New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-27

unnamed him; and l. was not until an hour Afterwards
that he recovered his self possession sufficiently to conv'
reasonably and cooy upon his position At ast be be-
came apparently reeoncied to the sudden overeoui of
his iagnatiyey brilliant prospects and it agreed
he was relative Of thy widow he should break the
TO her Well few days after his departure received
letter from him stating that Lady RedyoddI don't think
by the way that her husband died before succeeding
the baronetcy she entitled to that appeIlato of hon
or We however call her go out of courtesythat IGiy
Redwood though prematrey confined in consequence If
the intelligence Of her husbands untiey death Eiv-
en- birth to female child and both mother and daughter
well might be expected This. you will serer
seemed perfectly satisfactory ,'
Entirely so.r
SOL thought Mr.. Malvern unquestions bly,.
whether Sir Charles Malvern not the proprietor Of Red
wood estate burthened with charge in accordance
with the conditions Of the entails of thousand pounds
life annuity to the late Mr. Redwoods infant daughter
Sir Charles returned to the Redwood Manor honse
where his wife and family afterwards arrived Lady
Redwood had been joined understood by her mother
Mrs Ashton and would when able to undertake the jour-
ney. return to her maternal home 1t about two
months after Sir Thomas Redwoods death that deter
mined to pay Lady Redwood visit in order to the wind
ing Of the personal estate which it desirable
complsh as speedily possible and then and ter
ribie light flashed upon
What in heavens name ~ exclaimed. for the first
time breaking silence" what could there be to reveal q
Only" rejoned Mr. Repton that ILL deliriou.. as
Lady Redwood admitted herself to have been her
intimate unconquerabie conviction that she had given
birth to twins!;
Good God. And you suspecl7't n
We don't know what to suspect Should the lsdy's
confident belief be the missing child might have
been a boy. You understand, ,t
:" do But is there any tangible evidence THOUGH 20
justify this horrible suspicon?''
Yes the surgeon apothecary and his wife Mr. and
Mrs iilanS VINO attended Lady Redwood have sudden
y disappeared from Chester, and from explainable
motive having lett abandoned fair business there
That has certainly an ugly look
True and few days received information tina.
Williams had been seen in Birmingham HI was very
well dressed, and not apparently in any business"
/" There certainly appears ground for suspicioa
What plan Of operations do you propose 2''
That, replied Mr. Repton. Il must leave to your
more pIactlced sagacity can only undertake that
| mnu he ,ir.lf
1t will be better perhap suggested after an inter
val of reflection that should proceed Birmingham
the persons of Williams and his wife ready 2''
= have; and very accurate pen-andnk sketches am
told they Besides these have also here continued
r Repton taking from his packetbook sheet of
fully folded satin paper full description of the fcrlale
baby drawn up by its mother undar the impression That
twins always believe they generally closely resemble
each other Light hair blue eyes, inped chin and
on The lady a very charming person. assure you and
meek and gentle as fawn. is chiefly anxious to
her child fou and should suspicious be confirmed
have other duties to PERFORM
This was pretty nearly all that passed the day
l was in Birmingham.
