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<‘-"> c¥ $*> <f; > ^ /OUT T ^ H|i ■<>*;5 > r>\> <W'> c*| <<o C :S i'** r> o «:• ?! »•»» »»! By HOWARD FIELDING *t S^. •? W. Hooke. Copyright, 1901, by Charles ^ LDEN CHAPTER X. “CLAKENCE.” lookod yonrs younger tluin yester day. IIis expression had losr much of its painful concentration and intensity, though a shrewd man might say he was still under flie domination of a single thought. "Such splendid news at the hospi- tal," said he. “that I ventured down Stere for a few minutes. 1 can see her ■fids afternoon. Jack." lie added, nd- t£n?ssing Robinson, “you'll have to look «nt for my mail for the next few days, i. shall he at St. Winifred's all the time, or at the house next door on the rcost. Any news this morning. Mr. Kimendorf?” **Xo,’’ replied the detective. "1 came «5otvu to have a little talk with Mr. llobinson, but as neither of us knows •tr y-tliing the result was not important. IIv- the way. can I write a note at your desk V” Alden was just raising the lid. “Certainly." said he. and Elmendorf ear down and wrote fast with a sput tering pen. “I don't see any blotter here.” lie said, when the pen stopped scratching. “Never use one.” rejoined Alden; "1 don’t have time. There’s a pad. but I never blot anything on it.” “You don’t spill as mueli ink as I do.” isaid Elmendorf, “except on your signa- tore. You write that black enough.” “Habit of mine.” replied Alden. “How do you happen to know anything about it?” “I saw the note you wrote yester- Aiflen flushed. “I couldn't help It.” said Elmendort hastily “And let me tell you that I'm j 0 j ( ) documents for purposes of ccneeal- *|r«atly mistaken If the result of my i nient was as easy as possible. Elmen- isoelng it isn't very important.” dorf closed the drawer and the lid of “In what way?" the desk and walked to the window Elmendorf In gged to be excused from [ with the envelope in his hand. It ment on the previous day between 5 and 0 o’clock. “If he’s the man,” reflected the de tective, "he took that money home, and then, not finding a satisfactory place to hide It, he brought it down here. By the everlasting, he must have had It in ids pocket right there In Elsie Miller's room! No wonder he had nervous pros tration !” Alden, ns .was to have been expected, had left ids office long before Elmen dorf returned to it. Robinson also had gone away, but might come back soon. By tlie exercise of a little tact the de tective secured permission to wait in the private office, and while there he familiarized himself thoroughly with the contents of Robinson's desk, but it was not worth the trouble. It was hiffieult to suppose that Rob inson was still carrying that money in his pocket. He must have put it some where. And Elmendorf racked Ids brains, asking the conventional and generally useless question. “What would I have done in the same cir cumstances?" It came into his mind at last that Robinson had been present when Alden was arrested, and for this reason would not have expected to see him at the office again imme diately. Thus reflecting. Elmendorf drew some keys of convenient design from his pocket and cautiously raised the lid of Alden’s desk. It was fairly clear on its working surface and the pigeonholes did not loo!; promising, so at random Elmendorf opened a little drawer in which, under some papers which seemed to have lain there a long time, he'found an envelope addressed in typewritten characters to John Rob inson. The envelope looked fresh and the papers on top of it did not. The infer ence that the thing had been slid into a little used drawer and under those I rticr.'rrf. Vet? V rk drl rtive furciu. 300 Mul- ben> strict. Tills message lie Inclosed Instead of the money in the envelope, which tie carefully rescaled He held it balanced upon two lingers for n moment, eying it critically Then he replaced it in the drawer under the papers. The knife with which he had opened ■ the envelope was lying open upon the l desk. lie picked it up. pulled down i the desk’s lid and drew out one of the ' sliding leaves, upon which lie beat out a gentle tune with the point of the knife blade. He had worn a little hole in the wood without being aware of it, when he heard Robinson’s voice just outside the door. Elmendorf suddenly gripped the knife hard and set the point upon the back of his left hand. Then with a bit of a laugh