The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-01-28
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY JANUARY

ofthe hut upon their arrival at the place They
had not venturod any nearer in accordance
| with the agreement made az the conference held
in Tom Bradiord's room that neither the party
nor Jack were TO investigate alone, but to-
gether
In few moments the cause Of the wolves
hasty retreat made its appearance in the shape
Of
THE oNE-EYED, TABLES DOG JUPE,
slowly shambliug around a curve in the trail,
closely followed by the gaunt angular figure OF
! Jack, seated on his mewe As lac approached
/ the party from Whooping Hollow. who were
reclining on the rocks scattered on the trail,
rose, while Jack, dismOunting, hitcbed his
/ animal 10 n boWldor and saluting all with
I" HoWdy. gents" he Joined them. Then, with
out any further talk at that moment, they pro-
ceeded 10 the rear OF Ike POdgetts cabin, pilot
ed by Jack. They soon arrived at the spot he
had told Bradford and Bartlett OF, Lut the mo-
mcnt hc cast bis eyes on the place exclaimed:
Great God thCr wolves hey been hyar
The earth was torn up and lying on the edge
OF the shallow grave there, sure enough, were
a human leg and foot; the same described by
Jack, which he had reinforced, but which the
wolves had again dragged out Of the hole.
Well, I'm damnedi' - calculated Old Sam
Bartlett as he contemplated the b0uid specta-
Gle, and he vigorously mopped his bald head
/ out Of which the perspiration now oozed IN
i great bcads-wth an enormous red bandanna.
There's no question about that leg and
: foot said the Doctor as he stopped aud picked
/ up tho ghastly objects 10 examine them more
closely They're humRn-nO getting over that,
/ but whether they belonged 10 Jcmuel knaggS,
Of course ] can't say Pulling them ont Of the
soft dirt, he found clingiug 10 the end Of the
femur piece Of cloth Of some kind which the
/ instant Tom Bradi0 ford saw he took in his
I hands, held il up, and exclaimed:
Well, this is the last straw that breaks the
camel's back for me-" All conld see il was
the fragment Of blue flannel shirt, its broad
1 collar with the button-hOle, torn apart.
A PIECE OF JEMUEL KNAGGs's SHIRT,
or I'm a liar" solemnly said Issachar Noe, as
/ he gazed on the biz Of tell-tale garment I" he
always wore that kind continued Noe Il
sent to Saint Louis for them myself for him
that is a part Of one Of them"
4 The astoundCd party upon this confirmation
! Of POdgetts guilt, looked at each other in
! silence for few seconds, when Bartlett, break
ing the awful Stiffness said:
Gentlemen, I've seen enough here. God
] knows Let's 90 and examine the cabin,
which we've got q right 10 do now, as law
/ abiding citizens. after such damnable reyela-
ti0ns outside OF it,
ON entering the cabin, effected by the CO.
+ l0ssal Jack making a sort Of a side lurch
against the door, which Immediately few Of its
hinges at his FIRST essay, they discovered in the
! corner of the room used rs a kitchen a spot
where the dirt lo0r seemed TO yield a little 10
4 the pressure Of their feet rs they walked over
/ ID, appearing as II il had been disturbed quite
recently. Searching tor some implement with
] which 10 examine the suspicious corner more
closely, they at last found a spade hanging on
peg in the wall Of another apartment. evil
IDENTIFY the sleeping Here aud there
/ were evidences Of woman s occupancy: under
I l1al lAn0 ortp of Iyfu
obtTudod On the bed itself pair OF corsets
were lying, where they had apparently been
hastily thrown of by their petite owner aud
suspended from some hooks in the logs form
ing the side Of the building were several
skirts and other portions Of female apparel
For moment but only for a moment, these
I things so rare in the mining-camps OF that
period, nearly diverted the stern aud honest
men who had entered there from their mission,
SO swEETLY SUGGESTIVE
were the articles OF mother, sister or perhaps
wife so far away. and bright visions crowded
thick upon their brains! il was soon dspelled,
however as the realization Of the actual pres
ent forced itself upon them: so taking down
the spade from lis place they returned 10 the
kitchen, and Jack, who had volunteered, COM
menced 10 dig.
lie had not czcavated to a depth OF more
than two feet when be unearthed the mutilated
fragments OF another human body Hereupon
he rested from his labor for a moment then
stopped down and pulled something cut Of the
hole, his hands trembling violently a. he laid
the object on the floor, and eKclaiming as he
! rose up:
This hyar gifts me, by God 3"
Everyone was now almost uncontr0lably
excited, and If Podpett had al that instant
entered his own door he would have been
auDihilated without a chance 10 explain by the
infuriated men, for Just as Jack gave vent 10
his words he had lifted out Of the hole a head TO
which was still attached a long red beardl lie
recognized IL al once, aud that fact was the
cause OF his excitement.
God IN Israel I" said Issachar Noe vche-
menily, a. he got down on his knees 10 criticise
/ the CHASTITY object more closely. That's Tom
Jackson's head, and he's only been missing
about two months ="
That's 50, solcmnly replied Old Sam Bart.
! lett. That's poor Toms beard, sure enough!"
For more than three hours the now deter
mined men worked inside and Ouside the cabin
4 that they now knew had such a bloody record
Y AT the end Of that time, when they ceased their
I hOrrid labor from shere exhaustion, they bad
discovered the remains Of - human bodies,
among which was that Of a baby's which
sorely puzzled them 70 account for! Many Of
4 the remains, where the head was not too much
decayed, they recognized as once citizens Of
/ hhOoplng Hollow who had ridden out from il
never 20 return!
CHARRED FRAGMENTS OF SKELETONS,
U too were found hidden in holes in the rocks
and il was reasonably supposed that many
I other victims than those whose bones they had
! brought TO light must have been murdered by
J the demon POdRctt, and their bodies left in the
mountains just where be had killed them, 70
/ be devOured by the woycsi
Putting portions Of the several remains IN
sack, including the ghastIy bead Of Tom Jack.
4 son, they induced Jack-t0Wards whom their
manner had entirely changcd-to pack the re.
/ pulsiye-looEing burden on the back Of his mule,
and they al returned 10 town.
The result Of their horrible experience was
disclosed 10 several Of the most reputable people
1 OF the place, who that same evening met with
them in the p0st0flice in secret session" 20
devise plans for POdgCtts arrest before he bad
an opportunity 20 revisit his cabin. It was
conceded That he would come 10 town first with
the hunting party that be had gone out with
which would return in three or four days az
farihest, and b was resolved 70 secure him the
moment he made bis appearance. To this duty
they appointed the now worthy Jack aud one
Bart Kennedy.
On the afternoon Of the fourth day after tho
meeting PodRctt rode uususpici0usly into town
Win hls cOmpan iOus aud the instant he
ailghtcd from his mule found himself locked
ln Jacks yicc-lIke embrace, who with others
had been au1i0usly watching for lis coming
he was "a once secured ia little log building.
and carefully guarded by two plucky Irish
miners who had volunteered their services. for
FV aid In Ias -