Year: 1867

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money himself, and he persuaded her to
accompany him to his lodgings, where
she remained with him week.


They then both succeeded in engaging
themselves to a settler in the capacity Of
shepherd and hut-keeper-of course,
passing themselves OF az married peo-
pie.


Their destination was Gipp's Land, a
very thickly timbered portion Of the
country, but abounding In the Lake dis
trict with the most beautiful scenery.


Mere English readers will scarcely
understand what the duties Of hut keep
er and shepherd are; and 90 perhaps l
may a. we'll digress with briefexplana-
nation. To each home station or sheep
farm, there are attached what are called
out stations. On these man and his
wife are generally employed; It being the
mans duty to take out flock of sheep,
and the woman's duty to cook, and shift
the hurdles Of the sheep yard about
three times during the week. 1t was
to such station that the girl and Wise
man were sent, where they lived happi-
ly for some months.


"That PERIOD" said the condemned
man, twas the happiest Of my life; and
in the possession Of one gentle heart
that knew to be all my own, my past
sufferings were all forgotten, and I
thought had done with crime forever"


But even love with all of its softening
influences, was altogether too weak to
win him from the dark dominion of
guilt, and the greed Of gain led him
into the commission of the most horri-
ble atrocities.


One evening after the sheep had been


folded, stranger called at the hut and


asked permission to stay during the


night, offering to pay literally for the


accommodation.


Wiseman made him welcome, and
after supper the stranger, who had
brought him bottle of brandy, became
communicative and stated that he had


been "prospecting'' for gold and had


made a fortunate discovery. In con-


firmation of this statement he produced


a bag of gold, and poured out the glitter.


ing dust and nuggets upon the table. =


Toward midnight all went to bed; &


"shakedown" having been prepared fol


the stranger before the fire, and Wise


man and the girl remaining, as usual


in a room partitioned offfrom the place


III which they took their meals.
Both Wiseman and his guest had par
taken freely of the brandy, and tn
guest was soon soundly sleeping. No
80 Wiseman his cupidity had been ex
cited and the drink served only to stim
ulate his criminal propcnsities.


Having determined to plunder tn
finding his victim was fast asleep, h
attempted to remove the bag of gol
from the sleeper's head. He had n


sooner seized upon it than the ma
awoke, and terrible struggle followed
The stranger was powerful man, an


he soon obtained the mastery over Wise
man, and had him beneath him wit
his hands fast tightening upon h


throat, when Wiseman managed
draw from his pocket large clasp knife
with which he stabbed the victim thre
+, times, and the man foil back dead.
The girl awakened by the struggle
: had by this time entered the room, an
seeing the murdered man, she rushe
: frantically out of the hut toward til
home station, shrieking murder as sh
flew through the forest. Wiseman 70
L lowed and overlook her, and she turne


him from her, and still made the fore
" echo again with the terrible cry, whe
. he in a moment of desperation struc
u her on the head with n tcmahawk ar
: Glove in her skull.


) Having committed this double mu
y der, he made no attempt to escape, b,
= at once proceeded to the home static
q and related all that he had done. F
Q would not accept of the service of coul
sci when tried, and told the jury th'
g he was guilty, and was only too glad
:. be hanged.


u In speaking of the girl he wept bite
= ly and said he was not morally guilty


her murder, as that act was an act
II frantic madness. BY the time he HI
: finished his narrative it was o'clock
:" the morning, and we could hear distine
- ly the workmen making ready Il
scaff0ld.


: "Ah, ah" he said with stran
q laugh, "they are getting ready for Il
last act but there will be plenty
: time, as I shall induce the sheriff


wait an hour or two till l am qui
lr ready"


ic He then requested me if he went
le sleep to call him at five O'Clock, ar
Of down he lay upon the bed-board, cove
le ing himself with blanket. In a fe
st moments he was asleep, but l cou
d perceive that it was only . disturb'
le kind of sleep, As he was muttering som
d thing all the time.


le At six o'clock the mans irons (tht


weighed forty pounds) were struck o.
ID and breakfast Of toast aud coffee W
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