The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-07-17

of her sou, requesting Afghan to re-
main behind until summoned.
Buchy sat in an easy-chair, wrapped
in a dressing gown, and looking hale
and rational. His features were COM
posed, and his eyes were bright and full
of intelligence He arose without help
to meet his mother, and the greeting
was most affectionate. The mother was
self-possessed, and spoke in gay and
pleasant tone, and her son, with more
clearness and courtesy than she had
ever known him manifest, returned her
congratulation with thanks.
DR.. Turbigne, after few minutes
had passed, stopped and asked Buchy:
care you ready?h
Perfectly, monsieur was the re-
ply.
Then DR.. Tnrbigne opened the door
and summoned Afghan. AS he en-
tered he had smile on his face. DR..
Turbigne closed the door, turned the
key aud put it in his pocket. Afghan
approached Buchy with salutation on
his lips. Buchy's face grew stern, and
he simply bowed his head. Then
there was moments strange sill
ence.
Madam" Buchy said. turning to
his mother, son the day of my acci-
dent. l was drinking with Afghan.
We came home together late, and
we went to my room by the back
stairway. When ! reached tie long
corridor | saw your husband walking
along the corridor with his head down
and his hands behind him, as though
in thought. He was going toward my
room. / did not wish him to see me
in half-drunken condition, as / had
promised him, as you know, to amend.
| did not know what to do. l was
close to the open door of his work
shop, and, as saw him about to turn,
| stepped into the work-room and hid
myself behind large board on which
be drew his designs"
Here he looked toward Afghan.
The eyes of all followed Buchy's eyes.
Afghan stood leaning against the man
tel, pale as ghost.
presently" continued Buchy, Il
heard voices, and the next moment
Monsieur Louard and a man entered
the workshop. Monsieur Louard held
In his hand a package, and the man
said he had received it only that after
noon, and, surprising it was something
connected with proposal to sell build
ing-stone from quarry on the estate,
he had opened it and become possessed
of its contents.
"It astounds me, said Louard, and
l know not how to communicate the
wonderful news to my wife.
''Write her q letter., said the man,
and he got ink and paper and laid them
on the desk. AS he went for the ink
saw him take something from bench
and put it in his pocket. Monsieur
Louard seated himself in his easy chair
in front of the desk, and the other die
tated. 4 shall end my life happily
he said. Monsieur Louard wrote. When
he reached the word life the man
bade him stop and let him consider
what the next word should be- Mon
sieur Louard leaned back in his chair.
In an instant the man drew something
from his pocket; at the same moment
he seized Monsieur by the long hair be-
hind and drew back his head. There
was a flash and stroke of the arm
across Monsieur Louard's throat and
the blood spurted forth.
Horror sat upon Madam Louard's
face. Afghan during the recital had
stood transfixed When the climax
came he gasped and exclaimed:
'The man is maniac 1t is the ut
terance of an idiot! 1t is an Infamous
fabricationI' Ta
He moved toward the door. Dr. Tur-
bigne confronted him.
THAT is the mani sa d Buchy, point
ing to Afghan. He turned savagely.
DR.. Turbigne seized his arms from be-
hind and held him as in wise. DR.
LeVisse looked around; then he seized
the bell-rope and tore it down. The
next moment Afghan was bound and
helpless.
Buchy continued II was paralyzed.
| tried to move, to scream, but coald
not. Then Afghan laid the knife on the
floor at the right hand of the murdered
man. He examined his hands, and
stepped carefully to avoid the blood.
Then he quilted the room and closed
the door, which had a catch-Iock. Then
| recovered my strength. If I stayed
there | should be deemed the assassin. T.
arose, passed the corpse and quilted the
room, closing the door; then 1 flew
downstairs to give the alarm before the
murderer could escape, My feet flew
from under me, and after that all is
blank until few days ago. NM.
After Aignan's trial and conviction
and sentence to penal servitudc for
thirty years, he admitted the crime
81 played a bold game, he said, land
lost If | had had more time would
have possessed the whole estate.'' N.
7. Dispatch.