The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-03

had not heen for ycars, admitted ~ Will
q key.
"Onco inside wo mounted the FIRST flight
Of stops and directed our footsteps townrd
my brothers. bedroom.
"Outside OF the door Clava thrust into
my right hand long Italian stiletto.
"Ho then opened tho door, and raising
his right hand to its full height above his
head, glided across the floor toward the
bed. Initiating every motion he made,
followed him.
upon reaching tho bedelde, he took
his place ut the foot, and stood beside
him, nearest To the head.
After muttering somo unintclliglble
words, quick as flash no brought his
right arm down from Its upright position
with awful force.
"Again did follow his precise move
ments, to find. to my horror, tho stilotto
which still clutcbed In my hand buried
to the biIt In my own brothers. breast.
II felt his blood squirt upon my hands,
and then fell into deep sleep, with bis
death rattle sounding In my cars.
"For what and how did get tbcref"
When this fearful narrative was finished,
the noble old physician turned away In
horror and disgust.
er, after killing his brother, was feigping
insanity TO shield himself from tho con-
sequence Of his crime. He bowed bis head
| In his hands.
Suddenly an awful suspicion seemed to
nash through his mind. "Couid II be pos
siblei" he cjaculated; "s murderer with
| his hands, but not bis mindr'
Certain long forgotten facts crowded in
{, to bis mind TO give stability to bis grow
ing belief.
Then Il became DR.. Gray's painful duty
70 tell the young man the whole truth.
| It was done In his own noble way and with
the comforting assurance that God might
| yet prepare . way ofproving the prisoner q
innocence.
The old man then took his leave, with
look Of such strange determination upon
his face az IL rarely seen upon the human
countenance.
For four days, 10 his family toll, DR..
Gray never left his locked room to take q
morsel Of food or drop of Dourishment
During the frst "a hours OF this time hi
might have been seen poring over pack
ages of old manuscript or reading long
extracts from many dusty volumes. Final
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back into his strong chest, the last ole
volume was returned to its place upon tn,
shelf
Then the old gentlemen threw himself
upon his bed without removing his clothes
and seemingly sank of into deep sleep.
Many and numerous were the calls made
for him during the next three days, bu
all efforts 70 obtain an answer from with
In the looked room were without avail.
At the expiration of the fourth day
when even bis family were becoming
alarmed, though knowing his peculiari
ties, the old physician appeared once NOR
In the family circle.
His face was drawn, his eyelids wer
heavy, his hair appeared even whittier thar
ever before, but his face shone with tn
light Of great victory achieved.
Rushing up to his dear old wife ant
with tears of Joy streaming down his face
he made the following remarkable decla
ration:
"Thank God, it is done! They viii
never hang the boy after they receive tn
confession which / compelled the tru
murderer, Antoine Glava, to write in hi
cabin while the steamer was In nidocean.
The doCtor was right.
Two weeks later there was received j.
that town by the police authorities docu
ment which had been found addressed Il
the cabin of man who committed sui
eide by jumping from an ocean steamer.
The document was In the nature Of
curious confession, reading like this:
1t is Of no use. Ny father taught mo that ey
| cry mind has it's master and that the infuenc
Of the master mind in some cases extends
the uttermost parts Of the earth
Ny master has commanded me to write, an
must obey.
Your prisoner, charged with the murder c
his brother, is innocent, morally and menta
ly. His mind was my servant. His hands di
my bidding in killing the man who took froI
me the woman loved. My master bids me die
ANTOINE GLAvA.
The prisoner was eventually granted
new trial upon evidence Of reasonabl
doubt and released from custody.
The indictment against him was neve
afterward prosecuted, and perhaps Nigh
be found in some dusty old pigeonhole tc
day. But, gentlemen, Saunders conclud
ed, you see this white hair of mine. 1t
my living reminder of the efficacy Of jus
the subject you were discussing.
My hair was as black as ravens win
the day my brother was murdered IA year
ago.-James Lawton Kendrick In Owl
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