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CURIOUS WILL CASES.
Former Slave Owners Leaving Their
Property to ColOred People.

lexington. Ky., Correspondence
Many of the owners of slaves that were liber-
ated by the war have kept their former slaves as
hired help. This is especially the case in Fay
ette and Bourbon counties in Kentucky. Now
that the slave owners are growing old. and that
many Of them are dying of, the cases are nu-
merous in which the former slaves or their Off
spring arc willed part or all Of the masters
property. In some of these cases the col
Ored heirs are children of the white testator:
In most OF them, however. they are not. This
making negroes the heirs Oe a white mans prop
erty has given rise to litigation. In which the
validity of such an inheritance has been tested.
case In point has just been decided In the
Bourbon county courts. The slaves of John
Morris and wife continued to live with their
former owners after they had become freed men.
Mrs. Morris dieu three years ago, and left by will
to a former slave house and lot Which she held
in her own right; some Of Mrs. Norris relatives
declared their intention to contest this will.
Mr.. Morris, the surviving husband. when he
learned this, became SO much incensed that he
changed his Will. cut off his complaining rela-
tives almost entirely, and willed the bulk of his
property TO his former slaves. Very soon after
this he died James Morris. brother, contested
the will. and Judge French and a jury, after
full hearing. have decided it valid.
Quite different case In its details is that
respecting the Will of James Case a farmer who
before his death prepared will and deed of half
OF his estate to his children by a colored mis-
tress. The estate was worth about $4,000.
While on his death-bed he recalled from the
possession of the county clerk these documents,
saying that he wished to make a cOdicil. He
died very soon afterward. and the will cannot
be found. The illegitimate children brought
suit in the courts Of Bourbon county to estab-
lish their claim. The case is now on its second
hearing. One of the singular features in it is
the attempt OF the plaintiffs to prove that DR.
Collins, who attended James Case in his last i'll
for $4,000 to destroy the will. and that one of
the relatives had failed to pay his share. $500
and that Collins had sued him, thus exposing
the corrupt agreement.
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LITERARY NOTES.

HISTORY OF THIRTY YEARS WAR. By ANTON
GINDELV Professor of German History In the
University of Prague. Tras,sis ted 10y Andrew Ten
Brook. With an 1ntro6 6uetory and Eoncluding Chap
ter by the Translator. Complete in ? Volumes. With
% Illustrations and Maps New York: G. p Put
MANS Sons Washngtcn: Robert BeaiL
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eminent has leased for flee years the house in
Washington which is now occupied by its lega-
tion. This insures the stay of the present pop
ular minister and his charming family for q
period, and should they leave this country the
house would still be retained by Russia for the
use OF Mr.. de Strives successor When Mr..
Alex. Shepherd built the house he did it with
the hope that some foreign legation would oc-
cupy it.
Miss das Nogueiras, the daughter of the
Portugese minister, Is now visiting the
Countess Lewenhaupt, the wife Of the Swedish
minister, who is summering at HOOsac Falls,
In cottage owned by eX-Congressman Walter
A. Wood.
Viscount das Nogueiras and his wife find
their home In Washington SO pleasant that they
contemplate passing the summer there.
The British minister scouts the idea Of WASH
ington being q hot place, as this will be the
third summer he has passed there. Fortunately
for his theory he has been sustained in his
views, for this is the third successive cool sum-
mer. People who are suffering With cold in the
mountains and by the sea long for some genu-
Inc hot weather to thaw them ort.
The British legation is SO spacious and airy
that 1t is not surprising that Mr.. West prefers it
to any other quarters.
The first thing Washington knows, II 1t goes
on keeping cool in July and August, it will be
"b0omed as summer resort. l heard NJ.
Roustan. the French minister, express surprise
that people left Washington in summer, and he
said he wished all his friends would stay there
In summer, 80 he would not be driven away by
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The number of riders i'm Washington is rapidly
increasing, and is now estimated at over five
hundred. Every day new riders are seen on the
streets. After they become accustomed to the
smooth asphalt pavements they try their luck
on the road. and when once they gain conf
dence, they realize the pleasures of wheeling.
