Only A Sea Turtle

A big gren sea turtle was responsible for all the excitement in the neighborhood of Preston and Camp streets, Louisville, Kj., the other morning. Th. turtle was the property of C. L. Hoffman, a grocer on the corner of Preston and Camp streets. Some days ago during the rain Hoffman saw a shower of turtles fall from the heavens. The turtle that aroused the neighbors was not one of these. It was a turtle shipped from the seaboard. It was an immense leathery creature about three feet across the back. Hoffman had a big tank made for the turtle, and put in about two feet of water. Saturday night some one in the store turned on the water, and filled the tank to within a few inches of the top. Hoffman lives upstairs over the store. He had been asleep probably two hours when he was aroused by noise. He jumped up out of bed and seized hls pistol. As he was pulling on his clothes he heard a ling successdon of noises that were enough to rouse the dead. They soundec as if two or three men were scuffling over the floor and tipping over barrels and boxes in their struggles. In the darkness he could not see nothing, bul he got a line on the direction from which the noise came, and fired. He flred again and again. until he had emptied his revolver. By this time all the neighborhood had been aroused with a startling suddenness. They concluded that some dire tragedy was being committed. They poked thelr heads out of the Windows, and as they saw Officer Manly hurrying down the Street with hls club and pistol in hand they were certain that the deed was a bloody one. Officer Manly rapped at Hofïman's door, which was quickly opened. Mr. Hoffman stood before Mm, pistol in hand. "What's the matter?" demanded the officer. "I think about six men have been killed here," answered Hoffman, rubbing his eyes. "Light a lamp; let's look Into this thing," said the offlcer. A lamp was quickly lighted. As the light burst out a scène of disorder greeted the crowd. Boxes and barrels were scattered about in great confusión. In the midst of them was the big turtle, with four gaping wounds in different parts oí lts body.