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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1896)
THE COURIER. tsi - fefr'T? By the Tie of a Bootlace I suppose you hare had a great many interesting experiences? I remark ed to an exdeteitive, now a great friend of mine. Yes, replied, I may say that I have solved a few mysterious cases in my time. There was one in particular that puzzled mo tremendously, and was so clever a dodge as to seem almost in credible. It was at a little village in Yorkshire, I was wired for, and hast ened to attend with all promptitude. I wan cordially welcomed by the local in spector, who informed me that they had arrested a man on suspicion, and that the evidence was very black against him. He then related all the particu Jars of the cast) to me, which were as follows: The murdered man was a very eccent ric character, aged about fifty. With the exception of an extremely old man, who waited on him, he lived alone, being a confirmed woman-hater. "The old man,'" I burst in, "have you arrested him?" The inspector shrugged his shoulders. "He is eighty years of age; it is not possible for him to kill a man in his prime, beei-les there are signs of a Se vern struggle. No, we have not arrest ed him." "How long has be been in the mur dered man's service?" "About a year and a half."? "Thank you," I jotted down. "Pray continue." He did so. "We know nothing more about him except that he was reputed wonder fully rich. On the morning his old servant, as was his usual custom, took his master some hot water. He knock ed twice, but, finding there was no re sponse, opened the door, intending to stand the jug inside. An awful sight met his eyes. On the floor lay his master, stone dead, while everywhere were signs of a severe and protracted struggle. Chairs, tables, boxes, every thing was topsy-turvy." "One moment," I broke in. "Does it not seem strange to you the old man should have slept through it all?" "Not at all. He as deaf as a post; be sides their rooms were far apart. But to continue. The old man communicat ed with us and I wired for you. I care fully searched the house and the grounds. In the library there was a rather superior-looking man of the mechanic class. He was lying uncon scious. On the table stood a decan ter of wine. 'Halloa, my man,' thought I, what does this mean?" We raised him up and examined him. On the back of his head was a terrific bruise, most likely where he had fallen. He He showed no signs of returning con sciousness and 1 sent for the old man I told him how matters stood, and the old chap shouted out, "He's been at the wine; master always kept a decan ter of drugged wine on his table." There was nothing to be got out of him yet, though, so I went and exam ined the garden. I found footprints leading to a window which had been forced, and closely examined them. I went back and measured the arrested man's boots; they corresponded exactly with the footprints. That's my case; what do you think of it?" "Well," I admitted, "it seems very strong aginst the suspected man. Still I cannot understand him drinking wine after committing murder." "Well, you see," eaid the inspector, "one glass is enough to drug a man for hours." "I see," I replied, "that alters the case. By-the-bye. does he plead innocent or guilty?" "Innocent. He has some faked story about having a blow oc the head, and rem embering nothing more." "Ah," 1 said, "you nver know in such a case as this what's true or not true; however we shall Bee. I should like to have an interview with the arrested man." Fortunately I was allowed to go and examine him and form my own opinion. I found him an ord inary type of the better class British workman. Somehow the moment I set eyes on him I felt sure ho was innocent. I explained who I was to him, and that if he waB innocent it would be my en deavor to prove it. tie swore that he had do knowledge of the crime or of how he entered the room. "Well," I said, "jou must tell me every thing you know. I shall possibly be able to arrive at eomc conclusions." "I know but very little, sir. I waB "walking along the road in. front of the house, when without a second's warn ing, I received a severe blow on the head. I remember nothing more." "Were you quite sober?' I asked. "Yes, sir; I had only had one pint of beer." "What seems strange to me," I said, is the fact of your footprints right across the garden." "My footprints, sir! What do you mean?" " I told him that he. had been traced over the garden, and he looked rather perplexed; then he looked down at biB boots and blurted out: "Sir, some one has taken my boots off and put them on differently." "How?" I said. "I tied them in a bow now they are in a hurried knot. See!" and he held them up for ray inspection. He- was quite right; they were tied in a knot, as he said. "Ara you 6ure you tied them differ ently?" I inquired. "Postive. I could swear it in a law court." I put that down in my notebook; it was one point in his favor. Another thing that impressed me was, where could he have put the f-tolen property if he had fallen suddenly after partak ing of the drugged wine? The spolis ought to have been in the room. It was not, for I had examined it. All this time the man had been silently engaged thinking, now he said: "Look here, sir. We have for rent a centrally located BRICK BLOCK IN LINCOLN. Complete modern conveniences; wDl lease entire building or part of it VERY DESIRABLE FOR EITHER viHTiii;? wholesale or retail trade. Attractive terms to the right party. Apply to HOLM & REED. 1201 O at 11(0 DOLLARS KKWAKOflOO The readers of this paper will bo pleasedto learn that there is at least one dreaded diseaso that Bcience has been able to euro in all its stages and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to .he medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treateruent. 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