Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-03-14


face, he stood before me and
asked what | meant; and then
before | had recovered from my
bewilderment, he laughed ner.
vously, and with remark
that | was dreaming, picked up
his lamp and started out. Bat
before he reached the door ] was
myself again, and in an instant
had my hand on his shoulder.
" Not SO fast, my friend,'
said /. sit down here and let
me see your boot-heel.'
| What the deuce is that for!'
he asked, with much surprise.
"'Do us | tell you,' / Ianswered,
pushing him into a seat.
"By this time the other brake-
man and the conductor had
crowded up, and stood lost in
wonder at my proceedings.
81 now raised his foot, and a
thrill ran through me as l saw
that l had found the chain.
There it was as plain as nails
could make it--a star in the
centre Of the heel.
who made you those
boots? | asked.
"W atson, next door to head
quarters, in c. he replied.
MY dream to a dot! l was
now sure of my man; and pull
ing out the knife with which
the murder had been committed, !
and which | had carried for Just
such an occasion, [ opened it,
and holding it up before his
eyes, demanded in an abrupt
tone:
John Peters, is rot this
your knife?'
"EIis brayado instantly deser-
ted him, and turning pale as a
corpse he stammered out that it
was.
"4ou neversaw one weaken so
ltlick, and when I put the
bracelets on him, he 'squcaled'
he whole thing.
at was a sorry New Year to
lin, for it was on New Years
morning that I stepped from the
rain at Attica with my prison |
II, and hurried him to Jail. His
rial came off IN due course; as
le had confessed to the murder, /
10 defense other than the insan- &
ty dodge was set up by bis c
ounsel. G
Gle had gone over from
. on the train that reached !
Attica at l1:30. He had slip t
,ed into the freight-room while b
Agent Pancoast was at the c
rain, and concealed himself be-
ind the freight; and he he'd a
TODD on the box and looked
yer the pile of freight watch
ng his chance to slip out. He 0
ad seized his victim from be- v
ind. cut his throat, and then, L L
fter stabbing him, arranged the G
ody and knife to give the APP n
earance Of suicide. After pos b
essing himself Of two valua- 9
lc packages in the safe, and 8
liking q large roll of money s
ON the wallet Of the murdered Of
ian, he locked the doors with S
uplicate keys, walked to the "
ext station, concealed himself u
a box-car on the Night y
reight, and reached c. a
ithout being seen by any one. "
e had been 'braking extras c(
n the road for some time, and o.
le very next day was offered A. 4,
ld accepted a manent po- il
tion, knowing that his doing
would keep suspicion from
taching to him, +"
Gle deserved hanging, if any r r
urderer ever did, but he got CO
f with Imprisonment for life." 81
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Miss. Carrie Smith, lun-lov- ;b
g Pennsylvania girl, married 81
n. Joseph Stock 'just in sport" "I
I'd thought no mora of it after m
W days. Shortly thereafter she in
as spliced to Mr.. Loveridge in 81
ber earnest. Now Mr.. Joseph I'm
lock puts in proprietary in il
rest in Carrie-has had her ar i,
sted for bigamy, and the sportive be
dy now languishes in Jail for VI
ant of bail. She will probably yc
Ike no more stock in matrimony ey
r many years.
A young woman Of Newburg, Je
'ashinoton Countv Wis SOC