The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-10-05

GeSolaie house, Mrs. Eu us1is, whose
presence had been almost forgot.
ten III the excitement, and who
seemed endowed with unnatural
strength, came forward and spoke
again.
She told her dream IN detail and
said: IL would know that face
among a thousand and | believe 1t
10 be that Of The man who did this
deed. | will go with you from
plantation to plantation, and | anr
convinced that heaven intends me-
to convict the murderer" Early
mex. morning the search began and
after visiting several plantations
and inspecting all the negroes in
vain, they at last reached place
some twenty miles from the scene
of The crime. The object Of the
search being made known 10 the
owner, he led the party out into
the field where The laborerS were
at work picking cotton. AT The
sound of horn he men left their
work and went TO lhe spot where
the master ana the party OF search
erS Stood. The evening sunlight
light up good-nalured black faces
Of The tOilers, who looked in w0n-
dor at the unwanted crowd of
strangers, all save one who stood
in the back ground with his old
hat pulled over his eyes. Take
off your hat and come forward,
George" said his master.
"Great heavens ~ exclaimed
Mrs, Eustis, ''ycu are the man that
killed Mary Collier!"
The cOnsclence-stricken wretch
dropped on his knees and throw.
ing up his hands exclaimed:
Il knowed you'd fine ne / tired
TO kill you, but | couldn't. | know
ed you'd fine me, | seen it in yo'
eye!''
They seized The trembling mis-
creant, bound and led him off, with
great difficulty prevented his own
fellow workers from rending him
in pieces. He made full cOnfes-
sion of his crime, showed where he
had buried the bloody knife and
The earrings and breast.pin he had
wrenched from his victim, and
strangest fact of all, told how alter
the deed was done, he had gone To
the house of Mrs. Enstis, intending
TO rob and murder her, how he had
climbed TO her chamber window,
holding the carving knife between
his teeth, but just as his head
reached the head of the open win
dow he saw her sitting up in bed
and staring at him. He said her
eyes charmed him like snakes
eyes charm bird, and re could
not move. She seemed 10 be com
ing nearer TO him, and he let 90
his hold and slipped from he win
low. lie again tried TO enter but
he same fixed gaze of the old lady
was more powerful than his will,
30 he skulked off, led the horse
niles and miles away, and turned
llIIl lOSCs 1AC was LilCOy NOuNAStCO
md hung, for IN those days Judge
lynch did not ride in the Alabama
ircuit. The actors in The tragedy
lave passed away, but any old res
dent iii the neighborhood of Bla-
on Landing will point out The
rave of sweet Mary Collier and
ell you the story other fate. Was
a dreama Lei the wise scientists
Tho claim that they can probe
he secrets of mind as well as mat
,r, explain this strange cOincl,
ence. There was a theory ad-
anced at the time oil the occur
.nce that the scene of his crime
nd the face of his victim were
amped upon the eyes Ofthe mur.
erer and that in them. as ma
irror, Mrs. Eustis saw the picture
his deed, and that, even in sleep,
Ie knowledge was conveyed from
S mind to hers. Who can tella