Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-28

showed remarkable signs Of improve
ment, and began to give utterance To
expressions which induced her friends,
with whom she had remained, to send
for Mr.. Cameron, who took along with
him a friend It had always been sup
posed that on returning home on the
fatal night, Hannah had found her
young mistress dead and had at once
rushed back to her friends house to
give the alarm; but that the terrible
discovery had given her such a shock
as to effect her brain and bring on the
attack of fever, which had 50 nearly
proved fatal. Her disclosures, on re
covering her faculties, showed a DIFF
ferent state of things.
She said that, rs she returned home,
and when she had reached the side of
the house, intending to enter by the
rear, she saw an unknown negro stand
ing a little away from the open window
of Miss CamerOn's bedroom, which was
on the first floor. The next moment
the negro started as though frightened,
and Immediately a white man appeared
at the window, sprang out, grasping
revolver, and followed the negro, who
fed toward the rear of the dwelling.
The man fired and the negro gave a
instantly started back for her friends
house. She remembered seeing the
light in the window, and then she lost
consciousness. The man whom she saw
leaped through the window, grasping a
revolver, and who started In pursuit of
the negro, was Mr.. Dyson. She had no
doubt about it whatever, and could not
have been mistaken, as the moon was
shining full upon him and she knew
him we'll.
The trial of Miller was stopped and
Dyson was arrested The revolver
found in the hand Of the dead negro was
brought forward and traced to the pos
session of Dyson. OF course, you may
easily guess the end. AIiIler's trial was
postponed and Dyson was indicted and
tried and convicted of the killing of the
negro, but up to this time no light was
thrown upon the mystery surrounding
the death of Miss Cameron, though
it was believed that Byson's presence in
her room on the night of the shooting of
the negro had something to do with it.
"When Dyson found that his fate was
certain he made a confession, of which
the following IS the substance: My
one idea was vengeance, but / hadn't
made up my mind what shape it should
I i
saw a letter bearing AIiller's address on
the dressing table and put it in my
pocket. Next 1 saw a bottle of chlOrO-
form, and a horrible suggestion pre-
scented itself 1 laid down the lamp,
took the bottle of chlOrOfOrm and sat
urated towel with the liquid. Then I
placed it to the nose and mouth of Miss
| Cameron. She struggled and gasped,
but was soon still. At this moment 1
heard a sound as Of one gasping, and,
glancing to the window, which was
open, saw outside a negro Watching me
with dilated eyes. felt at once 1 was
in this mans power. Drawing nv re-
vOlver, I sprang out of the window. The
negro fed and I pursued. As he turned
round toward the orchard 1 fired. He
gave a scream, but still fed. pursued
him into the orchard and saw him fall
/ stood over him until I was sure he
was dead, and placed the pistol in his
hand to induce the belief that he COM
mitted suicide. 1 started early the next
morning for Atlanta. On my way re-
membered the letter found in Miss
CamerOn's room and read it. 1t was
the one produced against Miller as evi-
dence. Miss Cameron had, no doubt,
asked him to return it, with the inten-
ton Of destroying it, so that it might
not compromise her
Dyson was hanged. Hewas a clever
fellow, a good naturalist, and possessed
of much scientific knowledge. He had
led a rowing life and was utterly I'm
principled. That is my story. I helped
to defend the man, but / saw it was a
bad case from the outset. The muir
dered negro was never identified"