Messrs. Barrick. Rhodes and Harper. OF the
Capital club, made a run some distance above
Seneca and return last Tuesday q distance of
something over fifty miles. hundred mile
run was on the program for Thursday in which
a number Of the best road riders Intended to
participate, but the extreme heat made a post.
ponement advisable.
large party of Capital club riders intend
going to Norfolk next Saturday night, taking
their machines with them. They will ride from
Norfolk to Ocean View, about seven miles and
return. They made a similar excursion last
year. and had a very ENJOYABLE time to which
the Seaside Bicycle club. Of Norfolk, largely
contributed
The showers OF the past two days will put the
roads about Washington in splendid condition
for bicycling, and road riding will be very pOpu-
lar with the constantly increasing riders during
the coming week. Old wheelmen say that a
rider cannot appreciate bicycle until he be-
comes accustomed to road riding.
The Turf.
The winners at the Saratoga races yesterday
were NOrthana, Blast, Lady Loud and Bonnie
Bud.
AT Brighton Beach the winners were Uberto,
Talbot Lena, Miss Brewster, Quixote and Re.
gret. At Chicago, Monitor, S!ipaway. Ger
mania, AscOli and Werner won.
Base Rail-.
There was quite an excitement in base ball
circles last night, caused By report of the prob
able disbanding of the Washington club. The
whole trouble. as learned from the management
and the majority of the players, originated with
| TWO or three of the men who, desirous of re-
lease, took advantage Of a small amount being
Que them to refuse to play louger unless paid.
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browns IRON BITTERS
Has equal for intermittent fevers iassitue lack Of
energy ana similar troubles 1yS-eoe
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Gov. McLane's Labor Views.

n ADVISES rEF MANUFACTURERS OF MAINLAND TO
CONE 10 AN UNDERSTANDING WITH THEIR WORK
NGxES, AND DECLINES TO RETREAT FROM MS
POSITION.
Gov. NcLane had his attention called LAST NIGHT
10 the opposition manifested 10 his labor bills hv
TIE Merchants and Manufacturers association of
Baltimore. The governor made a bold reply. main
tanning his former position in relation 10 the mat
ter He said: "In my message anticipated the
opposition OF the employers. Notwithstanding the
experience OF the world shows that such l,lSlar ton
Is as much IN the Interest OF the employer a. OF The
enpioye- L was well aware OF these differences Of
opinion when L prepared the MESSAGE. and eN-
pected both sides 10 be heard, and have great
commence In the fun and fair discussion OF the
matter. II will show that IL Is as much 10 the H.
srest OF the employer as OF the eulplove 70 have
Sne elght,hour law. That law does not mean eight
nours q day for work. but eight hours actual murK
whlcn Is equal TO twelve hours actual work each
ia! that allows two hours for Dinner ana the time
CONSUMED In walking. night and morning, from one
" I'VE mics DAY. To-day no eulis ened manu.
Iacturer In England asks for more than nine hours
acuua. working time. The difference between
snstp ana me Is only one hour. Gladstone. Bright
ana beaconsfeld have expressed opinions favoring
eight hours, though they compromised on nine
hours Inc MANUFACTURES Of Maryland. instead
OF misrepresentIg NE, had better come 10 an un-
Outstanding with their worAingnen. As 20 The
women and children not being allowed 70 make
tneir own contracts. IL has been found that hus-
oanus and fathers often prefer make their wives
ana Children work while they tile husbands and
fatheTs) smoke and tipple In the ale-huls.s Re-
SUES, Noiiien anu Children nave not the COLstltu-
ton and strength 70 bear the work put OK, tlaIa.
Children are often ruined and manned by work
and women are made TO work when they should
oe at home nursing their children. This i-gtsla-
tlon Is more important than any other thai can be
proposed. II Is for their benert rs much as FOR
tnear rights. Nothing is so binding 10 mans ludg-
nent as the love OF lucre, and II tie worklnguIen
wait until the capitalists give them relief they
via wait III doon>day- The question OF time Is
lei a matter OF agreement between the working
man and his employer. There IS not a feature ~
any or the blS that has not the respect o! al the
humaAltar1ans CT the Old world especially and
surely 50 here. snail not retreat one iota from
the position have taken
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DIED.

