Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-10

from the administrators; nor, to tell tile
truth, have troubled them again. Philip
pas marriage admitted, l washed my hands
of all the Ferrand brood.
The confession did not arrive: but | per-
suaded Philippe to leave England. Mr..
Crisp could send whatever he had to send
to Seville just as well as to London. So
once more, and this time in all bu; perfect
happiness, we took that long Journey which
was by now quite familiar 10 Us.
The Joy, the wild joy, with VIII CHI Philip
pa threw herself into my mothers arms
checked all the urbsaiGing' ana reprnach
which we apparently merited. Our return
was Ike the retaru of pgDdi .al so:. and
daughter. Laughter, tears. and happiness |!
Although | told nly mother nothing as to
the objec. of our Mysterious journey; al
though she asked me nothing; although no
word evidencipg her knowledge of what
had passed has ever crossed her lips. l know
that all has been revealed to her; that Phi
lppa has scbbed out tie whole strange tale
on her breast. know it by this that since
the day of our return my mothers deep love
for my wife has shown itself even tenderer,
sweeter. and deeper. Yes, was spared the
telling of the tale. My mothers eyes the
next day showed me tina. Philppa had given
her the history as have given it here, from
beginning to end.
No, not quite the end. Sit by me once
more. as | asked you at the beginning of my
story to sit by meg but this time not by the
side of a smoldering fire, but out in the fair,
gay pr 10 of our Andalusian home. Philip
pa and are side by side. The pos; has just
come in. and brought M bulky packer. on
which, in a cl~r!ily hand is written my
name and address. tear the wrapper opel,
with eagern,ss. | know what it contains;
Fhilippa knows. | wish to read it first alone,
but the app Aa,ing look in her eyes turns me
from my purpose. After all, there is moth
ing to fear, there can be nothing which sis
should not know. s., with our cheeks all
but touching, we read together Sit by lis,
lean over my shoulder and read with u.s.
THE confession OF William Evans, now
lying in Tewnham. Jail under sentence of
DEATH
.'On the fifth of January. this year, re-
turned from New 4 .aland. | worked my
passage hone. When | reached London
] had but a few shillinys in nv pocket. |
had no articles Of value VIII ich could sell.
All owned except my clothes and the lit
tie bit money, was pistol which q man
on board the ship had given me. 1t was
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with him. and said he wanted to get the sort
known. Why he gave it to me God knows;
but lie did, and couple of cartridges.
II spent my money-al but a shilling or
two. tried to get work, bat none was to
be had. Then l remembered that once
had a friend who lived near Rodng. | went
there by train. had just enough money to
pay my fare. l found that the man knew
had left the place two years ago. walked
back to the town penniless and desperate.
"The first thing did was to go to the
pawnbroker's, and try and sell the pistol
The man wouldn't buy it at any price. He
said his shop was full OF pistols. went
away, and walked to the railway station to
try and earn few pencc SomelOw. | was
in despair-all but starving.
About seven O'Clock the train from Lon
don came in. A tall gentleman came out of
the door of the station. | asked him il he
had anyIuggage l could carry for him. 4Ic
told me to be Oft. Then l asked him, for
PHYS sake, to give me n shilling to buy
some food. He cursed me, and began to
hate him.
'lIe stool under the gas-lamp, and drew
out great gold watch and looked at the
time. Then he asked Il man near by which
road lie must take to get to Il village named
Cherwell. Tie man told him. l saw him
walk away, and knew where he was 60
ing.
81 shall be hanged next week there is no
hope for me. But | tell the truth when l
say that, bad fellow as have been, had
never committed such crime as the one
which at that nom mt entered my head.
That tall man had money, jewelry and good
clothing; l had nothing. | was starving.
So ran on, got before him, went miles up
the road, and sat down in the bitter cold on
heap of stones, waiting for him to come,
and making up my mind to kill and rob him.
knew must kill him, because he was so
much stronger and bigger than l was. BY
pistol was loaded
"He came. l saw him in the moonlight.
I stood up rs he came near and God forgive
me, pulled the trigger, and shot him through
the heart. He fell like stone, and knew
was murderer.
"''Oh, if could would have undone the
deed! stood for a long time before dared
to go to the body and steal the things for
which had committed the crime. Then l
nerved myself and went to take the price
for which, unless God is merciful, had sold
my soul.
II never took farthing. just as was
about to begin heard the sound of feet. l
looked up, and saw a woman ora spirit
coming to me. dropped the pistol in ter
ror. | felt sure she saw me. looked at
her under the moon. Her face was white,
her lips were moving, her hair was all fly.
ing about. She came straight to where the
dead man lay, then stopped and wrung her
hands. fled away in deadly fear. ran
across several fields. dared not STOP l
thought that spirit or ghost was following
me.
III ran on until the snow began. l must
have died in that snow-storm if l had not
found a half-roofed cOwshcd. l crept into
this, and lay all the night and part of the
next day. was the most wretched being
in the world.
Hunger at last drove me out. l got
through the snow somehow, and reacned
house, where the people saved me FROM y-
Ing OF starvation. But nothing could make
me 20 again tn the spot where i had done
the murder. NV life since then has been
one of agony. Even now that am going
to be hanged am happier than have felt
Tor months. May God forgive my crime!
II pleaded guilty at the trial because
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