Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-10

-1uni.and saw. be- the faint Eiinmer Of
Ugh. that came across the rOom from
the broken vindov. a heap Of some
thing on the isor. and knew by IN
stinct that that something was a ha-
man bo.iv-
Terror ran through me with an icy
shulde- and creeping across the ficor
I booked uezrcr l. was the body Of =
woman 4 shawl was thrown over
the head aui shoulders. ana ! could
not see the face. Fear lent me eour
aze. and stopping down I snatchet the
covering FROM the facc- Great heavens.
Murder hal been done; the face.
ouc- beautiful. Vas stained with
bIa.p1 I touched IT, Il was arm !
sa1ke. I called but l. answered not
nor moved I rcliE-i momentArily
the pIo; into which / hal been dragged
The wretch had chosen me IS victim
% ls accused % TIE murder which b.
had committed Ny bead re~lei, the
surrruu.fn~ stEreGezl me. Rushing q
the br,kea window I again and z<ain
shouted ,ur help breaking the hrosen
easement VITA u-y Bleeding hands
Wouid lrip never GOMEZ 10 seemed a
lifetime 90 torture At last my ear
caught amid the roaring of tae
storm. the sound - ! vasrr Again I
called Ye-. % wa an answer 10 my
call Waterman had heart my cries
anil cane MP the passage underneath
the window. I told him a. we'll a. l
could from nE prison, that I was
farcibly Iocked in and begged him to
get assistance and release me- He went
away Again suspense. I dlre not
move. dare not iook round on that
fearful sight again 4. last | heard
the sound Of many feet the bursting
open of i door. the tramping upstairs
thea the door Of ms prison was broken
open, and q light carried by the
Waterman aad his fellows shone on
me I told them how I had been
brought - the place. and explained my
adventure a. well a. my dis
traught brain would allow me.
They examined the room and
the bpdy Of The wouaan whom
they found TO be now dead was de
tanned by them After this all seems as
a 4 dream 70 me. / recollect That | saw
i white-haired old gentleman there /
remember n cell. q magistrates court
and many faces looking at me. Then
| saw dear old Mary Watson, who cried
ne and took me IN i coach to my
uncie's house. learnt afterwards that
! had told ny story in a rambling way
70 the magistrate. and had mentioned
my coming mp 10 London To sec my
uncle before his death They had also
found some letters upon my person cor
r~oborating my statements, and had
sent a messenger To the house and
clearly proved the truth OF my state
ments that | was released unpunished
by law, but carrying away with me the
burden Of I shattered constitution
The terrors of that night brought OF
4 sever illness and for days ! lay II
delirium. ~fancyinE myself a prisoner II
hat nasty room with a dead body ans
the storm bowling around me. Chang
and good nursing. thanks 70 dear OLE
Mary. brought me round; but time car
never erase from ny memory the tor
lures that I passed through. and whsi
il recurs 10 my mind the same ie,
tremor runs through my now feebl
frame
In 1921 was on q visit to London
and curiosity took me 70 the Old Bailey
there were three men being tried 70
robbery and murder on the Hampsteai
road The evidence was very eles
against two of the prisoners. and III
third was acquitted As the sentene
OF death was being passed by th
Judge. / pressed forward and looked u
at the two eulpritS. the face Of one. ri
head bowed and resting Jon his breast
| could not ee; but the other. lookiu
restlesSly around the curt as IL /
search of some means of escape fror
his DOOM riveted my attention Yes
knew him There was no mx,xxiu
those eyes and features, they had AZ
peared al my shoulder on that terriol
night, and l then knew 4 Jus. pan
ishuent awaiting the wretch VIII
ezleavore5 20 bring ne 20 a siniIa
death
A grain Of honesty and nativ
worth IS Of more salue than all the a.
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