THE DETECTIVE OFFICER.
Buz (Binders jus
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY?
THE GMINA MAIL.
inquiries, and wished him good-morning, some journey, till we stopped to dine at or at best to the ensemble of a dress, and of England, hoping, doubtless, to reach ai As soon as he had turned out of Scotland about thirty miles from Kendal; when I ought not to he received. The Chairman, large town, and get gold for the notes before Yard by the street-leading to the Strada, Thermined to an overheard convershower dooided that it must be taken the news of their having been stopped should was upon his track. He walked slowly on, tion of one of the three with the coachman, quantum valeat, und la corroboration of have reached it. He insisted upon inime but without pausing, till he reached the that thoy intended to get down at other ofidence. It was noxt-deposed by diate pursuit. I wished to return to the hotel Saracen's Head, Snow-Hill, whore, to my roadalde tavernmore than six miles on this several persons that the deceased Sarah for a change of clothes, as I was but lightly King had told them that her master's clad, and night-travelling required warmer roat astonishment, he booked himself for wide of tlist pincer
Do you know, this. house they intend to nephew had positively arrived at Five Oaks, apparel. This he would not hear, of, as Westmoreland by the night-coach. He then waited into the fun, and seating atop at?' I inquired of my assistant as: An objection to the reception of this evid- the night coach was on the point, of start himself to the coffee-room, called for a pint soon as I got him out of sight and hearing ence, as partaking of the nature of hearsaying. He, however, contrived to supply me was also made, and similarly overrated. from his own, resources with a greatoosta of sherry wine and some biscuits. He was at the back of the premises. now safe for a short period at anyrate; and Quite well: It is within about two miles Mr Bristowe begged to obearve That sort of policoman's papo--and & rough I was about to take a turn in the street, of Five Oaks House."
Sarah King was not one of his uncle's old travelling-cap, which tied under the phin, *Indeed 1 Then you must atop there servants, and was entirely unknown to In due time we arrived at Bristol, where I just to meditate, upon the most advisable course of action, when I espied thres too. It is. nusessary I should go on to him; it was quito possible, therefore, that was kept for several days loitering about; buckishly attired, bold-faced looking fellows Kendal with Me, Bristowe; but you can re he was personally unknown to her. The till, finally, my guide decamped, and I res bench observed that all these observations turned to London. An hour after arriving one of whom I thought I recognised, spits main and watch their proceedings. of his fino dressontor the booking-office. • With all my heart.html
might be ftly arged before a jury, but, in there, I gave information, at Scotland Yard But what excuse can you make for ro-the present stage of the proscedings, were of what had happened, and afterwards Naturally auxious in my vocation, I ap- proached as closely to the door as I could maining there, when they know you are uselessly addressed to them, whose sole booked myself by the night coach fer without being observed, and heard one of booked for Kendal? Fellows of that stamp duty it was to ascertain if a sufficiently Kondal. This is all I have to say.
This strange story did not produce the them-my acquaintance sure enough; I are keenly auspicious; and in order to be strong case of auspicion lind boon made out could not be deceived in that voice ask nseful, you must be entirely unsuspected.". against the prisoner to justify his committal slightest effect upon the beach and very Oh, leave that to me. I'll throw dust for trial. A constable next proved finding little upon the auditory, and yet I felt the clerk if there were any vacant places in the night coach to Westmoreland. To enough in their eyes to blind a hundred portion of a letter, which he produced, in satisfied it was strictly true. It was not one of the offices of Five Cake; and then half ingenious enough for a made-up story. Westmoreland! Why, what in the name such as they, I warrant yo."
Well, we shall see. And now to Mr Bagshawe was directed to be called in. Mr Bagahawe, I should have stated, had of Mercury could a detachment of the swell.
The prisoner, upon hearing this order been led out of the justice-hall immediately mob be wanting it that country of furse dinner.
given, exhibited great emotion, and earn after he had finished his deposition. and frieze-coats? The next sentence utter. ed by my friend, as he placed the money
estly entreated that his mole and himself Then Mr Bristowe, said the magistrate's for booking three insides to Kendal on the
might be spared the necessity of meeting clerk, assuming this curious narrative to sounter was equally, or perhaps more
each other for the first time after a separa- be correct, you will be easily able to prove Puzzling: Is the gentleman who entered
tion of several years under such aircum- the office just now-him with a feraging
stances. cap I mean to be our fellow-passanger?
