Wingham Times, 1891-06-19, Page 2tone should euspeot . Edgar of the
4.1 a OL'. murder.*
That is the moot Wysterious part of
tile Sad affair, This meriting' when
11` 1, .fi'Sf JTT fl'. 19, 1891. 1
Edgar Was told D the lYlfa'rder, he
rte. ---7 tturned very pale, reeled, at''d.would
'
noneago. , w l have Olen to the ground bad. notrrsene dela. I support been given frim. Some of the'
I cage l;iaew ell Glee birds that owe
ignorant beho}ders: at this scene rad: neared in our orchard trees;
l* or every dower I had a name— thought his.actions denoted ,guilt, $.
•'eyjr friends wersi woodchucks, toads
beim ; •
1 knew where thrived in yonder glee
Wkatplants would soothe a stone -bruis-
ed toe—
Oh, 1 was very learned thee, '
But that was very loug aro.
bloods On examination I found it to !I oyer teinety pounds,; accepted eageae y
be nothing more than et fair,, which I the situation and went to work, Why
had. in Borne mariner probably beco t e.had he ani. ght this position 1 Bec:ttese
loosened front the head f the eeee.sein li it would pay, hie three or four dollars.
and• lead settled an the neck of Wel a week more that. no, Was getting, and
victim, where itnow lay, a cadent, yet this would enable hilae to take batter
' witness, pointing ting out' liw eitti~e of his crippled 'brother than+• he
truthful p
guilty wretch to , the eye of ,tttstiwe. I had been enabled .0, do hitherto, This
Tlie 11EI i was a deep reit dolor, wlil&'wile one reason. "Put there wag., ton.
was totally unlike that of any of the other, Small of flame and api Brent•
honsehnid; It wee, indeed, the sante l ' Muscle.,he hail' been perms
color and shade as that of Courad
Smithers,
1 pima it carefully in nty'pOcl` «
beak, and paying nothing. to anyone of
my discavery,started for the residence
of Stl'iithers, intent en doing a little
acting., T found hint,Jts his attendant
said,ill in bed and en no, imeount: must
"he be disturbed.
This sickness is but a stratagem, 1
thought, to divert suspicion.
Telling the woman that T wanted tool room, and said to bila i
.,Don't you get tired, tray lad ?
Oh, yes, sir, very,vei tined, replied
Mancel, with that perft'ot frankness
ohareeteristio of his nature. • But, sir,
I sleep so soundly that I feel rested
again, and stn' fresh and ready for
the next day'sttaslis.
But wouldn't you like some lighter
work Z
indeed, 'I would, sir; if I could get
it, with titter frankness again spoke
the lad, coloring however, at the im-
plied pleading there yes in his re -
gaud 'an officer was sumotnned, who .et once'.
insisted on' searching his room, A
razor on which Were several spots o
'blood, was fonnd concealed under
carnet, together, with au old suit of
Clashes belonging to Edgar, which. was
leuiew the spot upcu the hills
Where eheckerberries could be found, with blood. This was
s 1 knew the rushes neer the mill bespattered.
Where pickerel lay' Haat 'weiltk,ed w considered st'fielent ovidelice to
pound! ,
I knew tlaewnod —the very tree warrant his ariwest, and he now lies in
lived the peacbiug, s am? crow, Jail charged with the awful crime of
-Udall the woods and craw'', knew rife—'
But that was very Lexie ago.
And piuiug for the joys , of yontla,.
I tread, the old fatr,ilrar spot,
Only to learn this, 'solemn truth:
murder. Oh; Mr, Ferguson( you can
do anything•• '' tp save lulu aua at the
same time bring the guilty perpetrator
have foraatta' ,--em forgot. of the deed to justice; I will amply re-.
I hta
Yet here's this'youagster at ray knee ward you,
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But that was very long alto. ,i your father, or of Ed•gst,w
i kftavt it's folly to complain likely to . o hili
p,11 in vain, for robbery a
glows 5411. the things I u,;ec to know, o Ori know of any enemies of
b think. I once was as wise as he- - y , ho would
be
i c m it such a crime either
?f 'wbatsoe'er the fates cleoree, her or revenge, 1. asked.
