The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-02
al Woman s ElIse


/ loN1Git eHA1es ana I4elE MUG ones TO seek
his fortune IN the west Bixby became
. prospector IN Colorado ana bought 4
claim which he worked with a man By
the name OF Clark. One day Clark tool
Bixby to little pocket Of rocks near
the mine and showed him where he had
placed some articles he did not care to
keep on his person. There were some
money, revolver. gold pencil case, a
bunch Of keys and a picture OF a wo-
man.
Il want you to know where these
things are In case anything happens to
me. Clark said, and, having covered
the pocket with broad, nat stone. Ief'
no sign of the concealed articles.
Some time after this Clark was taken
III and, having no relative to leave any
property to, made win leaving his
Interest In their claim to Bixby. though
there was then no great apparent value
in the hole they were sinking. CIarkre
covered, but the win was not Destroyed
One day Bixby left the claim for o.
day to buy provisions. and when he
came back he found that CLARK had
been murdered during his absence.
There was NO trace Of the murderer.
and Bixby was much puzzled as to who
had done the deed. Bixby went on dig
ging and finally struck very valuable
ore. Then he fled Clark's viii.
He had been suspected Of CLARKE
murder, and now that 1t appeared he
had a motive he was arrested. he
could not prove that the murder was
committed during his absence, and mo-
one else was known to have an inter
est in CIark's death. Persons who had
sold him and Clark the claim they had
worked when It was thought to be OF
little value. hoping that IL BIxby was
hanged they might get It back, manu-
factured evidence against him, and
he was convicted The usual efforts
were made by his lawyers to save his
Hfe, but they were all failures, and
anaffy they told him ne must prepare
'Or death.
It was only a few days before the
execution was to take place that
Poung man, an effeminate, apparently
half witted fellow, entered a saloon
at the county seat where BIxby had
seen tried and was to be executed
Going to the bar, he called for a drink
and in payment offered revolver.
'Che barkeeper while examining It no
decd scratched upon the handle Gar
vis Clark" the name Of the man who
had been murdered. The barkeepeE.
took the revolver in payment for the
drink and Immediately sent 1t to the
authorities The young man who had
offered it was arrested and on his per
son were found two Of the other articles
CLARK had buried, the gold pencil case
and the picture Of woman The
man could give no account OF himself.
and since Clark had shown the pfct0re
to several persons they were enabled to
IdentifY it as his property. Bixby was
IeIeased and the young man was put
On trial for the murder OF Clark.
Blxby's lawyers advised him TO Spare
20 palms to convict the accused, thus
vindIeatlng himself, but Bixby declar-
ed that his misfortune had shattered
his nerves and he would go east to
be nursed back to health by his wife
The prosecuting attorney had objected
to his being permitted to depart. Blk
by. however, got away before any legal
move could be made to detain him.
He had had plenty of time to reach
safe distance when the young man
who was about to be tried sent for the
prosecuting attorney. When that ofn'
eial appeared the prisoner said to him:
"I,un not a man. I'm woman and
the wife of the man you hoped to hang.
Ny husband wrote me where CLARK hao
concealed certain articles. came here,
found them and produced the revolver
Tor the purpose which has been achiev-
ed. I had arranged It all with my NUS
band"
The astonished official ordered the
prisoner to be examined by woman
who found her claim to be true.
@And now said Mrs. Bixby, be
Gsye the picture Of the woman CLARK
hid with the other articles to have
something to do with the murder. Re.
lease me, and will endeavor to hnd
aut'
Mrs. Elxpy was released and set
about the task she had assigned her
self. II was not long before she dtscov-
ered the picture to be that Of woman
who had left her husband for Clark
.rhe errinR womans husband was ar
rested for the murder, but he was not
bror7gl1t to trial. The sympathy OF the
oeople was in favor Of one who had
simply avenged wrong in a way that
4hey considered legitimate. The prls-
oner confessed that he had long looked
for Clark and when he found him gave
him, q fair chance for his life. But
Rearing @rrest on charge of murder, ne
had Aeo as far MS possible from the
scene Of his revenge
There was a hreHt deal OF sympatny