Yes, he has booked himmelf; and has, I think, since gone into the house.
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At least, then, Mr Cowan, said the agitated young muss, prevent my sister from accompanying her uncle: I could not bear that.
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[No. 4706. --Ayover 3, 1878.
First got up and listen. If you are not. the actual muderer'—a di qu
I am not-upon my soul I am not mitted King's evidence; though, mind, I mako no promises. Now, what is the plan of operations for carrying off the booty
They are going in the chaise-dart almost immediately to take it up it is hidden in the copse yonder. I am to remain here, in arder to give an alarm should any suspicion bo excited, by shewing two candles at our bed-room window; and if all keeps righty I am to join them at the cross-roads, about a quarter of a mile from hence."
*All right. Now return to the parlour: I will follow you; and remember that on the slightest hint of treachery, I will shoot you as I would a dog.
you are not, you will probably bend
About a quarter of an hour afterwards hia two confederates set off in the chaise- cart; I, Barnes, and Staples, cautiously followed, the last handouffed, and superiu- tended by the hostler of the inn, whom I for the nonce pressed into the king's service. The night was pitch-dark fortunately, and the noise of the cast-wheels effectually drowned the sound of our footsteps. At length the cart stopped; the men got out, and were soon buaily engaged in transfer ring the buried plate to the cart. We eau- tionsly approached, and were soon within a yard or two of them, still unperceived.
Get into the cart, said one of them to the other, and I will hand the things up to you. His companion oboyed.
Hello!' cried the fellow, I thought I told you
*I have thought over that, Mr Clerk, returned the prisoner mildly, and must confess that, remembering how I was dressed and wrapped up that I saw but few per- sons, and those casually and briefly, I have
That you are nabbed at last! I szolajm- strong misgivings of my power to do so.
That is perhaps the less to be lamented,'ed, tripping him suddenly up—' Barnes, replied the county clerk in a aneering tone, hold the the horse's head. Now, sir, at- inasmuch as the possession of those ar-tempt to budge an inch out of that cart, ticles, pointing to the oross and ouin on the and I'll send a bullet through your braine table, would necessitate another equally The surprise was complete; and so terror- probable though quite different story." stricken were they, that neither resistance That is a circumstance, replied the nor escape was attempted. They were scon prisoner in the same calm tone as before, handcuffed and otherwise secured; the re- which I cannot in the slightest manner mainder of the plate was placed in the cart; and we made the best of our way to Kendal account for."
jail, where I had the honour of lodging them at about nine o'clock in the evening. The news, late as it was, aprend like wild-fire, and innumerable were the congratulations which awaited me when I reached the inn where 1 lodged. But that which recom pensed me a thousandfold for what I had done, was the fervent embrace in which the white-haired unele, riesa from his bed to assure himself of the truth of the news, locked me, as he called down blessings from Heaven upon my head! There are blessed Mr Bristowe was of course liberated on moments even in the life of a police-ofloer
the following morning; Staples was admit- ted king's evidence; and one of his accom plises the actual murderer-was banged, the other transported. A considerable por tion of the property was also recovered. The gentleman who-to give time and op portunity for the perpetration of the burglary, suggested by the perusal of Mr Bagahawe's letter-induced Mr Bristowe to accompany him to Bristol, was soon after wards transported for another offense.
