Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-03-26

his back, and this he carried down TO
Bazine's boat in the lake, that was
tied to tree. He put this load in
the boat, went back to the house and
came with another sack or bundle and
carried IL likewise to the boat then
he got in, stood up and sculled the
boat into the middle of the lake, where
he flung the load overheard. Then
he came back, went into the house,
and in ten minutes or so he was out
again with third or smaller bundle.
He laid this down near the fence, went
off and got spade, dug like fury I'M
til he made a hole, and in it hid the
bag. Then he filed in the dirt,
tramped il down, and seemed to scat
ter rubbish over it. BY this time /
had concluded Jean was not about.
/ had heard so much of Bazine's
queer ways of doing that l thought
little or nothing Of the Peter Carriers
action. have told the truth, as God
is to be my Judge. / never harmed
that old man nor woman nor saw them
after that evening. The man who
killed the two sits there, and his name
is Peter Carter
During all my story Carter bad
shown symptoms Of terror and desire
to rush from the courtroom. These
evidences had an effect upon those
present, but my story was so unexpect-
ed that none could believe it yet.
Directly / stopped my lawyer
bounded in.
"May it please the court he said,
it is known that Mr.. Bazine had two
large, prominent front teeth; that
they were filled with gold that was
very conspicuous. 1t is also known
that old Mrs. Bazine, shortly after she
came here, fell and fractured her
skull, that DIR. Morrow removed the
splinters and over the cavity put a
plale. | have here some silent wit
nesses. The good neighbors here, be-
lieving the old fable that Round
Lake is bottomless, did not search
therein for the bodies. / had it done
last night. here are two results and
opening valise he poured out on the
table a lot of homes from these he
picked two skulls, one with great, pro-
iecting, gold-plugged front teeth, and
the other with small silver plate on
its top held there by slight bit of
scalp.
"There was an unearthly yell from
Carter, the first sound he had uttered
since began to speak; he threw
himself upon the floor as the two ter
rible objects were thrust under his
eyes. Lord, have mercy upon me =
Kill met Hang mel were his cries.
"The confession thus given was SO
complete that was at once released.
Peter Carter was carried to Jail in the
irons | had worn from it. He died of
terror and remorse before being
brought to trial. The third bag,
buried at the fence, was dug up before
the legal authorities. In it was all
the fine, heavy, silver plate.
Garter as only relative of old Ba-
zine, had administered and taken
possession of his entire estate. But in
looking into tea ern, among the re-
covered silver, will was found in
which Bazine acknowledges Jean as
his actual, not only adopted, daughter,
and he leaves her all bis property
after the death Of his wife, except
81 1000 to his nephew, Peter Carter.
"As all between her and wealth
were gone. Jean came in for a nice
little fortune. 1t helped me buy an
interest in the first ship commanded
and has fixed me so snug that never
fear the future. If you'll come up to
my house on Sunday night you'll meet
Jean. nv wife.-Albany journal.