Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-07-17

move MS arm. ne WISHED 70 Ispuise her,
and said
Are you a fool' WIN you unhand
me7"
As he turned his head, saw his light
eyes, fierce and eager, seeking means Of
escape.
Miserable villianlp cried Cati&on,
forcing him into chair. 1t was you
who dealt the blow. II was your
And she held that giant, stunned by
the suddenness Of the affair: but he
quickly recovered himself; he olsen
gagged his hand from Catisson, and saw
it, frightful, with the even fingers; he
struck her, then turn like wild animal
to the place Of egress.
Everybody sought to escape; the crowd
were afraid. The man leaped, pushing
the people before him, when planted
myself in front of him. He had an ugly
look, seeing my KEPT and white brooches.
He perceived in them the evidence of my
position. He had his face toward me.
raised my arm and seized him by the
blouse.
an the name of the law, I arrest
you"
The villains only reply was blow,
which would, l believe, have sent me
ten feet, If had not had the presence Of
Catisson to increase my strength. rid
iculed the blow. / held the man; ]
dragged him; l would not let him go.
They would have had to break my wrist
in order to make me. And he gave me
blows on the head, trying to stun me, OF
break my skull. Suddenly Il still hold
the scarf he attempted to plunge 9
knife into my neck, in the same way he
had struck Father Coussac-a habit Of
his, believe. He counted upon killing
me; but the collar of my uniform turned
aside the blade of the knife-a Noutror
knife, with yellow handle. It cut
through the collar and gave me only {
scratch. Then my hand seized the wrist
which held the weapon, which, If it de
scended second time, would do it
work. / saw the knife raised Like tn,
sword of Damoeles, and grasping it
handle were those gross, even fingers BY
which Catisson had recognized the assas
sin of her father. How long it NIGH
have lasted-that battle in which my
blood flowed, though had wounded hin
I can not say; but felt that was losing
strength, that should release the hanC
which held the knife. Suddenly he ut
tered a cry, a savage one, like that of al
animal being killed. He jumped, but
held him still; then he TUNED so rapidl,
that he fell, dragging me after him, b
underneath and l above. We fell t,
| the ground. Then something move'
him, or, rather, chung 10 him. 1t wa
Mother Coussae, who gnawed an'
peol1ed ct his limbs 10 make lim Yeleas
his hold. And we rolled on the groun,
like worms, but this time 1t was not TO
long. Catisson recovered and aided ~
to retain the armed arm, O., rather, sh
took the knife away from him while
held the man by the throat with my RICH
hand, and would have stifed him. The
people came at the noise, and the pay
master, BUgead, arrived with c0mrade
They assisted me 10 bind the criminal
raised him up, p~t on the handouts an
led him through the crowd, who, seein
him taken, wished 70 prevent his escape
That brave crowd who short time be
fore was afraid. It was well they came
could not hold eSt longer. was &c
ing, going. II Yves foolish for ger
darsne. ! tainted from loss of blood
But had the sensation of whsle arm
sustaining me, and, instead of the Not
iron blade near nay head, / perceived, 6
in dream, the large, beautiful eyes {
Catsson, who smiled upon me.
| He was mixer OF plaster, name
MassalouK, OF Soutesraine In La Circus
$50 deputy of La Grouse told us-an
who, presenting himself to n. Gabourd
for work, had overheard him speak {
the money confded 10 Leonard Coussa
by his patron. Then he exclaimed
There is a chance" and he took
alone, with no accomplice, an idler, bl
energetic. After the murder he reache
Paris, then returned TO Queret, then
Limoges, the money gone, seeking worl
When before the Court d Assizes, /
scarcely defended himself, as thong
saying: "You have taken me, so muc
the worse for me-" They condemne
him to death. The famous hand is pr
served in alcohol at the Ecole de Med
cine.
It is not for me to boast that the pres