lie shifted the knife to his left hand and slowly, steadily pressed the blade down upon the other. This Spar tan act was accompanied by much wrinkling of the forehead and a few hard words softly uttered. When Rob inson opene d the door, the knife was R ing on the floor and Elmendorf was striding toward a bowl in the corner. “Dropped my knife on the back of my hand.” lie said. "Sharp blade, and it went in deep." Robinson came forward hastily and viewed the injured member, from which a steady stream of blood was flowing. "Bleeds tike the deuce!" said he. "You must have cut an artery." Elmendorf looked keenly at Robin son. holding Ids hand meanwhile in a stream of cold water. “It will stop in half a minute." said the detective. "If you’ll pull my hand kerchief out of my pocket and tear off a couple of strips, we’ll tie it up.” Robinson assisted in this operation, by request, but he was awkward and nervous ami seemed not to relish the sight of blood. When it was done. El- rnetidorf thanked him cordially, asked a few trivial ques’ions and departed. Half an hour later he delivered the live $100 bills to the chief of the de tective bureau, with a full report upon the maimer In which they had come into Ids possession and the method by which he had succeeded in identifying one of them. continned LIVELY 'mi IN CHEROKEE'S COW, AN OUTRAGE. SWITCHMAN KILLED BY TRAIN. I A Number of Cases Disposed of Since Tuesday. MURDERER’S ARE GUILTY Verdict of Guilty With Reeominemlatidn to Mercy Brought Against George Wilnon ami Frank Byarn for Murder—Liquor Cases Kol ProMed. The following cases were disposed of in the court of general sessions Tuesday: The State vs. Elizah Howell, viola tion of the dispensary law. Joseph A Negro Scoundrel Attack* a White Wo- Getting Off man Near flic City, Tuesday morning » snore time after breakfast an unknown negro entered the home of Mr. R. T. R'oom, about ivo miles north of the city, when ail were out but Mrs. Brown and acted in such a manner that she ordered him from the house and closed the door. He soon returned with two rocks and attacked Mrs. Broom in a brutal manner and beat her over the head with the rocks. Her screams were heard by some people who were working near by and who rushed to her assistance in time to see the fiend leave. They pursued him fully a mile across the fields but wer* unable to catch him A posse was soon t r- ganized and every effort was made to capture him but he made his escape and is still at large. All were alarmed for Mrs. Broom’s This story will be next Friday’s issue of The Ledger. in SESSION OF THE SENATE. trfvlng an immediate answer, and Al- .Jem did not insist. -This ‘making trouble’ that you men tioned last evening,” he said, “is get ting its work in this morning. I am shadowed by the most conspicuous ms.n in Greater New York. Every rime he fancies that I have forgotten ttis presence he barks like a dog and remarks to every one who will listen that the grip is worst in hot weather.” Elmendorf glanced at Alden with an aaxious eye. He seemed to have some- fhing on Lis mind, but he said only; ‘T’tn surprised. There are shadows on t.hp force who can’t be picked out so easily.” Alden regarded him intently over the Cap of the desk upon which be was keaning. “See if I’ve got any more letters out- Bide, Jack,” he said and added when liobinson had left the room, “Do you mean to say there’s another one?” “Sure.” returned Elmendorf. “one for trouble and one for business. I (don’t know why I tell you these things, f icept that I hate Neale. He wants to Know ’where you were yesterday, and Aicy thinks you'll go there again. He ex acts you to throw the man with the ti-yip and never notice the other one.” “I'll remember this, Elmendorf." said Aideu. “It’s a gift.” replied the detective. “As for that, you’ve paid me already v-.it!) the information that you don't a blotter. Good morning. I'll see S ou later in the day.” It may have been about half an hour wJterward when he presented himself at the house where John Robinson llvel and Introduced himself to the Landlady thereof, with the result that ’in* was presently ushered up two Cjghts of stairs to a large room at the rc'nr of the house. Left alone there, he remarked to himself. "This doesn't to go against me so much as it usually does." Then he proceeded to examine the personal effects of Mr. Robinson.' The examination was