BISHOP. On Tuesday. january 22d. 1884 a. u 10
pm, after long AID lingering illness which he bore
with Christian fortitude, ELiJAH T. younsest q
john and Amanda Bishop IN the thirty secoid u
his
Funeral from his late residence No 43l noyti-
west, Friday. January 25th Services at Church Of tbs
Immaculate Conception nj pm. Friends and relatives
are respectfully invited to attend g
BRANDT. Tuesday. January 2od 1884, at y M .
RIOS. NNAH K BRANDT, widow Of the late Jne a..
Brandt in the siKty-fifth y Of her are.
The funeral viii take place from her late residsfce
No. 5l4 Eighth street southeast Friday, nj 230
Friends Of the family Tecuy invited 10 attend q
CARR. ON Tuesday, January I'D 1884 st half last
seven o'clock D. MARY CARR in the hity-eisbt,i
year Of her are.
Funeral will take pace from the residence OF her son
in-law sylvester Burma No 9l7 Twenty seventh street
northwest on Friday, 18th instant al three O'CLOCK 81
IN. Friends OF the family are invited 20 attend p
GLEASON On Wedn- siay. January I'D. 1894 ~ Q
a. m 4 pneumonia. EVA GLEASON. daughter % pnf-
rick and Johanna G4easJn aged two months and tr-
teen days.
May she rest IN reace.
Funeral from arelIts residence Fcxhau road above
GEORGETOWN on Thursday evening. al o'clock
ROL! INGS. On January r. 1884. at 2.SB oclsck,
HESTER ROLLISOS. ia the ninety seventh yeas Of
her
Sic rests from her labor and resp- the harvest home
Funeral from Second aItist Church. Sd st eet mort
west, on Thu <dAy fteTnoon at o'clock. Relstlv
and lends Of tie family are RESPECTFULLY invited %
ttend.
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Hammered BY the Bears.

TIE WILLARD STOCKS AGAIN DECLINE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The Evening Posts financial
article says: The stock market opened generally
strong and higher for all stocks except the North
weak, but were vigorously hammered BY the bears
ON the strength OF variety OF rumors, for which
ehere seems no foundation except the rnerest con-
lecture. The general market continued strong and
advancing up to II O'Clock, while during the fore
noon oregon railway and navigation dropped sH
per cent from sSk at the close last night to 80 at 12
O'Clock to-day; Northern Pacific preferred, per
cent to 1915; the common 2k to 20h and Oregon and
Trans 2h to Is. The general market, however,
great break in one group OF stocks, and though
the general advance In other stocks checked BY
II O'Clock the downward reaction in them was only
fractional and was partly recovered by 10 O'Clock,
leaving the general market to II per cent higher
than last night, while only stocks That were lower
tnan last night were the Northern Pacific and the
oregon STOCKS The general market for railway
bonds was moderately active, and prices were In
nearly all cases fraction higher There was more
weaker.
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BALTIMORE, Jan. 2S.-virginia skies, past-au cou-
pons Virginia threes, Sc; North Carolina SKIES
BALTIMORE Jan. 23-Cotton quiet-middlins loAs
Flour quiet and straightforward street and western
super Iaa32 do. extra. 350a465: do family. 90
e575 city mills super 275a3 So do. extra 375a6 25
do. Rio brands. 575a6.OO; Patapsco family $50: do
superladve patent. 100 Wheaty-southern higher;
western INACTIVE and higher: southern red LEGAL
DO. amber, 1.l4al.15; No l Maryland. I13H asked
40 Western winter red spot, l05sa1 05k; January.
1O6 asked February .06al0 6h. March, lO,Aa Oh.
May llOSal.11 Corn-southern lower; western no,ni-
nsly higher southern white 5es59 do yellow 5ea6O;
western mixed. February 9z bid April 81; May, So
steamer asked Oats dullsouthern. 43aA6: western
white, 43a45 do. mixed 40a42: Pennsylvania. 42a45.
