New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-27

Dio"s ana the harsh accents Of mans voice. evil
uonuy permeated with rage
Sir. Dootleby ran down the steps and flung the
uo'r open, presenting his eyes with spectacle that
nisoe MS blood run cold Tho room long and
narrow At end and neer the door was bar
n.'ed up with few black bottles and broken tum-
piers, keg two OF beer and somo boxes Of cigars
Along the walls stood couple OF benches and further
on were half dozen little rooms. partiioned from
each other, all opening into the barroom. On the
benches SIX girls were long about, dressed IN gaudy
lights, and with them were three or four men. The
room was hot suf0catf0n. and the smell from the
aim and dirty lamps that stood on each end OF the bar,
together with the foul tobacco smoke with which the
atmosphere was saturated combined to make the place
disgusting and poIsonous. All these conditions Mr..
Dooeby took I'm at his first glance. and his second
fell upon two figures in the centre OF the room. from
whom had proceeded the noises he had heard. One
was that OF girl covering on her knees and moaning
In voice from which reason had clearly departed.
big, internationally brutal-looklng man stood over
her, holding her down by her hair which. braided in
q single plalt was wound about his hand. He had
Just thrown the stick upon the floor with which he
had been beating her. and was drawing from the stove
q red hot poker
Mr. Dootleby wss not OF an excitaele temperament
ordinarily, but HIS senses were so affected by tho
horrors no saw and the residential air he breathsd
that HIS head began 10 m, and only by an especial
himself. There was a pause consequent upon his
entrance and his quick eyes made good use OF II.
lie saw that the Girl had already boon half murdered.
and that her assaiant was short, thckset old man,
with the eyes of snake and tho neck OF buil. He
saw that tho men on the benches all bea5tly spec
imens were contemplating her torture with an In
difference that would have shamed the grossest
savage. Several OF the women, too the older Ones
were looking on with scarcely the sign Of protest
In fhafr lie ohe q unpra IN
feel genuine sense OF terror and sympathy
Mr.. Doo,leby throw open his coat. frightened his
grasp on his waklngstick, and said. very quietly,
What you doingl'
Tho fellow wheeled quickly around He looked
with intense malice az Mr. Dootleby, and then shouted
at Of the women. wy ddencher lcck dc door like
/ toljer, you fool7S
Mr. DoOtleby did not walt for either Of these
questions to be answered lie sprang into action
with all the agility and ferocIty OF a young panther
The handle OF his cane hugo knob of carved
ivory. He broughtAft directly on the head OF the
rufan in blow 81 tremendous force, and as the
follow staggered Mr. Dooteby grasped tho poker.
turning II so that its heated end touched hts anta
onIsts arm. OF course, the man loosened his hold,
and IN an instant. more dropped upon tho floor.
Then Mr.. Dooleby, keenly alive to Tho necessity Of
improving every second caught the PROSTATE girl
by tho arm and threw her behind him toward the
open door Run for your lifeS he saId
But she didn't run. che couldn't run, ard whis
she was struggling 10 get upon her feet, the fellow
recovered himself and emitted a roar that acted on
her terrified soul as II Il had been blow. She fell
ineontlnently upon her back IN a deal sw0on.
Mr.. Do0tleby's situation perous. IIe had
hoped by sudden and overwhelming attack TO stun
tho man and get the girl out into the street. But
the mans quick recovery and the girls exhaustion
LEFT him In almost bad situation as ever, aud he
glanced approximately at the party upon tho benches
They had scarcely stirred One OF the men. indeed.
had risen, and was standing with his hands IN his
pockets and something IN the nature OF an amused
smno upon his face Tho others had so far shifted
their positions as TO be the better able 10 what
ever went on, and only one Of them manifested tho
slightest desire 10 take hand in tho proceedings.
This was tho little sui Of twelve fourteen. She
was nervously excited. and in tho moments pause
that succeeded Mr. DooiIeby's onslaught she dashed
across tho room, and llflng tho head OF tho uneon
scous Girl, rested 1t on her knee and stroked It
sOothingly.