The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1890-04-05

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country the uninterrupted enjoyment of
that ride upon which he set out some
thirty or forty years ago; he had loitered
along with the air of one who had no
purpose in his walk, smoking with leis-
urely puffs.
The other two walked briskly.
But the third, having the shorter dis
tance to go, was near enough to see the
man who had come from Fifteenth street
! and Fourth avenue stop short as he was
about to pass the other, catch him by the
arm and peer sharply in his face, and
/ heard these words:
1t is you, is it? Then take this"
! AT the same moment, the man at the
railing saw glittering fash in the night,
an uplifted arm brought down swiftly,
heard o blow-a groan, saw body fall
ing to the ground, and q man quickly
disappear into The park.
Dazed by the rapid action of this trag-
edy, enacted almost at his very feet, he
clung to the iron railing and shouted,
Murder! Murder!v
The square, which but a moment be-
fore seemed to have no occupants but
the three, was quickly thronged.
There were hotels and drinking saloons
on two sides, cabmen sleeping on their
boxes and tramps, plenty, in the park,
for it was a summers night in August.
These produced a crowd, while a po-
Iiceman came running from Fourteenth
street.
"Who did thisY' demanded the officer,
casting a glance at the fallen man.
No one answered.
He examined the body
"The man is dead" he exclaimed.
He lifted the arm of the victim.
Heavens! The knife is still sticking
in him Did any one see this?"
Eyes, did, said the man who had
first shouted murder"
Then he told what he had seen.
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told him he dispatched an officer for the
coroner.
Then he asked the name of him who
had given the alarm.
albert Wessing," was the reply.
well, Mr.. Messing, l suppose you
viii not like it, but you will have to go
with me to the station house Don't
leave. You are a valuable witness-the
only one who saw the deed committed"
Before the valuable witness could re-
ply two things occurred.
From each side man forced his way
TO the spot where lay the body. One,
who came from the Fourth avenue side,
had a loose coat thrown over his night
shirt; his bare feet were thrust into slip
pers, and his suspenders were gathered
around the waistband of his trousers
like belt; he had evidently dressed
with great haste. AS he came forward
he said: mo, not the only Witness for
saw the blow"
where were your" sharply queried
the sergeant.
Looking out of the window Of my
room" replied the newcomer, pointing
to the Union Square hotel. Il was pre-
pared for bed, but threw on some
clothes and came down."
Then, perceiving that the sergeant scru-
tinized him, he added:
Have no fear concerning me, ser
geant; am well known in the city.
am practicing lawyer; my name is
Henry IIolbrook; l have lived a long
time at that hotel. The night clerk will
vouch for me-"
Eyes, said the man beside him, "he
gave the alarm in the hotel as he came
rushing down stairs"
This satisfied the sergeant, for he rec
ognized in the man the night clerk of the
hotel.
But why have you not searched the
park for the murderer asked Holbrook.
''He ran in the direction of Seventeenth
street and Broadway. I followed him
until he was lost to my eyes in the trees.
As he ran he threw off coat"
''Yes," said frowsy tramp, 81 saw
man running through the park when 1