Xet, were net wishes
1 tell you what my wish should be Oh, she replied, it was not done for
I'd wish to be a boya again, as everything in •the room
With the f I used to knew, robbery,
'roe orilrlli or
laid Mrs. A. ,
To Mrs., a.
In giiitw w coniidentiat way,
It.seenne to nae
inlet 11'Frs 11. ,
Taltewtoe rnuoh- sotaetlriuk?.urll
Aud lMTrs, 7.:,
To Nies...
Thi>,1i.very nigh% was h'eartl to•tta,;X.
She grieeecl'to tatiolr.
Upon it much,
Bus lll!rs.11. took—bush ,rad su'i 1
Alan A'.`Zrs. 0.
Went straight away,
ly Wsa c in ,f;.ut11 told a frienC the so'f•s setae clay.
petuaily snee;:ed at by those, with ' • R was. sad to think, -
4• 'dere carne a tviuli...-
whoi'n he had been working, a$• slice ,,pies les, D. was feud of tlriallt
runt, and lie I1RC%;1'. 0 X determined. to i
The riend's(litigant
ea.
Back wtt err
» For I was oh so happy then --• r was as nay father left it the night be
But that was very Lang ago!
fore. His watch and pocketbook,. the
BATED BY 'HAM. latter'coutaini rg,goadsum of"money,
Was.. such ahs unit
show that he was capable a great 'yn%rtn elacly tthiclishe, nussed
ast thrill
Weeks went on, and McNeal' setts' Was that fargene
ltady e. ot rdu't see,
5 That Ales.
physical exertion. Al. halt -past
factorily filled his position, and the• Heve mentioned, she
head pertel• reported quite fctvoralhIy Gave needl ed It such mews r
cautioning him tci rho manager o> the Could scarcely choose
establishfnent, l ltt Ifilltip. Clue day But ftirtiAr needle -Iv rB„efuse.
the latter called iiim lute _h counting As yott'l1 agree,
Quite raoperly—said she, that she
Wo\std track
Tha $caudal baeb
To these who made her look so blahs,
T'1.nroutb Mrs, K.
And .Mfrs. df.
She got at last to Mrs A.
Arud asked her why,
With cruel lie,
Slam painted her so deep a dye?.
Said Mrs. a.,
In some dismay,
.1 no mob tiring did ever say
1 aid thM you
Muclr stouter grew
On too rnuoh sugar. which you do.
Farm and `rrrrdea iteetee. . .
When turkeys are first hatched tht,y
need a little food” often rather -thee
large feeds occasionally.
t:,, }seising a good erop is no sign of a,
good. fanttiec• unticyou have figured crib
where the cyst' line is located.
The farmer must know the cost as
well as't'lhu''selling price ok his farm
products beforeihe 'calf tell the profit.
* were found under his pillow, where he.
It was a dark• and stormy eight always platted+them; so that the crime
vaitlto4it,ard 1 drew my chair closer to must have l eeit comutittecl to gratify a
sipped my tea and regaled fiendish thirstfor revenge.
the fire as I FF
" rilyseif synth the news of the local Now Alen, who Of' al:lvouf acquaint -
paper. As the stories and; sleet rattled ances could do such thing ?
furiously against the window and . I cannot possiCT1 say. illy father
'eclestrians hurried by anitious: to had not t?n eu sY in the world, to my
)a
k- Edgar ither—unless
reach a place of elteltefi, 1 felt thu'a knowledge, or Ldaar e,
see'liit i but for a rnSment on the•most
urgent bushie s, she finally reluctantly
consented to' my entrance. 'I found.
him lying, upon a bed apparently in
great pain. In my youth I had
stridied_ medicine and was eoiasequent-
ly well info:mod in matters, and saw
at .once with a quick glance that he
was only feigning sickness. .He start-
ed up somewhat angrily as I entered,
but I silenced him with a riiotioh of
my head. •
Qonrad S;inithers, this is a desperate
game you are playing, but it will avail
you nothing;, .
' fel that I was'not obliged to • leave my
comfortable home for the, night.v'
What's this ? I said, as my eye
alighted on a startling paragraph.:,
Mysteri,itis murder" Mr: John Ran-
dolph, one of onr old . and • wealthy
citizens, having }leen u urdered daring
the night. by some unknown person,.
