Brenham Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1910 Page: 8 of 8
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Turkey?,. 12 cents pound
Chickens, fryers per lb. 20 to 25c
Country Lard, pet pound.. 13 gents
Butter, per pound,... 10 to 25 cents
Bacon, per pound 13 cents
Irish Potatoes, per bushel... 1 00
Sweet potatoes, per bushel.. 1.00
Hay, per ton, 14 00 to $16.00
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The Mystery of
Black Mountain
How the Perpetrator of
a Murder Was Discovered.
By JOHN LOUIS BERRY.
Copyright, 1909, by American Press ♦>
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The llgbtniug flashed. Illuminating
the dark forest vividly.
"This Is the place," said Claro
breathlessly after her long run, and
she pointed to the ground.
At .Tack's feet lay a sinister black
heap with Its face turned up toward
the stormy sky. There was a wide
gash in the head. Beside the body lay
the brutal Implement of the hideout*
deed-an ax.
"Phil!" cried Jack In horror stricken
tones, betiding down and feeliug the
heart. "My God, he is dead!"
"Dead," repented Clare, "and you
killed him."
"17 Why, Miss Fleming, you must
be mad. I swear"—
She held up her hand. "Not another
word. I'lease see me to the edge of the
wood."
Jack Lawrence was held for the miir
der.
One afternoon a week before tbo day
of the trial Jack was surprised by a
visit from Clare Fleming
"I'm going away," she explained,
"and 1 didn't want to leave without
sa.vtng goodby."
"Thank you," hu answered quietly.
"Do you still believe me guilty?"
"Don't ask uie, please,"
He sighed heavily.
"Is there anything I can do for
you?" she asked eagerly.
"Yes. Try to believe that I'm inno-
cent. Will you try, Clare?"
"Yes, Jack; I'll try—with all my
soul."
"Thank you. You didn't see me strike
him with the ax. did you?"
"No." She was silent a moment, gaz-
ing at hltn steadily. "Tell me, are you
innocent or guilty?"
"Innocent, so help me God."
She held out her hand. "I believe
you," she said, then, ashamed of her
tears, hurriedly left bim.
Out in the street she met her uncle.
Judge Hughes.
"I'm on my way to reserve your
berth, my dear," he said. "The train
has changed time, and"—
"Hut I'm not going away—just yet,"
she biterrupted.
"Yon don't say so! Well, If you're
not the most notionate young lady"—
But she laughed and hastened past him.
Reaching Dizay Lodge, the Hughes
home, «he ordered ber pony saddled
and soon was galloping up Black
mountain. She did not draw rein until
arriving at I'iney Bill's cabin. The old
man was hard at work chopping wood.
"Good afternoou," she said gracious-
ly. "I've heard that you're the only
person in the county who believes Jack
innocent of the murder,"
Bill did not respond with much alac-
rity. Because of this handsome, dash-
ing young woman one of his boys was
dead and the other was virtually con-
demned to die.
"Well, Mr. Bill, that's a mistake,"
she continued good bumoredly, "for
here's another who believes him inno-
cent."
Bill gave his ax a rest. "You?" he
queried Incredulously.
"Come, now," she said briskly, dis-
mounting. "Let's go to the place where
poor Phil met bis death and talk it
over. Maybe we can reach some con-
clusion."
"Do you remember the exact spot?"
Bill asked doubtfully.
"Yes. The tree was struck by light-
ning."
"P'raps Phil was struck too!" he
hazarded, with sublime hope.
She shook her head. "No; It was
that horrible ax. Somebody killed him
with that, and you and I must And
out who It was."
In a few moments tbey were stand-
ing on the fatal spot. The tree had
been struck by lightning, as Clare had
said, and was now a partly burned and
shriveled semblunce of its former
kingly self. The two frieuds of the
accused examined the surroundings
carefully, but found nothlug that led
to a clew. There seemed to be only
hopelessness ahead.
The day of the trial came. The pros-
ecution then called Its first and only
witness. Clare Fleming. She told a
simple and straightforward story of
how on the afternoon of the picnic she
then returned with him to the corpse."
"You are exensed."
The prosecuting attorney then began
his argument.
Judge Hughes followed for Jack.
But his eloquence wus futile. Only
two of his points made anything of an
impression—the fact that uo footprints
bad been discovered under the tree
other than those of Miss Fleming and
the dead man and the further fact that
the ax was a very old one of German
manufacture, the duplicate of which
could not be found for miles around.
Certainly no one had ever seen the ax
In Jack's possession.
The prosecuting attorney quietly
tailed attention to the relative insig-
nificance of the defense's two points.
Then the court gave the charge to the
Jury. The twelve good men and true
retired. They had beeu gone Just,
half an hour when tbey filed in and
the foreman bauded In the verdict,
"Guilty of murder in the first degree."
It was the shortest murder trial ever
held iu the state.
The defense's motion for a new trial
was not granted. Accordingly Jack
was taken to the state peuitentlary
The governor, a rather rigid man, saw
uo extenuating circumstances In the
case, and tbe first week In October was
set as tbe time for the execution. So
Jack's fate was sealed. Two months,
and he would suffer an Ignominious
death on the gallows.
