The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-24

Captain Peter Carey. lie was born "a
's5-fifiy years of age. Tie was a most
caring aud successful seal and whale
fisher. In iss3 he commanded the
steam sealer Sea Unicorn. Of Dundee.
o.. had then had several successful
voyages Ia succession. aud I'm the fol-
lowing year. 1854. he retired. After
that he travelled for some years. and
finally he bought n small place called
woodmau'r Lee. near Forest Row. In
Sussex. There he has lived for six
years md there he died just n week
ago today.
There werr some most singular
POINTS about tho man. In ordinary life.
h" WIS strict Puritan-a silent.
gloomy fellow. His household consisted
az his wife. his daughter aged
twenty. AID two female servants.
ThcSr las, wrr. continually chang
ing. for u was never u very CHEEKY sit
uatiou. ard sometimes u became past
all bearing. The man was an inter
mittrnt drunkard. and when he had the
az on him he was "A perfect fiend. He
has been known to drive his wife and
daughter out of doors I'm the middle ~
the night. and fog them through the
park until the whole village outside the
gates was aroused by their screams.
HE was summoned once for n saw
ukt upon tic WHO Uhu
called upon him Ia demonstrate with
him upon his conduct. In short. Mr..
Holmes you would go far before you
found n more dangerous man than
Peter Carey. and I have heard that
he bore tn. same character when he
comma ndcd his ship. He was known
In the trade m Black Peter. and the
nam. was given him. not only on nc-
count OF his swarthy features and the
color ~ his huge beard. but for the
humors which were the terror OF all
around him. need not say that he
was ioathed ana avoided by every one
of his neighbors. and that have not
heard one single word OF sorrow about
his terrible end.
You must have read In the account
OF the Inquest about the mans cabin.
Mr.. Holmes but perhaps your friend
here has not heard OF IL. He had built
himself a wooden outhouse-he always
called 10 the 'cnbin'-a few hundred
yards from his house. and u was here
that he slep, every night. IL was n lit
tie. single-roomed hut. sixteen feet by
ten. lie kept the key In his pocket.
made his own bed. cleaned Il himself.
and allowed no other foot to cross the
threshold. There are small windows
OIL each siic. which were covered by
curta!ns and never opened. One OF
these windows was turned towards the
high road. and whom the light burned
Ia u ~ night the folk used To point II
out To zach other and wonder what
Black Peter was doing In there. That's
the window. Mr. Holmes. which gave
Ia one of the few bits NJ positive evil
dcnce that cane out at the inquest.
You remember that stoncmason.
named Slater. walking from Forest
Row about I O'Clock I'm the morning
two DAYS before the murder-stopped
ns he passed the grounds and looked
n, the square OF light still shining
among the trees. lie swears that the
shadow of a rnn's head turned side
ways was clearly visible on the blind.
and that his shadow was certainly no,
that az Peter Carey. whom he knew
vel ]; was that 90 bearded man
hot tn" beard VAS short aud brisllcd
forwards Ia n way very different from
that ~ the captain. So he says. but
he hid been two hours Ia the public
house. ard u Is some distance from the
road To- he window. Resides this re-
fcrS 10 the Monday. and the crime was
Zone upnn the Wednesday.
On the Tuesiay Peter Carey was I'm
ore %! hts BLACKLIST moods. flushed with
drllG nni ~ savage M q dangerous
Mid beat re rp1mcI about the
ioIrc. NJ The women ran for II when
ihsY hcrrl ,i'r coming. Late In the
evening 10 wont down u his own hut.
N5or' n'rlprs The following morning.
'lis daughter. who sicp: with her win
dpw open, berrfl 4 T. ct Icirful yell
from Tint ii-r"tirr. but "a was 10 un.
,iSr1' thing for him IN b1wl and shout
when 20 was In drink. - no notice was
tlkpv. On rising ~ :. one Of the maids
ro,i"ei ihrt the lonr of the hut was
open. Ju: - s:rcn; was the terror which
III" man caused that u was midday be-
fore anyone would venture down 10 So.
what hr l heroI" or him. Pcrping into
the opru DOOR. they saw u sight which
sent them dying. with white faces. into
the village. within an hour. was on
tie rrot and had taken over the case.
We'll. have fairly steady nerves ~
You know. Mr.. Holmes. hut I give you
my word. that I got u shake when
put my head into that little house. n
was frouiug TX" harnonIum with the
Girs nnl blr"bottlcs. ana the floor and
wallis were like slaughter house. He
had called u n cabin. and "A cabin 1,
was. sure enough. for you would have
thought thst you were In ship. There
was bunk ut one cui. sea chest.
maps and charts, a picture of the Sen
Unicorn. line OF logbooks OF "a shelf.
MI exactly NJ or" would expect Ia find
II ~ captains room. Aud there. I'm
the middle or ". was the man himself
hts face twisted like lost soul In tor
ment. and his great brindlei beard
stuck upwards In his agony. Right
his broad breast steel har-
poon had been driven. and IL had sunk
deep Into the wood OF the wall behind
him. II. was pinned like n beetle on a
card or course. lie was quite dead, and
had been No from the instant that he
had uttered that last yell of agony.
II know your methods. sir. and I ap-
piled them. Before ] permitted any
thing To be moved. I examined most
the ground outside. and also
the floor or the room. There were TO
foot marks
Meaning that you saw none"
Il assure you. sir. that there were
none"
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