Edgar Morton, a talk in his employ,'
v soon- to. bo
w G
O
t a t\
'ays, , ✓ 4
married to bis daughter,' has been
arrested for the murder and circum
stll,nees are said to be strongly against
him.
Now, although I arn,usually among
the first to bear of crimipal news from the wife of Edgar Morton while 1'ha ye
the•natare of nay .business,this was the life to prevent it. He,. then; .turned
first iutitn*ititn 1 bad:received that and abruptly. left my presence. 1 wits
snob a murder, bars been done. This- much alarmed and thbught of speak--
seGtned very strange as I was on the . ing to my father about* it, but during
very best of terms with Mr.• Randolph the afternoon :he eturned and Begged
and lib; whole family. my forgiveness for the words be had
And .so this is the way that Edgar used, 'and, made such,' professions of
Morton repays the. benefactor of his sorrow in regard to thug that I freely
youth and soon to be father! Yet, forgave, hien, and haae sinca thought
i
no, 1 cried, I , will stake my life on no more of the matter.
: ia;t youngtxlati's innocence. " The fact is.quite clear td me, I skid,
As 1 spoke there came a ghntle tap I know this fellow well and, the sort
at the door,,followed almost iwmedia- of company he kelips; and I shall not
telt' by a lady deeply veiled, who at be* surprised to find that 1rw'co1u fitted
on •e threw aside her veil, disclosing the murder. Now then,. I want to see
to Elbe features • of my deceased the body of your father and the rootn
friend's daughter,,Cecil Randolph. in which the dead was found. •
Excuse use, Mr Ferguson, for enter. Well, 11r. Fer gason, she said,rising
mg uniflvited, but rurgent bushless and prepaiing othaccompany
as it n
wase, you
must be my only excuse. will find e y g
Bo•se€yted, . Miss Eandolph,.1'said, first •discovered.- The officer decided
risinz Lr11 banding her a ohair... ' not to disturb anything until afterthe
011, i1r. Ferguson!•she sobbed forth inquest,. which takes place to -morrow
burying her face' in her hands, ,that t forenoon.
should,ever be obliged to come to you Wrapping myself up° in my great
on such an errand as this I coat we set out;and after a: brisk walk
I endeavored -to quiet her and •par, of ten minutes reached the handsome
Bally succeeded, vheil T drew from her residence of my companion t was at
• What few facts she Itiidw regarding het .once drown to the room of the murder-
father's death:
Perhaps, it might be Conrad Sruithers,'
ivy father's bobltkeeper and head clerk.
,But it would tea, impossible for him to
cite such. a deed.
Whaf reaso'grhlt've ` lo' fur suspect
ing that he is npt Edgar's friend ?
Only this : home time ago Conrad,
edictal we always have regarded as one
ofthe'family, proposed for ,ny hand,
and I told hide it. was not ,mine to.
give. I suspeoted• as much, bee ubtc:rr,
ed. And then, vahilc' his - face grew
dark as night and his features resufn-
ed 'an appdrlrance perfectly fearful. he
Continued, hut. you shall'never become'
Well,yoi n1z•anise, I'disoovered,. by ;a
I meati `'that the ;ami is up 'end I memorandum that you made the othiir
the murderer. of John Randolph is dis•.
covered,
Thrown "completely off his guard, as
I llad'aliticieated, he Sank into a chair
anis burying, his face . ii:: his I1ands,
sobbed °tit, Lost 1 L0st I
• to y )u;confese the mrlxder, tllelnl-
1, do,he answered, now that conceal-
ment is no lgnger of use.
I took bintat once into custody and
day, that you eau write a good hand,
I need an 'entry a}erli, and if ' you
would• like -o yeti can take the place.
ftt tbe'saine wages you are flow getting,
with a chance of increase after a
while. -
1. can't tell how grateful I am to
you, sir, .for your kindness.
Never mind that,said the plaiu•spok-
en merchant ;' only do your duty, and
Soon had the satisfa0tio11 of seeme'hila 1 don't get ahead' of your business, - and
chani a places with Edgar Moroon. r 11 will see tliak-yon are not neglected.
Ooia'rad S ; aithera *was tried for the
fe o
' anyde nc
In that
ot.
