The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-05

The Hsae Free Prssse of Visans re-
lAtes the story Of . crime which &C.
Cured few days ago in village nesr
the Austrian capital. Some fifteen
yssrs ego young Austrian left home
TO seek bis fortune in America. He left
. large faulty OF younger brothers and
sistess 20 be reared oy his mother. an
energetic wsm.n, WIN k-pt = sa,sil
country hotel. Tne young DaR arrived
IN America almost penniless. He went
West, and after fifteen years Of work in
the mines was worth $50 O00. Al he
did aOe knew hos 20 Rad aud write.
he did not correspond with the family.
ard the latter bslsevsds hun dead.
About two months ago he deter na,..ed to
return - his eoss,ry and shat. bis
wealsh with tho family. He Came to
New York aud converted his gold into
drafts upon the chief banking houses
OF Vienna. SINE six weeks since he
sailed from this city. enjoy ing. IL an-
ncipstion. the surprise his arrivsl
would cause his folks st home. He
arrived At Vienna without accident, had
his draits cached. aud left at once for
HE native village. As was natural,
after an absence of Is yeats. which he
had spent 10 the mines OF California. no
one reongsizsd biw. He finally made
himself known. and spread before his
two brothers the handsome roll Of
bills of which he was the owner. and
which he snnounesd he w0ul1 share
With them aud their mother. The lat.
ter bad now removed to y village about
. hundred miles away. where she kept
IN inn. After . couple Vi days Of revsI
with bic brothers. The s.seiier fesolv, d
10 visit his n"ther in,r.uii,. II WAS
arranged that hs .Lolii npt reveal his
iientity until Ills brothers should join
him
The Austro- -Americsn made his APP
pearance 1t has mothers hotel. When
ne ssw the cid woman be could scarcely
ly forbesr discovering himself to her.
Bot he managed to conceal bis relation.
sh p, II which Of course the woman
vas in total isnoraEcs. The pair hal
various long talks during the day.
When night came. before retiring. he
called her to the roou that had been
assigned to him. stating that he had an
important secret 10 communicate to
her. Then he tod her that he bad in
his possession large sum Of money.
aud begged her to take charge ef it. as
be deemed it imprudent to keep it in
his room. particularly as the latter
could not BE- locked. Ths woman hesi-
tated Z moment. saying that she bad no
place in tho house where the n,oney
would be perfectly safe; but she finally
consented to receive II. When the
stranger counted over $4,000 forins in
bank notes. u sum such rs she had
never dreamed Of. she again declined to
assume the Responsibility.
But - hs insisted. she st hast took
the money and disappeared. What
ps.sed vithin The Urain OF that wretch
cd woman during that night 10 more
readily imagined than described.
Upou reaching her bedroom she hid
the treasure under her mattress. But
she temptation to look at the enormous
roll Of bills wss tao strong for her. and
she spread the bills ont On the table.
The sight a. the money 10 excited her
that che bscsna ned. sud. jumping
from her seat, she took razor from
her buresa drawer. end. stealing up 10
the rsom wbess her son Was sslesp, cut
his throat from sar to eas. killing him
almost Instantly. She then put the
razor il hsr sens hand % a. TO mske it
'lsok - rtboush be hsd soGmistsd