River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-03-11
A SISTERS VENGEANCE
Ny Experience as an AecCmpl ce in Lon
don with a Murdered Woman, and

uOn Win huFueTeu huHhHs anu
Confession.
ffi london Referee. / Sffll
1t was between the lights on a gloomy
December Ealte1noon. Il was the sole
occupant Of the smoking room Of Git
erary andeA9tistic C4ab'r which faces
the Thames I-flhng fresh coal on the
gloomy enbers, and stirred them till
they sent up q blaze of light that drove
the ghosts out of the shadowy corners,
aud then picked up paper hap-hazard
from the table to dwadie over it till the
waiter lighted the gas or some human
being wandered in tokeep me company.
Hwaaan American paper Some visltsr
tothe club hal let it behind him acci-
dentally. l turned the pages listlessly,
anti suddenly my attention was arrest
ed by paragraph headed 'ExtraOrdin-'
airy Crime" 1t was the story of the
robbery of a body Of lady from its
grave. The whole affair was shrouded
in mystery. On the 18th of the month
there died in an American city the
beautiful wife Of an Englshman trav-
cling for pleasure. In.the same paper
which contained this para> raph found
under the heading Of, Cradle, Altar,
Tomb" the following: "On the 18th
inst, in this city, Drussilla, the beloved
wife of BIissett Emertop, of london,
England, aged ztweuty.four." In due
course the lad y was buried, and during
the night the churchyard was entered
and the coffin carried away. No mo-
tivais suggested in this American paper
for the crime. The husband is inter
viewed at-his hotel. He is ineensolable
for the loss of his beautiful young wife
mad with mingled rage and horror
atthe desc eration Of her remains. He
tefls'his story to the reporter. He had
only been married a few months. They
were travelling for pleasure in America.
His poor wife. caught q cold a fortnight
since, returning from the theater. He
had medical advice, bat the cold IN.
creased and inflammation Of the lungs
set in, and soon, all was over. He
buiries his head in his handsand weeps,
and the reporter leaves him alone with
paper | was reading by the freight
present no clue to this mysterious
affair has X been 4 obtained" l
glanced at the date. of the paper, aud
fling it down in disgust. 1t was two
years old / had grown interestedin
the affair, and here twas two wears
old already, and probably forgotten.
Where should Find out howit ended?
The shadows had grown darker and
darker; the fitful fl IRE of the fire had
Gied down into a duff red glow, end
the riverside lamps were being lit. |
flung myself back into the easy-chair,
thrust my hands In my pockets, and
half closed my eyes. Suddenly Twas
aware that was not alone in the room.
From the darkest corner there rose a
long black figure 1t -glided Slowly to-
wards me. | placed the paper
where I had found it. on the table, by
my side. The figure seemed to De
looking for something. 1t passed its
hands over thetabies and peered down
among the papers. Presently ii came
to the table at my elbow. In the
gloom, as ! sat in the deep arm chair,
belieye was. most invisible. The fig
ure came right up to me, and, reach
ing out its hand, passed it over my
table. Presently 1t seized something,
and gfled away with it TO the window,
on wticIf the lamps without flung
lick eFs Of light IEhen 4 saw that it
was man and that in his -hsnd he
held the American paper N which l
hastread the account of q mysterious
crime He glanced atit, and nfuttered
something that sounded like, "How
caraless Of mel then folded the pa
per, thrust il into his breast pocket,
and walked out of the ROOM. Hardly
bad the door closed behind him when
the attendant came in with lights.
who Is that gentleman who has just
gone ont ?,4 said. -e.c, "a So ~ - y Il =
Don't know +1is-uame sir. Amt
seen him here. ofte1l.' - noe
l remember that at this club every
member had TO sign his name in a
daily book kept in the hall for that pur-
pose. / ran down stairs, and looked at
the open leaf to sec if that would afford
me any clue. The first name that
caught nay eye was that Of Blissett
EInerton.- = -
No wonder The figure [ had seen in
thtA darkness had been so anxious
to find that paeer-s / saw at once what
had -haunened. He had been in the
roetn reading, fancying himself alon9
lie had laid the paper. down Thought
lessly aud dropped of to sleep. i had
not noticed him in the gloom, and he was
quite unaware of my presence,
OF Thing more did before.IletI. 81
| turned over the members address
book, and looked under the Els. There
| found the name OF "Blissett Bmer-
ton" and against it No. Blank Court,
Temples So :.
Seen afterwards I found time to dine
at the club, and there met an old
friend ef2TairYe,a barrister, whom | had
not seen for :. year, who after dinner
invited me 70 Sconte to bis chamber
for an houf.
"still III your oid digghrgs them" I
Oh BOP M an4yeFed. i've moved
since saw yon last into. another set.
I've got capital chambers at Mo- Blank
court" | askedlHfns st efee H-he knew
Mr. Emerton.
Only by sight ne answered. He has
chambefson the same floor, and we
pass On the=landing we never speak, I
say eSf=songef than | meant TO, and
1t was striking 10as we came out ON the
Laughing The outer door of Eniertoal's
cN8nrter v.rsGjar As We passed he
inner door opened and a man rushed
ont with scared white face. 1t was
Blissett Emertenl lin &c.,
'1IalB! 7 he cried, tearing at his collar
as though ii ehoked him. Help! helpF'
Tnesi tGlerewas = strange gurgifng NOISE
in l.isttfrSat; and hefetlforward ina fit.
dragged him into his chambers, which
wefe II total darkness, and laid hiRl on
the floor bidding niyfrierd- to run for
doctor Al once. The man babbled in
is.frenzy. sThe face" he cried, the
face-it was her faee-there 10. tie
court below. Look between the treesf
/ looked cut into the court. A-s .-.i.'1
The moon was ep, and among the
treesneer the fountain l could see the
figure 81 a woman. she was in deep
BLACK, aud a. pGesently shestbod where
the trunk of i tree -thEew her white
face into relief, l could see that she
was locking toward the window.
Probably she naistsok my Squire bloHed
aga{ast thewindow for that 81 Emertou's
for as | looked she raised her arms with
a strange menacing gesture and pointed
Al rae. IFnen she giIded IN among the
uees and was Inst 70 sight. The doctor
can nee. eGsxaInined EIuerEcI4 and pre-
soritnziiq or b inis-f4sHe's had violen