thorough, but the product was singularly meager. He ■ Jltaeovered an envelope containing »oine pawnbroker's tickets, showing loans upon a watch, a winter overcoat 3Um1 a ring of small value, and in a waste paper basket a part of an envel ope which had been addressed to some gpesrson in Philadelphia, but the name was missing. Remembering that Rob- Cnson had thought of Philadelphia first (when groping about for a falsehood, «S»e latter discovery assumed some little importance as a guide for subsequent investigation. The particular object of the detect- Stve’s search eluded him, however, and xahen be left, the house be was far ftaom satisfied with bis luck. *1 thought I knew why Robinson -wwnt home,” be said, “but either 1 didn’t or be changed his mind.” He spent some hours In verifying /Robinson’s statement about the place ''■where he had passed the night and in •■Attempting to ascertain the young v nan’s favorite haunts and the names his companions. The verification ^vras easy, but the search for the man’s sasnrlntrn yielded little. Apparently liobinson had not a wide circle of ac • inaintances. Returning to the lower regions of the vHy, Elmendorf encountered a bit of Jtatter fortune In learning that Robin looked suspicious, and the detective gently murmured that he would “chance it.” With the thin blade of a penknife he very adroitly raised the gummed lap pet without Inflicting any injury which could not be repaired. The en velope contained five $100 bills wrapped in a blank sheet of the firm's paper. Despite the coincidence of amounts, this was not necessarily the money mentioned in Alden's note to Elsie. If. for instance. Mr. Robinson should say that he had frugally laid by that sum, and had thought his employer’s desk the safest place for it. the statement would he equally hard to believe or to disprove. For this reason Elmendorf scrutinized the bills with an eager eye, and when he found upon one of them a peculiar mark, as if a word of a strange language had been scrawled there, he was more than pleased. Raising the lower sash of the window, be made a mirror of the glass by hold ing the cuff of his black coat agaiust it. Placing the bill before this mirror, he beheld the strange word reversed, and it became legible as “Clarence.” “The signature was blotted against the money,” said lie. “It couldn’t be anything else. The bills were folded into the note while the signature was wet. and of course it printed itself on one of them.” If Robinson had entered the room at that moment, he would have been ar rested for attempted murder, but he Frys Reverses Decision In Connection With Tiiiman ard McLaurin. Washington, Feb. 27.—In the senate today Mr. Frye, president pro tern., an nounced officially the reversal of his decision of last Monday eliminating the names of Senators McLaurin and Tillman from the roll calls. He ex plained that he did not question the propriety of the decision, hut that the senate ought to pass upon so grave a question. He apologized, too, to Sena tor Hoar, of Washington, for over looking his appeal from the chair’s de cision on Monday, saying that it was pure forgetfulness amid the cloud of objections ana points of order. Senator Tillman’s protest was spread upon the minutes by order of the sen ate. stood the terrible ordeal with remark able nerve and is now doing very well. She is of one of our best fami lies and is herself a most excellent lady. The efforts to catch the fiend have not relaxed and every exertion will be made to bring him to justice. Too much credit cannot be given to Davis Pearson, a negro man on Mr. L. R. Ross’ farm, who was one of the first to go to Mrs. Broom’s a d and one of the last to quit the pursuit of the scoundrel. The negro is 18 or 20 years old. is black and low, about five and a half f et high; had on a red or brown derby hat, light gray coat and pants, both worn considerably ; shoes ladly worn, left one considerably turned over, and had big front teeth. SHORT LOCAL TEMS. Cook, witness for the State, not an- u bite, but are glad to learn that she swering when called. On motion of | , i Solicitor Henry a bench warrant was j issued for him. The State vs. John Fernandez and ^ Oris Ross, assault and battery with | intent to Kill. True bill. The State vs. Charles Goudelock, house-breaking and larceny. True bill. The State vs. VY. M. Turner, Allen Turner, Burton Jackson and Green Lovelace, assault and battery with intent to kill. No bill. The Stale vs. Jonathan Stuart, house-breaking and larceny. True bill. Nol prossed. The State vs. Obe Parker and Sam Cobb, murder. True bill. The State vs. Mike Durham, for gery. No bill. The State vs. Haas Dukes, house breaking and larceny. Nol prossed. The State vs. M. P. Ramsey, viola tion of dispensary law. No bill. The State vs. J. H Tray oh am, forgery. Plead guilty. 