The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-03-12


was careful not to touch my compan-
lon' 90 not Know how long lay awake,
put the novelty OF the situation drove sleep
from my eyes for some time. By degree,
"o"e'e'' q, 'p' 9''SnB ness o' my po,,''on
"''' VI" 'e'' ren''ure' oy my oeuie',oW
bre,zs out.ida cousod mo IN folIow bis ox.
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then ut,ersd y te,rible crv ord ,,rou, lie
arms around me In .nite of INV nourol
cowardice I saw that if did NOT .trugg,e 7
shonld he kilad Itboucbt 7 seiz,d hin, b,,
the throat and ,ichtonin, c,v cro,, soy
him cottin. hIocl, :, tho f,c, ri. he'd,
fell povarlsss bv bis lido a s,,o,borad cro,,,
escaned him. hat still'I nressad hi. throat
tiphter tigbter--bi. far, cror hIacl.ar and
biacker.
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va" ne', "''nouSh Tue sun had not yet risen.
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1"' ''''eu "t my con'pani'n' wy worst
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'haH not attempt to describe my sensa-
''h at inns horrible spectacle, My body
vas baihed in cold preparation, my hands
tremo'ed, and Tor few moments believe
was hereII Of my senses. recovered by de-
grees-but it was only to realize in more
acute degree the horror OF my situation.
There lay my victim and was murderer?
My trial, conviction, and the hideous gal
lows all passed in rapid review before me
sat down, buried my face in my hands and
'oooed ike child. NV wife. my own COM
f'rtabc home-shou'd l ever see them
again!
What was to be done? Should arouse
the house and make clean breast of it? But
what could | say? Tell them had killed
man in my sleep? Not soul would believe
the story. Could effect my escape? I'm
possible; the crime would be detected before
/ could leave the city; and | should be al
rested; then the law wonld take its course,
and | should be hanged by the neck until
was dead.
Hanged by the neck Yes, that would be
my tate, As this terrible thought crossed
my nndsI cast my eyes around the chamber
ann they fell upon the beam with hooks in
it. From thence they wandered to the
handkerchief covering the dead mans
clothes.
a means of safety suggested itself to my
mind. Suppose | could make 1t appear that
the man committed suicide, Yes, that wa
my only chance, and determined to put it
into execution.
took the dead mans handkerchief and
advanced to the corpse with great deal OF
repugnance, but with more courage than
could have anticipated. My own fearful
situation ho doubt, animated me to an ex-
tent that ! should never otherwise have
dreamed Of | made moose in the hand
kerchief and slipped it over the dead mans
neck | then lifted the body out of bed
and standing on chair, fastened the othel
end Of the handkerchief to hook in the
beam. now left the body 60 and it swung
in space.
| jumped into bed, and shut my eyes t.
close the horrid sight from my gaz3 | de
termined to wait there until somebod!
should come into the room, and then preten'
that | knew nothing at all about it, anC
| that the man must have got up in the nigh