Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-22
Incl risoncr S l cstimony
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 The Tt-.For. the p'Ilof- of death, to5 weak to ~.ana, >at ill t'n' wjJncSS 6o@. passed his 4.sud over hs brow and he gan i,., | -ceHel.t3 t3. the ajdlne it wae at the cld og h~ story.
 T WAS .l2"UII.y waking. IT mus, have been Hi&At, .or it was d#=& = ErebuS 1 heard Jlle stroke o5 a=dro4 toned bell ald co7mfcl three. II must have been 5 e.cteel> III tlle maruiu&. IL ill midsummer il would soon he H@Nt. If in midWiHter the darkness Woufd rontinue till nearly !. Bat l could net remember Whctter i WIS summer of winter l fell no bedelothcs over lnc. so I concluded it must be summer.
 "Onc thing knew my bed was very hard, The muscles of my back, on which was lying, ached. but 1 waS principally taken up with where was. 1 remembered who l WaS and that had been very sick in q hospital, but could not new be there, for the hospital ward was lighted. aud the nurse ill charge always. when not engaged with d patient, sal 1t a tahle on which was a Shaded lamp. My bed had been soft.
 "Wbere was |?
 "1he odor of the room was very bad, and conId not feel that there was any ventilation l put my hand down be .,3l la frlf l1, wood, and it appeared to be a table,
 'Wbat did it mean?
 'f wished 10 get up lo find out where. l was. But 1 WAS very weak. too weak to go ruinmagiug around i'll q strange dark room. too weak to 20 about any where, too weak to stand. No. l could not get up | must lie where was and think it out. With difficulty l sue ceeded is turning on my side.
 II hadn't even d pillow
 Il thou@ht and thought and thought but could con.e to no conclusion.
 "fhen l worked myself toward the edge of my wooden bed and reached out with my arm As far as ] could and lel--oihcr wood, It was smooth, like that on which rested. and, as far as l could feal. the salne shape. raised myself Oil my e!how aad put out the other hand 1'iiis n9abad iii" to reach a little farther. felt
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 That's nesll Cold. clammy flesh.
 Fl Shranl1 back ;..:i lay still. My heart now was thumpil- The instinct of self preservation cane to give me will power to re:.;lin mH self control. When my heart had somewhat luicted l raised ilysGI, a%,:..l and reached again, This time r".. I:. haud along the side of human being.
 "It came to mo suti,ionly l was in dissecting room.
 II felt myself faintlle. but q ter rible thought nerved ia". Suppos" relapSed into uncoisciousG"*S Morn. ing would come and With it |, me,!icai student who would begin To cut Ie uH. Perhaps his first thrust would be l.. d vital part. Heavens. nas1 get Gii and make an effort to get oct O. the horrible place Terror gave me s'rca@th, and I sat up Then, braring my ha.als on the edge of my table lowered my. self to the floor.
 "'roo weak to walk, 1 got down anG crawled-- wled in among tables till at last felt wall Along this groped till l felt q window casing. Pulling myself up, 1 reached shade. Moving it aside, admitted little light from street lamp far below. My sight was keen and l saw what appeared to be q door. Long looked at it with view to fixing it's direction. But dared not go straight for it. must follow the wall This l did and reached it after what seemed an age. wondering the while if l would make myself heard in case l found it locked.
 Ut was ajar. thank t3od.
 "Crawling through if, l entered all anteroom. There was no light nit, but a light in building close by gave me all I needed was i'll q coat room. Among other articles were pieces of clothing doubtless left there by stu dents to put on for dissecting work. l found coat. vest. trousers, hat. shoes. In coat pocket I fonnd bottle of liquor. drank it all and went out and downstairs In an office room in q desk drawer I found d box with stamps and a few small bills with some change. knew I must have something to sustain me, and this would buy if. took the money It was my first theft.
 T was going toward the street door when l heard the words:
 Stop thief.'
 'It was all up With me. l had escap- ed from dead house to be put in jail. The night watchnlan seized he. tol1 him my story.
 'He laughed
 The man was melancholy sight. part of his clothing was too large for him, part too small. Most of it was far too large, for there was little of him except skin and bone. He had told his story with an effort and shuddered at recalling his greWsome experience. Every eye in the courtroom was fixed upon him till the end of his story. theH all turned 10 the judge. wllo suddehl,