Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-03-08

used Weapon unknown in his armory
and the effect WAS Like that OF thunder
bolt
He gave spasmodic leap into the air,
the cr0xbar fell from his hands and then
he fell prone. Then, with repetition of
his awful YELL accompanied by a perfect
hurricane o- oaGhs and inprecati0ls, he
staggered 10 his feet with the evident in
Eenslan OF finding his 9ssiailant
But IL WAS IN vain. The strong Lrrtsans
had dOGe It's work. and he coqld not open
his 5lIghted eyes tor second, He was
IIl3eed, blind; and after frantic rush
against The press, Ii which he cut his
toreaead severely, he left the door, and
Staggering our, fell hesdLOng DOWN stairs.
heard the crash, and then al WIS sCIh
simultaneously with his fall must have
tainted, and had Sr1rm hid any aeennl-
ptices must have fallen An easy victim t0
Them. Al Last reused myself, and SrIlI
hlariEg no sound, versured DOWNSTAIRS
the way through the front room being the
only means OF egress imagined my m
tagonfst had gone OUT, ba1, AZ any rate,
knew be must be blinded stIIIs but before
rot DOWNSTAIRS could see him lying
flat on his face, his head buried in his
arms. A BOTTLE was thrown down beside
him, and be was breathing stertar0usly
He mad evidently taken rsfIGge frnr- his
agony In the sEGpor Of drunkenness
WIS passing lightly out when it sJ1t-
denly strucA me that except when I saw
II IN the moonlight, had never obtained
good view OF my antagonists face He
had shaded it, as [ said coming init
was 1errlbly distorted when I saw
1t tor that single m0meut-lni |
could not be certain OF recognizing it,
while if WAS hidden on his arms now I
had blinded him, you will SAY, but
could noG Judge OF the effect OF the acid.
nor how long it wouLd Last At all events
determined to mark my friend, who VAS
quite insensibie, 80 that for ten days or so
[ should be able to identify aim. I took
nv little bottle Of strong solution Of nj
Era5e OF silver, and Just under ms handker
chief AZ the back OF his neck, / traced
with eauielrs hair pencil accom- panyi1g
the solution, the figure Of cross. You
know the action OF the sun upou salts Of
silver; ii bis eyes recovered quickly I
should still have something to Ideurifv
my ulan by, for I did nor know then
whether It was Sturm or some IGdrer who
h'hi made the attempt on my Life. was,
hooveger, 10 meet my assiGIIAnt sooner than
| expected.
Immediately on reaching home, Before
could see any one, [ WAS called on 10
another ease which kept me TILL the ulorn-
Inr OF the next day Arriving home then
was told that DR.. Greenfield had rone
10 AZ inquest OF u man who had n1et with
his death II Gabriel >5Irm Inn At ga
6rIel -UIrms' Al y0a may marine I
hurrIed OF, and was Just in TIME to hear
my late adversary tell the following in
Eenl0us story, which revealed I'd ne, and
to me alone, the FEARFUL extent OF his
crimes
The body Of q man had been found in
the Inn with bis skull BROKEN In bv
crUwbar that Gabriel >ulrm adm reted 10
have lone, but said il was in self-defense
and cAlt his assaIlanI had thrown vitriOl
Gr some such Substance into ris eyes. In
prgOt OF which there be was nearly Blind
with hIs eyes IN a terrible State OF lnHam-
nation
That plausible story which be had evil
IDENTIFY e01c0cted in desperation. trusting
% tue chapter OF accidents not to bring
his real antagonist forward, WOULD have
pr0bablY brought about bis disc larwe
bit [ slapped forward and reQuesce, to BE
examined, saying [ could throw some
light Oh the subject. There was a general
mErmur OF establishment and even tile
sCctur tBrnea t1 nae remember [ had seen
no one} and asked whaG I could know
about the affair
However. IL WIS impossible TO overlook
rAe oder 6f SUCH avldence. and ( was
sworn then n3ld, carefully Ind ciccum-
stannlIly, the story you have just heard,
when % my establishment and disgust
could see thai it was lo0ked upon with
good deal OF suspicion You see WIS
quite d stranger u the place, and III vUu
lock 1T The balance Of probabilities. -ilrn's
story WAS III some WAYS better than mine
His solicitor riGicuIed nav whole narrative.
bun said be could believe the stran re use
OF the syringe, ETC., If [ had any EVIDENCE
that | WIS ever IN the place had come
back, too. and zone OF again. and BE
ls{e'. Wis nor wandering on the moor
al tile simes In tact. / saw be was max
m III Impression; and it seemed also
thai the Iury were unwilling I'd con-
denim neighbor ca such extraor
GIDAry evidence given by stranger II
could prove [ WAS n tie cottare--aad
>i1rru, who gould hardly see, sy0re had
u,3t been therc--Jhe story would have 4
very different complexion
Suddenly the mark had made up0n
The murderer 1asheG across me ana
brought Il forward a. procf With con
siGeraele difficulty tle Coroner allowed
>rarm aeck To De barred but, amid loud
uurGlgrs a1t % NV horror no mark VIZ,
o. BIZ found Hal lt Geen removutz
tsiE certain Id Aad not Ii had ONLY been
covered Up, AMI exposure TO the suuIichr
~ouId bring tr 0uC [ demanded taa1
>tlErBlS neck ,aould be turned yJ The win