that I could then produce an important witness, whose evidetion at the trial it was necessary to assure. The application was, as a matter of conroe, complied with; the prisoner was remanded till the next day, and the court adjourned,
A few weeks after the lucky-termination of the Sandford affair, I was engaged in the investigation of a remarkable case of Burglary, accompanied by homicide, which had just occurred 'at the residence of Mr Bagshawe, a gentleman of competent for tane; situated within a few miles of Kendal in Westmoreland. The particulars forward- ed to the London police authorities by the local magistracy wore chiefly those:
Mr Bagshawe, who had been some time absent at Leamington, Warwickshire, with his entire establishment, wrote to Sarab Kinga young woman left in charge of the house and property-to-announce his own speedy return, and at the same time directing hot to have a particular,bedroom aired, and other household matters arrang. od for the reception of his nephew, r Robert Bristowe, who, having just arrived from abroad, would, he expected, leave London immediately for Five Oaks Hanso. The positive arrival of this nephew had been declared to several tradesmen of Kendal by King early in the day preceding
Soon after the coach had once more the night of the murder and robbery; and
started, Mr Josiah Barnes began drinking by her directions butcher-ment, poultry, fish, and so on had been sent by them to
from a stone bottle which he drew from his Five Oaks for his table. The lad who
packet; and so potent must have been the carried the fish home stated that he had
spirit it contained, that he became rapidly Been a strange young gentleman in one of
intoxicated. Not only speech, but eyes, the sitting-rooms on the ground-floor
body, arms, legs, the entire animal, by the Wo enn receive no evidence against you, time we reached the inn where we had Mr Bristowe, in your absenes,' replied the through the half-opened door of the apart.
agreed he should stop, was thoroughly, chairman, in a compassionate tone of ment. On the following morning it was
Thank you good-morning."
hopelessly drunk; and so savagely quarrel- voice; but your uncle's deposition will discovered that Five Oaka House had been,
I had barely time to slip aside into one same, too, did he become, that I expected occupy bat a few minates. It is, however, not indest broken into, but broken out of- this was evident from the state of the door of the passages, when the thres gentlemen every instant to hear my real vocation indispensable.'
came out of the office, paised me, and pointed out for the edification of the dom- fastenings and the servant-woman bar. barously murdered. The neighbours found swaggered out of the yard. Vague undefined pany. Strange to say, utterly stupid and her lying quite dead and cold at the foot suspicions at once beest rau relative to the savage as he seemed, all dangerous topics
He was assured she would not be pre- of the principal staircase, clothed only in connection of these worthies with the were carefully avoided. When the coach her night gown and stockings, and with a
foraging-cap' and the doings at Kendal. stopped, he got out-how, I know not- Bat chamber candlestick tightly grasped in There was evidently something in all this and reeled and tumbled into the tap-room, sent; in fact she had become seriously ill more than natural, if police philosophy from which he declared he would not through anxiety and terror; and the her right hand. It was conjectured that she had been roused from sleep by some could bat find it out. I resolved at all budge an inch till next day. Vainly did crowded assemblage awaited in painfal noise below, and having descended to events to try; and in order to have a chance the coachman remonstrate with him upon silence the approach of the reluctant He presently appeared--a
No more was said, and the order for his of doing so, I determined to be of the his foolish obstinacy; he might as well have prosecutor. Bscertain the cause, bad beon, mercilessly party, nothing doubting that I should be argued with a bear; and he at length de- venerable, white-haired man soventy years committal to the county jail at. Appleby on slain by the disturbed burglars.
Mr Dagshawe arrived-on-the-following ablo, in some way or other, to make one in termined to leave him to his dranken old at least he seemed, his form bowed by the charge of wilful murder was given to day, and it was then found that not only whatever game they intended playing. humour. I was out of patience with the age and grief, his eyes fixed upon the the clerk. At this moment a hastily scrawl large amount of plate, bat between three in my turn entered the booking-office, and follow; and snatching an opportunity when ground, and his whole manner indicativo ed note from Barnes was placed in my and four thousand pounds in gold and notes finding there were still two places racant, the room was clear, began to upbraid him of sorrow and dejection. Unole l' aried hands. I had no sooner glanced over it, secured them both for James Jenkins and for his vexations folly. He looked sharply the prisoner, springing towards him. Thothan I applied to the magistrates for an -the produce of government stock sold Josiah Barnes, countrymen and friends of round, and then, his body as evenly balancaged man looked up, seemed to read in the adjournment till the morrow, on the ground out about two months previously-bad
ed, his eye as clear, his speech ap free as clear countenance of his nephew a full been carried off. The only person, except mine returning to the north countrie,' bis niece, who lived with him, that knew I returned to the coffee-room, where Mr my own, crowed out in a low exalting refutation of the euspicions entertained thero was this sum in the house, was his Bristowe was still seated, apparently invoice: Didn't I tell you I'd manage it against him, tottered forwards with out nephew Robert Bristowe, to whom he had deep and anxious meditation, and wrote a nicely? The door opened, and, in a spread arms, and, in the words of the Ss written, directing his letter to the Ham note, with which despatched the inn twinkling, extremity of drunkenness of ored text, fell upon his neck and wept, mans Hotel, London, stating that the eam porter. I had now ample leisure for both brain and limb, was again assumed exclaiming in-choking ascents: Forgive for the long-contemplated purchase of observing the suspected burglar and asses with a perfection of acting I have never me-forgive me, Robert, that I ever for a Rylands had been some time-lying idle at sia. He was a palo, intellectual-looking, Beon equalled. He had studied from moment doubted you. Mary never did Five Oaks, as he had wished to consult him and withal handsome young man, of about nature; that was perfectly clear. I was quite never, Robert; not for an instant.