Rye lower and quiet. 6Sa70 Hay lower and quiet
prime to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland co.
shouldeEs and clear rib Sides packed 7sas. bacon
Lardl-refneo. 10; Butter steady-western packed.
IS; picked, 25. Petroleum dull and nomnal-rehned,
elaaSts. Coffee dull-Ro carxoes ordinary to fair
lAal2H. Sugar quiet and steady--A SOFT IN copper
refined quiet l44al4x. Whisky steady, 1lSal l64.
freghts to Liverpool steamer dul-cotton, led.
honr, 1s.3d. grain, nolninally 2a3d Recepts-hour
3OO5 barrels wheat 26 600 bushels 25 900 bushels
oats 1O0O bushels; rye. 1000 bushels. Shipments
Wneat lIouOo bushels: corn. $1,000 bushels. Sales
wheat, .ouO bushels: corn. $1,000 bushels.
The New York Stock Market.
The following are the opening and closing prices
OF the New York Stock Market to-day, as reported
by special wire to II. H. Dodge, 539 18th street:
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66 BRoApwAY, Roox 80.
PIANOS AND ORGANS.
A SsIGNEE'S SALE OF PIANOS AND<@91
"a ORGAN2 NTH

No. y USnox souAak n z Der. 18th. 1888
CHACNcEY J. REED, 233 18th st n. W. Washn9ton D O.:
Dear Sir: Acting your suggestion have purchased
your account the assgnee's of the efectsof
the late firm Of Peters Greene the entire stock at 65
cents the dollar based factory inventory Of new
stock and 40 the dollar estimated value
rented stock. The goods the door Win be forwarded
Is :sst as can get SHOULD these eoods b late
9ssan bran from the most cse5rsied maker at less
There Is hardly frst class maker q note In the coun
piano stools and musical instruments Of every
description. Believing have done chat will meet
your hearty appreciation and extending to the
Plments OF the season, am
Your most obedient servant
J. W. HARDCASTLE
have now In etock-A genuine Chicker1ng Pianos
REGULAR price, s7oo has round corners. double We
neered rosewood massive carved legs and Tyre
perb IN power and singing quality Of tone offered at $3.50
Also, an upright large size, str1nged, worth S4OO
offered at $l65 One peerless upright in carved
case standard makers REGULAR price 81 0OO offered
at 5000 One genuine Estey & Co. organ regular BITS;
offered at $50. Second hand Pianos from $40 to 3S5
Other goods III great variety equally low in price
Bring deposit positively refusals given without it.
Tuning, repairing and moving attended to- An elegant
upright Piano by private party on strict offered $3.50
cash. Inquire at store. CHAUNCEY j. REED,
jal9 x33 Tth 81, n w.
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STE AMIR ". ". CORCORSv
Leaves I'll street wharf daily Except Sunday for VI.
Vernon at 10 O'Clock returning reaches Washing
ton about $3.50
GO 7. L. BLAZE. CaTIein
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CASE OF SHOCKING CRUELTY 10 An ANlNAr-rHs
OFFENDER FrsTp Br yrpeR sSrIi.

CASE OF SHOCKING CRUELTY 10 An ANlNAi-rHE
OFFENDER FNEp Br JrpeR sNr1i.
In the Police Court, this morning, Patrick Gala
CHER was charged with cruelty TO animals, and
pleaded not guilty. Mrs Myer. OF 1867 q street,
testified that she employed Gallagher asa driver
some time last month. One OF her horses was found
DEAD In the stable yesterday morning. The horse
was years old, and was worth about $500 She
laSt saw the horse alive about IL O'Clock Monday
nght; saw the horse yesterday morning in the sta
pie dead, and an iron crowbar and several large
clubs lying on the door covered with blood The
Of ss hrosen 70 ease h It's head mashed and TWO
ant had threatened TO kill the horse. He didn't
come TO work the next morning as usual. being
soouL Iour hours late he was the only one who
had charge OF the horse.