• 1 d n v
uld
m e ,an
, b
-would` ie us ess•after his con`fesstoti
u,e;. be iY dlyd,gunty andthrew him,
self ,oe,tbe mercy Of 'the .=court which'
entt%l cid him 'to im.prisontnellt ; for
,,y..
It needs sdar'cely to be explained
that the villain Smit•hers had found an
opportunity of; visiting Edgar Morton's
room in his absence and possessed him-
self of the ralgor and the articles of
clothing. After the commission of the
murder he ha 4 returned to the apart•
sited' tie bloodstained'
s crone thee •incriu'iil;ttt-
lie retired last nigl}t; at the usual
hour • apparently in good spirits, and
no sound was heard during tbe•''night
to cause any alarm, In the inoi'iiin,
as he failed to appear at „bi'rakfaast", ia;,
servant was dispatel ed io.,sunirfion
him. 1 noclting at tbe'doortend re-
ceiving no answer, bs finally opened
1t and advanced into the room. %h t
a sight did lire theta b' ns1d I :Vty }loer
lathier lay on Ilia t,ed with his throat.
tate from err to' ear f Heath inust'havk
Mtge fro hini suddhtily -Ws+a•tiuddenly a5
to trrevoest any outcry—aka the tire,
rutin asstiasiu had to'tritllble ixa
Meg bile' %neap,. y r ylate,
wilt, I (yore's sqr why laany-.
meet and dept
evidences -of h'
Mai)u.l,Stroye 00 ; ...incl quick ler
figures, lie was before many montlts
promoted to assistant bookeeper, ant.
then to cashier. Yearn passed, and he:
`became one . of the managers, and
eventually one; of the proprietors of
the great mercantile estab}it;hlneut
which he elitered•as an -assistant per, the same d9%4is,
ter. \ Foot rot 4t sheep can be partially
Now, this istti rsst3iilge story in thls
prevented by ltepiug the sheep away
from wet pastures, but rut also attacks
sheep,on clry locations.
An extreint y wet seasuu will have
the effect 'of .calling the attention of
farmers whose fairer;; are oyes to
necessity of ct1'gtitieg with filo.
Try a soiling crop of some kind. It
will be found of great assistance in
breeding cattle and hogs. Peas and
oats make au excellent crop for an
early supply.
ing Edgar. • ...
About a year after I received an
invitation to the wedding of Cecil
Itrindolph and.Edgar Morton, who. live
most happily t• gether and never ceas-
ed thanking in that Edgar Was saved
by a hair.
Last year: -
Her ekes were rheumy, and weak farad red,
Her breath—you could smell it afar,
Shy had ringing and dizziness oft in her
head,
And the cause of it alI was catarrh.
A half teaspoonful of glaubers salts ,.
dissolved in watr is reecnamended as
a good sure for c iolera atn:ltrg fowls.
Food has changed the quality of our
breeds in body and production, It has
much to do with the succe=ss of laleit s.
ing.
The. farmers t lie make the best sae-
{
•62iiss in farming'.t. are those. tt110 make
tl best use of;ottani es and other ferT .
'till"ze rs.
lire moat, fix the qualities of a breed
by iubreedinwi, but weak animals
I should not t, inbred nor there with
country, wher,oinerit and industry are
recognized and rewarded As in no other -
on the face of the earth ; ` but- it is a
true story arid the hero of it occupies a
high position today under the govern'
rnent of the Urtited States. The ob- ;the
stacles•he overcame, auy poor boy may
overcome. ',The promotion he gained,
any worthy lad may. The, name lie
Made any youn€r Tuan of nerve and
principle and laudable ambition may
make. `.Che road to success has always
rough sectio11s in it, but they are never
too rongi:to;be surmounted by patient
iridb.stry, unllinc}sing determination,.
ceaseless eile`r;y „—Young Life.
' C
• CONSUMPTBON CURLED.
This.year
Her breath is'as sweet as the new meadow
' hay,
Her eyes aro as bright as a star,
And the cause of the change, she is ready
to say, ..
• Was the Dr. Sage Cure for Catarrh.
DnSage's t)atar h Remedy will positive»
ly'y cure catarrh in tihe head,no smatter bow
long standing. Fifty cents, by all drug-
piets.
