Arizona republican., 1908-01-26

"N HIS Is story Of impotence and power
 terribly nterwoven-Of who tri-
 umphed so gloriously tremendous
 A odds that his final tragedy seems com
 paratively trivial. The intense bewider- ing sequence of events record not 8 of sci and medicine reporting phenomena before his society, but student of humanity.
 One night last year. in early December, If recall correctly, reading in my study in the old house in University Place where I have lived for twenty five years. It was some time after midnight and the quietness of the tomb lay all that part of the city.
 was just in the act of turning page when the silence was broken by terrible cry, long shrill, agonized and very human, 'bcggh there a sug- gestion of something horribly bestal in 1t It sharply, then fell ending in moan and leaving my heart standing still while the precipitation started from my palms and my brow. Cold horror spread slowly throughout my entire being
 There was no mista2!!g the location whence 1t came-the low red brick house directly opposite. ran the window just in time to by the light of the street lamp what was apparently the head and shoulders of in the lower window of the house
 The head was bald, the face beardless and terribly centorted while the tossing wild ly in the air. Just then from the darkened be- hind came heavy missile that struck the head and, crashing through the glass, fell into the street Instantly the face gene; there r2s only the black hole in the pane Nothing E-c-o to be heard nothing more was to be seen. <
 It was like some period ia . dreadful nightmare. For moment I sat frozen in my place. There was. however, a great stir in the Of Mrs. kc?pler. my old bousekesper Her chamber was directly over head and ve-y soon she came csttcring excitedy down the stairs. I endeavoring to reassurc her when the crunch of footsteps sounded the broken glass lying in front of the other house and saw policeman coming across, bent making Inquiries and attracted by the light in my windows
 With the aged housekeeper. clinging tremHousy my ccatais refusing to be left in the place alone
 hurried across the street with the officer. Briefly. told hira all knew of the place that it owned by an old German secondhand furniture dealer, named Peter Hahn. who lived in the tenement alone. let out the first floor to lodgers and used the two upper floors for storing such furniture as he could not get into his little sales place.
 The front dcor opened at once the officer turned the kBcb Old Peter had slid the bolts and vas stand ing the dingy hall shivering in his night clothes striving to shield the fickering flame of a candle from the blast that swept in the open portal
 Here. what's all this noise about?' demanded the "Ach it should he nothing hut t is ln there" whispered Peter. pointing to the paror doOT We shall see we shall see B
 Within there sounded a shrill petulaa-, whining voice and a heavy, volumnous one. They were talk ing in sUbGued< tones. using what seemed to me to be Chinese certainly Oriental tongue and they were engaged in a most bitter and angry debate.
 Go ahead and knock" said the officer.
 Hahn Tapped thrice and there the sharp cracklc of a match inside then 3 moments silence.
 "sir. Kelenssn, Mir Kesenen-'
 "Oh. are yoH there, Peter? Just a moment" an- swered the deep voice in velvety tones.
 A glance 6own the hall showed me that the door before which stood the sole means of entrance 10 the suite the floor except by another door in the rear which efectually blocked however, by g heap of heavy old furniture in the hall piled against it
 The lock clicked and the door swung wide. reveal ing a splendid black-beerded of some breadth and stature wrapped around in long red-tufted dressnggo gown with tasselled cord about his middle In his hand he bore book with his fingers marking B page and he peacefully smoking deep-bowled pipe.
 Good evening. rather good morning. gentle men. Pray cone in' said he, surveying party