18 mhn-hs. The State vs. Robert B. Powell, violating dispensary law. Nol prossed. The State vs. Robert B. Powell, violating dispensary law. No bid. Tne State vs. M. P. Ramsey, vio lating dispensary law. No bill. The State vs. Emanuel Elmore, violating dispensary law. Nol prosseU. The State vs. Annie Johufeun* as sault and battery with intent to kill. True bill. The State vs. 0*car Smith, violat ing dispensary law. True bill. The State vs. Chatles Reynolds, violating dispensary law. True bill. State vs. Henry Littlejohn, violat ing dispensary law. True bill. The State vs. John R Davis and Joanna Ray. The defendants’counsel having produced davit of the illness of One Train Steps In Front of Another. Atlanta, March C.—J. A. Brown, a switchman in the Georgia railroad yarns, was run over by a local accom modation train yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock and killed. He was at work at the time and had been riding on the front of the switch engine. When the engine reached In man Park it slowed up to let him jump off to make a coupling. The accom modation train was going out and was on the track next to that occupied by the switch engine. Brown made the Jump and apparently did not see or hear the local accommodation train, for he walked in front of the train and was knocked down by the engine. He was picked up and a doctor tele phoned for, but he was so seriously in jured that he lived only a few minutes. RIVER DANK CAVES AT AUGUSTA. Section of Charleston and Carolina Road Carried Away. Augusta, Ga., March C.—This morn> Ing 400 feet of river bank caved in above Mokinne street, carrying away that much of the track ol the Charles ton and Western Carolina railway. The warehouse of Rogers & Co. is undermined and liable to fall at any time, resuit of washing caused by freshet of Saturday. Cotton brought S 50 in Spartanburg i Tuesday. Cotton brought 9 cents in Char- ‘ lofte. N. C... Wednesday. Don’t fail to go to hear Dr Guer- rant at the Presbyterian euurch lu- ; night. Service will begin at 7 45 J. R. ICillian, of Cherokee Falls, | nas been called to Mullins, to i the bedside of his wife who we are sorry to learn is quite sick there. Mr. Henry Thomason and Miss Maggie tSpaw, both of Lexington, N. C., were married in this city on the j 1st inst. by Magistrate Wm. Phillips. Miss Ehoff, who is to take charge | of the dressmaking department of j Carroll, Carpenter & Byers at 805 ’ | Limestone street is expected to arrive 1 Sunday. Directors of Fair Meet. Savannah, March 6.—A meeting of the directors of the Savannah Fair association was held last night, when it was determined to hold a fair and racing meet next fall. President Geo. W. Owens reported the 111 success of the committee that w r ent to Atlanta some time ago to invite the State Ag ricultural society to hold its next fair at Savannah. It was reported by the soliciting committee that there had been $12,000 raised, which will almost meet all the liabilities of the fair as sociation. These amount to $15,000. Douglas, Ga„ Depot Burned. Douglas, Ga., March C.—The Atlan tic and Birmingham’s large freight depot, with its contents, has been de stroyed by fire, believed to have been of incendiary origin. One freight car, loaded with fertilizers, also fell a vic tim to the flames. The loss is esti mated at from $12,000 to $15,000 and is fully covered by insurance. Lay aside business and household cares for one hour and go to the Pres- a physician’s affi- byterian church. The morning ser- ?ss of Joaunk Ray, vice will be especially helpful to President May Not Respond. Washington, Feb. 27.—Although the White House officials are non-commit tal on the subject, there is reason to believe that no response whatever is likely to be made to the letter from Lieutenant Governor Tillman, of South Carolina, to the president re questing him to withdraw his accept ance of the invitation to present a sw-ord to Major Jenkins at Charleston. It is believed that this incident will result in President Roosevelt’s not at tending the Charleston exposition. JOINED MOTHER IN DEATH. .Solicitor Henry moved that the court send a physician to examine her. The court sent Dr. Jefferies, who found her sick. The case was con tinued. Z.