A profound silence provailed during this it. This Mr Robert Bristowe was now well-knit frame, and with the decided air-the coachman's call to take my seat, hir outburst of feeling, and a considerable pause upon his bargain before finally concluding six-and-twenty years of age, of slight but satisfied, and with renewed confidonee obeyed nowhere to be seen or heard of, and what travel-stained and jaded as he appeared
ensued before the asher of the court, at a seemed to confrm beyond a doubt the of a gentleman. His look was troubled
gesture from the chairman, touched Mr to Mr Bagahawe and his piece-torturing, and careworn, but I sought in vain for any
Bagshawe's arm, and begged his attention horrifying suspicion that this nephew was indication of the starting nervous tremer
to the bench. Certainly, certainly, said the burglar and assassin, a portion of the always in my experienco exhibited by even
he, hastly wiping his eyes, and turning identical letter written to him by his uncle old practitioners in crime when suddenly
towards the court. My sister's child, was found in one of the offices! As he was accosted. Several persons had entered the
gentlemen,' he added appealingly, who has nowhere to be met with er heard of in the room hastily, without causing him aven to
lived with me from childhood: you will neighbourhood of Kendal, it was surmised look up. Idetermined to try an experiment
excuse me, I am sure." that he must have returned to. London with on his norves, which I was quite satisfied no his booty; and a fall description of his man who hid recently committed a murder, person, and the dress he wore, as given by and but the day before changed part of the the fishmonger's boy, was sent to London produce of that arime into gold at the Bank by the authorities. They also forwarded of England, could endure without wincing. My object was, not to procure ovidence for car use and assistance ots Josiabochagabic in a court of law by such meaus, Bernco, a sly, sharp, vagabond sort of fellow, chiefly, or rather wholly, because of his growing conviction that, spite of ap. who had been apprehended on suspicion, but to satisfy my own mind. I felt a former intimacy with the unfortunate Baralipearances, the young man was guiltless of King, who had discarded him, it soomed, on the deed imputed to him, and might be account of his incorrigibly idle, and in other the victim. I could not help thinking, cither respects disreputable habits. The alibi he of some strange combination of eirenm set up was, however, so clear and decisive, stances, or, more likely, of a diabolical plot for his destruction, essential, possibly, to that he was but a few hours in custody the safety of the real perpetrators of the and he now exhibited great zoal for the. discovery of the murderer of the woman to crime; very probably--so ran my suspicions whom he had, to the extent of bls perverted friends and acquaintances of the thres instincts, been sincerely attached. He gentlemen who were to be our fellow. fiddled at the festivals of the humbler travellers. My duty, I knew, was quite as Kendalese; sang, tumbled, ventriloquised much the vindication of innocence as the at their tavern orgies; and had bo not be detection of guilt; and if I could satisfy
Ho then relapsed into silence; and so very highly gifted, might, there was myself that ho was not the guilty party, no little doubt, have earned a decent living as effort of mine should be wanting, I deter- neither of us spoke again till the coach a carpenter, to which profession his father, mined, to extricate him from the perilous stopped, in accordance with a previous iu- by dint of much exertion, had about half position in which he stood. I wont duttimation I had given the coachman, oppo. bred him. His principal use to us wae,
of the room, and remained absent for some site the gate of the Kendal prison. Mr that he was acquainted with the features time; then suddenly entered with a sort of Bristowe started, and changed colour, but of Mr Robert Bristows; and accordingly, bounce, walked swiftly, and with a de instantly mastering his emotion, he calmly s soon as I had received my commission termined air, straight up to the box where said: You of course but perform your he was seated, grasped him tightly by the duty; mine is not to distrust a just and and instructions, I started off with him to the Hummums Hotel, Covent Gardon. In
arm, and exclaimed roughly,So I bave all seeing Providence!" snswer to my inquiries, it was stated that found you at last! There was no start, no. Mr Robert Bristowe had left the hotel a indication of fear whatever not the week proviously without settling his bill slightest ; the expression of his countenance, which was, however, of very small amount, as he peevishly replied, What the devil do as he usually paid every evening-and had you mean?' was simply one of surprise and not since been heard of; neither had he annoyance.. taken his laggage with him. This was odd, though the period stated would have given him ample time to reach Westmore land on the day it was stated he had arrived
there,
boots.'