A cloud of gloom settled over the
village, where Jack had always been
a general favorite. Judge Hughes and
his niece went to a watering place to
spend the rest of the autumn. Clare
wrote one letter to .lack—a long, long
one. What was iu it nobody but them-
selves ever knew
Time flew. On tbe twenty-eighth day
of September Clare received the fol-
lowing telegram;
Come at once Rig news BILL.
Bright and early tbe next morning
she galloped up Black mountain. As
usual Bill was chopping wood.
"You uins' scuse tne, miss," he apol-
ogized. "but as you an' tne wuz the
only ones wot didn't b'licve bim guilty
I thought I'd hev ye come an' share
the glor'tis news. But we tntis' be
quick about it, as you'll hev to see
the guv'nor."
He went into the cabin and brought
out the ax which had been found on
the grouud beside the body. "It's a
quar one, ain't it, miss? An' do ye
recollect It didn't hev no handle? 1
wonder wot become of It?" He laugh-
ed slyly. "1 guess Jack must ha"
buried Jt. But, do you kuow, miss, I
suspicion that this here ax be half
as old as I am? Come, I wanter show
you the tree. Ever since poor Phil's
death I've cussed an' swore at that
tree. Time an' ag'in I've gone out
thar to chop the critter down, an' time
an' ag'ln I couldn't. Suthlu' alius
seemed to hold roe back. I'm mighty
glad now that suthin' did."
BUI showed Clare his "find." Fif-
teen minutes later the overjoyed young
woman rode down to the village, se-
cured a camera; then, returning to the
forest, took a picture of the tree, or,
rather, of one particular part of it.
That afternoon she stood In the pres-
ence of his excellency the governor of
the state.
"Governor," she began quietly, "next
week is the time set for John Law-
rence's execution. I'm here to ask
you for a pardon."
"You don't ask much," his excellency
answered dryly.
"Governor," she continued, smiling,
"you are familiar with the details of
Mr. Hastings' death. I ask you to
keep In mind now four points especial-
ly—there was a thunderstorm raging
at the time, he was standing under a
tree, the tree was struck by lightning,
aud he was struck with an ax "
His excellency looked bored. "Goon."
She opened ber satchel and took out
the photograph plate and the ax.
"There, sir, Is the ax. As you see, it's
a very fine steel one of an odd shape
and size, and if you look down in this
corner you'll find it was made in Ger-
many ns long ago as 18G9. The ax,
then, is thirty-nine years old. The tree
Is a number of years older. Now, this
plate shows the part of tbe tree that
was struck by llgbtnlng-the 'forks.' so
called, or the ^K>lnt where the upper
part of the trunk divides into two
limbs. The lightning struck the forks,
and they split open. Look closely at
the plate and you'll see a depression
In the wood where the lightning
struck, a depression of the exact shape
of this ax. And right here is tbe ex-
planation of tbe mystery of Philip Has-
tings' death. This ax was stuck into
the tree between twenty and twenty-
five years ago by some woodman. He
might have done It for several reasons
—to mark the tree, to put the ax in a
safe and convenient place, or It might
have been merely an act of careless-
ness. Be that as It may, woodmen often
and the murdered man had met the l{Jo guch th|ng8. The ax was tbrnst
accused aud of bow when she and !]tito this tree, tbe handle loosening and
Pbll were hurrying home in the rain
and darkness Phil bad been struck on
the head with an ax, thereby killing
him.
Tbe defense began tbe cross exam-
ination.
"You were with Mr. Hastings at tbe
time be met bis deathV"
"Yes."
"Did be cry out?"
"He simply fell to the ground."
"Did you see the murderer do tb«
deed?"
"No."
"Did you see tbe accused anywhere
near?"
"No."
"Did you suspect him then of the
murder?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because"—sbe hesitated—"of their
quarrel Id the afternoon."
"And yon left tbe body and went to
hunt for him?"
"Not for bim—simply for help. I lost
my way and happened to meet him,
coming off. The man who did It must
have forgotten It or goue away unex-
pectedly. as It was left In the tree.
How do I know that this happened be-
tween twenty and twenty-five years
ago? 1 simply compare the age of tbe
ax with the probable age oif tbe tree.
The ax was thrust Into the tree, and It
remained there. As tbe tree grew the
bark gradually covered tbe ax. and the
ax rose higher and higher with the
tree." She looked at tbe governor
wltb quiet assurance. "Now, sir. these
facts speak for themselves. Tbe light-
ning struck tbe forks of the tree, the
tree splK open, and the ax fell out.
Unfortunately Philip Hastings happen-
ed to be standing directly under It, and
It struck bim. crushing in his head.
Your excellency. I ask at least a re-
prieve."
The reprieve was granted. The next
day the governor weht to Black moun-
tain to make a personal Investigation.
There stood tbe split tree, and there In
tbe forks was a distinct depression
Into which tbe ax fitted perfectly.
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-DIALER IN—
Drugs, Medicines, Toilet Articles
Brenham, Texas.
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Fresh Cold Beer always on tap.
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2
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