The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-13
hQuhkeCA, me Lion Toner.
BY SEWARD w. HOPKINS,
Author OF Jack Robbins Of America" ia the
China Sea-" 1.-Two Gentlemen Of
Hawaii" "On q False
Charge" Etc.
c,uneAs. 1895, by Ron..r Bous.,'. SOFA
CHAPTER XIV.

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 a
certificate OF death OF Alice Gravis-
court of smallpox
Good heaven!" Sasped the CULVER
ing wretch. Ills face was pa'lid, his
eyes staring, his manner that of a
man beside himself with fear
The superintendent paused. giving
the Italian few minutes in which to
recover
After the pause the superintendent
turrcd and, looking the scoundrcl full
in the face, he said:
Now, Sisnotta, you see we know
all about you. How would you like to
spend the remainder of your days i'll
dart Cell in Sing Sing PRISON.
excitement, and exclaimed:
1t is all a lie! 1t is all a lie!"
rs it," replied the superintendent
Sigmotta cried out in his fear and
Now listen to me while | read you
two little documents have here. Did
you ever see the original of this?"
He held the portrait of Charles
Graviscourt's wife before Sigmota.
Yes, yes, l knew her." he whis-
pcrcd.
Now listen
The superintendent then proceeded
to read the statement OF Antonio Sig
notta. and the wretched brother of
oofo CHI
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 in the chair
seemed ready to die Of fright.
Now listen to this said the super
intendent, and he continued to read as
follows:
The sworn statement of Luigi Dambo
before me. - -. the PrefettO
of Casliari, on the Sth day of - in
the year 1S--.
II. Luigi Damho. being sworn. and
compelled by the obligation thus put
upon me by my fear OF future punish
ment to tell the truth. do declare that
this is the true statement of my con
hcction with the murder of Pacho
Alalgni, and the affairs in which he
was all actor.
II became attached to Malignis cir
Gus in New York. and know no person
connected with it save my employer.
and him only in the sense named.
After few days Of the exhibition
at Madison Square Garden. in New
York city. ! was met by an Italian.
who gave his name as Torton. who
offered me large sum OF money if |
succeeded in killing the girl. Nita Bar
loiti, in some way that would not
drag him into the matter. | made one
attempt by cutting the rope of the
trapeze on which Nita 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. for
the girl did not appear that night. and
/. new rope was substituted for the
,ne had cut.
On the following night tried fire,
and saturated the ropes OF the trapcze
with Oil and when Barlotti was aloit
set fire to them bni she was saved
Ivy Mauhikeck, the Lion-'ramer and
man from the audience whom I now
recognize as Signor WilhertOn.
On this same night some person
fred a, Maligni and shot him in the
check
The next day Maligni and the girl
were missing, and So was Torton.
II kept myself secrcted. knowing
that the affair would stir up the police,
and J saw neither Maligni. Barlo;ti
ror Tortoni for several days.
Then it became known to me that
ALalisni had taken passage for Europe
Wi; Barlotti. and that he had plenty
81 money. and would. perhaps. return
to Sardinia and settle.
Il sought Tor1on and found him.
He told me that he had fired the shot
at Maligni, and that he wanted me 70
follow the Snowman to Sardinia. and
there complete the work that he and
| had begun in New York. Tortoni
informed me that Maiigni was in pos,
session of certain things contained in
a red tin box which were most essen
tial to him. and l was to get the box
AT all hazards. The murder of Malisni
wonld avail nothing unless the box
end its contents We're obtained
Il came to Sardinia and awaited an
opportunity. At last it came. | had
obtained an entrance into the Villa
da MaIigni by bribing some of the
servants, and one night | killed Ma.
lgni and seized the box. which found
lying on the table in his room, but it
was empty.
II would have killed the girl, too.
but the American had taken her away,
and l could not find her in her room,
where Invent Immediately after kill
ing Maligni.
There is nothing more for me to
say. am the murderer of Pacho Ma
lignf, for which was to be paid by
rortoni, Of New York.
Again swear that the above state.
ment is true, and may Jesus and the