Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-22

| self and a companion had captured the
orang-outang This companion dying, the
animal fell into his own exclusive posses
| sion. After great trouble, occasioned by
| the intractable feroctty of his captive dur
| ing the home voyage, he at length succeed
ed in lodging 1t safely at his own residence
| In Paris, where, not to attract toward HIM
self the unpleasant curiosity Of his neigh
| bors, he kept 1t carefully secluded until
such time as 1t should recover from
wound in the foot, received from a splinter
on board ship. His ultimate design was to
sell It.
Returning home from some sailors frolic
| on the night, or rather in the morning. Of
the murder. he found the beast occupying
his own bed ROOM into which 1t had broken
from closet adjoining. where 1t had been,
as was thought. securely confined. Razor
in hand, and, fully lathered, 1t was sitting
before looking glass attempting the oper-
alton Of shaving, in which 1t had no doubt
previously watched Its master through the
keyhols OF the closet Terrified at the
sight of SO dangerous weapon In the pos
session Of an animal SO ferocious and so well
was at a loss what to do. He had been ac-
customed, however, to quiet the creature,
even In its fielcest moods. by the use Of
whip, and to this he now resorted. Upon
sight OF It the orang-outang sprang at
once through the door Of the chamber,
down the stairs and thence through a win
dow. unfortunately open. into the street.
The Frenchrnan followed in desDair, the
apo fd1oi StAl AZ udtlt, occasionally STOP
ping to look back and gesticulate at its
pursuer. until the latter had nearly come
up with It, 1t then again made of. In this
manner. the chase continued for a long
time The streets were profoundly quiet
as It was nearly 8 o'clock in the morning
In passing down an alley in the rear of the
Rue Morgue, the fugitive's attention was
arrested by light cleaning from the open
window OF Madame L Espanaye's chamber,
in the fourth story Of her house. Rushing
to the building, 1t perceived the lightning
rod, clambered up with inconceivab BILE agil-
ity, grasped the shutter, which was thrown
fully back against the WALL and, by it's
means, swung itself directly upon the head
board of the bed. The whole feat did not
occupy a minute. The shutter was kicked
open again by the orang-outang as it en-
tered the room.
The sailor in the meantime was both re-
5oiced and perplexed. He had strong hopes
Of now recapturing the brute, as it could
scarcely escape from the trap into which
It had yentured. except by the rod. where
II might be intercepted as it came down.
On the other hand. there was much cause
for anxiety as to what 1t might do in the
house. This latter reflection urged the man
stin to follow the fugitive. lightning
rod Is assembled without difficulty, especially
by a sailor, but when he had arrived as
high as the window. which lay far to his
left. his career was stopped; the most that
he could accomplish Was to reach over SO
as to obtain glimpse of the interior of the
room. AT this glimpse he nearly fell from
his hold through excess Of horror. Now It
was that those hideous shrieks arose upon
the night which had startled from slum-
Der the inmates Of the Rue Morgue.
Madame L'Espanaye and her daughter.
habited In their night clothes. had appar-
emily been arranging some papers In the
iron chest already mentioned. which had
bean wheeled Into the middle Of the room.
It was open. and Its contents lay beside II
on the floor. The victims must have been
sitting with their backs toward the window.
and. from the time elapsing between the