The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-13

mar comrades might yet be saved.. Just al
fh,a moment the door OF the saloon was
ssnnen. and could hear some words OF tne
examination going on. My resoiulion Was
taken, hurried down stairs ana maue u,y
wny into the hall. They had brougn. ,. an .
the suspected ones to the inn Inas Tug
miuht be confronted with Mauane u.eue'.
"Haye you never seen this watcn LUG
proyost was saying to Gredet. Iry 70 ~
ceHect, Madame - r + I'D.
vnnced md replied myself In firm VOICE:
:. Th,t watch, sir, have seen in the naaa
oi the assassin himself. / can eeiiser MA
into rnur hands this very night II you wal
Pnofound silence followed my addressior
moment. The astounded officials looSed
Mt each other; my comrades seemeu 10 ie
yiyc little ~ .,ro-
81 ~ nm the comrade OF these unfortunate
mon nm not ashamed to own II, ief all
nf them, though poor, are honest;
] The rroyost looked at me slowly.
"Wbere do you propose to hno tite Us
sassn for us!" ,,;,eo xo,,
only ask to speak one moment 10 ''u III
prlvate:7 .,a.o Mo-
doc, chief Of police, to 1oaaow. Ines no.,
| lowed me no to the third story. sbs"eu
them the footsteps in the SHOW, and taxing
them ia the garrett, told the story OF my
midnight visitor. ,.
Strange said the provost, "but row
about the murderer's being in the cellar
s.Th.t murderer was myself, sir.
uI must confess, Madoc," said the pro
yogt, after hearing my account OF inc. eyeh,s
~ the night before, "tbat the tddier's
story has seemed by no means. conciusise
Of their having anything to 90 WIN tne
murder. and, besides, some OF them can
nroye pretty strong atibi. Keep TINS
Young man in Sight, Madoc, and take mea-
sures accordingly" uo
with this he left. The prisoners we're
sent back TO Jail, and spent tue DAY IN
company with Madoc. -,
At O'Clock that night, to my RELIEF. MA
doc made the motion to retire. he mao
ordered for us the garnet room IN wDlcn
had slept the night of my arrival. lie us
missed the remaining guests ana sent An
nette and Madame Grcdel to bed. !hen
the Chief and his two followers drew from
their pockets bars OF iron loaded at the ehu
| with ieaden balls. Madoc put fresh cap
on his pistol and placed it carefully IN the
hreast-Docket Of his oyercoat. linen we
mounted to the garnet. Madoc nosh'eo "
| the mattress.
"li you have mind to-" salo lie 10 n'e'
"you can Sleep"
He blew out the candle and seated Dlm-
self in the back part Of the room. Inc
hours passed BIZ. Midnight came; minute
after minute passed, slowly. Slowly.
could not slecp. One O'Clock, O'Clock
struck, yet nothing came. At ) O'CLOCK
one OF the policemen moved. lnouSu'
| fine man WAS coming, but he was not
| WAS going over the same torturlnS iah-
cha for the hundredth time. On sudden,
without my having heard sound, at the
window two eyes appeared. NoLnin5
| moved in the garnet. \ minute altcr inc
man elided in with the same nolscIess eau
ton as before. But at the same instant cry
rang through the houSe-a shorf, thrllliNS
cry. owe have him" The house was
shaken by tie trampinS OF feet ana h"arse
shouts. The man beloved, then came
heavy fall, and heard the clink OF chains:
Light" cried Madoc. by the hight
| Of the lamp, which one OF the men
lit, could sec the police officers croucbeu
over the body on the floor. One held him
| by the throat. the other rested on bis chest.
Hardly was the candle lit when the officers
started back with an exclamation, sour
Dean" The blood-shot eye OF the assassin
turned toward Madoc, then a sigh. and he
lay motlonIess again. Madoc, seeing that
he did not move, and that thread OF blood
oozed along the dusty floor. tore aside the
bosom of his shirt. He had stabbed bin
self to the heart with his huge knife.
.Eh,' said Madoc, Monsieur the Dean
has cheated the galowS. You stay here. l
will notify the provost"
BvS O'Clock next morning everybody in
Heidelberg was electrified with tue news.
Daniel Won Bcrgh, Dean Of the linen
drancrs, an immensely wealthy man, who
would believe him to be the terrible a>sas-
sin? A hundred different explanations
were offered. The most general was that
he WAS q somnambulist.