The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-11-07
M0NbiAGCk, Ile Lion Toner.
BY SEWARD w. HOPKINS,
Author Of Jack Robbins Of America" In TIE
China Sea-" Two Gentlemen %
Hawaii" On a Palss
Charge" Etc.
o.,yrisAl 1875. ,, RonruT BossE.. SOFA
CHAPTER XIV.

NFtAF Z " Nv.
Good heaven!" murmurod the Ital-
ian. sinking again into his chair.
And you are further charged with
the attempted murder OF the child.
Alice Grayiscourt. whose body you
threw into the East river on certain
night. and on the same day you filed n
certificate OF death OF Alice Gravis-
court of smallpox"
Good hoayenl" gaspel the culver.
ing wretch. His face was pallid. his
eyes staring. HIS manner that of n
man beside himself with fear.
The superintendent paused. giving
the Italian a few minutes In which to
recover.
After the pause the superintendent
turned, and. looking the scoundrel full
In the face. he said:
Now. Sigmotta. you see we know
all about you. How would you like TO
spend the remainder OF your days in
dark cell in Sing Sing PRISON."
excitement. and exclaimed:
1T is all lie! II is all lei"
"ls it," replied the superintendent
Sigmotta cried out I'm his fear and
Now listen to me while | read you
two little documents have here. Did
you ever sec the original OF this?"
He held the portrait OF Charles
Graviscourts wife before Sigmotta.
Yes. yes, knew her he wills
pered.
Now listen"
The superintendent then proceeded
TO read the statement OF Antonio Sig
motta. and the wretched brother OF
the trapeze actor sat shiyering and
quailing as the damning sentences
were hurled at him In the superintend-
ent's stern voice.
BY the time Byrnes had finished
that statement the wretch I'm the chair
seemed ready 10 die OF fright.
Now listen 90 this. said the super.
intendent, and he continued to read as
follows:
1.-THE sworn statement OF Luigi Dambo
before me. -- -, the Prefctto
OF Cagliari. on the Sth day OF ---- in
the year IS.
Il. Luigi Dambo. being sworn. and
compelled by the obligation thus put
ment TO tell the truth. do declare that
this is the true statement OF my con.
nection with the murder OF Pacho
Maligni. and the affairs In which he
was an actor.
Il became attached 10 Maligris cir.
Gus IN New York. and knew no person
connected with II save my employer.
and him only in the sense named.
After a few days OF the exhibition
nj Madison Square Garden, In New
York city. was met by an Italian.
who gave his name as Tortoni. who
offered me a large sum of money if
succeeded In killing the girl, Mia Bar
lotti. In some way that would not
drag him into the matter. made one
attempt by cutting the rope OF the
trapezc on which Mia Barlotti acted.
In the hope that her weight might
cause the other strands To break. and
thus she would be- killed by the fall.
The severed rope was discovered. Tor
the girl did not appear that night. and
n new rope was substituted for the
one had cut.
ION the following night tried Gre.
and saturated the ropes OF tlc trappze
with oil. and when Barlotti was alon
I set fire TO them. but she was saved
by Maubikeck. the Lion.Tamor. and a
man from the audience whom / now
recognize as Signor Wilbcrton.
ION this same night some person
fred at Maligni and shot him In the
check.
THE next day Mqllgni and the girl
we're missing. and so was Tortoni.
Il kept myself secreted. knowing
that the AFFAIR would stir up the police.
and saw neither Maligni. Barlotti
nor Tortoni for several days.
"ThCn IL became known 20 me that
Malignl had taken passage for Europe
with Barlotti. and that De had plenty
OF money. and would. perhaps. return
to Sardinia and settle.
Il sought Tortoni and found him.
lie told me that he had fred the shot
at Maligni, and that he wanted me TO
follow the Snowman TO Sardinia. and
there complete the work that he and
had begun In New York. Tortonl
informed me that Malignl was IN pos.
session OF certain tlinEs contained IN
red tin box which were most essen
tlal 20 him. and / was To get the box
al all hazards. Tho murder OF Mallgni
would avail nothing unless tho box
and It's contents were obtained
Il came to Sardinia and awaited an
opportunity. At last Il came. had
obtained an entrance into the villa
di Mallgni by bribing some OF the
servants. and one night I killed Ma.
ligni and seized the box. which found
lying on the table in his room. but II
was empty.
II would have killed the girl. too,
hut the American had taken her away.
and I could not find her in her room.
where went Immediately after KIN.
Ing Maligni.
There Is nothing moro for me. 10
cay. am the murderer Of Pacho Ma.
ligni. for which I was 10 be paid by