-b Hicks, assault and battery with intent to kill. Convicted of as sault and battery of a high an 1 aggra vated nature—$50 or 4 months. Edward Ray, house-breaking and arceny. consent verdict of not guilty. to Christians. It will commence at 10:80 promptly. Dever Little, son of Mayor J. Little, while oiling machinery in the Gaffney mill yesterday, had one of his fingers severely mashed. The finger was dressed by Dr. Griffith and it is hoped he will no>. lose it. Senator Graydon, of Abbeville,- represented Wilson in his trial for Dispensary and Bank Robbed. Columbia.( S. C.. March 6.—The St. Matthews Savings bank and the dis pensary were robbed here. The bur glars used nitroglycerine. The extent of the robbery is rot known, as the officials could not got into the inside vault. Mechanics have gone there from Columbia to open it - Roberts, house-breaking and murder in an able manner. His argu- Loss of Parent Causes Chicago Boy to Suicide. Chicago, Feb. 27.—For love of his dead mother Charles Anderson, a 14- year-old boy. committed suicide here by taking poison. “Since mamma died,” he said, in a childish scrawl left for his father, ‘‘I don't seem to care to live. I miss her so much that I must die, too. Goodby, father. The money she left me you <^m have." The lad’s mother died some time ago. larceny. Mistrial. Solicitor nol prossed the case and delivered the de fendant to an officer from North Caro lina, who bad a warrant for him for larceny, committed while on his way State vs. Fred Johnson, assault with intent to rape. Guilty. Sen tenced to six months on county chain gang. This negro is very idiotic State vs. John Fernandez and Otis Ross, assault) with intent to kill. Guilty. Wednesday’s proceedings were as follows: State vs. J. F. Bailey, assault with intent to kill. Convicted of assault of an aggravated nature—1 months or $50. vs. Frank Byars murder, with recommendation to ment before the jury was the work of a master. It was full to the brim of legal lore and eloquence and full of zeal for bis client, who is bis friend. John Lecky, alias Roberts, who was arrested by Sheriff Thomas a few weeks ago in this county with a sto len mule, was carried to Morganton. N. C., Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff Perry of that state. The owner of the mule lives in Burke county and there Lecky will be tried for his crime. DIRECTORS OF HOME MEET. si STOPS PAIN Athens, Tenn., Jan. 27,1901. Ever aince the first appearance of mr menses they were very Irregular and I •uttered with great pain in my hips, back, stomach and legs, with terrible bearing down pains in ths abdomen. During the past month I have been taking Wine of Cardui and Thedford’a Black-Draught, and I passed the month ly period without pai" for the first time in years. Najt.nik Davis. vs. George Wilson, murder, with recommendation to Ht beheld the strange word reversed. did not come !u. Whether this was bit luck or Elmendorf s may be hard to de termine. The detective sat down by Alden’* desk, bolding the money in bis hand. His face wore a look of triumph, but It was not pleasant to see, for the resent ment which this crime had inspired In him was burning In bis heart He was not the hunter who does a day’s work In the woods and counts bis gains with dull Interest at night He was the man who has caught the wolf that killed the pet lamb. But there came a slow change upon him. His face was puckered around the eyes, and bis lower lip got between his teeth. Presently with a hasty band be scribbled upon a sheet of paper this sentence: Corn Whisky Kills Girl. Raleigh, Feb. 27.—A coroner’s In quest was held here on the body of Ella Best, a young negro girl, who died by reason of drinking an exces sive quantity of corn whisky. Joe Smith, who married her sister, has fled. It is said he gave her the whis ky. He took $15 of his wife’s money, with which to buy a coffin for the girl. That waa the last heard of him. Secretary Shaw at Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 27.