The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-05-31
lance in the time, so they had eluded pur-

tance in the time, so they had eluded pur-
| suit.
They reached London at last, and Bowes
took secluded villa, with stable, in ST.
| Johns Wood. The stable was merely a
necessary artifce. With a sigh of relief
Andrew P. Hay threw himself down on the
hearthrug in the drawing-room; but the bit
terness of association with that hateful horse
| part was always with him. His dislike
| of it had grown to positive loathiag. His
conduct when that part of him was in ques-
! ton was really most unreasonable. He
would snatch up Bowes's riding whip-the
poker-anything, and belabor that horse
portion until it lashed out at the tables and
chairs and smashed them TO atoms. These
scenes were most painful to BOwes.
| Andrew P. Hay was possessed of re-
markable aptitude, and as the e1 900 so
| fraudulently acquired by Bowes was fast run
| ming out, 1t became necessary to east about
| for employment. Now, his knowledge of
the archaic Greek tongue, history, and an
| tiquities, gained from direct tradition, was
considerable; and he wrote to the authorities
of the British Museum, the Society of An
| tiquaries the Kernoozers' Club, and various
other learned bodies, offering himself as
| correspondent and referee at a reasonable
salary.
After some correspondence bis services
were eagerly accepted, and for time all
worked well. DIR. Schliemann considered
him Invaluable, and much light was thrown
upon the question of early Greek inserip-
tiens and the true site of Troy, and of the
Garden of the Hesperides; while much in
teresting tittle-tattle, from authentic sources,
added to the knowledge of the private char
acter and daily life Of Ajax, Achilles, the
MUSES., Hercules, and others. All this had
been communicated BIZ letter; but one CAL
amitous day a learned official from the Brit
ish Museum called, and, before it could be
prevented, had penetrated to the presence of
Mr.. Hay.
The meeting was most painful. Mr.. Hay,
attired in a loose moInIng coat and white
| waistcoat, was writing a t,aDer on the differ
enees between the Sapphlc and Pindaric
| barps; while his equine part was fraying out
! the carpet with its hoof5 and fickiDg away
! flies with its tail. Mr.. Hay made desperate
effort to conceal the equine portion with the
| tails of his coat but in vain. The official
was deeply shocked and panied
"A-a-hem A Centaur, believer" he
gasped.
Prevarication was useless. Andrew P.
| Hay bowed stiffly and motioned the visitor
! to chair.
"I-I must confess that I-er-hardIy
anticipated this-er- / was under the
impression that we had been dealing with
an ordinary human being-if You'll excuse
my saying SO; but, forgive me, I fear the
authorities to whom / am answerable will
hardly approve of my obtaining information
from a-er-a fabulous monster"
"a what, sir ?" cried A. P. Hay; and he
felt that equine part beginning to edge
round for kick, while his ears were lying
back close to his head-the only equine
idiosyncrasy OF his human part, but one
which distressed him greatly. He shouted
for Bowes to catch hold of his head he
seized the poker and hammered at his flank,
but all in vain-those terrible hind-legs
lashed out, and the official of the British
Museum was no more.
1t was terrible affair. Every thing came
out. Poor Mr.. Hay was arrested and taken
to Bow street, where he was locked up in
the green-yard stables.
The horse-part resisted violently, nearly
killing three policemen, and attempting to
gallop off while Mr.. Hay begged them to
throw him and sit on his head, and subse-
quently apologized most sincerely.
The gaoler was very considerate, giving
him his choice of oats or the usual fare.
The magistrate was greatly surprised;
but, of course, sent the case for trial. At
the trial, although the facts were clearly
proved, the jury were divided, some bringing
in verdict of deliberate murder against
Andrew Philip Hay; some considering him
not guilty, but recommending the destruc-
ton of the horse-portion as dangerous ami
NAL. The judge, animadyerting in the Sc
verest terms on the conduct of the prisoner,
hot olt III Xha hod
been able to agree as to verdict, society
could not exonerate the perpetrator of such
deed; and exhorted the prisoner to reflect
deeply upon his conduct, and make such
atonement as remorse and contrition would
suggest.
He then proceeded to comment upon the
iDjudiciousness of the prisoner, who (al-
though apparently guiltless of any desire to
sacrifice human life) was, nevertheless,
greatly to blame for his recklessness in keep
ing so dangerous an animal.
His lordship asked whether prisoner
would consent to have the animal destroyed.
Prisoner was understood to reply that that
was impossible, for physical reasons which
none could regret more deeply than him
self.
Great excitement was created at this point
by prisoner kicking out the back and sides
of the dock and hurting the usher into the
gallery. Prisoner, however, having apollo
gized and ex pressed his belief that the incl
dent had been occasioned by horse-hy, the
matter was allowed to drop.
The judge-haying retired for an hour to
consider his action in the matter-stated
that he considered it his duty, while Sc
verely deploring the murderous proeliyities
of the prisoner and regretting that the dis
agreement of the jury prevented him pass
ing the capital sentence, to exOnerate the
accused from any intention to permit the
animal to do greyous bodily harm, and
recommended the keeping of it under
proper surveillance.
Prisoner having undertaken to lash his
equine-part within an inch of its life, his |
lordship remarked that he could not sane
ton any proceedings involving cruelty to
the lower animals. Prisoner was then dis |
charged.
Andrew P. Hay was plunged in profound |
misery. The disgrace and exposure of the |
whole proceedings, the degradation of his |
self-respect cast over him a hopeless gloom. |
For hours he sat on his launches, his face |
hidden in his hands, while scalding tears |
trickled between his fingers; then he sud- |
denly arose, and kicked the villa to frag- |
ments.
At length his calmness returned and he |
sat down to think the thing out. The ex-
posure had come-why should he not turn it
to good account?