The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-09-11

that night Happily did not witness them;
after all l had endured myself, ] was glad
to be spared the sight of any human misery
even that of my worst enemies. l tell
the sequel as if has been given to me; and
then gladly turn to the bright and happy
scene that closes this true tale.
The prosecuting attorney had advised the
sheriff to take strong posse for the arrest
of both the culpr.ts. In accordance with
this advice. two parties of ten deputies
each, ali well armed, We're organized aud
proceeded on their mission. That which
was to arrest DR.. Beaumont performed its
work swiftly and surely. The house was
entered without knocking, and the Doctor
seized In his library. Every evidence of
preparation for fight was about the room.
Drawers in the secretary had been pulled
out, and their contents Uttered the carpet;
thousand dollars in cash was in his
pocket-book; several letters, addressed to
persons in the village were on the table
among them one to his wife, trustfully
sleeping upstairs at that moment, with his
innocent children; and he was about to de-
sert them for everi 1t was deemed merci-
full by the officer in charge of this party to
hurry the prisoner to Jail without allowing
his family to know of his arrest; and this
was accordingly done.
From that part of my narrative relating
to my entrapment and abduction, difficulty
was anticipated in making the arrest at
Fairyiew: and special instructions were
given the officers as to how it was to be
effected. Every outer door was guarded,
and four of the deputies entered the house
and began to search it for its master
They quickly encountered Mrs. Ferrers,
who, trembling with anger and excitement,
declared that her son was not at home;
that he had not been at home since morn
ing. The first floor was thoroughly searched
without discovering him. The officers
were ascending to the second floor, when a
loud shout and the discharge of a pistol
outside called the whole force to the spot
One of the guards declared that he saw a
man hanging hr his hands from the ledge
of a second story window, and then drop
to the ground that he disregarded his or
der to stop, and ran toward the barn, and
that he had fred at him. The whole force
at once rushed il that direction, and
reached the barn in time to see a man
finging himself upon the back of a
horse. There was little light, and it was
impossible TO tell who it was; but cries OF
stop halt--surrender!" were addressed to
the fug, tive. He paid no heed to them,
but started his horse IN q furious gallop
down the drive toward the road. \ scat
terin9 vol!ey from ten revolvers followed
wild shooting, as the figure of either man
or horse coujd not be discerned at the dis
lance of five rods. Bat the quick ear of
one of the party caught the sound of fall
and lantern was procured. BY It's light
dead body was found in the drive, the
horse standing still beside it and whlnny-
ing pitifulIy. 1t was the corpse of Clayton
FerTers, summarily stopped in his career
Of lx-o oh tnl hol1 oh,
the brain. He had sowed the wind; he
had reaped the whirlwindl
The intelligence quickly reached his
mother in the house, and from that mo-
ment her reason fed. She is an inmate
now of an insane asylum.
The search of the mansion disclosed still
more surprising evidences of preparations
for speedy flight than were found at the
house of DIR. Beaumont Trunks were
packed, torn-up letters and papers Uttered
the floors, and one Yalise was discovered,
Il cked and labeled, which contained fifty
thousand dollars in money and securities
for one hundred thousand more. One day
later and the birds would have flown with
their plumber.
The intelligence of these surprising
events was known to Berkeley the next
morning. With it came the news of an
other event still more tragic. DR.. Beau
mont had been lodged in a solitary cell of
the Jail. In the morning the keeper going
to him with his breakfast found him dead
on the stone floor. The officers who
searched him had neglected to take his
portable medicine case, and from its con-
tents the unhappy man had swallowed
enough poisonous ingredients to destroy
his life. And thus was ended life which
should have been blessing to humanity,
an ornament to society. The way of the
transgressor is hard; it ever was so; it ever
VIII he so. The pity and sympathy of
Paula later on relieved the poverty of his
| helpless and innocent wife and children
(his estate proving to be bankrupt, and
caused them to bless the name of their gem
erous benefactress.
The rutfians, Jake and Ira, were jealous
ly sought for by the officers, but they had
taken the alarm early, and made good their
escape. No trace has yet been found Of
them anywhere. 1t was to them, / suppose,
that Mr.. Warner referred in the first chap
| ter of this narrative, when he said that a
criminal prosecution might yet be necessa-
~. For my part, L should be quite as we'll
satisfied If Berkeley should never see them
again. Like dark shadows of evil these
instruments of more guilty men have van
ished out of our lives; may they never re-
turn here, even for punishment.
And thus the sinister hands We're re-
moved that had wrought such woe to me
and mine. | have no quarrel with them
now; death has separated US. | remember
that it is written, Judge not, tlat We be not
judged.