New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-05-22

.Rose Wynne sent me-" went on; ;
ssyou know what for. ? go
When said that, thes wretch fell on
his knees and fairly hoWled for mercy
ssI'll confess, he shrieked, g I killed
her, Ibid I'd sworn Sheldon shouldn't
have her, and / killed her to keep her
from marrying him. She said she "a haunt
me for it. She said she'd come out of
her grave to hang me, and she has kept
her VOW %.
1 took him back to Evans Corners as
fast as we could travel. and lodged him
in the prison there.
The trial cane off in due time. There
wasn't one atom Of evidence that he did
the deed, except his own confession to
me. he hadn't opened his lips to any
one since; and when he was called upon
to plead g Guilty, or not guilty. the vii
Liam answered "Not guilty." after ali.
As he said the words, there was a slight
stir among the crowd behind him. He
looked round, and something he saw
there turned his face chalky.
He gave a sort of gasp, staggered up.
on his feet, and fairly screamed out
Guilty!' and fell down in fit.
They carried him out writing and
toaming at the mouth, and as they did
SO, woman dressed III black came for
ward and threw back her vail. It was
Rose Wynne alive and standing before
us more beautiful than ever.
He tried to kill me- she said. at
was not his fault that lie did not succeed.
| had been engaged to marry Mr.. Shell
don a long time, but because my father
was opposed to him end favored Mr..
Davis, we had kept the engagement a Sc
cret from every one. had gone out to
meet nv promised husband, and as was
crossing ON the railroad bridge over the
river, Andrew Davis came from the other
side and met me. He told me if I did
not promise to marry him then and there
he'd throw me over the bridge into the
water. Twas always afraid of him; he
had such a savage look in his eyes some
times, and I knew him to be terribly
Jealous of Mark Sheldon. But I would
not promise him anything of the kind. I
could not believe he would really carry
OuG Ills luAcdV. MdTk
would come every minute.
:. when he took hold of me, ana saw
he was in earnest, and really Intended to
drown, me struggled with him, and told
him if he did harm me. I'd have him hung
for it, if had to come out of my gravs
to do it. And I also told him was going
to marry Mark Sheldon, and that [ had
come out there to meet him. For I
thought perhaps it would scare him if ne
thought Mark was anywhere around.
But he suddenly snatched my shawl off
me and wound it round my head to keep
my screams from being heard, and the
next moment he lifted me in his arms
and threw me over into the river. He
mid not know that I was an expert swim
mer: but before could free myself from
the folds of the shawh had gone under
the water twice. The second time rose
to the surface swan toward the bank,
but the current was so swift would inve-
liable have been drowned if Mark had
not cone just then, in time to save me. f
Davis had run away as fast as he could,
and he did not know that he had failed
in killing me, after all. The shock was
dreadful one to me, and my fear of
Andy Davis was so great that I begged
Mark to hide me from him, and from
every one, and let it be supposed that I
was dead. So then we were married, and
went away from this part of the country
for several months, till we heard that
Davis had gone away, when we returned.
But | kept close, and let no one but my
own folks know was alive, for I was
determined that Davis should be punished
in some manner. So I never went out
without q thick double veil over nv face
for was afraid of Davis yet. ~
"Tsen, one evening. i was riding with
my husband, when I saw Mr.. Sharpe sit
ting at window. he was disguised but
I recognized him, and remembered that
he had once promised to help me if I
ever needed his services. So / went up
to the window quietly, and spoke to him,
and told him abont Davis. and that is all.
/ didn't want the man hung, Of course;
but I do hope he won't be allowed to
murder me, as am sure he will want to
when he finds am not dead..''
But Davis was past doing any one any
uTther injury. The wretch went from
one fit into another, and finally died, lit
orally frightened to death. And SO his
SIN had certainly found him out
Why A Schoolmaster Left Town.
A Virginia City man, says the Chron.
icle, who fromerly taught school in
Honey Takn Uollou hos hoo, +oIl;.,