Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-06-12

morrow-with but one desire in life,
which fear may never be fulfilled"
/ handed him my card, and the Japan
csc announced dinner. The dining
room into which LIE Mour ushered me
was even more luxuriously furnished
than the other apartment. perceived
that tho 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. Ny
host displayed fund of information
that astonished me. He ceased TO be the
saturnine individual l had accosted at
the balloon ascension in the morning.
He was genial, witty, full of anecdote
and comment upon the great people of
this country and Europe personal ex-
periences indicating an extensive and
exclusive association.
When after the cloth was removed,
following the English fashion, and
bottle of very choice Burgundy was set
on the table, ventured to say:
'Pray, Mr.. 10 Mour, do not think me
impertinent if l inquire if you really
meant your remarks at Bakers Beach
this morning. Surely you could not
wish that the aeronautshould meet with
violent and horrible death?"
In moment the light, genial express
sion of LIE Mour'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 cultural, "for years my
quest in life has been to sec mon die
violent deaths | suppose l am moral
monster, morbid beast, human tiger,
thirsting for the blood of his kind.
Granted | am all these. Then on
nature be the blame. But that passion
in my breast is greater and more
dominant than the thirst for liquor in
the inebriate, who will sacrifice every
thing to his appetite for drink. 1t has
supplanted every other desire; it has
uprooted and taken the place of every
other ambition. / have seen men die
on the scatfold by the rope. have stood
on tho platform Of the guillotine so
close to the victim that my clothes have
been spattered with his blood. l have
seen in Spain tho garotte crush tho
spinal-cord, and in Russia tho knout
fay the skin until the quivering heart
was exposed. These things to me are
the sources of the keenest and most
intense pleasure. Why, l do not pre-
sumo to tell you. Because l do not
know. But do know that they are,
and that the appetite increases every
year. have now in my body bullet
received on the field of Gravelotte,
where went not to fight for France or
Germany, but to sec men die. But
have never yet seen man fall from a
great height, though have spent days
watching buildings go up, and the work.
men creep like flies from plank to
plank. 1t has been my misfortune to be
absent when those accidents occurred,
and have CRASHED my teeth with dis.
appointment when l read how narrowly
/ have missed this browning quest OF
my life"
He ceased, and | confess l felt decid.
eddy uncomfortable. l realized that,
however sane LIE Mour might be on
other matters, on this business he was
q raving 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 me
to get away from this morbid lunatic a;
quickly as possible.
81 sincerely hope he has seen some
one stabbed to DEATH" l thought, ''else
he may experiment on me before
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? / have
some curios from many lands / woulC
like to show you"
Nothing would give me create
pleasure" replied, hurriediy; "bu
you must excuse me this evening. /
journalist has his night obligations, yo1
know. So now l must regretfully biz
you good-evening."
We parted pleasantly enough, Blu
when the door changed behind me, fel
like a man who had escaped from
tigers den.
Ten days after read the following i,
morning paper:
UNPROVoKED ATTEMPT AT MURDER
VIOLENT AND SHOCKING DEATH OF tn
WoULD-BE ASSASSIN.
Shortly before noon yesterday, a strange ma
asked and obtained permission from the cor
tractor of the new building, now in process
erection on Post Street, to inspect the uppe
floor. He assembled the ladders, and walkin
out on one of the main stringers spoke plea
antly to carpenter employed on the building
Suddenly and without any possible reason, b
flung himself upon the workman, and endea'
ored TO hurl him from the beam. The mai
though taken unaware, fought desperately Il
his life, calling loudly for assistance the meal
while. Fooled in his bloodthirsty attempt, tn
stranger with loud yell and clasping his hand
, above his head, sprang from the timbers, an
his head striking beam in his descent, he VIZ
lifeless before he reached the ground TT
body was taken to the morgue, and in the peck,
was q card, Albert lie Mour, No. - Pine Stree
[ | An attack Of murderous mania is the on
reasonable explanation Of this tragic occu
rence.-Dan o'Connell in San Francisco Arg
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