The herald., 1893-07-23
, NOT MURDER.

Imagine mob of men as hungry as
pack of wolves whose frenzy has beer
fred by tho scent Of blood and in it,
midst q fellow being, bound hands ani
Eses, with the moose of the lynchmer
around his neck. came suddenly upor
such O scene in one of the settlements OF
the Rio Grande, whittier had journeyed
from England to find brother whom
had not seen for many years.
As refined up my horse near the crowd
and glnced over the exciting spectacle
an involuntary cry left my lips as rec
ognized IN the victim him whom had
come so far TO see.
He saw and knew mo instantly, and
though no wo I'd came from him his pale,
mute lips app aaled to my heart for help.
My appearance caused hesitation on
the part of the leaders.
Iquickly lea rned that stranger in
those parts had been killed that morn
ing near small body of water a short
distance from the settlement and that
my brother had been caught in the very
act of striking the deathblow. Not one
of the Spectators seemed to have any
doubt of his guilt, but who is so hard
ened as to conde mn his own brother?
l shuddered as / realized Almonts
peril and in my own heart judged him
innocent of any Icrime
"He is my bro ther," cried.
"Harkl" shouted one of the onloobers,
s'the brother of I'll 10 murdered man is here
for justice. Up with him, boysl"
Hold" commanded, rising in my
stirrups as Ispoke; ''blood calls for blood.
Let me have hold .of that rope"
The mistake in my identity had sug-
gested way in which l might enable
my brother to escape, and I resolved to
attempt it ut whatever risk. Fortunate
~ there wasl]i family resemblance be-
tween us.
Urging my horse forward. the crowd
parted, allowing me to reach his side,
when dismou unted, ostenaibly to exam
ine the shppin,y moose.
heard by all "Now help me to lift him
ON the back OF my horse. We want to do
this job In SOM shape"
Willing ones ,sprang to my assistance,
but in the brief interval cut the prison
er's bonds so that they held only by
thread and arranged the moose so that
it could be thro wn off as soon as his
arms were free.
knew few horses could match mine
in speed, and onas he had cleared the
throng my brother would be compara-
lively safe.
He underRnod my intentions, and the
we lifted hin upon the horse he
wrenched his arm free, threw off the
moose, dropped into the saddle, and giw-
ing the animal smart blow dashed
Through the crowd like whirlwind, and
i'm few moments was beyond pursuit.
OF course there was loud reviling over
his escape, but appeared so anxious for
his recapture that no blamewas attached
ito me. To carry out the deception had
the body Of the stranger carefully buried
and remained in the place until I deemed
it safe to depart.
It was nearly three months before ]
met my brother in London, whittier he
had fed, and then he thanked me with
tears in his eyes for my daring assistance
in his escape from the lynchers. To my
surprise, however, he evaded the subject
of the murder, saying simply that no
crime had been committed. / did not
feel like pressing the matter, so the af
fair was not mentioned again, though it
has haunted my mind ever since. Last
week my brother died with no kindred
near him, and today's post has brought
me q manuscript containing a startling
revelation.
/ In Justice to my brothers name, as well
as my own satisfaction, am prompted to
give to the world the strangest confes-
eions ever made. The following is his
account as he wrote it for me:
+ "When this is read I shall have'passed
beyond the tribunal of man, SO / wish to
Impress upon you that L am about to re-
cord faithfully an experience which
sincerely hope will fall to the lot of no
b&her person.
81 was alone in myroomA late one dark,
stormy night when / heard rap on the
door, which | fancied at first was but
the wind shaking it on its hinges. But
1t was repeated louder than before.
bade the applicant, whoever he might be,
10 come in, without looking up from the
book which held my attention.
"A moment later the door was opened,
and with the gust of wind which sent
every light object in the room flying top
ey turvy man entered the apartment
with quick, catlike steps.
"Pardon me for the unreasonable
hour at which CALL he said in clear
crisp tone, but | suppose doctors get
nsed to all sorts of calls
Certainly l replied, ! fear some
what impatiently, as he had interrupted
me at time when did not like to be
disturbed. What can do for your
"'Oh, do not come for professional
assistance he hastened to say, evidently
reading my thoughts. Mine is strictly
a business call. Are you at liberty for
Few minutes?
"'Yes, but the hour is late, SO I trust
you will be as brief as possible
CDR. Barlow, how much are you
iworthY
Enough TO made life comfortable
for myself / replied. If you have no
more important question than that, our
interview mi sht as we'll come to an end
1T once
"'Pardon me, will come to business.
AS told you, | am a professor of sci
ence, and have made a discovery which