The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-13

ined to redeem his error. He knew she
would not remain in the city an instant
longer than she could help. He hurried
to her bankers, but found that she had
drawn the amount due her an hour before.
"Who presented the check 2" asked the
detective.
"a mulatto boy--it was made payable
to bearer"
There was yet chance A steamer left
within an hour for America 1t was posi-
that she would seek that means Of escape
"Black Pedro" jumped into carriage
and arrived at the wharf ten minutes be-
fore the vessel left-just in time to assist
an aged and deorepit gentleman into the
cabin. There were few passengers /; none Of
them answered the description Of the per-
son the detective sought. He stood on the
wharf watching the receding vessel until
1t disappeared He was In the act Of turn
ing away when driver OF one Of the car
riages at the landing and who was per
sonally acquainted with "Black Pedro"
approached the officer with the remark
''' " Pedro, did you see that old man on
board-he had long white beard and
hair that fell on his shoulders"
"Yes."
Well. sir, there's something curious
about him"
"Why ="
Why, when he got into my carriage he
was mulatto boy, and when he got out
he was an old man.
Black Pedro" uttered an exclamation
that could hardly be used in type when he
heard this announcement, for he knew
the vessel would be far out at sea before
she could be overtakeu He was folled by
woman. Nor could he help rejoicing.
now that the chase was over, that the
woman had escaped. Innocent or guilty,
there was charm about this woman that
none could resist. The spell Of her Won
drous beauty affected all who approached
her.
!" II fingered for years inter In my mem
ory," said Black Pedro" enc day while
narrating the incidents Of the case, and
could not have the sin OF her blood spon
my conscience"
On the morning Of Jan. 80. 1873, he city
Of Mexico was startled By the sanounce-
ment that murder, the most brutal and
fiendlsh that had ever rsdasnsd the srimi-
nal annals OF the dark ads Of Mexican
life, had been committed. and that the
victim, stranger In the eommunity. was
woman who, when alive, va of sur
passing beauty. She had arrived at the
house where the murder haA bssa com
mitted on the day before, and was accom-
panied by 4 handsome gentleman, who
introduced hsr as his wifA He Ind been
seen to leave the house about 10 O'clock
on the same night, and that SAs the
last ever heard Of him. The following
morning a servant. by mistake, entered o
side door leading to the apartment, where
the murdered woman lay on bed, and
the sight that met her gaze frozs the blood
in her veins. She gave the alarm and the
police were Immediately notified. The
woman lay crosswise on the bed with only
her chemise upon her, and her head,
which hung by few slnews to her
body, was within few inches OF the
floor BLACK Pedro's" friend OF the
detective force Of Vera Cruz, and the one
whopointed out thew widow ofSonor La Bar
rier in the theatre to Pedro, recognized in
the murdered woman the ono and the same
person. Her murderer was never appre-
hended and Immediately after the inquest
was held the body was buried in the
public graveyard, frightful example Of
the wages Of SIM Cincinnati Enquirer.