Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-03-06

She hurTiedly told the officer
what Charles Sweet had done
and conducted them to the room
where the
THE CORPSE
IOf his victim lay in gore. Th,
Lieutenant of the precinct wa
soon on the spot. He sharpl,
interrogated the girl, but sh'
was not long in convincing hin
that she was telling the truth.
She was locked up, but he
condition was SO feeble that be
fore daybreak she had to be SEN
to the hospital. She had moi
been there an hour when a de.
tectiye visited her.
! "Miss Trainor," he said, "we
fully believe your account of this
tragedy. Charles Sweet has left
the city. But we are unable tc
say whittier he has fled. We
shall tell the newspapers that you
are mortally wounded, and to-
morrow we shall publish that
you are dead. Sweet is one of
the fellows that can't stay away
from Baltimore. He undoubted-
ly will scar the Baltimore papers,
and when he reads that you are
dead he will think that he is per-
fectly safe, and will come to Bal
timore."
Two days after Sweet, who had
b cen hiding in Philadelphia,
bought the latest Baltimore pa
per. 1t contained the following
article:
The mysterious assassination
of Mr.. William Moore, from Om-
aha, Nebraska, at panel-house
on Saratoga street, is still the
general subject of conversation.
The unfortunate woman Minnie
Trainor, died last night at the
Maryland Hospital. She has
been unable to speak since she
was found with Moore's corpse
in the room on Saratoga street.
The police believe that she had n
quarrel with Moore, who drew
his revolver upon her, and that
she pushed it back so that the
bullet hit him; then it is suppos-
ed that he fired again and NOR
tally wounded her."
After having read this article,
Sweet said to himself:
II am going back to Baltimore
by the first train. | am sick of
this dull town."
He took the next Baltimore
train, but no sooner had he arrived
than a detective laid.his hand on
Sweets shoulder, saying:
WANT YoU!"
Sweet turned deadly pale.
"Vhat for?" he asked. as the
detective handcuffed him.
"For the murder Of William
Moore"
II know nothing about it,"
faltered Sweet.
''AIiss Minnie Trainor says"
"Who?' gasped Sweet, turn
in still palcr.
"Miss Minnie Trainor is ready
to swear you did," said the de-
tective.
"Isn't she dead?"
"No. That was a false re-
port. She has recovered"
Muttering an oath, Sweet fol-
lowed the officer to the Central
Police Office. On the same day
he was fully committed for trial.
When the trial took place,
Minnie Trainor appeared as the
principal witness against him.
With streaming eyes she told
the jury how Sweet had enticed
her under promise of marriage
from home, and then by dint Of
threats and violence compelled
her to become panel thief.
There was not a dry eye in
Court during the pathet rccitalic
of the wrongs she had suffered
at the hands of her brutal OPP
pressor. Sweet alone remained
unmoved. lie denied his guilt
to the last. Nevertheless The
jury found him guilty, although
only Of murder in the second
degree.
When sentence of imprison-
ment for life was passed upon
him, he turned toward Minnie
and uttered the most terrible
threats against her. lie had 10
be removed by force, his rage
having become almost uncon-
trollable.
Next day Minnie was ena-
bled to return TO her mothers S
humble home in Connecticut.
The good old woman received
her wayward darling with tears
of joy in her eyes. She had for
ten long months vainly endeav-
orcd to discover Minnie's wherc-
abouts. Her daughter did not
tell her through what terrible
ordeal she had passed; but the
blameless lie which she has
led ever since, is sufficient proof
that she has thoroughly reform
ed.