Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-15

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"WhenE'
This instant"
"Wheresv
''YOu shall see"
As the taller Of the two masked men
made this reply, he took the doctor by the
arm and led him forward. The shorter
gentleman lifted a heavy velvet curtain
yelling an open portal and the three
passed into a vast bedchamber. Here
everything in the way Of furniture, and
even the curtains and Counterpart Of a
huge f0ur-pOst bed in the centre Of the
room, had been sbrouded in white sheet
ing. At the foot Of the bed there sat, OF
rather there was half reclining in a large
chair covered with crimson velvet,
young lady-she could be scarcely more
than uineteen-eNceeding beautiful and
with golden hair that rippled over her
shoulders. Her hands were tightly clasped
and she was deathly pale. She was clad
in long. loosely flowing undress robe
Of some white, silky material; and DIR.
Macbride could see that her little feet were
bare.
you see this woman-this most guilty
and unhappy woman" said in harsh
voice the taller Of the two gentlemen.
she has disgraced the noble family to
which she belongs, and it is necessary
that she should be deprived Of life. Here
is the case Of lancets, and you will in
stantly proceed to bleed her to death.'
''She is prepared to submit to her fate"
added the shorter gentleman in green and
silver, "and you viii make the greatest
possible expedition. l need scarcely say
that you will be amply recOmpensed for
your pains"
Il will do no such horrible and unman-
II thing" cried DR.. Kneas Mcbride. do
you think that ], a physician, whose boun-
den duty it is to do everything that he pos
sibly can to save human lite-be it that of
the newborn infant or Of the dotard of
ninety-wOuld consent TO put to a cruel
death poor lady who should be enjoying
all the happiness that earth can give: Do
your butchery work yourself; I'll have no
hand it."
1T is precisely" replied the latter gen.
tlemau. Hbecause we are DESTROYS that
this indispensable work should not be
done in butcherly manner that we have
brought you here. You are known to be
the skillfulest surgeon in Rome, and YOU
will perform the operation at onceby open
ing the veins in her ankles; if you refuse.
l swear that and my bro'-he checked
himself before he could wholly pro-
nounce the word 'brother''-'.mv COM
panlOn viii fall on you with our pOniards
and hack you TO DEATH"
EDO their bidding" said in low, faint
voice the young lady in the armchair.
"D0 hear arighty" said the doctor.
'YOu do" resumed the lady. 500 their
bidding, or you viii incur a fate as dread
full as my own"
DIR. -Eneas Macbride appeared to hest
tate for moment; then he said:
Il Will 30 your VIII; and may heaven
forgive me for yielding to you. But 1
must have vessel, large vessel, Of warm
water"
''That shall be at once procured re-
piled the taller of the masked men, leaving
the room.
You viii remember that DR.. -Eneas Mac
bride was also tall of stature. He bent
over the reclining lady and whispered
something 10 her.
Il have told her." he said, drawing
himself up to his full height, ''that | will
not hurt her much.'
Presently two female attendants, each
closely masked, entered the room, carry
ing between them large silver tub full
of warm water. This vessel they placed
before the young lady, who, without a
word, immersed her feet in the water.
Then DR.. Macbride, once more bending
over the victim, smoothing the hair on her
forehead, and feeling her pulse, knelt, Ian
Get in hand, by the side of the silver foot
bath. He rose, looked in the victims face,
chose a fresh lancet, and knelt again by
the side of the fOOt-bath. The water was
now deeply discOlOred. Ere long it was
completely crimson.
sBring another bath-a tuba bucket
what you will!' said the doctor; land
more warm water!'' Then he continued,
hastily holding his wrists around the
ankles of the patient while the first foot
bath was taken away and another sub
stituted for it: This Will finish the
work"
'.How she bleedsw said the tall man,
who, with folded arms, was watching the
scene.
The young lady had fallen back in her
chair, her ans hanging loosely:
''She is insensibleP' said the shorter of
the masked men.
''She is deadr' said pr Eneas Mae
bride, sOlemnly.
''HOw she bledw repeated the shorter of
| the two masked men.
''She will bleed no MORE" said DR..
| Macbride. "And now let me ask YOU
! what you intend to do with the evidence
| OF your, and l may almost say my, guilt ?
/ How do you intend to dispose OF the
cOrpseg'
Put it into sack fun of stones and
/ sink it in the Tiber,' muttered the taller
| gentleman.
at the risk of the sack rottening, the
I weights becoming disengaged from the
/ body and Of the corpse floating, OF of be-
/ ing washed on shore and the features re-
/ cognized."
BURY it in the garden,' suggested the
/ shorter man.
1t is still dangerous resumed the doc
/ tor. "The bodies of buried people that
/ have been murdered have been disinterred
| over and over again. Gne was, you know,
/ last year in that vineyard close to the
l Appian Way, and the assassin was
brought to JUSTICE
/ THAT is true.r
"When you planned your little scheme,
( gentlemen" the doctor went on almost
banteringly, ''yOu should have planned
/ the last act Of your tragedy as well as the
preceding ones. Let me tell you that a
/ murdered dead body is, in civilized city.
one of the most difficult of Imaginable
| things to get rid of. But since 1 have
I gone with YOU so far in this abominable
/ business l viii go yet further and help
I you to conceal this corpse. Bring il back
/ with me to my surgery in the Piazza di
/ Spagna-l am accustomed to have such
| burdens brought to me at dead of night
1 and I'll dissect her. BY which / mean
/ that in less than twelve hours no recOg-
nizable trace will remain of your deceased
relatiye-if relative she be.''
The victim was evidently stone dead.
After a long consultation, the masked men
acceded to the proposition of the doctor,
who appeared to have become so complete
| " their accomplice, and who accepted.
with many prOtestati0ns of thanks, large
purse Of gold sequins. Again he submit
ted to have his eyes bandaged, and again
he was conducted to the coach in waiting
below; but something else accompanied
the party, and was placed on the seat be-
side the doctor. That something else was
the body, rolled up in many thicknesses
Of white linen, of the lady who had been
bled to death! The carriage made route
as circuitOus as before to the Piazza dl
Spagna; but it was then, at DIR. Mac
brides request, driven round TO the en-
france of the narrow lane behind the
PaLazZO Carminah. Then the burden
wrapped in white linen was carried bv the
doctor and the taller of the masked men
by the back door into thedissecting room.
and laid like a stone on the table. The
doctor noticed that his fellOW-bearer was
trembling violently, and he had evidently
had enough of horror for that night!
Three months afterwards DR.. Hneas
Macbride returned to Edinburgh, bring
ing with him his wife, young and eX-
tremely handsome Italian lady of a noble
Roman family. Pope Benedict NV, the
enlightened and humane Lambretini, had
had much to do with bringing about the
union Of the handsome young lady with
I'll DOttOTe Enea Mcbride. ScOZzese.n He
had informed the young lady's brothers,
Don Rafaelle and Don Antonio Cords
cOgliO, Counts Of that ilk, that il they did
not consent to the match and pay over
very large fine to the Apostolic Chamber