The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

tremely grotesque and ill-shaped Tt was
shorter than the other. The head was
small and round, the forehead retreating
the brows heavy and aggressive. the neck
very, short, the arms prodigiously long and
the legs very short, sprawling and widely
bowed. This one seemed to be the stronger
OF the two. He held the rear right side O.
| the other pressed close against his BODY
! and was evidently urging him toward the
! open window. The other seemed to be
aware OF that purpose and was struggling
! to avoid being dragged thither and thrown
! out
THE short object evidently had a deer
| hold in the mans shoulder with his teeth
L could see him ting at the shoulder now
ana then, and with each such effort the
man would groan. The short one seemed
to be tearing the others flesh with his
teeth"
AT the recollection of this incident the
witness paled and came near fainting.
Presently she was able to proceed)
'Ihe taller ones legs were free. but
whenever he would kick, the short one.
standing on one leg, would twine the otner
round the tall ones legs and tug more
fiercely with his teeth at the shoulder.
That would cause the tall one to desist for
time. In this way, inch by inch, thew
reached the window. The final and tiercest
struggle was there.
- fall from the window to the stone
pavement meant death. The tall one
braced himself against the facing. Torn
from that he suddenly collapsed and both
rolled upon the floor The shadows then
became SO foreshortened and confused that
L could make very little of what was going
on, but inferred that the shorter one was
gradually working himself and the other
head forward over the SILL [ was too
horrified to open my window and look
down, or could have seen them.
r1.lt i
not been for a terrible cry of pain and fear
that Went abroad from the struggling pair.
1t was the cry of man in extreme agony.
Immediately afterward the dull impact of
heavy body upon the sidewalk struck
my senses like blow. A police whistle
sounded and | heard men running. At
that juncture / saw only one shadow on
the wall 1t was that of the shorter object.
My head was swimming and | was
sitting. | frantically tore the window
open for the fresh, cold air. Below 7 saw
men kneeling over one lying on the ground.
One of them, policeman, said, His head
Is wide open; no ambulance needed here
they said other things-something about
French Joe--but | didn't hear them dis
tinctiy. They had been looking up at the
open window. | could see nothing there.
although | knew the short object was lust
within, for l saw its shadow across the
street. heard the footsteps of men ascend
Ing the stairs.
"Then another shadow appeared. It
was that of man dressed for bed. By its
decreasing size | knew that it was ap-
preaching the window. The man seemed
to be staggering. When he had come
near the other turned, gave plaintive
cry and threw his arm around him in a
caressing embrace. The other patted him
affectionately, and then the short one
whined and cried like child The man
holding the shorter ones head back
said:
why, Kanmo, what is the matter? You
are bloody and you cry and tremble.
What has happened, Kahmo? My head is
bursting, and my throat is sore Ah.
there's some one at the door!"
w. c. MORROW.