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voice. 'Mr. Chairman. I desire % BE-
sworn
Representative SNageF pressed forward
10 stand hv the Young womans side.
"


i recognized this man a. once de-
posed the North Carolina Congressman.
as a poor white whom had seen AZ a
I hoy loafng about Camden county. and
while ! could not AZ first place HE name
! knew that such trash a. he could have
no possible interest or title 20 q case like
this.
Afterward when be- gave the name 81
, spencer HightOwer ! knew that he was
one ~ the brood sprung from that wretch
~ a Spencer IIightoweT my own god
fathers trsacherou- overse~r. who insti-
gated the moh against his master and
was aiterWard hanged bv the decent
people ~ that community without regard
90 political faith.
Some, hing u that shame. own. which
caused these people % keep silent regard
ing this wr~tch's fate impeled me not
% intervene until now. when Il became
my duty 20 20 do We ara q decent. hon
sst folk in the old North state. sir. proud
/ of our lineage. proud u the love nor lib
erty and fair play that runs with our
blood We have only sorrow and sympa-
I thy Tor Gordon and Maria waltham.
I According 90 their lights. they were
true 10 our best traditions Of love and
7 loyalty ye-. and q vengeance: but this
Z vile thing. IL viii irk M all 10 have IL known
that h. can he imputed 10 NJ. even az IL
. irks me % demand, a. now do. that be be
taken into custody for perjury. fraud and
forgery, TO say nothing Of deadly assault
, upon this poor woman
Deadly assauit9- cried HiRhtower.
springing 70 bic feet; ~ I've got to 20
. / won't 20 alone
tie whipped a revolver out He shot
point blank At the woman who had been
his wife
Penned In as was behind the desk. Il
il hard for me 10 give q connected account
/ Of what ensued. ! know that With the
| fash saw SwageT hurl the young woman
aside. and know that ! know the bullet
/ had thus missed IT, marx. know that
Swager then leaped upon HightOwer a. he
was raisi nr the revolver % his own fore
/ head and pinionei his arms 20 his side. But
! with the rush this way and that. the screams
and the shouts. Il would have beea sas-
/ possible for q witness FAR more collected
, than I to follow the frantic struggle "
I the two men. with supremacy WaVernR
/ from one % the other I do know that
heard senator Giles. who had remained
/ statuesuus In his chair. make . remark,
and that Immediately after Il HiRhtOWsr
succeeded In freeing his gun arm and In
I sending bullet through bic heart.
] After all that was the main point The
wretch was dead; the earth Was we'll
J rid II him.
/ sFor ono. Senator Giles and I are Of a
mind" ! said % Representative BynR
. a. ! was airing these views on our home
, ward walk together
/ What's THAR What do you say Giles
nit2- demanded the Congressman
eagerly
. why. lust oefore HightOwer shot him
self heard him sOliLrdmizing 90 the effect
that IL would 10 better % lst the villain
make away with himself for the honor
/ ~ the old North State
Yes. and swagsr heard him too, don't
YOU So. Lake. don't you see? That 10
Why SwaRer lOoaed hia hold, Just a. Giles
knew he would. and gave HightOWer q
chance for death.
con. that Wily oh fox of senator. he
Il still al his game q graft. which ] warned
you he'd play when he had this commits
sion organized. Don't you romalnbsr
Tho Question q Chlrosraphy and ths
l I've % Viahnu'? ] saw right away that
h. vas interosted in Hlght0Wer's claim
and was trying b help him a. he could
for a consideration N courss'
-lt may be- ! admitted. but We WI
never know
-No. We viii never know. agTood Nr.
nyng -rhs HenafoT waa TOO ehrgWd %
- HiFhtuueY live - weaken and peach.
II Dead men teIl no tales