I beg your pardon, I replied; the waiter told me a friend of mine, one Bagshawe, whe has given me the slip, was here, and I mistook you for him.'
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Bristowe and I were now the only inside passengers; and as further disguise was useless, I began stripping myself of my superabundant clothing, wig, spectacles, du; and in a few minutes, with the help of a handle I had with me, prosented to the astonishe gaze of my fellow-traveller the identioal person that had so rudely accosted him in the coffee-room of the Saracen's
Head inn.
Why, what, in the name of all that's comical, is the meaning of this ?' demanded Mr Bristowa, laughing immoderately at my changed appearance.
I briefly and coolly informed him; and he was for some minutes overwhelined with consternation' and astonishment, ile had nut, he said, even heard of the catastrophe at his uncle's. Still, amazed and bewildered as he was, no sign which I could interpret into an indication of guilt escaped him.
I do not wish to obtrude upon your con fidence, Mr Bristowe,' I remarked, after a long pause; but you must perceive that unless the circumstances I have related to you are in some way explained, you stand in a perilous predicament."
There needs no 6xouse, Mr Bagshawo, said the chairman kindly, but it is neces sary, this unhappy business should be proceeded with.and the witness the portion of the letter found at Five Oaks. Now, is that your hand-writing; and is it portion of the letter you sent to your nephow, informing him of the large sum of money kept for a particular purpose at Five Oaks P
'It is.'
'Now,' said the olerk to the magistrates, addressing me, pleass to produce the ar- ticles in your possession,"
I laid the Spanish coin and the oroas upon the table.
Please to look at those two articles, Mr Bagahawe,' said the chairman. Now, sir, You are right, he replied, after some on your oath, are they a portion of the pro-
It is a tangled web; skill, Iperty of which you have been robbed F hesitation. doubt not that some mode of vindicating my perfect innocence will present itself."
We entered the jail, and the necessary
The aged gentleman stooped forward and examined them earnestly; then turned and looked with quivering eyes, if I may be allowed the expression, in his nephew's face, but returned to answer to the question.
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As I accompanied Mr. Bristowe to the vehicle in waiting to reconvey him to jail, could not forbear whispering: Be of good heart, air; we shall unravel this mystery yet, depend upon it. He looked keenly at me; and then without other reply than a warm prossure of the hand, jumped into the carriage.
Well, Barner, I.exlaimed as soon as we were in a room by ourselves and the door closed, what is it you have discovered F
That the murderers of Sarah King are yonder at the Talbot where you left me?'
Yos; so I gather from your note. But; what evidence have you to support your, assertion ?
ORIGIN OF MR. COOK'S **EXCURSIONS.""
