Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-23

 ! room into which Le Mour ushered me was oven more luxuriously furnished than the other apartment. perceived that the table, on which was an abun- dance of rich plate and crystal, was set | but for two.
 | The dinner was Q most elaborate one, and the wines of rare excellence. My host displayed fund of information 1 that astonished me. He ceased to be the saturnine individual I had accosted at the balloon ascension in the morning. He was genial, witty, full of anecdote and comment upon tho great people of this country and Europc-personal ex- | periences indicating an extensive and exclusive association.
 When after the cloth was removed, following the English fashion, and 9 bottle of very choice Burgundy was set on the table, ventured to say:
 "Pray, MT. le Mour, do not think me impertinent if I inquire if you really meant your remarks at Bakers Beach this morning. Surely you could not wish that tho aeronaut should meet with g violent and horrible death?"
 In moment the light, genial expres- sion of To Moqr's face changed. A dark frown, tightly set lips, and an evil gilt ter in his small forbidding eyes, re. placed the pleasant, friendly air he had worn since my arrival.
 My friend" he said, and his voice was harsh and guttural, flor years my quest in life has been to see men dto violent deaths. l suppose I am moral monster, m orbid beast human tiger thirsting for the blood of his kind. Granted I am all these. Then on nature be the blame But that passion in my breast is greater and more 1 dominant than the thirst for liquor in the inebriate, who will sacrifice every thing to his appetite for drink It has | supplanted every other desire; it has uprooted and taken the placo of every other ambition. l have seen men die on the scaffold by the rope have stood on the platform of the guillotine so close to the victim that my clothes have boon spattcred with his blood. l have seen in Spain tho garotte crush the spinal-cord. and in Russia the knout fay tho skin until the quivering heart was exposed. These things to me are tho sources of the keenest and most intense pleasure. Why, ] do not pre- sume to tell you. Because l do not ! know. But do know that they are, and that the appetite increases every year. l have now in my body a bullet received on the field of Gravelotte, where I went, not to fight for France or Germany, but to see men die But havc never yet seen a man fall from great height, though have spent days watching buildings go up, and tho work men creep like flies from plank to plank. It has been my misfortue to be o1, and have gnashed my teeth with dis appointment when I read how narrowly l have missed this crowning quest of my life."
 He ceased, and confess I felt decid- edly uncomfortable. realized that, however sane Le Mour might be on other matters, on this business he was a raying maniac: ] made an inward re- solve that he could not tempt me to see the upper apartments of his house, whatever the inducements he offered The working of his savage face, the foam upon his compressed lips, the clenching of his muscular hands, and the atmosphere of blood with which he seemed surrounded, destroyed the bouquet of the Burgundy and urged nc to get away from this morbid lunatic as quickly as possible.
 II sincerely hope he has seen some ono stabbed to death," l thought, "else he may experiment on mo before I leave"
 You will pardon me-" he said, with an attempt to recover his former man. ner, If have startled and shocked you But am done now. Won't you step up- stairs and have some coffee? l haye some curios from many lands would like to show you."
 Nothing would givo me greater pleasure" I replied, hurriedly; 'but you must excuse me this evening. A journalist has his night obligations, you know. So now l must respectfully bid l you good-evening."
 We parted pleasantly enough, but when the door changed behind me, felt like 2 man who had escaped from 8 1 tigers den.
 Ten days after read the following in | morning paper: UNPROVOKED ATTEMPT AT MURDER l VIOLENT AND SHOCKING DEATH oR TH1
 WouLD-BH ASSASSIN l shortly before noon yesterday, 0 strange man asked and obtained permission from the con- | tractor of the new building now in process of erection on Post Street, to inspect the upper floor. He ascended the ladders, and walking out on one of the main strngers spoke pleas, antly to carpenter employed on the building | Suddenly and without any possible reason, hs flung himself upon the workman, and endeavl | ored to hurl him from tho beam The man | though taken unaware, fought desperately for | bis life, calling loudly for assistance the mean: | while Rolled in his bloodthirsty attempt the stranger with 3 loud yell and clasping his hands above bis head, sp-ang from the timbersL and | his head striking Q beam in his descent, he was | hfeless before he reached the ground Vho | W n f0 fNn i IA : was card, Albert le MouS No, - Pine Street | An attack of nurlerous mania is the only reasonable explanation of this tragio occur rence-Dan O'Connell in San Francisco Argo l naut.
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