—Leslie Shaw, the new secretary of agriculture, is in the city to attend the annual banquet of the National Buslneas Men’s league in the Auditorium this evening, where he will make his maiden speech since en tering President Roosevelt’s cabinet. On this occasion he will discuss “Com merce and Industries of the West.” O’Donovan Rossa Loses Foot Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 27.— O’Donovan Rossa, famous for bis con nection with Fenian raids in Canada, had his foot amputated, the operation being necessitated by gangrene. Some doubt Is expressed of his recovery. 4tau TUivou Lie place v4 *****•«<> * j Purse of $10,000 for Fight Denver, Feb. 27.—The News today says that the Colorado Athletic club will offer a purse of $10,000 for the Corbet-McGovern fight. The bid will be forwarded to The Cincinnati En- r4rer before April 15. ^ biate Guilty mercy. State Guilty mercy. The following cases were disposed of yesterday: The IState vs Henry Littlejohn, vio lation of the dispensary iuw. Not guilty. The State vs Will Sprouse, assault with intent to kill. He was tried in his absence and found guilty. The State vs Char es Reynolds, selling liquor. Not guilty. The State vs Russel Littlejohn, alias Chas. Littlejohn, assault and battery with intent to kill. Guilty; $IUU or two years on the county chain gang. State vs King Ramsey, violating dispensary law. Not guilty. State vs. Annie Johusou, assault and battery with intent to k'll, not guilty. State vs. Oscar Smith, selling liquor, not guilty. Alonzo Smith, breaking into oar, plead guilty; three months. The grand jury was discharged yes terday. The case against Bill Bonner for arson; nol prossed. FIRE DESTROYS HALF THE TOWN. Poetofflee and Nine Store# Burned at Thomasvllle, N. C. Thomaeville, N. C., Feb. 27.—This place has been visited by a fire that destroyed half of the business portion of the town. The postoffice, two drug stores, a hardware store, five dry goods stores and a general merchandise store were burned. For awhile It was thought the en tire town was doomed to destruction. The Baptist orphanage was saved from damage by the heroic efforts of U«» iUCMMNb. Ihw losjp U heavy. Charitable Institution Near Macon Re ported In Fine Shape. Macon, Ga., March —The board of directors of the Georgia Industrial home met last night. The special com mittee appointed to audit the accounts of Dr. W. E. Mumford, the founder and president of the Institution, re ported everything in splendid shape. Dr. Mumford was highly praised in the report for the manner in which he has conducted the institution in the past. Colonel C. M. Wiley, one of the di rectors, was elected treasurer of the Institution in order that Dr. Mumford might be relieved of the financial part of the work. The general report shows the Insti tution has 109 occupants, all in good health and happy. Financially the in stitution is in splendid condition. Fog Shrouds English Channel. London, March 6.—Dense fogs in the ^Aannel are causing numerous minor mishaps to shipping. ▲ Holyhead steamer grounded today and her pas sengers were landed tn the vessel's boats. Railroad and street traffic Is Impeded. i What is life worth lo a woman suffer ing like Nannie Davis suffered? Yet there are women in thousands of homes to-dav who are bearing those terrible menstrual pains in silence. If you are one of these we want to sa/ that <his same Wl^E or CA^pyi will bring ycu permanent relief. Con sole yourself with the knowledge that 1,000,090 wamen have oeen completely cured by Wine of Cardui. These worn- ep suffered from leucorrhoea, irregular ■eases, headache, backache, and bearing down pains. Wine of Cardui will stop all these aches and pains for yes. Purchase s $1.00 betiie of Wine of Cardui to-day and take it in the privacy of your home. For aod literature, aridren, glTlnjr syrap- tomit, “The limes’ AnvUory Department,*' The Chattanooga Jledicme Co., Chattanooga, Term. Foley’s Kidney Cure miakeM kidneys mmd bidder right “ISK'* Early Risers AND VITALITY AFTEB USING. }* 0f<lerwe The great remedy tor nervous prostration end ell diseases of tin generative organs of either eez, each ns Nervous Prostration, Felling or Lost Manhood, Impotency, Nightly Emissions, Youthful Errors, Kents! worry, excessive use of Tobacco or Opium, which end to Consumption sad Insanity. With every s guarantee to cure or refund the money. Sold et f 1.00 per bos, boxes for gt.OO. DH. 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