Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-27
AWFUL SUSPENSE.
1hs R-ssult Wnleh Followed Per
ulsal Of Bad Literature.
a aFesk of Anzslsh zad Tregisisfion la .
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ssld usf Eload-A Eea-f ear
OiI y aafa.- he Asssssiaa-


tatls a. lluoeeat -i03Eiag seran Of PAPER
~aieh $40 hai f1lai o4 sac hat-rae<
when aifenias % ber nl sraiag's dastiag.
F4ter aasii as adjusted bis spec aeies.
elaac-i "a she parer, gave as nti sort
oi sfart ant real To tae wond ring
r. ~ rae salaa r markab.e elfusi9as
craa1 pageant ~ r3bDer to- morrow p 's1ts
ari narierer> also. at ~ --- street
~TFFEHI>e-
Ihl, vas ~ course. lncenpr s6ensihie.
Various theories yer. adstn-.d 4 81 q tn
aathorsalD of the mysterioUs note o.
warnin4. aud each one looked al the
other. While crave faces exrrtssst the
h0rriiie thoaght that some ufsniber II
hitherto resaectabls family WIS earning
s-rret spending money ~ confritu-iny
70 the per nv dreadful parers ami hal
arsnpel some '.copv" The ms stery vas
rass.d of with a joke ami b. matter
would have been soon forgotten had uot
The next morn NJ furnished y similar ia
cident and provided another sanguinarY
and auony NOUS epis-le. This had been
found on the 81 'eboart IN the cheerful
dining-ro1m itself, and ra1 as fol2-s.
W. hook for a good haul and hari ht
g. morrow night. BLACK bttp-
The consitierate attention OF NJ. Black
Deed. ia notify ing his intenled victims IN
advsnce was refreshing aud encouraging,
bur lt was az leas, iliOsical IN him 20 ''ex-
pect good n al" when he must know that
the entire family would - up in arms
waiting for N. The only reasonable hy-
potnes's was that the worthy burglars
desire for a al nd ii sht" lad overcome his
Or, ,ess oual penchant Tor "a good haul"
and that be had taken this IN thoi OF Sc
curing a sufficient number Of foemen
worthy OF his reputation among the out
laws OF a great city. The affair began u
+ look serious. an1 the young ladies hinted
/ blaudly siat they really must make their
f deferred visit 20 the Misses Blank on
the South Side. However, Black Deeds
seemed 20 De too thorough a man OF the
world and far too considerate a gallows
bird To cut the roats of anarmed women,
alheit be did write a most treacherous-
+ looking hand 80 il was decided TO leave
fhe custody OF the family plate to the
T house eur. a majestic terror OF Alder
manic proportions, whose appalling bulk
would have staggered the strongest house
breaker
The nj -ht passed quietly, but morning
with 10 a renewal OF the anxiety which
was slowly but surely turning the old gold
hair ~ the young women 10 the color of
old snow. The letter was discovered on
the parlor mantel. and was bristling with
+ suggestions OF the after death what: de-
scription. At last the terrible band seemed
o. have aband )ned all thoughts Of mere
plunder-per6aps thsy had learned from
friendly neighbors that the family plate
was plated-and life itself was the stake
they were playing for Ths cut throats'
warning was as follows:
Look out for your lives to night
RED HAND.
This seemed 10 mean business. Exactly
how an interesting and numerous family
was 20 DE swept of the face Of the earth
was not, perhaps clearly enough indi-
Gated. but the intention was evid mt.
Knives. pistols. chl0roform, the rope were
suggested. but seemed too commonplace to
b. emrloyed by such deliberate and
thoughtful murderers. Some terrible tor
ture was sure 20 be resorted TO. and the
world would ring with the diabolical in
genuity OF the daring villains. Would
the family - suffocated by deadly sewer
ress Was an internal machine of Irish
parentage in contemplation? Would Car
ter Harr son become the tool OF assassins
on consent 20 talk people 20 death just
because they were Republicans, Would
Joe Nackin be induced TO display his "dns
wcrkr and swear an unhappy family into
untineiv gravess Most horrible thought
o. an. Would that awful brass band, COM
posed Of IN sgu ded foreigners, which has
ravaged the fairest portions Of the "Nord
ter for years. and which is more 20 be
ferrd than the smallpox or the False
Prprhet himself, be hired { station itself
before the house and blow its inmates in
e. etern.tyf
Coffee and cakes we're bolted with an un-
certainty begotteu of the conviction Of a
sender hold on life, but al was serene un-
I'll the morrow, when the now eargerly ex-
peel sd note read as follows:
DEATH Is the call RED GtovE.
This was not much more threatening
thar that Or the morning before. but there
seemed 70 be deep significance in the
fact hat the communication frou "Red
Hand~ hal been followed ~ one from
Red Glove" which appeared 70 indicate
thu. the gore which stained fhe ccnvict's
palm bad. during his procrastinatiou,
gradually o1zed through his mitteas He
was. IN eff ecf. throwing down his gauntlet
preparatory te imm,,latinz whole fam ~
on the ssng1uary sltar Of his mysterious
AID unaccouutabie eumitv. The weapon
unon which the carnage was "a re inauEu-
rated vss uext deiicataly made clear. and
tLe fact That &C. tlo. had not escaped tha
4 n of blood which seem a -0 be swash
around I'D the owners ne .hborhood
vss ud caie,i in the follow .ng:
Hard work ana hot n'oof
HroouT DseGFR-
ln srits - the fact that The prom a
sar-h or seemed to he 4 syel most unac-
crrat1flv. tn sssr ss'n vas evidently he
conlin- fhorouthly crusoned. the fiia
vtvr ~ bf-ca having worked it~ way n
q toaslv upward from his hands e. hi.
face. ss vas aelicately limited in the foi-
i0wug.
We VII 1rink sof Blood 20 niaht
Rrron7 RFsan-
This vas worthy % IA exalted stroc -
cr fha rlost famous Hur1n braves. hut ths