Louisiana capitolian., 1880-02-07

the dOOr, saying nc dlu nOt WISH u
be disturbed.
ale had been in the room abou
half an hour, and We heard him ours
ing drcadfully once in u while a
something or other, and ut last he
came down and asked us for all tho
small keys We could find about the
house.
III hunted up some three or four
and he took them and went up stairs
again. Ten minutes after We heard
the explosion, and we ran up stairs
and found things MS you've seen. We
know nothing at all about the thing,
do we, Lizzie 7" said she, appealing to
the other woman.
"Nothing at ALL" was the rcjoinder
A policeman now came in and in
quired what had occurred. He was
told what could be ascertained, an,
he went into the room where the ca
tastrophc occurred, and looked around
in amazenent. Then he walked
about tho apartment, and picked up
various fragments aud examined
them curlously. Several pieces OF
wrought iron resembling pistol bar.
rels attated his attention, likewise
some bits of mechanism shaped like
the hammer of u pistol. He took
those to the doctor and remarked:
"'rhcsc articles | found in yonder
room; they look as il they might be
parts of q pistol or pistols rather, fol
these pieces of barrels belonged to
more than one pistol"
The doctor examined them, then
connected them with the bits of ma,
hogany he had found in the same
apartment. These facts, combined
with the statement Of the woman
that the wounded man brought u box
into the house, pointed to but one con
clusion. The box must have contain.
ed these barrels, and had undonbtcd-
" been an "Intcrnal machine" dcs-
tined to do some one deadly injury
The policeman, who was an intelli
gent person, agreed with the doctor,
then asked what explanation the man
had madc Of the mysterious occur
renee.
ale had not replied to my ques
TONS" replied the doctor. ole evil
IDENTIFY was as much surprised as we
have been; he appeared quite stupi-
fed after | had somewhat relieved
his suilcrings. My opinion Is that he
knows nothing ut all about the mys,
terry"
"Whcn he RECEIVERS we must qucs-
ton him; this affair must be invcsti-
gated" remarked the officer
"rhc man will be no more ere the
hour of midnight strikes" observed
the doctor, thoughttully.
'Is he that far gomez" asked the
policeman.
The doctor nodded his head.
"lIc should be questioned then be-
fore that event takes place. rcjoincd
the officer, perhaps IL grave crime had
been contemplated, and this man may
be able to place us in possession OF
the facts"
wposSibly," returned tho medical
gentleman, elf he can be brought to
speak about the matter. But ut pre-
sent he appears at case, aud it would
be cruel to disturb him. Let him
have the rest he can get it will be OF
short duration in this world
The officer was about to make n rc-
mark when Il movement Of the dying
man on the bed arrested the words he
was about to utter. The man mum
blcd u few unintclligiblc words, then
fell back on the pillow. They has
tened to his bedside, and asked had
he any communication to make. He
nodded his head. The laccration OF
his Encccvi,ently prcventcdhis speak
ing. SO the doctor put such Qncs-
tions to him rs could be answered by
u nod or shake of the head.
"Did the box you brought here
cause the explosion y asked he.
A nod was the response.
"Was it given to yon!"
"NO."
"Did you find ?"
"N0."
The doctor hcsitatcd but II moment
before he asked the next question
The woman had said the man had led
a loose life, and it was natural to sup
pose he might have come by it dis
honestly. SO the doctor asked:
"Did you steal it ?"
.If You only knew where he got il
from,' observed the doctor, "but un-
fortunately he cannot use his remain
ing hand even supposing he could
write, and he evidently cannot use his
tongue. Is it not so ?" asked he, of til,
man.
A nod was the answer.
.'rhis is unfortunate, observed the
officer. 81 fear the secret will go will
him to the grave"
at seems likely rejoined the doc,
tor.
At this juncture some one entered
the room; both looked up and on see,
ing the intruder they uttered a single
word, as in one breath:
"VarnOc
Before the detective could respond
the wounded man gave Il violent turn
of his mutilated body, until he lay
facing the last comers; his features
worked convulsively for q moment
then he uttered these words:
81 stole it from his office"
Then, as if his life had gone out
with these words the man turned on
his back, closed his eyes and in three
minutes more he had breathcd his
| last.
When the doctor was assured tina,
the man was quite dead, he asked
Varnoe whether he could explain the
meaning of the words uttered by the
man now lying dead before them.
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