The Midland Railway from Derby to This! Trusting to my apparent drunken Rugby v Leicester was opened about (840. imbecility, they vocasionally dropped words At that time I know but little of railways, in my presence which convinced me not having only travelled over the Leicester and a only that they were the guilty parties, but waunington lins, from Loicester to Long that they had come down here to carry off Lano, a terminus near to the Leicestershire the plate, somewhere concealed in the neigh collieries. The report in the papers of the bourhood. This they mean to do to-night.spening of the new line created astonishment
Anything more P
in Leicestershire, and I had read of an in- Yes. You know I am a ventriloquist interchange of visite between the Leicester a small way, as well as a bit of a mimis: and Nottingham mechanics' institutes. I was well, I took becasion when that youngest of an enthusiastic temperance man, and the the rasoals the one that sat beside Mr secretary of a district association, which Bristowe, and got out on the top of the embraced parts of the two counties of Loi coach the second evening, because, freezing ceater and Northampton. A great meeting cold as it was, he said the inside was too was to be held at Leicester, over which hot and close---
Lawrence Hayworth, Esq., of Liverpool, a great railway as well as temperance man, was advertised to preside. From my rosid ence at Market Harborough I walked to Leicester (fifteen miles) to attend that meet- g. About midway between Harborough and Leicester-my mind's eye has often zoverted to the spot--a thought flashed through my brain, what a glorious thing it would be if the newly-developed powere of railways and locomotion could be made subservient to the promotion of temper anos! That thought grew upon me as I travelled over the last six or eight miles.
Ob, I remember. Dolt that I was, not to recall it before! But go on.'
Well, he and I were alone together in the parlour about three hours ago I dead tipsy as ever-when he suddenly heard the voice of Sarah King at his elbow exclaim ing Who is that in the plate closet?" It is necessary you should reply Yes or If you had seen the start of horror which he gave, the terror which shook his failing No, Mr Bagahawe,' said the clerk.
Answer, unclo,' said the prisoner saoth-limbs as he glanced round the apartment, Ged and inno-you would no longer have entertained a ingly fear not for ine. cence to aid, I shall yet break through the doubt on the matter.
This is scarcely judicial proof, Barnes; web of villainy in which I at present seem hopelessly involved."
but I daresay we shall be able to make something of it. You return immediately; about nightfall, I will rejoin you in my former disguise.
Bless you, Robert-bless you! I am sure you will.--Yes, gentlemen, the cross and coin on the table are part of the property carried off."
It was early in the evening when I en-
and wearing a foraging.cap. Lieutenant multiplicity of waistcoats and shawls, into man stared; but I had passed out of tioning by his silence the accusation prebick Staples, I want a word with you in etruck the keynote of my exoursions, and
'I have nothing to reserve," he exolaimed
carried it up to the platform, and, strong in the confidence of the sympathy of search of his clothes and luggage was
the chairman, I bronched the idea of engag ing a special train to carry the friends of effected as forbearingly as possible. To
temperance from Leicester to Loughborough, my great dismay was found amongst the
A smothered groan, indicative of the sortered the Talbot and seated myself in the and back, to attend a quarterly delegate money in lis purse a Spanish gold piece of a peculiar coinage, and in the lining of his rowing sympathy felt for the Fonorable parlour. Our three friends were present, meeting appointed to be held there in two or three weeks following. The abairman' portmanteau, very dexterously hidden, a gentleman, arose from the crowded court on and so was Barnes.
I then deposed Is not that fellow sober yet? I demand-approved, the masting reared with excite- grosa set with brilliants; both of which I hearing this declaration.
ment, and early next day I proposed my. know, by the list forwarded to the London to finding them as previously stated. As ed of one of them, police, formed part of the plunder carried soon as I concluded, the magistrates con- No; he has been lying about drinking grand scheme to John Fox Bell, the resident He courteously accepted my apology, off from Fire Oaks House. The prisoner's sulted together for a few minutes; and then and snoring ever sipos. He went to bed, I secretary of the Midland Counties Railway What dress did he wear when he left quietly remarking at the same time that vehement protestations that he could not the chairman, addressing the prisoner, said: hear, this siternoon; but be appears to be Company. Mr Paget, of Loughborough, opened his park zor a gala, and on the day That which he usually wore: a foraging. though his own name was Bristowe, he had, conceive how such articles came into his I have to inform you that the bench are little the better for it.
