Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-22

IN India, and in America. He added
laughingly: oh, yes; l have had
many adventures
II then began to talk about hunt
ing, and he gave me many curious
details about hunting the hippopota-
mus, the tiger, the elephant, and
even the gorilla.
II said: "All of those animals are
very formidable
"He smiled. oh, mol man is the
worst lie began to laugh with
hearty English laugh, and added: |
have hunted man Also
"Then he spoke OF arms and invit.
ed me into the house to show me the
different sorts offire-arms. His salon
was draped with black silk embroid-
cred with gold. Large yellow flow
ers, grouped on the somber cloth,
glowed like fire. He said: That is
II Japanese flag.
in the center OF the largest panel
+ 4 strange tain@ caught my eye 4
black object hung on red velvet
square. approached it. 1t was a
hund-the hand Of Il man. Not the
white, clean hand oil II skeleton, hut
a dried, black hand, with yellow nails
The muscles were hare and traces OF
dried blood across the forearm sug-
Gested the mark Of hutchet. An
enormous chain was riveted about
the wrist and attached To the wullh
a ring strong enough to hold an ele-
+ plant.
Il demanded: What is that?
The Englishman quietly replied:
That was my best enemy. 1t came
from America. 1t was cut off by u
saber, and it was then dried in the
sun for Il week
+ Il touched the human remnant,
which might have belonged to
colossus. the fingers. immoderate-
~ long, were held by enormous ten
dons. This hand was hideous to
look upon, and made one think OF
the vengeance OF Il savage. ! said:
He mist have been very strong
man
The Englishmati grimly replied:
ooh, yes, but | was stronger thun he.
| have put on the chain, to hold it,
Il thought he was ioking and said:
The chain is useless now; the hand
will not escape.
'Sir John Rowell gravely respond
ed: 1t is always anxious To- get
away. The chain has been necessa-
ry.'
with rapid glance | questioned
his countenance, asking myself Is
he fool or is that bad Joke"
But his face remained tranquil
and impenetrabe. | spoke OF other
things and admired his guns; J also
noticed that three loaded reviewers
We're lying about the room, as
though the man lived in constant
fear oil an attack.
Il visited him several times, and
then discontinued ms calls We had
become accustomed to hts presence,
and he became Indifferent to all.
H.
a year passed by. One morning
toward the last o: November my SER
want awoke me with the announce
ment that Sir John RoweIl had been
murdered during the night. A hat
hourlater | entered the Englishman's
house in company with the general
commissioner and the chief OF police.
The valet was weeping before the
door. suspected this man at first,
but he was innocent. The assassin
has never been found.
Upon enteriu" Sir Johns saloon
| beheld the corpse extended on its
back in the middle OF the room. The
vest was rent and sleeve torn, and
everything indicated that terrible
struggle had taken place. The En-.
glishman had been straugIed to death
his black and swollen face bore the
expression OF terrible fright; some
thing was imprisoned by the set
teeth, and the neck, pierced by five
holes, was covered with blood.
"A surgeon joined W. presently. lie
examined infinitely the fnger-marks
II the flesh, and uttered these strange
words: j should say he had been
strangled by n skeleton
a shiver ran down my back, and
/ glanced toward the wall where
had seen the hand. twas not there.
The chain, now broken, hung
from the ring. Then | bent over the
corpse, and found between it's set
teeth one Of the fingers OF the miss
ing hand, cut, or rather sawed off,
by the teeth at the second Joint.
I'VE proceeded with our investiga.
ton, but nothing was discovered;
no door had been forced, no window
broken, no article Of furniture over
thrown, and the two watch-dogs had
not been awakened.
'Here in a few words is the SER
wants deposition: For month
past his master had appeared agi-
tated. Hehad received many letters,
which he burned as soon as read.
He would frequently TAKE q riding
whip and in a fit of anger furiously
lash the dried hand chained to the
wall. lie retired at late hour,
carefully locked himself in, ard nj
ways had arms within reach. Often
during the night he could be heard
talking loudly rs though quarreling