The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-08-16

| in q hole l Knew Of at the foot Of II.
| Nobody would look for II there. Not
twenty people In year ever 80 near the
Gray wether. Then I walked down the
hill on the other side and got to Gfims.
pound. where l meant to hide the other
bag with the box in it. M
Tell them. il you ever get away from
this awful place. that the box lies on
the side nearest Hamil, where three
stones piled one above the other make
a sort Of little cave The stones are In
! the corner. and are the first you come to
on your way down. There l put the
box. l went on walking all the way
without stopping-except to sit down
| bit--to Plymouth. There I got a news
paper. but could read nothing Of the
murder. Then took the train to Fall
mouth and waited there for three days.
and bought a newspaper every day--one
would surely think that murder in
quiet country place would he reported
but could not find a single word about
my murder
''rhen was able to take passage on
board German ship bound for New
York. got to New York and l stayel
there till my money was all gone, which
did not take long. There l made the
acquaintance OF some men, VINO 'o'" NE
to 60 with them. for they were going
West They were all. found, men who
had done something, and the police wer"
anxious 10 Jake them. never toid them
what | had done. but they knew 1t was
something. and when they found ont that
| knew nothing about robbery and burg
iary anu cou'uh cheat at saHoiihs an"
'"e IKE 'ney SET IL GOWN 'hat IL must DC
MURDER, but ,hey cared ho'h'ns' anu
wen, h'ohs WIN theH.
1our coh1ession' my TREND SAID the
"erman. stopping at TINS point, "oi
what iolio"ed-the morse steaiihg adveh-
lure your own escape an" me nht'meiy
end or your companions; your honesty IN
California. ana its interruption; and your
experience OF Californian prisons
All interesting but cannot WASTE paper
upon IT, l returh' therefore, 10 the ma
leria' part or the confession. Ana with
this l conclude.
desire to state that from the mrs.
night that l arrived in New York till
now l nave every night been visited by
the ghost OF the man killed. My uncle
stands beside the bed. whether 1t is In
bed In crowded room, or on the
ground IN the open. or i'll cabin at sea.
or on the deck. he always comes every
night His face il white. and the wound
IN his forehead is bleeding. Come back
to England he says, and confess the
crime.
Il must go back and give myself up
to Justice. | will make no more strug-
giles against my fate. But because |
am uncertain whether l shall live to
get back, and because / know not how
to escape from this ismnd, l wish to
have my confession wtv--en and signed,
SO that if die the truth may be told"
Thus ended the paper.
So said the big German. "you ac-
knowledge this to be your full and true
| confession?"
81 do
Sign it. them He produced from his
bag a pencil and gave it to the man, who
| signed. in Il trembling hand, David
Leighan.' Under the signature the Ger
man wrote. "W ltnessed by me. Baron
Sergius Won Holstein." THIS done. he
replaced the note book in his wallet.
"The reason why | wanted you to sign
the paper tonight" he said. lis that
there seems as if there might be a chance
of your getting away from the island"
"HowT"
LOOK out TO sea.