The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-14
IN ANCIENT MANSION.
Ispt MIS- N ol.D HtI.rINoI:E
UW FILLING.
/ Pirate Murders Ills Eri,ise Re-
comm. Jcaiou> He Statr> Her 10
the Heart and My>reriou>iN Di>aI-
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the Heart and My>reriou>i, Di>ap-
pears.
BALTIMORE. June ~ Right back ot
the central portion of Baltimore street,
ON th, north ,li,.. i harrow alley
known a. l;ank lane. The two bIork~
on tho main cnmmnrrt.l i artery of the
city an, daily thrung,i with a multitude
Of I""Il, hut the rrar of the huildlng. To
which Eank Lame i, the back entrance.
presents "a scene ut UNMARRIED peace and
duilne,s. bray, rattle through and un-
luai. AMI oc,a,ionall, a heavy express
wagon rolls by ON It's WAY IT, the Ralti-
mnr,' and Ohio hulllns. which looms mp
on the curnrr uf Calvert street. AcroS~
the alley from the l.. ~ -. i, the famous
larnum's hotel. once the chosen resort
of southrrnrr~ and nuw the meeting
place Of politicians. Fronting ou Gal
vert street BarmInl', extends back on
Bank lanr until il curves around noisy
typ" frnunlry. and ahut, uu Il queer lit
tie twu-ant.,t bali story strurtur" which
is now used as wash house for the ho-
tel. TN the othcr side of this antique
hous" Is Il tailor shop AMI the nunotu
ny of Bank lane i broken only by the
kissing Of the iron gpns,' AMI the putting
of the Typographical engine.
Vet this littl,' oil huillng will, when
the literary annals of litlimorr are writ.
ten, occupy ne small space IN th" sketch.
on" ot the oldest remaining II the urIgl-
nal structures of the city. II has about
thiity feet front. j. built oi brick. prob.
ably made in England. and wa, once
covered with mortar. which has now
mostly scaled oil \ beautiful lawn,
and ilnwcr beds. and grl,cl,d walks.
AMI stately trees long ago surrounded
this heirloom uf the past learn that
in th"s,' days II WAS fitted up with pol
,-hrd harl wood AMI elegantly furnished.
liut now the trees at,' wlthtrrd. ihr flow.
rr~ are gone and Il hard beaten front
var' only remains, whll" tn. interior
presents even more wretcmrd appear
anrr than the oNtoriur drnulrd of fur
ni,urr AMI with bare walls.
mut~r WInN history.
\ my ,trrnis history of some klnd
hangs over lhl- queer and hnclrut Struc-
tur,. There are conflicting stories ~ to
th. originator uf it, It was built way
back in the dark colonial days ami per
ha,s AT the time that I,altlmur" town
Was tirL lald out. The grutes,inc Ath,
man architecture. 81 ont ut place ~ the
American AR, marks thr l,afhafic period
of hulldln. IN the nIt,d States. Rut
W. know thai the porch, with IT. heavy,
full h"irh pillars. was then J"ruurd ~
r>,tIi-itc taste ln,l So continued late into
th- century. Granted that II WAS first
a privat, dwelling. 1t must have been ur
rtpi"d hy Il family 1T some distinction
or AZ beast pt't"nsiun, and ON tins com
mon rImur- unite. Exactly the name
IT tins family. what IT. record was and
other details If" lost IN ol~rurltN. Il"
most accredited lgrni * to th" effect
htt retired from his profession,
Three g,urratiuu- later the oil pre-
p,n-l'y cropped ont ~ til" Ilnral d"sc'n-
daut. lie rlggrd ollt long black SIuup
and followed IN the footsteps "f his an-
rcstur. THIS man was a dark, tarllurn
Individual and It may h' that hI- aver.
sion To- Sprirty gave rs" tp the whole TIA
llttutL VI zone ever visited lh1 hull-r
aud hr never moved In provincial circles
Cgly hints began tn BE- circulated re-
gar,ling him, especially u, his appearance
on III" streets occurred only ~ th" inter.
val- between the arrival and departure
OF hong hlak el""p that always an
rlIurrd down tn hll ami nryrr entered
the harhor.
I'M rHNrE j. N>EWEh
Suddenly Baltimore -url,iy Wa aston
l-li.d hN An invitation to tins huuss
Tia. owner sole survivor IT his line
announced ht- uarrlag" aud invited ia"
buntun Of ,hrtoWn to- his nuItlaI ira-t
tull uf f'yrtlsi cuftu-ltv they went
The, SAW him ami his wife. lh" most
cordial hospitality wa- extended tu alt,
and the gentleman aiFtlrltt. IA" lady :
,pI.udid beauty If the Spanish type. and
thr genial nagniic"nce " tlie"ht"ftaln
m.nt were the themes Of universal com
mrnt fpl months Afterwards. III" gum
old house, then IL the midst uI the fash
ionahlp quarter. became IT." centre "f
raNrtv. iaIl- and partlcs Were frr.
utirnt in it. and the mysterious G"n'I"
man and his " lft embarked ~ GlliN
uhirl uf delight. Especially attractive
VA, the lanEourou- charm Uf til" -ta'rIy
Spanish Ipdy who soon had all IN" anoi-
oll- Nalns uf the to" at her feet The
husband appeared not +" heed indeed,
h. Nl- rrckl.--It careless, Int THOSE vi %
observed hm closely -aw ierr" sl'ains
Of lightning beneath ll- clond-'i brow.
one ruu,ning arrv Of murder Wa raised
from th. huisp. On rushing IN th" Span
i.h Iul, wa- found With dagger IN her
heart The man wH- gun". sailors on
the hav afterwards av.ftrd that they
saw "A long. black -Ioop heating ont t"
.ra on the early morning OF TIL" day on
which occurred this mufler. Tia" gen
tlrman was nu NOR" seen ~ Baltimore.
Tn. body uf the woman va. buried and
the house Wa -ul for a -png t. dcfray
the cxuon.p- W one dp ired to 'y"
IN il,
the I.EsT lITrG,Ri ol'r
what interest attaches 70 thls dIsir'
TERED tragedy uf thn last century 1t
receives It's point from The fact that h"r",
~ tins obi house, wa the first "tKauth"'i
literary club Of tE" city It must b" re-
mrn,l4rnl that then IjtItlmor" street
uas sunkunwn. The bu-ue-+ part Of the
clty wa over thr falls half 'nll" away