I had an opportunity soon afterwards of appointed about five hundred passengers oddly enough, an uncle in the country of possession, excited a derisive smile on the agreed that sufficient evidence has been ad- cap with a gold band, a blue military the same name as the person I had mistaken face of the veteran turnkey; whilst I was duced against you to warrant them in fully speaking to Barnes privately, and found filled some twenty or twenty-five open surtout coat, light trousers, and Wellington him for. Surely, thought I, this man is thoroughly dumfounded by the seemingly committing you for trial. We are of course that one of the fellows had brought a carriages--they were called "tabs" in those The propise dress described by the guiltless of the crime imputed to him; and complete demolition of the theory of inno. bound to hear anything you have to say; chaise-cart and horse from Kendal, and that daye and the party rode the enormous At this moment the porter enter-cence I had wovon out of his candid open but such being our intention, your profes- all three were to depart in about an hour, distanos of eleven miles and back for a fishmonger's errandboy! We next proceed-yet- ed to the Bank of England, to ascertain if ed to announce the arrival of the gentleman manner and unshakable hardihood of sional adviser will perhaps recommend you under pretende of reaching a town about shilling-children half price. We carried to reserve whatever defence you have to fourteen miles distant, where they intended music with as, and music met us at the any of the stolen notes had been presented I had reat for went out, and after giv nerve.
I daresay the articles came to you in make for another tribunal: here it could to sleep. My plan was immediately taken. Loughborough station. The people crowded for payment. I handed in a list of the ing the now-comer instructions not to lose
I returned to the parlour, and watching my the streets," filled windows, covered the numbers furnished by dr Bagahinwe, and sight of Mr Bristows, bustened home to your sleep ancored the turnkey as we not avail you.'
turned to leave the cell
Mr Cowan expressed his concurrence in opportunity whispered into the ear of the house-tops, and cheered us all along the was politely informed that they had all make arrangements for the journey.
Transformed, by the aid of a flaxen wig. Oh, 7 mechanically exclaimed, in his the intimation of the magistrate; but the young gentleman whose nerves had been so line with the heartiest welcome. All went been eashed early the day before by abroad brimmed hat, green spectacles, and sleep! I had not thought of that! The prisoner vehemently protested against aane shaken by Burner ventriloquism, and who, off in the best style, and in perfect safety by the way, was my old acquaintanco; we returned to Leicester; and thus waS gentleman in s sort of undress uniform, James was the name indorsed upon them; a heavy and elderly, well-to-do personage, the prison before he could express his surferred against him.
the next room." I spoke in my natural the social idea grew upon me,-Mr Cook's and the address, Harley Street, Cavendish I took my way with Josiah Barnes-whom prise or contempt in words.
The next morning the justice-room was with passionate energy; nothing to conceal. io, and lifted, for his especial study and Travelling Experiencet," in the Leisure cashier' doubted if he should be able to speech and behaviour towards our com- densely crowded to hear the examine. I will not owe my acquittal of this foul was thunder-struck; and his teeth chattered Square, was of couree a fictitious one. The I had previously thoroughly drilled as to
edification, the wig from my forehend. Be Hour, swear to the person of the gentleman who panions to the Saracen's Head a few tion of the prisoner. There was alec a very charge to any trick of lawyer-craft. If I with tarrot. His two companions were ab ohanged the zotes, but he had particularly minutes previous to the time for starling. unmerous attendance of magistrates; the may not come out of this investigation with sorbed over a low game at cards, and did GO ALONG, Dol-Why does an Irishwan noticed his dress. I returned to Scotland. We found Mr Brickowe already coated 1 but case, from the position in life of the pri an untainted name, I desire not to escape not observe us. Come! I continued in call his awoutheart, honey 1--Because the Zard to report no progress and it was then the three friends, I observed, ware boner, and the strange and mysterious cire at all. The defence, or rather the sugges the same whiper there is not a moment to determined to issue hills descriptive of curiously looking on, desirous to doubt of cumstances of the affair altogether, having tive facts I have to offer for the considera Luse if you toould anse yourself, follow mel
