The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

a bloody and mysterious murder, and
writing them up with aggravating
circumstantiality. He takes a living
delight in this labor of love-for
such 1t is to him, especially If he
knows that all the other papers have
gone to press and his will be the only
orc that will contain the dreadful
Intelligence. A feeling of regret has
often come over me that l was not
reporting in Rome when Caesar was
killed-reporting on an evening pa
per, and the only one in the city.
and getting at least twelve hours
ahead of the morning paper boys with
this most magnificent Item" that
ever fell to the lot of the craft.
Other events have happened as start
ling as this, but none that possessed
SO peculiarly all the characteristics
of the favorite Item" of the present
day, magnified into grandeur and
sublimity by the high rank, fame.
and social and political standing of
the actors in 1t.
However, as l was not permitted to
report Caesars assassination in the
regular way, it has at least afforded
me rare satisfaction to translate the
following able account of it from the
original Latin of the Roman Daily
Evening Fasces of that date-second
edition.
Our usually quiet city of Rome
was thrown into state of wild eX-
ri thn
OF one of those bloody ARRAYS which
slcken the heart and fill the soul with
fear, while they inspire all thinking
meu with forebodings for the future
of city where human life is held 50
cheaply, and the gravest laws are
so openly set at defiance. AS the
result OF that ARRAY it is our painful
duty, as public journal SITS, to record
the death of one of our most es-
teemed citiZens-a man whose name
is known wherever this paper circu-
lateS and whose fame ii has been our
pleasure and our privilege to extend
and also to protect from the tongue
of SANDER and falsehood, to the best
of our poor ability. We refer to Mr..
j. Caesar. the Emperor-elect.
1.-THE facts of the case, as nearly as
ourSreporter- could determine them
from the conflicting statements of
eye-witnesseS, were about as follows:
The affair was an election row, of
course. Nine-tenths of the CHASTITY
gendered by these accused elections.
Rome would be the gamer by it if
her constables were elected to serve
century; for i'm our experience we
butcheries that disgrace the city
nowadays grow out of the chickering's
and jealousies and animosities en-
have never even been able to choose
dog-pelter without celebrating the
event with dozen knockdowns and
a general examining of the station
house with drunken vagabonds over
night. 1t is said that when the
immense majority for Caesar at the
polls i'm the market was declared the
other day, and the crown was offered
to that gentleman. even his amazing
unselfishness in refusing it three times
was not sufficient to save him from
the whispered insults of such men as
Casca of the Tenth Ward and other
hirelings of the disappointed candi-
date. hailing mostly from the Elev-
enth and Thirteenth and other. out
side districts. who were overheard
speaking ironically and contemptu-
ously of Mr.. Caesars conduct upon
that OCCASION.
'We are further Informed that
there are many among us who think
they are justified i'm believing that
the assassination of Julius Caesar was
a put-up thing-a cut-and-dried ar
rangement, Matched by Marcus Brutus
and lot of his hired roughs. and
carried out only too faithfully ac-
cording to the programme. Whether
there be good grounds for his sus-
picion. or not, we leave to the people
to judge for themselves, only asking
that they will read the following
account of the sad occurrence care
fully and dispassionately before they
render that Judgment.
"The Senate was already in SeS-
sion, and Caesar was coming down
the street toward the Capitol, convers-
ing with some personal friends, and
Der of citizens. Just as he was pass
ing in front of Desmosthenes &
ThucydideS' drug store, he was OBJ
serving casually to a gentleman, who,
our informant thinks. is a fortune
teller. that the Ides of March were
come. The reply was: Yes. they
ares come. but not gone yet AT this
moment Artmidorus stepped UP and
passed the time of day, and asked
Caesar to read a schedule or tract
or something of the kind, which he
had brought for his perusal. Mr..
Decius Brutus also se.id something
about an humble suit which he
wanted read. Artemidorus begged
that attention might be paid to his
first. because 1t was of personal con-
sequence to Caesar. The latter re-
cified that what concerned himself
should be read last, or words to that
effect. Artemidorus begged and be-
seeched him to read the paper in
stantly However, Caesar shook him
off and refused to read any petition
in the street. He then entered the
Capitol. and the crowd followed him.
About this time the following con-
versation was overheard, and we con-
cider that. taken in connection with
the events which succeeded ii. 1t
bears an appalling significance; Mr..
Popilius Lena remarked to George w.
Cassius commonly known as the
'Nobby Boy of the Third Ward.) a
hruiser IN the pay of the Opposition,
that he hoped his enterprise today
might thrive: and when Cassius ask
ed What enterprise he only closed
his left eye temporarily and said with
simulated indifference. Fare you. we'll,
and sauntered toward Caesar Mar
Gus Brutus, who is suspected of be-
ing the ringleader of the band that
killed Caesar. asked what it was that