The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1890-01-31

vine stood il quart bottle Il shelf in ihe
sacristy.
a Young woman named Mary Terrists had,
when services we're first held in the rink,
voluntarily assumed the duties OF keeping it
clean and iii order On that October morn
ing she went about her work as usual, and
when Father Kelly arrived Size Had al
ready poured the VINE for the mornings
service from the bottle into the glass
cruet used on such occasions am had
placed the cruet on II table ner tIe
altar, where ii would he ready to Father
kelly's hand. Father kelly. noticed while
moving about the sncristy, Il small amount
of white powder near where tile ituttle of
communion wine had stood. He commented
oiI this 10 Miss TerrisS, who said she Ind also
noticed it, and they thought nothing more
iat it for The time.
AT the otFertorv, rs usual, Father Kelly
poured the Wine from tho cruet into the
chalce with an equal amount of wat. and,
i'll due course of the mass, drank the mixture
about ten minutes later
Almost instantly lie realized that lie had
been poisoned, The Wine Of the sacrament
seemed like liquhi fire burning out his life.
In his own words, Tho pain grew more in
tense each instant, hut persavered in saving
the mass through beiorcI had left the ALTAR
AS soon Us lie stepped from the altar he called
for help a druggist and u doctor were sum
nlonc'i, eInetics We're administered aud the
priests life was saved, although he was sicl,
in bed for several days. -..= ~.
As may be imagined, the ,,.;lttcr created
great conservation i'll tho village Investl-
cation showed That t,. door OF the rink could
easily be forced ami, as 10 one for ii moment
suspected Miss Terriss, it was agr,p led that
some one must have gained clitrunte TO the
rink and placed the arsenic i'll the winc bot
tie A chemists analysis of the wine in tho
bottle showed that it contained enough poi
son to kill a dozen men Father Kelly at
trbuted the crime to some "crnnk, and the
matter was allowed TO rest there
On the morning Of the first day of the year
Father Kelly, who had been ut tho church
(Which was then completedl until ueiIrly mid
night at an entertainment, took IL qllartet of
singers-two ladies and Two gentlemen all
from Utica-who had volunteered I'd sing for
the occasion, to his home to spend t he night
About | O'Clock in the morning they all re-
tired; hut Father Kelly did not fall asleep
readily, and ut :; u. III. was reading i'll bed
Suddenly the door bell was rung Violently,
Father Kelly dressed partially and went to
the door, There lie found some one who held
out letter. Father Kelly stopped slightly
to take the letter. Crash Il blow from, a
blndseoh III the hands of a mysterious visitor
struck the priest on the hand and arm This
was followed almost Instantly by another
blow which struck the priest full on the head
lie fell, but as he fell he shouted lpudy for
help Ills assaliant ran rapidly away just
as tho guests reused from their sluInbers by
the cry of the priest, arrived on the scene
III the morning short, thick ban of rusty
iron was found on the porch. 1t was eyi-
IDENTIFY the weapon that had been used in this
second attempt OIL the priests life
There the matter stopped Father Kelly
had not had good enough view o. his mid
night visitor to form any opin lon as 10
identity or even to be sure Of tho sex, al
though his impression was that it was II man
who had struck him. Thus came about the
mystery which has thrown OneiIlu into n
ferment and badly puzzled the detd ctivcs.