The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-24

colin Thomson. He always was an evil
counselor. but cunning one He dis
revenge. and advised mo to appear friend
ly with my brother in order better to
carry out plot which he revealed to me.
"Soon after this my brother announced
his engagement TO marry Miss Heath
and wished him well with bitterness in
my heart Plans were made for the mar
riage, and ] seemed to take an interest
In them, and TO have forgiven my brother
and his fiancee my fancied wrongs. But
l was only bidlng my tlmes
when the time was ripe for executing
tho plot we had arranged. / managed TO
be al work with my brother In a field
on our farm, On tho previous night
Thomson and / had placed the body
of a man about my size In q haystacls.
which stood near where we were at work
repairing a fence. Thomson had obtained
the body from pauper's buryiug ground
on the Canadian side.
my brother left the field that day Just
before dark. remained FOR the purpose
OF completing the work. When the sun
had set and 1t was dark I punctured n
small vein In my arm, and with the
blood besmeared the bit of the ak We had
boon using. l cut Off lock of my hair
and scattered IT on tho bloody blade. and
then pitched the ax into the grass
Reaching beneath the body In the hay l
deposited my pocket knife md bunch OF
keys, Then l set fire to the stack and
hurried to join Thomson. who was wait
ing near by with horse and buggy
We drove rapidly away, and l soon was
on my way TO New Orleans. where Thorn
son WAS 10 join me In Few weeks,
sit was agreed that rhom3on should
first return to the village and stir up
suspicion. which would result In a search
for me and the discovery OF the burned
body. Everything turned ont thus far as
we had planned. My brother was accused
and convicted.
1T was my purpose. when my rival
should be out OF my way. to return home
and after time renew my attentions
10 Miss Heath, but I put off going from
| time TO time. could not face my old
friends and neighbors. Through Thorn
son i learned that my brothers sentence
was committed. was thankful for that.
No one ever will know the remorse
have suffered for my crime. My name Us
Andy Barrows."
| The man had grown gradually weaker
during this confession The rain had
been pouring down In torrents. Night
| had come and the darkness was fearful.
The wind howlcd dsmally. and all the
combined elements seemed to be express
| Ing their disapproyaI OF deed so dread
full. Death came soon to Andy Burrows
and he was beyond the Jurisdiction OF
| mortal tribunals, Tho body was taken To
an undertaker's establishment, where It
was fully identified by Miss Heath, and
later was sent to the home OF his boy
| hood Thomson. who In some way got
an inklinS Of the turn of affairs, dsap-
peared-he whose wicked brain bad de-
vlsed and managed the entire plot
Miss Heath, with documents fully veri-
| fylng the experience through which she
| had passed. FASTENED home to lay before
the governor the proofs OF the truth OF
her intuition. a pardon was promptly
| issued. and she was given the we'll
earned privilege OF carrying 1t to the lover
| whose innocence had been established by
her faith and untiring devotion
(NeSt week: "a Wolf in Sleeps Cloth
ing.")