The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-02-21
An ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY
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me one day into his study and told me
the following:
What | am about to narrate hap
pened last night. | know nothing about
law or justice or the workings Of the
police force, but as il is your business
. to track crime give the Information to
you. and go. can make what use of il
you think proper. II was about II
O'Clock ana /. who had been up later
than usual visiting a sick parishioner,
had just come In and was preparing for
bed when the servant came 10 my room
and said that a carriage was waiting
at the door 10 take me to give absolu.
tion TO one about to die. | went down
stairs and ont To the carriage. found
masked man inside
Il was driven for full hour. The
carriage made few turns. ana I fancy
that | must have been driven to a
suburb Of the city, for after leaving the
! pavement We drove for a time over %
dirt road, then again Il pavement.
made an effort 10 engage nay cOmpaui0E
! In conversation, but he gave me no re-
ply. Finally the carriage came 10 q
stop, and he bound my eyes with n
handkerchief, tn" door was opened
from without, and some one guided my
steps over iagstunes, ! think. and We
mounted steps. counted six. Then
after going short distance We mount.
cd more steps this time | counted
+ twenty aud we made one turn In
another moment was led into a warm
/ or atmosphere aud the haudage was
taken Off 10y some one who slipped uut
OF q door behind me- Before me, pal.
aud haggard, stood man who S,iu4s
upon his knees
"'Fathrr.' he said, i am about to be
murdered My murdcrers have been
+ brought up in our church. whose intiu.
rEcr, YOU well know. can never be en-.
. tircly overcome, When begged ~
ubSoluti0u before being put ont IT their
way. they could not refuse me. Strive
me father
"Gi'e me your name said. ard
even II can't prevent your murd,r /
may mt least bring about the punish
meut or-wr nurdcrers
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c,p,st,n,, won t,o wopIJ lao rpt
where you cannot harm them
/ Il received hh confession aud gave
I him absOlutIOn. All tine while. con
! fcSS, I was studying the room that |
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