The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27

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'"You are the superintendent Of the water
works. ] believe" he said.
"Yos; that's mo-"
"Arey you going to take any steps TO discover
cried WI mdm SpT. He had been drinking. and
was flushed ., Ii md de- excited cit % S;v p nTh to se ss, y0 q pS ALL II
FOOLS that don'tknow enough to stay at home
Then, I'll tell you whit l believe said the
eye. Il believe You know what is wrong, and
as sure as there IS " jTst SSd yonm pay with
Winthrop turned, white. ~.
II haven't got tho fever" he cried. II
TTbbesSen. seeing y how he had betrayed himself. he
rushed at the other, but bystanders interfered
and he was led away to get drunk: -,
Itself out, but in a far different way from what
the open lot by the railroad station. Several
we'll known men addressed the meeting. warn
ing the men against the water. .,-
winthrop says IL amt the water cried q
Then let us hnd out" said a clergyman.
PROF. Vaughn of The University OF Michigan,
who is n college acquaintance OF mine, is an
eminent authority upon such matters, l Will
water ate he viii report upon 1t for u.s."
The meeting adjourned. Prof. Vaughn re-
piled TO the communication asking that the res
ervoir be drained and some OF the sediment OF
tho bottom sent to him. To this the water
works people interposed objoctions-a very fool
lbn III uStltbb prosecuting COhSluoTlHk tUo thl
OF public feeling. The reservoir was drained on
q warm, sunny day, and as the eShalations rose
f SnnRs sh sa sl,%0 and Ss seS o T@o ia saH Of ns sRo 0 sii Tine
were secured. One was sent to Prof. Vaughn,
the other was kept for a very private expert:
ment. Some Of the contents OF. the Jar spread
upon bread was fed to two white mice. The
stu rider Of the mice lived three hours. In the
ceived. 1t was brief. and the pith OF 1t was this:
THE man who permitted tho reservoir to get
into THAT condition is guilty Of criminal negli-
1t was read before a subcommittee Of Ave,
and received in silence to the end. Then said
"Gentiemon. this must be kept quiet for the
present. You know as we'll as I how much Win:
thRF0 n ? w life would SSoMn be n worth II II were Fn RnSw car.
ried II swiftly. BY the, following afternoon 1t
was all over the town. Meantime a small party
pumping house should have been. They failed
to locate 1t; but some rods below, just opposite
hill. they found the mouth of tho pipe. All
those weeks it had been sucking in death from
the sewers and distributing IT among. the peo;
found a meeting in the lot by the station. No
body had called it; It had simply collected TO
have been madness on the committees part to
refuse to give the report; 1t was read. There
m mas on cli nnesS' u mIlh tbe fence and uie told eFpT of the
discoveries at the intake. Tho murmur became
a growing muttering; One of the ministers
for swisss procedure. with, the shadow Of
He stopped as a writing serpentine object
shot up into the air over the heads of the mob
and colled down again. 1t was a rope. The mob
Stirring Winthrop up!"
Two men pushed through the crowd and ran
ministers and a few other influential citizens
called out to the men, imploring them to dis
daSTI ea peaceTT Sere we're Hee a Rstber wdS IN Hat t6et eias 60
towards. who for weeks had lived In the deadly
fear of death that breeds murder; there were
calmly murderous Swcdes from the mines,
whose comrades had dropped beside them; there
were desperate men fierce with the pain of
~lonfers who, in a mass, kill with the animal
instinct of cruelty. and in one and all
there was the knowledge that in this case
2Hsale' could ast ths efro oTaH of tho f eS3y sph 81 @s 81
two constabies to reach ,Winthropp's. house,
handcuff him, still clustering. but struck to the
door, through the yard, around twistings and
then five miles up tho river to the
ford. across that ana down to Hurley:
The mob found him not at home. Where was
he, then Tho question went from mouth to
mouth. and 1t soon found an answer.
with while our folks were dying!'' shouted a
man: Hes gone over the river"
there was a fierce laugh.
ITO Hurley" was the word. But 1t was now
uhTk. IL CTONus ephTdIco BcL luutcTIlb u
weapons. They met in an hour. Tho two con-
stables, arrived at Hurley with their prisoner.
intending TO lodge him in the Jail, heard the
tramp of marching feet on the Hurley bridge;
saw the flicker of many lanterns swinging In a
God help me :" cried Winthrop, breaking
down. "They;re coming for me. Give me a
The constables consulted hurriedly. Then
they took the handcuffs from his. wrists and
bade him make for the depths Of the woods as
he valued his life. With the hour Of death close
IA I hnnH Whitman ran atrnIDht IN tho hntta
where his paramour, known as Illinois Annie,
lived. Straight to that house went a deputa.
thropp there. and told him he had not fifteen
minutes to live. Had he anything to say 7 Then
a pitiable spectacle. for no who had been
so assured In speech. 50 blatant, could now find
hung loose. as II it were broken. There was a
dry clicking in his throat. That was all. His
knees weakened and his captors supported him.
unresisting, out tho door, while the terrified
women ran from the place shrieking.
Back of that house which stands on the out
skirts OF Hurley 10 a hill covered with scrub
pine, and in a clearing on the top grows a lone
tree. Around this tree the mob had gathered to
await the coming of the deputatiOn with the pris-
oner. All was done in order. Winthrop. asked
the bright moonlight. around the circle of faces,
but spoke nothing. It ia doubtful II he was then
s sufficiently master OF his understanding to know
the meaning Of it all. The rope was thrown over
q limb and fixed. and as the body rose with a
rush the thunder OF many hoofs was heard from
Hurley bridge.
A rescue party of the law-and-order element
bad been organized. and were coming on horse:
back. They rode straight for the hill. jumped
from their horses. and ran up into the clearing.
There was nothing that could be called a man
with a rustic into the surrounding blackness,
and in the centre, swinging loose In the soft
night breeze. the black substance that had been
Winthrop.