Chicago eagle., 1901-07-20

horrible stories we have heard to-day
have alarmed YOU; but it's all nonsense.
dear, and I have no doubt very much
exaggerated. Having now fortified our
citadel. come to bed" We always left
the gas burning u little all night. 80
after attending to that got into bed.
and fell asleep. forgot to say the
doors In the rcception-room were Of
course secured. and also the one out
Of the little lobby leading to the hall.
but the one from our room into the
lobby we always left open.
was awakened by u most terrible
crash. the tongs had fallen down on q
little marble table. on which were the
debris Of our evening meal. and the
shutters were open. Annette" said
Berthn. get up. child; they are getting
into the ROOM" and she bounded to
the door into the hall and opened It. As
for me. l was paralyzed with fright.
expecting each moment to see white
mask ent ar the room; whether the noise
alarmed them, know not: however.
they did not do SO; and Bertha. whose
courage and self-pOsscssiOn never left
her, turned up the gas to Its full ex.
tent, and refastened the shutters. IAN.
ette." she said, dress as quickly as you
can," herself setting me the example.
More dead than alive. I did as she de.
sired. All was silent for little time,
perhaps for ten minutes. although to us
Il seemed hours. when we heard the
servants window open. ana whis.
pcred conversation carried Oh In mems
voices. Another danger mcnaced us;
they were In the house. As l sat watch
ing the door from the lobby into the
hall. which Bertha had unlocked, the
Idea flashed across my mind that they
would enter from there. ''.rhc door!"
said. Bertha understood me. and flew
| to II and fastened 1t. Not one moment
too soon! for. rs she did SO. the handle
was turned, ana muttered curse greet.
cd her err. However, they were not to
he bnfiicd so easily, and thinking. no
doubt. they were all safe, began picking
the lock.
| OF course. our only chance lay In
alarming the house. scream, Ncttie,
as loud rs you can," said Bertha. ana
she seized the bellrOpc. pulling It fran
tically. Fright lent me power, ana ccr-
talnly the horrible yclls In which I In.
dulgcd were enough to awaken the
dead. The servants ran up after n
time, but we would not open the door
to them. At last the landlady ana the
other boarders were aroused, and
knocked mt our door, and we let them
In. When Bertha opened the shutters
there was the window up. the pane
Just above the fastening cut away. We
told what had happened, and our be-
lief that there were robbers at that mo-
ment In the servants room. Margaret
and the cook turned as pale as death
mt the remark; ana when the two gen
tlemcn went to search the house. they
stood with their back to their chamber
doors. daring them to enter, and they
did not.
All the servants were discharged the
next day, ana two weeks after the
whole Of New York rang with the story
of one of the most horrible murders
that had ever been committed. One
of the victims was not quite dead when
the crime was discovered. although
she expired few hours after the fear.
full injuries she had received. But she
lived long enough to be the means OF
bringing the dread band to justice. A
widow lady, with her two grOwn-up
daughters, three younger children and
their governess, resided in ono OF the
new streets uptown; they We're com
fortably of, and the lady. whose name
was Maynard, was In the habit of keep
ing rather large sum of money In hel
desk.
Her house was broken into by men