way connected with
the murder to be detained.
Explanations and expostulations wera
alike. IN vain; nothing would or could ba
heard. =.
AS saw that IL did not obey orders
willingly, force would be used, l made a
virtue 0f necessity and was led away by
a grim looking policeman-neyer shallI
forget the glance Of deadly hate that my
prosecutor then gave me-to the noisoma
cells below, in one Of which was locked
up.
AS the heavily studded door was shut
upon me with loud bang, and the bolt
shot into its socket with a rusty .growl,
utter despair took possession of my be.
ing. and | grew frantic with grief: the
horrible prospect before me filed my i'm.
agination with the most appalling ima-
ges-l saw myselfiwith the black cap on
my head, the rope around my neck, and
taking a last adleu oi my wife aud child.
my relations ana friends; my name
blasted forever. fr.Ilq ;
My reason most certainly must have
lost its sway, had not-4lke an inspira-
ton from above, like u ray OF sunlight
piercing tue profound darkness-the.
thought, "seek relief in prayer" flashed
across my beWilaered brain.
hailed the suggestion as heaven.de.
rived; Tell upon my knees. aug poured
out my oyer-Uufdened spirltin deep and
heartfelt prayer, that came hot and ear
nest from the very fountains of my soul,
Gfaduhlty became more TRANQUIL.
and was abie tolJok my situation calmly
in the face.
Notwithstanding that the outlook was
indeed bad, ana that the welI-chosen lie
OF my deyiiish enemy hung over me ike
u pail, still l had learnt q beautiful les.
son OF resignation and trust: gnat prayer
was all-pOwertul TO save IRON despair.
AS l was pursuing these reflections, +
felt some one gently push Inc; IN surprise
L looked around: u light suddenly broke
upon me; what can this meanf l looked
againt Ny beloved wife whispered IN
my ear. ''Time 70 get up, dear, break.
fast 10 nearly ready"
Indeed it was All frightful dreaml +
had eaten somewhat too heartily of Iob-
ster salad at our little supper the night
before. should not have done SO, for IL
always does give me the night mare
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