The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-02
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.,EsTS{A Black Horac,
--9 - - sss' (as he was known
7 ~ Ia; C,ly@El to his intimates
= T. TFVyl was not born tC
NTbIf WNF acriminal career
" . I and his present
position and char
y acter were the result partly Of innate
u evil and partly of circumstances. He
had received an excellent education and
? had graduated from tire New York Med
ical school in good standing. Up to that
time, beyond a tendency to loose COM
pany and irregular habits he had deyel-
oped no noticcably bad tendencies. The
2 chances were that he would outgrow his
youthful follies and become a useful
member Of society.
Almost Immediately upon his gradua-
ton, however, his destiny took q sinister
turn. At parting supper with his COM
raacs he got into a quarrel with one Of
them, ending in q sculile in which blows
were exchanged. The quarrel was
patched up and tho two antagonists
shook hands and drank together, but
Horace secretly bore a grudge and was
determined 10 ''gct even" At the end
Of the evening, his late antagonist being
somewhat tho worse for liquor, Horace
volunteered 10 see him home. They
walked of together, Horace revolving in
his mind the scheme Of some practical
joke.
That night Horaces companion was
found insonsibleon his doorstep with the
mark of blow from q slungshot behind
his ear. He never entirely recovered
consciousness, and died tho next day
after uttering the name Of Horace Dupee.
Horace was arrested on a charge of
murder. and in default Of bail was
thrown into prison. After long series
Of delays extending over q year, he was |
brought to trial and acquitted. Tho evil
dcacc, though amounting to a strong
probability, was not conclusive, and tho I
jury gave him the benefit of the doubt. /
lie went forth nominally a free man, but /
his social and professional career were
blasted ere they had fairly begun. Tho
shadow Of the marx of Cain, if not tho
mark itself, was upon him.
lie might have changed his namo and
and achieved success in another country.
But half from sullen obstinacy, half
from lack Of business energy, no did no.
do this. Instead, he drifted into bad So
cicty and socn found himself in harmony
withit. The class Of society in which he
had formerly moved ceased TO know him.
The police began to take an interest in
him, bat he was shrewd and cautious
enough to avoid falling into their hands.
Some Of his escapes were very narrow,
but up the present time his photograph
had not appeared in the rogue's gallery.
In such case, however, detection is sure
to come sooner or later. Some overnight
IS committed. some pal" turns states ;
evidence, or some fatality occurs.
Since the time Of his downfall Horace I
Dupcc had wandered from place to place I
3nd lived in most states Of the Union. {
But again and again he returned to New z
York, though he knew that he ran greater 1
lisks there than elsewhere At the time S
SIC comcu with him he had been absent
from the city for nearly year. It was )
)D the day after his arrival that his COM
Anion, Crush, had called his attention S
o Mrs. Ketelle. {
She was the sister of the man Of whose y
murder he had been accused. This fact a
. as sufficient to inspire him with ami
n35ity against her He had never seen y
ler before The only member Of the t
arily with whom he had ever come in
icHonal contact was Jerrold Nolen. But 81
re owed them all grudge. If it had I
lot been for them he might have had a y
ucressful career. He was prepared,
therefore,, TO do her whatever i'll turn "
anie in his way. 1t was an additional a
lo.ive that the i'll turn to her could be b
male Of advantage to himself Crush n
ad suggested this, and though he had "
uIned aside the suggestion he considered q
none the less. There was no need of n
st.ing Crush into the affair. In secret Ia
ouncil5 was safety. Besides Crush had f
o claims upon him-quite the contrary; al
@. too, was associated with whatever
Us di,astrous in his life lie made up g
Is mind to carry out his purpose with I'll
Ut saying anything to Crush about it. n,
Several days passed. One afternoon
-rs. ketelle left her house and took 10
ourth avenue car uptown She left it ar
J the neighbOrhool Of Harlem, walked ri
ross town couple Of blocks and en- 81
ned the door OF q small fiat that formed ey
lrt Of an unfinished block on a side
leet She remained there for upwards sh
an hour Twilight was beginning to ia
III when she came out.
She had not walked far when she pu
ard a step behind her, and voice
id, Good evening, Mrs. Ketelle. How
the judge todayf oil
She turned and saw at her side we'll Di
'esscd man Of dark complexion, who ap
,ed his eyes upon her in a manner she col
Il not like. But his knowledge of her ba
me and of her husband led her to sup
SO that she must have met him some tel
here and forgotten him. "You must thi
cuse me, sir," she said, "but you have vol
g advantage of me-" sta
Indeed. | believe you are right" he
swcred, with short laugh. THE adj yo'
ntage is all on my side. But tell me, mo
rs. kctelle, how does married life suit jus
u! Does the judge come up to your I
pectations: For my part l should the
INK twice before marrying n woman so TOW
ich younger than myself. By the time in.
"A . rn cototne, into full bloot, tho ,,,1.,, tho
II bo in the sere and yellow leaf. Il
i | suppose you know how to manage \
Il. He hasn't betrayed any symptoms wei
the green eyed monster yet, has hep hut
This speech produced such astonish- bes
mt in Pauline that she could not find aifc