The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-18

seized me when In this monster. who had
thus cruelty treated an infant, I recog-
nixed my own father You will under
stand better how the second paroxysm
attacked me In his room when learned
mat Inc man who had stolen my Lilian's
heart was my own brother and that thus
In spite of my self sacrifice, the offspring
OF my beloved would have a heritage of
crime which traced back to my own pro-
genitor. You Will comprehend with what
nshdlsh JOY l sprang upon the man who
was M once the author-of my being and
OF all my suffering and wrongs You will
see why ] took the will which deprived
my brother of one-half of his fortune.
mat ~ the story of the killing OF Mat
thew Mora. Was II murder? / will not
ask Tor the verdict OF my fellow men, but
VIII abide by the decision OF my Maker"
~, Inere fs still one point which I would
iks me 70 have explained said Mr.. Barnes
mora Mora's valet positively asserts that he
saw MS master In the house that night.
nIid nIaid that he helped him to dress In the
ihha.1q.. hh,ai1 SUIT How do you account for
Very easily" said Preacher Jim.
Ihe valet only tells this story at my
request; After. the death OF slippery
sam sam fuily decided upon my own
determined--thls man. Mora. my own hslf
bbroihne,' bs hnd should should right the wrong which
visits VII nad - u9ne .th to Lillian, ! knew OF his
ed that e might be- deut sSTp to snd cdesae 5esr
MN: The valet Is a member OF our or
for me to gain his corporation, and ne
readily consented to tell you the story
Which wh CONVINCED you. Mr.. Barnes. that
yon arrest Mes sIy b,m and thus sen hoped to have
custody ! would have been able to bring
pim WhIcb 10 terms err by Offering him his liberty;
,hrourb e ne mv could cons..,oy only have obtained
What will you do now7" asked Mr..
"Ab thaS a. .,.....,u, ,r. a. -
Mitchell my Lillian is now a lawful Wife.
with her babe restored to her. You see. !
! ! know su all at last. Ny inhuman father
grave. why should / I'i live longer nss !" Mr. Mr.
arisnesr ! deliver myself to you as your
mo. no, Mr.. Barnes," cried Mr.. Mitch
el DO not touch him. This man shall
70 forth from my house. as he entered
you are wrong Mr.. Mitchell. though 1
thank you most sincerely. I must sur
render To the law. Why not let Mr..
Barnes ta have the glory or seeming TO
Mora's proffered reward?"
Il should not make such a claim" re-
'orted the detective.
man." said Preacher Jim but II you
hand me over to the authorities you will
,eceive % credit; and thus ! shall do some
ufficiently earned Moras money and
ught to have it,"
at Mhy sssss ssosid you give yourself
AVE suffered SO m much that il would be
y in,ustiee for you to suffer more,
that ksS ssyf sSDspS sam SSns TSs
90, was In a moment of uncomfortable
motion. had just witnessed the death
treet and ran along % aimiessiy' % iy'' BY BY
hanoe I approached your doorway. and I |
aw Slippery Sam leave your house. IN:
3 had betrayed me. W for pO,e'Isre% he knew the the
ruth. He knew when took the plaid
ait and when ] returned It. In fact !
snsr ss my MIND L ws inS
10 TO reason calmly. I seised Sam by
70 throat. He had a knife In HIS hand.
he fell the % CUNNING n1 Of aah the A bess.nno.
le cunning. of the man. who is worse
ian a beast-came to me. knew that
~ ,,,. would know Of this this murder .eG1as CON-
le arguments and theories that we had
lchanged. and J slipped the will into a
shp nd dy9E L there e0ss ana iss
1T did puzzle me for a time" admitted a
And SO. you see" said Preacher Jim, ,
cannot permit myself to I'VE longer: "
v father was Sadist. The love OF Il
uelty which made him strange a poor. $,
garet and leave him there until he W
inted. which PROMPTED him to pinch m
Id kick and otherwise torture children A
ia animals. has been transmitted 10 | a,
e. his frstborn. his abandoned son. I'm
more vlrulent form; Twice ! have n
have taken human life. / am fend II
human gulse. a beast. monster. j,
othing Is left for me on earth. No II
imam love can be mine. For me there n,
no charity. no reformation. no saliva -
on. I am menace to my kind. There :,
nothing for me but determination. I
ust be condemned to die. All ask is II
at at the supreme moment when I am a,
ntenced I NAV be allowed to speak. to a,
II my story. that II may appeal to civil .,
.ation, to humanity in behalf OF those o'
terly forlorn creatures, the congenital III
iminals. That will be my last SER W
on. And may God have mercy on my m
ul.' q,
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