Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08

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painting breast, took step toward the
door, his white face still turned to the
dead woman.
The inspector remained silent for
moment, then as he covered the still
face again. he said, quietly:
There II be an inquest, young man;
you'll have to attend as witness, If
you know anything OF the deceased
or how she came to her death; it'll be
exposure to cold and insufficient nour-
ishment,' I'm thinking, for all your
murder"
The man had reached the door, but
turned again his flashing eyes, his
hand with the cap in it extended to-
ward heaven.
Call it what you like" he said, "it's
| murder all the same; you can kill
without poison, or pistol, Or a knife;
you can kill by shame and misery an
neglect, an that's how he killed her
He led her to ruin with false speeches
and wicked falsehoods, and he left her
to die o. hunger and cold in the
| street, You call it exposure-you
brings in a verdict to suit your feel
ings; 1 call it murder, an Heaven
calls it murder, tool"
| Then he thrust the cap upon his
head and staggered out.
The inspector, used to the exhibit
ton of passion and grief gravely low
: cred the gas, reloched the door, and
seated himself in the front Office ready
for the next charge or report.
The man stumbled into the dark,
| cold street and rushed onward, his
hands clinched at his side, his white
lips muttering incoherent threats and
lamentations, in which the name of
Lucy was alone Ineligible.
Passion of all kinds is exhausting;
his, so wild, so deep and SO terrible in
| it's utter abandon, wearied him out be-
fore he had walked mile. He stopped,
staggered, and caught at lamppost,
against which he leaned his burning
forehead and gave way to a burst of
tears.
A policeman, who had been eying
him for some few minutes, tramped up
with voice and hand of authority:
Come, my man move on"
The man paid no heed; the words
had fallen on his ears unmeaning1y.
Come" repeated the policeman,
II can't have drunken men obstructing
the thoroughfare; you must move on -
Unwisely he laid the hand roughly
upon the presumably drunken mans
shoulder.
he might have remained, haranguing
and demonstrating all night, but any
thing in the shape of blow was the
spark of fire upon the barrel of gun
powder; the excited man turned with
a mad light in his eyes and felled the
policeman to the ground.
Keep Off" he cried, shaking his
head wildly. "It's murder, tell you,
downright murder! You killed her, you
fiend, and you shall pay for it!''
The policeman, astounded by the
suddenness of the attack and the ad-
dress, shouted for help and struggled
to his feet.
In few minutes the crowd. which
always seems to be ready at a mo-
ment's notice, was on the spot asking
questions, shouting, pushing forward
in excited confusion.
In the midst stood the policeman,
firmly grasping the man, who stared
around him with a dazed, bewildered
air as perfectly unconscious of the
cause of the excitement as many of
the spectators.
Come, are you drunk, Or what?"
asked the policeman, too conversant
with his duty to resent the blow he
had received. whats the matter with
you? Perhaps I'd better run you in. I
don't like to do it, for you're certain
Of six months, you know, but if l
leave yer you'll be doing some damage
to somebody. Here, you'd better come
along, I think"
And he proceeded to clear a pass
age through the crowd in the direc-
ton of the police station.
At that moment gentleman, who
had been standing on the outskirts of
the crowd, quietly and composedly
watching the two center figures, step
ped up.
"What is the matter" he asked. "In-
| toxicated?"
There was tone of command and
an air of power in the speakers voice
and manner which went straight to
the officers respect.
81 don't know exactly, sir. I found
him a-leaning agin the lamppost, and
happened to tell him to move on, when
| he turns and knocks me down. Its
assault on the police if it amt drunk
and incapable, but l don't want to be
hard upon him"
NO. said the gentleman, who had
been watching the white, bewildered
face and wild eyes attentively during
the explanation. "He looks respect
able 1t would be pity to ruin him.
Where did you find him, you say? All,
well, if you like to trust him to me III
see that he goes home or somewhere