The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-01

burne street. Il was between and 5
O'Clock in the morning. The dawn was
berinning TO appear ana there was the
slightest touch Of frost in the air.
The house whence proceeded the sounds
was a square old-faShioned structure. a
monument Of past responsibility, but now
gloomy and deserted-iooking Rumor
had been busy respecting ii. No sign or
an inmate had been seen Tor years. sher-
burne street was in the heart Of the city
and perhaps for that reason the house
ESCAPED the notice il would have received
had it been in the suburbs. The shadow
of a man had been seen once OF twice
when the sun illumined its colorless walls,
hut nothing further to denote the charac-
ter of its occupants. Weird and ashen it
stood. mystery TO its neighbors, few
of which had remained whilst their fel-
lows had been converted into gTimy ware
houses.
The baying of the hound filled the air
with an eerie sound. 1t was more OF
howl-long-continued. which ended in a
lamentation-if a dumb animal can give
voice to such an emotion. The constable
entered the gate and attempted TO peer
through the shattered windows. He then
nut his eve TO the key-hole. The darkness
inside was impenetIable. Next he list
ened. Not a sound except that of a dumb
animal in pain. Constables are human.
He shuddered. Presently he turned on his
heel and moved away.
A quarter of an hour elapsed when he
appeared with his superior officer. They
held a consultation, followed by a LOUD
knocking at the door. No answer. Ihen
they called through the key-hole for ad-
mittance. Still no answer. Silence was
broken by a wall from the dog They de-
cided to force the door. one threw ms
back against II without avail. The othSf
tried with a like result. Next they would
try the back. Making detour OF some
narrow passages, they aScertdlneu tile
hack door 1t was secure against unalded
physical strength. Round TO the front
they came, and after one had renamed on
guard the other appeared with I'M
Elements which they began to use Nigor-
ously In five minutes the bolt was burst
and the door stood a1ar. A huge bOdI-
hounds head greeted them, ana an ansts
ayrowl caused them to step back and walt
The larger the beast the easier man.
aged. By dint of coaXing they solteIeu
fore them through several corrldors 20
the entrance of a small room on the
ground floor. At the threshold the aht-
NAL stopped. and lifting up his head Ut
tered a prolonged lament. Then shamb-
ling listlessly IL entered the room (Whlch
was quite dark and remained mouonless.
When the Junior OIlttI llAAitA lli5 ltAAAtNA -
on the scene they saw the body of "A man,
his bleached face burned upwards, ana the
forepaws of the faithful hound resting on
his breast, whilst he caressed a palhd
hand with his tongue.
A lamp stood on a table near to the win
dow. This they lighted. They observed
that on the left of the fireplace stood a
sort of altar, with cruciiiN. Near thls
was an open Bible. Opposite stood bu-
reau Uttered with books and papers. On
a shelf were several phlals ana rel0ft
The furniture was old but costly. The
carpet was Of soft and rich material. Inc
walls covered with paintings old and dis
NAL akin to those of the old masters.
On every hand were evidences that the
occupant was man of taste and culture,
as we'll as a recluse.
body Two days afterwards II was IN
TERED in a public cemetery, the verdict
of the jury being an open one. Amons
the papers found in the house was par
eel of manuscript which bore traces OF
having been copied carefully from other
rougher memoranda. This manuscript
told the story of a tragedy which had
occurred on the railway some ten years
before. in which man of means, named
sherman, met his death II was headed,
''Who Shot Sherman" The following is
a transcript Of the dead mans narrative.
The mystery as to who murdered Lieut.
Sherman in a railway carriage ten years
ago is known only to one man, and the
object Of these lines is to disclose his
name. In justice, however. TO the muir
derer, the facts which led TO the crime
should be stated.
In January. 1860. two young men joined
the -th regiment of infantry, with a view
to active service in India, whittier the
regiment was ordered. They purchased
commissions. Both had been at college
together, and indeed their lives had been
closely allied from their youth They
were the scions of influential houses in
one of the Midland counties. and their in
tention of adopting the same profession
was eagerly welcomed by their respective
families. Great rejoicings were held on
the occasion of their departure, and Ia
due course they arrived at their destma-
ton.
1t was in a stirring part of the Puniaub
They soon grew highly popular with both
regiment and natives, and there was never
a festivity or fete at which they were not
present. One day Archie Denman' was
out on a stroll. and wandered away along
the road leading to b. There was to
be party that night at the great house,
TO which many notabilties had been invi-
ted Among these were a certain high Of
fetal and his daughter. The latter was
reputed very beautiful.
As Archie turned a bend in the road he
heard a loud rumbling noise al a distance
as of some vehicle and borne on the wind
were faint cries as of some one in dan
ger. A few moments una there sprang
into view a black horse plunging with
fright 1t was harnessed to a light vehi-
Gle, in which sat or rather hung a lady.
She had no attendant. Quick as thought
Arches mind was made UP. The horse
was coming down Mill Al the turn IN the
road a small track led over the brush
along the side of raVine. The horse was
making a dash for the opening. Once
through all would be over. Neither horse
nor lady could survive.
Could he reach them before they got
there? Impossiblei Dashing up the step
he drew a revolver from his belt. on
came the charger, wildly taking every
obstacle. Ten second and both would be
lost. Bringing the revolver to sight in
breathless way he fired. The animal
threw his fore feet into the air, gave a
second spasmodic leap, and fell in the
gap above the precipice. The lady was
thrown into an overhanging bush.
When Archie reached her she had faint
ed. Despite the fact that her eyes. We're
cnlored, and her form limp. she was SUI
perbly beautiful Archie disengaged her
habit and laid her head on a knoll close
by while he chafed his hands. Presently
a sigh escaped her, and in less than FIVE
minutes she was standing on her feet
resting her arm in his.
Archie was by no means baShful man
but he was unaccountably moved His
presence of mind however. did not desert
him although, as she lavished thankful
chances on him, he thought he never
yet gazed into such wondrous orbs
The journey into headquarters was slow
but the hour spent brought all the sub