The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-06

Positively. | should have picked
him out with the same assurance IL
! had seen him in some other city and
In crowd of as fine looking gentlemen
as himself. His face made great i'm.
preston on me. You see, had ample
time to study 1t In the few minutes we
stood so close together
80 you have said. VIII you be kind
enough to repeat the circumstance?
should like the man who has just come
in to hear your description of this
scene. Give the action, please 1t Is
all very interesting"
The stranger glanced inquisitively in
my direction, and turned to obey the
superintendent
81 was returning TO my home in
Georgetown on the evening Of May
II, the day of the great tragedy.
My wife was i'll. and I had been into
town TO see a physician, and should
have gone directly home: but | was Gu.
rious to see how high the flood was
runnlng-you remember it was over
the banks that night. So | wandered
out on the bridge, and came upon the
gentleman about whom you have been
questioning me. He was standing all
alone leaning on the rall-thus"
Here the speaker drew up chair,
and, crossing his arms over its bnck.
bent his head down over them. 81 did
not know him, but the way he eyed the
water leaping and boiling in yellow
flood beneath was not the way of Il
curious man like myself. but OF one
who was meditatng some desperate
deed. He was handsome and we'll
dressed, but he looked miserable
wretch and was in a state OF such
complete self absorption that he did
not notice me, though | had stopped
not five feet from his side. | expected
to see him throw himself over, but in.
stead of that he suddenly raised his
head, and, gazing straight before him.
not ut the heavy current, but ut some
vision in his own mind, broke forth in
these words, spoken as | had never
heard words spoken before
Here the speakers suffering got the
better of him and the district attorney
had time to say:
what were these words Speak
them slowly; we have all the time
there is"
Instantly the man pluckcd MP heart
and, eying us all impressivcly, was
able to say:
'"They were these: She must diet She
must die" No name, but just the one
phrase twice repeated, She must die,
This startled me, and, hardly knowing
whether to lay hands on him or to turn
about and run, ! was moving slowly
away when he drew his arms from
the rail-like this-and still staring
into space added in the same hard and
determined voice this one word more,
Tonight and, wheeling about, passed
me with one blank and wholly uncon-
scIous look and betook himself toward
the city. AS he went by, his lips open.
cd for the third time. which means,
he cried. between groan and shrek,
a bullet for her and | wish | had
heard the rest, but he was out OF my
hearing before his sentence was fin.
ished."
What time was this?"
GAS near half past : as possible.
1t was when reached home II few
minutes later"
"Ah. he must have gone to the GENE.
terry after this"
~ am quite sure Of It,"
why didn't you follow the man?"
grumbled Durbin
ut wasn't my business. He was Il
stranger and possibly mad didn't
know what to do"
"What did you dog"
event home and kept quiet my wife
was very Ill that night and had my
own cause for anxiety"
"You, however read the papers next
morning."
mo, sir, nor for many days. My
wife grew constantly worse and for Il
week didn't leave her, not knowing
but that every breath would be heI
last. was dead to everything out
side the sickroom. and when she grew
better. which was very gradually, We
had to take her away, so that l haC
no opportunity of speaking of this oc
currenCc to any one till week ago
when some remark published in con
nection with Mrs. Jeifrey's death re
called that encounter on the bridge
told a neighbor that l believed thu
man had seen there was Mr.. jeffrey
and we looked up the papers and raj
over them till we came upon his pic
ture. That settled 1t, and | could m
longer being free from home anxietie
now-hold my tongue and the polio
heard
That will do, Mr.. Gelston," broke II
the major. when we want you aguil
we will let you know, Durbin, see Mr.
GelstOn out"
was left alone with the major ant
the district attorney.
The major was the first to speak
Addressing the district attorney, he re
marked This will strengthen you
case very materially. We have proc
now that Mrs, Jeffrcy's death was aC
tualy determined upon. If Miss Tut
tie had not shot her, he would,
wonder If it was relief TO him o.
reaching his door to End that the dee,
was Qono."
could not suppress my surprise