Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-01-05

| took our hand and spoke so cheerily nut
n fow days sinco?" And sudden death
only intensifies this dreadful inability
TO grasp and comprehend what Is, alas,
90 sternly true.
Yesterday, Mario Dolaro. in the warm
glow Of perfect healthy manhood: to-
day, Q soulless corpse, CHASTITY and
lividi
1t took Anton some moments to re.
covsr from the shock. but when no did,
his first thought was to look for the
cause OF this terrible spectacle.
lilo examined the breast Of tho dead
man, but found no wound; then no
noticed that the blood had flowed from
beneath tho loft shoulder AMI no know
that Mario Delaro, tho beloved Of all
who knew him. tho man who mover
feared to facc his enemy, had boon
struck from behind.
lie was mystifcd, and tho terror with
which his soul was filed prevented him
from action. SO that for many moments
no knelt staring at tho corpse. rs
though no expected to see 1t come to
life.
At last, however, no awakened to the
necessity OF tho hour and arose 10 look
around. There was not q being In
sight, so without stopping for further
reflection no hastcncd In the direction
OF tho collars. tho entrance to which
was scarcely stones throw from where
he stood. There he expected he would
find somo one lie was not disappointed,
for two OF tho cellar-mcn sooa appeared
and In n short time he had told them
tho dreadful nrws, as we'll as his cx'
cited state would permit, and they all
three made their way to the victim OF
foul AMI. ut present mysterious crime.
They wcrc oil Germans anl with
natural Tcutonlc caution each refused
to touch tho corpse until some person
OF autho i,y was present One OF them
was an oil man who had worked around
tho vineyard and cellars for years and
tn, o.hcr tall, gaunt young fellow who
was recent acquisition to tho place.
Neither OF the three could advance
any reasonable theories. Tho Old man
knew everybody for miles around. but
could not remember that Mario had an
enemy Anton had known the dead
man for more than two years, and had
never heard a bitter word spoken OF
him, while the youngest man OF the
three only knew that during the short
time he had been there he had received
his pay regularly, and had heard his en-
ploycr spoken of as a good fellow.
Tho other two looked to Anton for
some suggestion, and he gavc the
only ono of which no could think. 1t
was that the young man should maic
all haste into the town Of San Paola
and inform tho authorities Of what had
happened, without letting any more
people know OF 1t than was absolutely
necessary.
Tho messenger was hardly out OF sight
when the two watchers fell to talking
OF the excellent qualities in tho char
actcr of him who had met with such
violent death,
With tears in his eyes and voice
thick with emotion, Anton told OF the
tender reyarl ho hal for his deal em-
ploycr: he mentioned the many littlc
kindnesscs he had received from Delaro.
and said that he had seldom heard
harsh or unknd word from him since tho
FIRST day they had mot.
The old man could go further back
into Mario's history than Anton, and no
told OF deeds AMI acts Of charity which
all rcdounded to the credit OF the vim
tagcr
1t seemed rs though Mother OF them
would ever tire OF talking about him,
AMI when they ceased for moment
to eulo-ise his character they would
cndcavor 10 speculate on the probable
cause OF tho murder. but TO tangible
theory presented itself to either Of their
minds. In the space of half an hour the
messenger was seen returning up the
road followed by two uniformed officers
1.-THE only two Of which the little town
couM boastl accompanied by another
man in civilians clothes.
As they ncarcd the spot where tho
dead man lay, they were overtakcn by
a doctor who had received instructions
to follow them and had done 50. calling
into service tho wagon and horse OF a
grocer. with the grocar's boy for driver.
The sight of these people gave Anton
infinite relief. and he breathcd moro
easily WIN he felt that the caro- OF his
CHASTITY charge was being shared by
others
Tho first OF the officers TO approach tho
body was the marshal 10 took care
ful survey Of the surroundings. but
found nothing that aroused his curiosity
in an unusual degree; nothing that
would servo as a clcw, or indicate that
there had boon struggle. The doctor,
with the assistance Of the others, cx-
ahmed tho body, and found only tho
one wound Immediately below the left
shoulder blade, though that was evident
ly very deep
Plainly tho blow had been struck by
a strong arm and hand, which had not
erred in its purpose. II was useless to
surmise; there was nothing to say in
the matter except the plain. horrible
truth that 1t was q cold-bloolcd muir
der. though whose hand had dealt the
blow no person could imagine.
Tho officers noted all the particulars
watch thay possibly coull. and tho doc
tor. having taken @ diagram Of the OK
act position OF tho boiy, there was
nothing left to do but to remove it.
They carefully carried the remains to
the wagon AMI covering 1t up with some
empty bags tho melancholy little pro.
cession started for the town. The4 had
not gone far whom they wore met by
man on horseback Ills appearance de-
noted that ho was poT7oa Of cIpccial
Importance in tho community. lie was
tall but rather thin and had very por-
ceptible stoop although being on horse
back 1t was not easily noticed. His
eyes vert jot black and were covered