AMONO the list of patents notified in Bristown's person, and offering e dunsider accortaining who were to be their fellow exited an extraordinary and extremely tion of the bench are these: On the evening He did so, and I fed him into an adjoining Saturday's Gazette of India, is one for the able reward for his apprehension, on such travellere before venturing to coop them- painful interest amongst all classes in the of the day I received my uncle's letter I apartment, closed the door, end drawing care of hydrophobia," the patentee being. is might lead it, Mr F. W. of The mere prder had scarcely been issued, when who. Bertain slrcumstances, so difficult of egress. [ of the eccused gentleman was anxious per: very late. On my return to the hotel, I perceive, Staples, that the game is up: you announcement of a specific for so terrible, should we res walking deliberately down. My appearance, and that of Barnes-who, tainly, but withal calm and collected and found I had been robbed of my pocketbook, personated Mr Bristows at his uncle's houses malady must awakan deep interest, and the yard towards the police-office but My Booth to say," looked much more of there was, I thought; & light of fertituds | which contained not only that letter and Eat Five Osks, dressed in a precisely similar | piso exorte general curiosity as to the modus
and conscious in clear brid syce, as before described. I had just this is degrad them, and in they jumped with which guilt never yet successfully simulated of great professional importance to me. It murdered the servant saation the inspector not to betray any confidentulaority. A few minutes afterwarde
After the hearing of some minor skid was too late to adopt any measures for ite No-no-no, not. I, gasped the wretch onepicion, but to hear his story and let him the right of the attending hostlers ence, the fishmonger's boy was called, and recovery that night and the morning as not if I did not strike her quietly depart, and to sup with Josiah Save the igual for departure, and away acked if he could point out the person he was dressing myself to go out, in order to
At all events you were present, and that Barden cut of sight, when he entered, and started..
had seen at Fire Oaks on the day preceding apprise the police authorities of my lute, I as far as the gallows is conseszed, is the mados formal but most confused com- A more silent, less social party I never the Burglary: The lad looked Azedly at the was informed that a gentleman desired to same thing. You also picked that gentle more than a week previously where or by of reason' each or either of us might have without speaking, and then raid: The was chin up, and sunouused himself, to a don, and placed one of the stolen Spanish plaint of having been robbed something asticted. st. Whatever amount of feast priscuer for something more than a minute up instantly on important business. Hezean's pocket during our journey from Lon whom he knew not--and afterwards deceiv. silently enjoyed, not a drop of fier of gantiemau was standing before the fire a detective police officer, the robbery I had pieces-in-his purse; you then wout on the ed, bambooäled, and led Attray, in his sont welled up from one of the six insides when I saw him, with his cap on; I should sustained had been revealed by an accomplice, roof of the coach, and by some ingenions parenit of the robbers, by a person when Breiy passenger seemed to have his bird like to see this person with his cap on be. and it was necessary. I should immediately means or other contrived to searete e cross so noble à sacrince, as it would certainly be, na zow suspected to be a confederate with peculiar reasons for declining to display fore I say anything Mr Bristowe dashed ccottipany him. We left the hotel toge set with brilliants in his portmantean. them. Even of this latter personage he himself in either mental or physical on his foraging cap, and the boy imme: ther; and after consuming the entire day in
*What shall I do what shall I de Pthe obvious duty of Government to purchase. could afford a tangible information; and prominence, Only one or sad zeldents diately exclaimed: That is the man ir gerambulating all sorts of By-streets; and the inspector, having quietly intoned to his apparently untroporteat, but which Cowan, solicitor, retained by Mr calling at several cuspicious-looking places, screamed the fellow, half dead with fear, statement intended, Loubians, sua maruti-cutefally usted down in the sabled of my Bagubowe for his nephew, ablasted that afficions friend all at once, discovered and slipping down on a chair what shall Article hits meilee sapuld make i ecomory-occurred during the long, want his was, eller ol, anly swearing to a can,fast the thieves had left town for the west. I do to save my Ktommy life fa.
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le in the application of magnetism or some similar anbule agent operating powerially Upon the nerves, or is it a patent medicine possessing some mysterious bat potent, etion on the system impregnated with this fatal virus ? if the patentee really posses one of the greatest benefactors of his race ses euch a secret he would prove himself were he to place it freely at the disposal of mankind; or if he is not disposed to make
of his personal interests, then it would be
the patent after being fully satisfied that it was not a more nostram, but effective for the purposo alleged;