Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-05-01

pect to work all the days Of my life. I
don't know what made me cast my eyes
up to the street-it is seldom do it.
but did do it, sud-may the Lord help
mel | saw going by, at that moment,
Mr.. P.'s murderer.
he had a young woman on his arm,
and she held by the hand little tot of q
child not more than three years old, who
tripped along with her.
"Ihe wretch cast q strange glance into
my place-he could not SEQ me-and
then turned away.
threw down my work and ran into
the other room for my wife.
&C. have seen him, have seen him,
have seen the murderer! screamed in
her ears. Put on your hat and shawl,
and follow him-follow him to the ends
of the earth, and see where he goes
young woman and child with him
young woman and child. Do you hear?'
"Quick as thought, almost my wife
was on the sidewalk.
"'Be CAREFUL says I; don't let him
suspect
Before the words were fairly out OF
my mouth, she was out of sight.
I" sat like a petrifcation for more
than a good long hour. Nobody can tell
what I went through. Nobody call tell.
First, I was so crazy glad TO discover
Then I began to settle down more quiet
and when half all hour passed, and my
wife did not get back, fell into q grest
thinking, and 90 many things came
crcwding, crowdiDg into my mind.
"That is his wife with him. I said to
myself, 'and that little tot, trudging is
his child. God forgive NE, Whist am
trying to do? To make that young
woman a widow, aud the little tot an or.
phan?
"Ihe perspiration stood in big drops
on my face-I could scarcely breathe.
Suddenly, the vision of the young
girl waiting for her father to come home
appeared to me. There she was, stand
ing in the doorway.
"'He shall hang! exclaimed, aloud
He shall hang! What is his young wife
to me, or the little child, eitherT
"After that settled down, weak az s
kitten, and remained in a tremble til
my wife came back.
"When she did come, she did not looi
to me to be the same woman she was
She had taken off her hat and was swing
ing it, crazy-like, in her hand. He
eyes were as big again as they were be
fore, and she looked neither to the RICH
nor left, but pumped herself square int,
her seat, and said nothing.
"'Well, where did he go tor asked
after waiting little.
"' Peter, said my wife, solemnly, ar
you sure he is the one?'
"'Sure as I am that we are now talk
ing together
"Then may the Lord have mercy OF
our souls! she exclaimed.
II thought she had gone off in a fit
but she came too, presently, and under
took TO tell me.
"FI followed them to Mr.. p
house. she articulated. AS sure as
live, followed them to Mr.. P
home, where Mr.. P--'s widow lives
and there they went in. Iasked the ser
want, who stood on the stoop minute
if the gentleman and his wife were stay
ing there
8" What's that to you, Impudence,
she said.
"'Nothing,' l answered.; tonly
thought l knew the gentleman
"Then you ought to know he stay
here, without asking And with tina
the door was slammed in my face. Oh
Peter, Peter, it can't be the one.'
"'1t is the one,' l repeated, sand tina
I'll prove in less than an hour
started for Lawyer E. He wen
with me once more to the head police
The head police took me all to piece
again; then he charged ME to say moth
ing myself, and not to let my wifi
breathe word to any one.
lheard not thing for three days, an,
began to think it is all given up, whe1
slap came the arrest, and I was Gale,
on to be present at the examination.
~ never told the particulars of tn
awful tale but once since. doubt if
ever can do it again."
The cohb!er stopped, took lon
breath, and proceeded:
What do you suppose? It was NJ,
P-s own nephew, who lived in Phil
adelphia, who murdered him. He con
fessed the whole before be came to trial
He had been on here for two days, an,
taken leave Of his uncle the night be
fore, expecting to start for home in tn
morning, but being detained, next da
he walked to the counting-room and sa,
the uncle stepping down to his vaul,
he entered, unperceived, and waited til
the vault was opened, and then com
mitted the murder and robbery. II
escaped without notice, and in thirt
minutes after he left my shop he was Of
the train, and, strange to say, was neve
suspected. Three years afterward h
courted and married his cousin, Mis-
P, whom on that fatal day I en-
countered at the door. She was his wife
and little Tot their daughter. Oh, m
. Godl
Gle was tried, found guilty and ser
fenced to be hanged. The governo
committed the sentence to state priso
for life. There he is now. -
II sometimes feel sorry" continue
the cobbler, after pause, that eve
saw the man. But" he added, thought
fully, ~ suppose it was best"
What became of his wife an
child?"
II cannot tell-they left the countr,
Dead, for aught I know"
A Dogs Revenge.
A gentleman connected with tn