What Nerve and Pluck Will
ed man, and`theu began rt ekitig•such l '`D• , •
an eaxarnination 'as' only; a deteattve ° '
knows how to Make, . +Jir,•uinstauces Why, nay boy# you can't •do the
°of the most f rivist detractor which work I want done.
Tr ,rue, sir, please,
warrld. ,:e overlooked by au i ,ttttrttnt j Y •
:persons are * biien i>eized upon l,y a l 1 can try you; but it steeds to
.
s`t jifrtil detective and sometimes eon- that you 2e un te of b G t That matt is awfully s:tperetitious.
stitatti. the tnost.dsihraging evidence of I a taeir. You dot seeds to. oolhpre-
l How awl 11e declined to lend ere' o
guilt. ,this: case, however, avers
• hind the natured f the work.
• itl
Al, old tiliyaician, retired from practiee, 'having
had placed in his hands by an East India missionary
the formule, of a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent care Of Oousumptimr, Bios.
chit's, Catarrh, Asthma and all throat and Lung
Affections, also a positive and radical cure for
Nervous Debilityand alt Nervous Complaints, after
having tested its wo,iderf01 curative powers in
theusands of eases, he has felt it his duty to maks u
known to his suteri,r5 fellows. Actuated by this
motive and a desire to relieve human Buffering.., 1
will send free of charge, to ail who desire it, this
recipe, in Gorman, French or Lnglish, with fail
directions for preparing - and using. Sent by mail by
addressing with, stamp, wanting this paper. W. A.
Norse, 820 Pewee's Biock Rochester,•
Yes, we are opposed to strikes. We
got opposed to :them v: en we were a
seh.iol beiy. as the treeswill draw on tbo land
11aw1 for plant food to tho detriment of the
Ladies seltipni . hit the nail ort the. g lees, even'if the land is not :baled.
head. They ire more apt to bit the For apple scab, Prof.Goff says the best
nail on the finger. preventative is amrnoiiiaeal carbonate of
.Hens that are two years old o.nd are
not good layers had bette r be fatted
and marketed as soon as possible; they
are an e04181180 and return no in-
come.,
Broken grain, like cracked wheat or
corn, millet seed, or something of this
kind, is better and healthier for young
chickens than cornmeal or Ttbeat mid-
dlings. •
Land that has produced a crop has lost
a portion of its fertility. The fertility
most not only be restored in some marl-
ner, but the soil should be made either
than before.
It is difficult to secure a good lawn.
grass sod among the shade trees of a
thins! hktil'tbeet 11Jl:e in the most atilt-
ful tuVfiriefonlrl• 1 entild not: sttC,:eed in
making any (IN, avert'. '
1 was about ,te,, letive the ro sm its
despair when, glancing toward the heti
L not meet what Itppearli F to b•4 it slight
sceatcll on the ,heck ofrthe nibrderea
o "i' the other day because it was k-
riday.
Oh,. yes I cl . lsr't", It is a general
lifting and helpilig the porter.in heavy 1 bwaehelor IJu0l ' (saa•c,isticully),t 'I
work. I suppose you tliilt1t your baby is the
'L"Bat's ft 7 you do uiiderctatld itprottierlttllat iracrlived '1 Happy Wife
W'elrif you w 'lnt to try it, you
copper, one ounce•of carbonate o; copper
dissolved in one quart of ammonia, dil-
uted with ninety' parts of water, and
spraying the tree and fruit with it before
the scab is too far, advanced.
It is always pralitable for the fanner
to have a good flock- of fowls on the
Oh iio `IVa tla,rik lie bolts strikingly lilacs, bat with these just as with any
than , other live stools it' is the beet sent that
begin tilts rooroinrr, gh
althouI shall like yen,,
g e
n ay
s Best, i3lci+tded fowls and blooded
*expect to itce yeas give out its less than ' Is simply epid mio Influenza ;• Wilsotr's cattlo aro all in the sante lino and ono
i'r
two days, t , 'Wild Cheri/ will aura it safely cuifl quieltly, will pay in proportion for the increased
niaTll ittst above the gaping wound y w.. etti aouuiue, in whits wrappef only, cost as the other, '
wtliolx hard.. ,i eet (1y let put his life's t M.aaesl 11 , 54 lad not - weighing and use it as directed for influenza':