DR.. Bushman. a veterinary surgeon testified that
ne examined the horse yesterday morning, and
and one Of bis hind feet and one OF bis fore feet had
been broken.
WIN. Hanley, who is employed by Mra Myer as q
IN getting the horse out OF the stable Monday eve
nlng, and called on him for assistance. and said
ina ne was going 70 an the horse that night He
nao nearo MIN threaten TO l1ll the horse before
THE DEFENDANTS STORY.
The defendant testified that he drove the horses
out on Monday morning, after they had been In the
stable for three days After he left the ladies in
the house he drove out 18th street for exercise The
horses became manageable and threw him Oh
tne carriage and hurt bis legs, and the dead horse
tnen ran against telegraph pole and broke his
lore les. He then tied the other horse and en-
ployed eountryman, who brought the horse back
70 lhe staple on wagon, for which service he paid
After seeing that the horse had to die he struck
Mm over the head TO put him out OF misery.
Ine court sentenced the defendant to one year In
jan and pay nne OF $3.50. In default OF which one
year additional An appeal was noted and bonds
liked at 81 900.
GALLAGHER SAID TO BE INSANE.
Gallagher Is said to be insane He stated TO q
STAR reporter this afternoon that he wanted tele-
gram sent to some person In Baltimore for checS,
for $780, and that II he does not get the money he
would De hanged in the morning; that II he gets
Out, he says he is going into business that Will
not had anything to eat for nearly a week and
some one has been wat, hing him all the time lie
was In jail. He also IS he has friends In this
city, and II he can get out for fifteen minutes he
can get $4,000. He ca Fled on Like mad man.
ShI1eking and grinding his teeth
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Jay Gould on the Market.
he TALKS FREELY ABOUT THE WICKED BEARS AM

TALKS FREELY ABOUT THE WICKED BEARS AND
PREDICTS SMOOTHER SAILING N THE FuTCRE.
The bears in Wall street are endeavoring to make
it very lively for Mr. Could and the recent depres-
| sion In stock Is due to their efforts. strange
story was current yesterday that Mr.. Gould had
millions OF Western Union stock which he is said
| to own The statement Is denied, but 1t was uni
versally believed, and for time had the remark
| able effect on prices OF making something very
much like boom. Mr.. Gould talks freely about
the market. and expresses strong belief that the
| bottom has been reached. He says:
1.-THE stock market has declined very heavily,
| and good dividend paying stocks and good bonds
| are now just as much below their actual value as
| they were above 1t during the Wild speculation a
| year or two ago. They have reached prices where
| shrewd moneyed men are buying them and taking
It is not at ali strange that confidence should have
| been shaken by the failure Of new schemes which
has recently taken place: But people lost their
stocks indscriminately."
"How is 1t that the bear room traders are able to
6e faces for ON the short side
are great that it takes little no capital Stocks
to-day are so oversold that they are practically
"What stocks do you consider in that post1one"
SWELL Union Pacific, Western Union. st. Paul,
and lake snos and
| per cent day. I think Western Union is about
the best thermometer Of the general Business Of
IL ssss sSs
| the state OF general business"
"What do you think Will be the course OF the
market In the future?"
"That is asking entirely too much. It is a rule,
however that when prices are very high 1t Is safe
to prophesy fall and when prices are very low an
advance may be looked for"
"Are you actively engaged In the market Just
| now"
81 am not very actively engaged In stocks, and
| have not been for some time. I buy stocks, our
own stocks mean, when think they are cheap
"What are your expectations In reference to
stocks, since you refuse to prophesy as to theiI
courSe?"
81 look for great advance In all good stocks be
tween this and July. Low-pr1ced stocks viii 60 up
| with the rest. bought Chicago Northwestern
at IA once, the same price that wabash common IL
selling for, and In Is months 1t was away above
par. History repeats itself"
"what effect viii the presidential election have
on stocks"
ut VIII help telegraph, and don't think It VIII
seriously interfere with buSineSS?"
