The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06

| vocation Oh the street and Refa passed
| his hat. gathering up the coin of the
realm. 1t was part of her duty, when
| she entered Il dwelling, to note what
| was within it, and report the result of
| her observations to the organ grinder.
1t will be remembered that from the
| last of June until the middle of Octo-
| Der, 1863. number of the houses of
| the wealthy citizens of New York
| were entered and robbed of large sums
of money. In several cases the mas
| ter or owner of the house was found
| dead in bed, with his neck broken
! and marks on the temples, face and
| back of the head corresponding with
| those found on the person of the pur-
| ser.
In the case of Thomas Burton, both
| he and his wife We're killed in the
| same manner, and a large amount of
| money taken from the house. In an
! other case the wife said she knew she
| had been chloroformed, but before be-
| coming entirely unconscious she had
| become partly aroused, and though
| she could neither speak nor move, saw
saw to herhorror, a terrible figure bend
| ing over her husband, his head grasped
in its monstrous hands-a form not
human. She also discovered another
form by the bedside. Then she be
came unconscious. When she revived
| her husband was a corpse and the
house had been robbed.
We have neither time nor space to
follow the terrible course of events
| which followed the arrival of Gaspa-
rillo in New York But the time at
last came when even his rapacity was
satisfied, and he resolved to abandon
his dangerous business and return 70
Italy But Reta-what should he do
| with her?
No wanta Reta, no wanta organ,
no wanta ola Gobo," he muttered.
He was sitting at Il table III his own
house, counting some of his i'll gotten
gains. 'Reta think Gasparillo her pa.
I,Ho her pa. First man | hilla-choka,
so - And he grasped his leg with
both hands.
He failed to hear the groan in the
hall, or see the white face or startled
eyes of Reta. Though not his daugh
ter she was of his race and of his train
ing He had bitterly wrOnged her, it
seemed and when morning arrived
she had settled on her plan of revenge.
The papers were full of the myS-
ferrous murders; only Reta knew who
the murderer was. She would not be-
try him ; but she would be revenged.
and Gobo should revenge her.
Gasparillo went out about ten
o clock, and she was alone all day
Guho was locked III his cell. She
pushed back the slide in the door and
offered him food and fruit. He refus
ed to eat His eyes We're blood shot.
She filled tin cup with wine and
gave it to him. He drank it at Il gulp.
"To-night, GObo, you shall have
whisky, and l will point to the man -
she said with Il dark look.
From a demijohn of whisky she fill |
ed two TASKS and hid them away.
When the Italian came home at night |
she could see that he had been drink |
ing heavily.
"Reta, | goa. back Italy You live |
Antoine Martinette he play organ
want girl he said. Then he went |
up stairs to his room.
Long Reta sat there. When the |
clock struck twelve she took off her |
shoes and crept up to GaSparillos |
chamber. The door was closed, but |
carefully she turned the knob, opened |
it and entered The man was fast !
asleep. She soon secured the key o, |
Gob0's cell and returned to the room /
below. She unlocked and opened the !
door.
Here, GObo. Good Gobo, Come |
out. Gobom
He obeypd. and she handed him I !
flask of whisky. He emptied it with /,
out loss of time. She led him up the |
stairs Arrived at the door of GaSpa- !
rillo's room she pointed to the sleeper. !
Gobo's eyes were aiiame and his /
muscles twitching. Still he made 10 |
move toward the bed. Suddenly the |
l., la-.t IA.,Ff
very presence awoke him. for there !
had been no noise. His eyes opened. :
He saw Reta and Gobo. The shock /
was so sudden that lie started up III /
alarm. That movement was GobO' !
signal for attack. In II moment the |
murderouS think was upon him.
"Gobo, Gobo :" Gaspariilo shrieked.
He might rs we'll have spoken to Il
raging tempest. Those immense |
hands gave one awful twist, and Reta
was avenged.
She hastily opened the slide in the
organ, made up Il bundle OF the con
tents. and hurried down stairs, follow
ed by Gobo. She gave him another
flask of whisky, then, setting the
demijohn on the table, put on her
shoes and shawl an left the house.
About eight o'clock in the morning
Il NUMBER OF cialASHS. lbiSSiliS ilN
house. were startled by the most am
earthly yells. They summoned $cv-
eral officers and proceeded to nvcst.-
gate the cause of outcrE. The front
gate was unIocked and so was
the front door. They opened
it and passed through the hail into |
the dining room. from which lie noise
proceeded. In one corner OF the dim
~ lighted appartmeh+ crouched 90
DO. One immense arm was hanging |
limp beside him: the hand Of the 9th /
err grasped the demijohn. As they en-
tered he took two or three steps to-
ward the officers The men fell back |
in dismay. aud no wonder, for they /
saw before them, envelOped in II tat
tered linen buster, the giant form |
of an African gorilla. The deep set |
ewes. the low, retreating forehead, the |
ponderous jaws. the long, muscular .
arms. were all there. y step or two |
more, he reeled and fell forward on /
his face The demijohu was broken. /
Gobo moved no more. He was dead. /
No money was found in the house /
save IL few dollars in the dead man 5 |
pockets His effects We're sold, aud !
he was buried with the proceeds of
the sale. Of Reta nothing WAS ever |
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