Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-06-02
Reached Through Ny Guardian

and time again life has been
sacrificed to the guillotiue. Not only
has the testimony given been consider.
ed by both judge and jury as more than
conclusive. but the public at large has
nodded its approval; and when the YER
dict which is just fiable BY such testi.
mony. has been pronounced, satisfac-
tion has. in most cases. been expressed
on all sides. Nevertheless, great
wrongs have sometimes been commit
ted. and innocent parties have suffered
for the crimes of the guilty.
Curious murders have taken place.
NOS only in out-of-the-way places, but in
cur midst; the community has been
startled BY some horrible outrage that
has caused for a time the widest ex
element. At no time during life can
We feel perfectly safe. for some of the
most revolving of crimes have taken
place when no motive could pOssiLls
be assigned. and a fear. in consequence,
that has not wholly been without cause
has deprived many of the more agree
able pleasures which an. abundance of
money could afford.
In writing this tale for publication, /
have weighed the undoubted threats
Of The populace which will be levelled
al me; Jet my purpose is not to draw
your attention to me as criminal, but
is. as have intimated, to place the
facts before You. and a measure, to
curb that obliquity of judgment which
IS every day becoming more atrocious
ia its results
1 have struggled successfully for
years to live down all thoughts of the
CHASTITY occurrence as it happened.
may as well tell, too, that in guard NO
myself against giving vent to the lat
ent knowledge of nina, I have used
means before which the bravest among
you would pale.
The saddest heart has been buried
beneath the app arancs of gaety; a
false aspect has been q ven to u muir
derous eye; mirth has been introduced
where not the phantom, but the reality,
OF hell was to overcome; and to all the
world the bnoyancy of thought, the
Nghtness of touch. the fam liarity of &C
zion. has been II sin. because untrue.
When did it had no h sht; vet a
strange cunning possessed me. for |
not only mapped out how should do
it but contriYed that the guilt should
be fastened on another. 1t was not
the knowledge that his wealth should
os mine that prompted me. Oh, no; en-
Ioyed his money now; but l meant that
RegneIor should suffer for me! 1t would
teach me a lesson, too; but he would
be In the horrors of death ere he told
IT. L promised myself th much
My guardian should die. but Reg
nelor, AMI not |, was to pay the pen.
atty. had no grudge against the old
nani he had always been kind to me.
y was the tief-the villain who stole
nv secret-to whom death would
come
The old man was to suffer but little.
had arranged all that He could
at one time as well rs another. The
trap bail all been prepared, but the
time had not vet fully arrived when
should do the deel.
kegnel0r would not come tonight
ne was ava anil he hal INV secret
with him knew that He thought
TO gain by II. to become famous-to
nave Irene love him for his d scOvery
and for th he should die-yes. die.
oul not by my hand. All. was too
acute Tor tenn! They would lang him
tor me M nd OF old man.
had Iabored lard. but l had found
what sought, and it would go forever.
Ihey had all failcd, but hal found it!
Had 4 not seen what | discovered? |
Ihat hnger " til the tip of
namo had traced It on the wall a. Law |
asleep. and from this had | copied. |
HAT one piece alone was wrong but
All was right Now. Fool that was
200 sho" It 10 m! He saw that when
II was oaihnc''d 1t started OF its own ac-
cor'i: anh went smoothly. not pausing
and Jerking and witch ng as before.
He laughed for JOY. and l-ah. such