Year: 1872




moment he first went to wait upon her
she had not only expressed great
satisfaction with his services, bat evil
IDENTIFY did all she could to make q
deep impression upon him. She began
by little subtle fattery, occasionally
remarking that a man of his personal
grace and intellectual gifts should
never have been placed 10 such a
Eenial station. He did not deny that
the flattery had its intended effect, and
admitted that he soon begaa to feel 9
deep interest," in the woman who, at
such critical moment in her career,
could manifest such kindly feeling
for him. BY degrees her interest
seemed to ripen into warmer feeling,
and she spoke of the possibilities of the
future, ia case she should obtain her
freedom. She told him that oil be
needed was education that she had
monsy enough for both, and that if
she could only escape the clutches of
the law they could pair off together to
some far distant land. get married and
live happily together. The tender
hearted Dane admitted that he was
charmed with the allaring prospect
thus held out. But the dark shadow
Of the gallows always intervened and
djspelled the pleasant dream. If he
did not refer to it she was sure 10 do
so.


She often remarked to him that
with Judge Dwinelle on the bench she
had little hope OF an acquittal, and
finally asked him if he would do a
dangerous deed in her behalf He
said he would do whatever shc asked
that lay in his power. Then she told
him that Judge Dwinelle must be got
out Of the way-that he must be killed.
She told him, with singular precision,
what Judge Dwipelle's habits we're
where he lived how late he remained
down town at night, aud the route he
took in going home. She asked him
if be had courage and devotion enough
to waylsy and p'aage . knife into the
heart of this man who stood between
them and happiness. Frank poudered
this proposition carefully and concluded
that it was too hazardous.


She then suggested another plan
that poison should be employed to
accomplish the terrible deed Frank
said he was surprised at the complete
ness of her knowledge Of her intended
victims habits. She named certain
saloon which the Judge was in the
habit Of visiting at certain hour every
day, and proposed that Frank should
endeavor to obtain a situation there as
In case be succeeded in
getting the place, the ex' cuton Of the
deadly plot would be comparatively
easy, aud there would be no danger of
detection. lie would be furnished
with a subtle aud certain poison which
he might easily administer. Accord.
ing to the mans story he agreed to
this proposition, and she gave him SEQ,
telling him to use it in any way likely
to aid him ip getting the situation
He says he tried to get the place, but
tailed, and reported his unsuccessful
sfqgt.


She found no fault with him, but
merely remarked that perhaps it was
just well, since another idea had
occurred to her, manly, that Frank
SHOULD call at the residence of Judge
Dwinelle. The door bell would be
answered by o servant, and the caller
would be shown into a sitting-room
where there was sidcboard. While
the servant was gone to announce his
visit he would have ample time to drop
the poison into the decanters. Or he
might go to the house early in the
morning and put poison in the milk
eaa at the door.


The man said that this revolving
proposition was too much for him, and
Le began to see the lurking devil 10
the steel-blue eyes of the temptress.
Tie said that, iu fact, he never intended
to carry out the mnrderous dcsten at
all. But his strange infatuation with
the woman prevented him telling her
SO. But he would not even pretend
to accede to thus laat proposition
whereby the lives of an entire house.
hold were to have been sacrificed
Syn IuaHcisco Chronicle.