"NOt even the tariff discussion"
81 don't believe Congress win do much until after
the presidential election. Neither party viii want
| to experiment with the prosperity Of the country
while an election is pending
Mr.. Gould has placed the case Of the Wall street
rumor-mOngers In the hands OF the lawyers, but II
Is doubtful II much viii come OF It Under the code
any person circulating false statements or rumorf
| is punishable by 1ne OF not more than 5000, o.
by imprisonment for three years. or both.
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T'HE GREAT
Il PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
n TO IHF NORTH. WEST AND SOUTHWEST
~ - r ItsAth SbLENDID SCENERT

'hh1titA
~ ~ M NJ N az "EoT AND sQTTHWEsr,
STEEL FAILS MAGNIFICENT 80 s 1 rI lSls Il: l.
y EEtECT NU,AA-bAl: IsT:l, 1883.
OF SIXTH .so b SHEETS A. roI hoWs e'NSEa
foTPttsbUrg aad the West Chicszo Limited Express
Sleeping Cars ii rom rom Hsr RI t
fsisce CarH 70 TrIs,r t1f a. 80 ? M daily with
hsso VIA Geaibas and I foa1F 9fHy w i25
~ fi,tsb4r md es ' 1e 1--WE VII
BAifIAOi. IND Hs ioT6,.G g f S,iaS
Fer krie. Cauan,sl-7ia. Hocles-er buf.aIa %isga-,
Wasai!to 10 Ioet and W,sf VIZ. i a. Ear, &irs
Lfe4h I-sv.;f asiiiLitCn u Saturday night VIII Lot
For Williaulsrort Lock Haven and Emira at e4oa. m
JoI New IoIE as. lie East a.I5 n. 1o.-oa
~; iyG aLd i. - | ~ On sqIday SO lo;0oand
Il ~ = u iiilittG 1Iress OF pullman !ar.or Cars
feI Boston WITHOUT oL-Lse. l.4UP- every day
For Brooklyn. y all through trains connect at Je-
- .lty Nth to1ts q Brooklyn Annex az riding
rage scruss New York C1-y ''' -
For Philadelphia SIS ana 10 70 a. m. lao 400 1000
IHd ~ - ? n Ca Sunday o. loco and Il Il p IL
In lird E1ITess 80 g. u. daily. except sunday
SOC 42S 4l0 $50 40. u o, and II q . ny i9
sNncAS 80 !O~ta ul4 20. go. 80. IUOG 10
Ter Pores Craek Lile ESQ IL AID 4.iop m daily
f. ANNAPOLIS. go n ard 40 IT. daily. erceptsn-
ALTxANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL.
VA ND ALLAANDI.iA AND MAsHlNGIUN
Fer Ale1@Eara. e85. 30 q95 Ii o. and II 50 am
PCS As 500 e.25. s.o5 AID II IS pm On sunday.t
Fer Eiclohd ana Il, scuL So and IL Ossm dali,
1Ii3as lave ~ Al osy f,9 ,or Hs11dsy
ala 1920 an ! 60 sos. = 10 80: sn,i rs IN :.
r.. AID Y 10 midnight C sunday 81 Us and 10 10
1.eksts ana Information the oece northeast core-
ton where orders tt lett Tor tie cLim Of o..
aAse to csstinatoI iTS =. 1 h2tes sad G9secs
tHAS- z PUGh- General MaIa-er. nil
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HUGO ScHESCK's MCKDERous DEsrGys-Am6ng
other murders which Hugo Schenck, at vieuBs
Austria, and MS accomplice Schlossarck, Intended
10 commit was that OF the champermaid OF the
Baroness MafatUL Schenck had Induced the
woman 10 steal pearls valued at E2 600 which the
emperor OF Austria had presented 10 Or. Malfsrti
Tor attending In his last Illness the duke OF Reich
had prepared everything fof the reception a.
Schenck and his accomplice on the night Of the 9th
instant, when the former was arrested In addition
10 Ills previous confession or having murdered fur
girls, and having planned i've more murders for
last week, Schenck confesses that he Intended 20
murder all the family or BaroneSs Malfatti, To-
geIler with the maid.