The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-01-09

the assassinatioo q ~
Did gentleman. It vas not until Il
became known to thso that Mr.. Jee-
son intsndeA 70 Ase1 ever . great
part OF his estate 70 David bseors his
'wn AsatA tAat thsy felt tie seesssity
Tor hastsning tAs ed. TAs vill vas
prepared In Psry's room ct Rtes-
mond. The aa0es Of the vitnseoss
belonged to Dsa Who were 1soA md
Dould not repsdisAs tAs slgnsturss-
fAea came ths sigaing of The quft-
claim deed which providsd o. op1or-
tunity to substitute the will. an1
which. a. far - Isaac Ferry vas
vas Q bona Ode traAsae-
ton. The little plot Of ground was
in truth . portion Of his own con-
pensation enacted in advance Of The
murder.
Perry vas to have done tie shoot
ing. At the last minute his nerve
failed him Frank Jenison then ooolly
directed his henchman to stand guard
while he committed the diabolical
deed. To use his dying words. his
father was ready to die anyway. 20
1t was . kindness to end iifs sudden
ly for him"
We know how David walked into
the trap and how he crspt out Of 1t
only to become an outlaw, hunted and
execrated. Perry went to Chicago.
whore he was TO remain for . few
months before coming hack to receive
bis promised share Of the money
which Jenison was to realize ON the
sale Of certain properties ~ soon a.
he was clearly established - heir TO
the estate.
Remorse began to gnaw at the heart
of the murderer. He could not sleep
without dreaming OF his slain father.
nor could he spend Q waking hour
that was free from thoughts Of the in-
nocent boy who would be hanged II
the law laid its hands upon him.
Then. one day. there came . stranG-
or who told him Of Isaac Perry's
treachery. The thing he feared had
come to pass-Perry's detection. He
made up his mind to kill this dreaded
stranger and to follow that deed with
another Of the same sort which would
deliver him Of Isaac Perry. But the
stranger disappeared. He did not
come to claim his blood money. The
terror which fell upon Frank Jeiison
was ovsrpowering. He sent for Isaac
Perry. hoping against hope that the
stranger had lied and that with the
negro's support he could defy him.
Perry came to Richmond. expecting to
receive his promised reward in coin
Of the realm. The halfcrazed white
man accused him Of treachery. The
negro lawyer vehemently denied ev-
cry allegation; but, becoming alarmed
by the others manner. fell into . pan.
ic of fear and began shooting.
At the end Of his confession Frank
Jenison said:
my soul is black. 1t 10 already
charred by the fires Of he'll. was q
traitor to our beloved cause, although
acquitted of the charge by fraud and
deception. ! killed my own father.
would have killed others. My nephew
has long borne the stain of guilt that
IL going with me to 4 dishonored
grave. I go with the brand of Cain
on my soul. There will be no rest
for me in the hereafter. have not
the courage to ask God to be merci-
full. But I believe in God. have
tried not to believe in Him. have
denied Him all my life. Today, for
the FIRST time in memory, can say
and 1t is with my last BREATH can
say that thank God for one great
act Of mercy. He has permitted me to
live long enough, with this bullet in
me. to say to the world that my neph-
ew, David Jenison, is. as innocent as
l am guilty"
WELL" said Grinaldi, the clown, his
voice doleful in contrast to the CHEEKY
smile he assumed, when 1t came time
for all to go to the cook tent for din
ner. Il dessay we'll ave to stop call
ing you Jack Snipe. Wot's more, Da
vid. you'll be going back to Virginia
at once and settling down to be gen
uine gentleman. Afore you think of
going, my lad, let It be fully impressed
in your cart that we all love you and
we all wish you the greatest 'appiness
in the world. You ave been a very
poor clown, but dessay It's more the
fault Of your bringing up than any
thing else"
First of all. joey" said David. his
face aglow with the fervor that was
crowding up from the depths Of his
grateful soul. II want to say to you
and, to all Of you. that II l live to be
a thousand years old I shall never
forget how good and how kind you
have been to me- My home will al
ways be yours, my friends, just as
your home has been mine. Jenison
hall will bid you welcome. come what
may You will nnd Joey Grinaldl
there My home is his. when he
chooses to forsake the ring And Ru-
by's too God bless and reward all
of you!"