The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-24
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limal's mouth fight between his
teeth then never owned tack cat,
But he didn't close on it quick
enough, aud 1 jerked it out you bet
ter believe got Sway quick and ran
across that room. ! was bound to
find the stairs whether or no, and ]
found them. / didn't find them till
l struck the last step though, and
that's how l got this bruise on my
cheek"
"You mean you fell down stairsP'
"Fell down? Yes, that'sit. Then
l didn't know which way to turn,
and l went three or four stepsahead,
very careful like, and first thing |
knew l touched a mans arm. 1t
was sticking out straight, and l
thirk he was waiting to grab me-
I saw through it all in a minute
They'd got me up there and turned
off the lights, SO as to rob me. But |
wasn't quite so green as that, you
know. made good calculation by
the mans arm again, and made up
my mind jest where the face was
Then l drawed back and let him
have one jest as square between,the
eyes as l could in the dark. Drop?
Well, guess he dropped. He drop.
ped so hard and lay so still l began
to be afraid I'd killed him. and after
while I stole up to him and touch
cd his face. 1t was cold as ice. l
felt down his arm for his pulse, His
pulse didn't beat, hadkilled himl"
Mr.. Tompkips, as he spoke, re'lick-
fteda pieceeof rDuEgspaasters-tfat--ha had
dropped from his forehead.
"Then 1 knew.I'd got to get out of
there. I'd come down one story, and
knew was on the second floor, and
1 thought the best. way would be to
get to a window and jump out
l calculated which was the front,
and started. l hadn't gone five steps
before l ran against another man.
He was sitting down, and l fell over
him and right square into third
mans mans lap. But l was good for
'em. turned over quick, and grab
bed the nearest man by the collar
He never moved, and 1 gave him a
hist that sent him.heels over head.
Then 1 grabbed the other, but as ]
went to sling him too, stumbled
over the third mans chair, andaway
| went. What do you think | struck
on? More men! The room was full
of 'em. They were laying for me-
But was good for 'cm. That was
when old Steuben came to the rescue.
What did do? Why just grabbed
chair and laid about that room till
there couldn't have been a man in it
as big as a mouse without getting
his head cracked. 1t was murder, ]
know, but my blood was up. !
wouldn't cared if there was one
hundred men in that room, Pdkilled
'em all. No man mnsnt lay in wait
in the dark for me! Then l went up
to the window and gave her an all
sender with the chair. The window
gave way, of course, but there was a
big canvass sign outside of that yet.
| was pretty well exhausted by this
time, so l give it up and yelled mur-
der just as loud as | could.
"I expected somebody would come
with a ladder aud get me out at the
window; but they didn't. heard
somebody pounding on the sidewalk
with a club, and in minute after
ward the front door was broke in
But wasn't a happy mani There
was little streak of light came up
the stairs, and in minute it got
bigger, and saw my victims lying
on the floor. | swear to goodness !
never knew before ! was so strong
The floor was covered with 'em.-
And while | was looking at them,
who do you think come up the
stairs? Four policemen. AS soon
as | saw the first one coming up |
tried to hide behind u table that
stood there, but it was no good
they had me out in minute.
"Your'c the man wot's been max
ing all this racket, are you? said one
of the policemen,
"I tricd-,said !,