The search as was compelled to be cautions in my ifl-
q,iries was tedious but finally successful Mr. and Mrs
"l'ans discovered living in pretty house with neat
grounds attached about miles from Birmingham
the coach-road to Wolverhampton. Their assumed
was Burrdge, as ascertained from servant-gir who
fetched their supper aud beer and occasionally wine
and spirits from neighboripg tavern that they had
child few months old of whom father mother seemed
very fond BY dnt of much perseverance at length got
upon pretty familiar terms with Mr. Burridge alias Will
lams He spent his evenings regularly the tavern but
with all the painstakng indefatigable ingenuity en-
poyed the chief knowledge acquired during three weeks
of assiduous endeavor that my friend Burridge in
tended after avisit which he expected shortly
to receive from rich and influential relative in London
to emgrate to Americaat ali events to go abroad This
however precious information and rarely indeed
he, after had obtained it, out of my sight obser
vaton At length obtained its reward One
morning discovered my friend much sprucey at
tired than ordinarily make way to the railway station,
there question with eager looks every passenger that
thp Issf n
whom instantly recognized in spite Of his shawl
and other wrapping arrived by the express train from
London. Williams instantly aeeosted him, cab was
called and away they drove I followed in another and
saw them both alght at hotel in New street. also
aighted and was mentally debating how to proceed when
Williams came out of the tavern and proceeded in the d
rection of his home followed overlook him and soot
conrved to ascertain that he and his wife had important
business to transact Birmingham the next morning
which would render impossible he should meet as
proposed till two three O'Clock in the afternoon at t
earliest and the next morning my esteemed friend in
formed they would leave the Hace, probably forever
An hour after this interesting conversation
panied by the chief of the Birmingham police. closete
spectacle person who promised every assistance in Ii
power. Sir Charles Malvern had found. engage
private room for the transaction Of important busne
with some persons he expected in the morning and ou
e plans fully matured and agreed upon.
lsiept little that night and Immediately after hreakls
iastened. with my Birmingham colleague. to the hoe
The apartment assigned for Sir Charles Maverns use ha
been bed ROOM and large wardrobe. with high win
at each end still remained in it. We tried if it woul
hold and with very little STOPPING and squeezing
would do very we'll The landlord soon gave the sigma
to be on the alert and in we amned ourselves ockip
the wing doors on the inside minute afterward
Sir Charles. and Mr.. and Mrs. Williams entered, an
paper pens and ink having been brought business CON
menced in right earnest Their conversation is need
less detail 1t will suffice to observe that it man
fest Sir Charles, by heavy bribe had induced the az
cGucher and his wife to conceal the birth of the NAL
child which, as suspected that which Williams
his spouse bringing up their own. must do tn
fictitious baronet the justice to say that he had from tn
first the utmost anxiety that no harm should befa til
infant.
! Mr.. Maverns dread lest his confederate
should be questioned had induced their hurried departul
from Chester. and appeared that he had becon
aware of the suspicious entertained by Mr. Repton, All
could not rest till the Wamses and the child were o'
of the country. twas now insisted by the woman MOI
especially that the agreement for the large annual pay
to be made by Sir Charles should be fairly write
out and signed in plain black and white. to use MIR
Williams's expression in order that future misunde
standings might arise This Mr. Malvern strongly ol
ieeted to- but finding the woman wonld :. accept of
ha reiterated that if any harm should befa the boy
whom he intended he said to leave handsome fortune
would regardless of the consequences to himse
to pay the Williamses shilling.
silence of several minutes followed. broken only b
: the scratching of pen paper. The time to m
seemed an age squeezed crooked stifed in thi
narrow box and so afterwards learned it did to my e
# low sufferer At length, Mr. Malvern said in the sam
cautious whisper. in which they had all hitherto spokel
= This will do, think and read what he had writer
, Mr. and Mrs. Williams sgnifed their approval and q
Is matters fully ripe gently turned the key an
very softly pushed open the door The backs of the ami
ble trio towards and my boots were off an
the apartment thickly carpeted, approached unpt
ceyed and to the inexpressibe horror and astonishme
the parties concerned whose heads were bent eager
over the important document. hand which belonged
neither of them thrust silently but swiftly forwar
y aud grasped the precious instrument.
IS A fierce exclamation from Mr Malvern. he start
: from his seat and convulsiye scream from Mrs. Wi
IS ans she fell back in her chair followed; and to
the animation of the tabeau my friend at the oppos
wing emerged at the moment from his hiding pat
u Mr. Malvern comprehended at glance the situation
u aflairs. and made furious dash at the paper W
quicker well stronger than he and he failed in
, object Resistance of course out of the questio
!. and in less than hours speeding the
road towards London accompanied by the child whit
T. we entrusted to Williams's servant maid.
! Mr.. Repton was still in town, and Mrs. Ashton. La
n Redwood and her unmarried sister. in their mpatence
81 intelligence had arrived several days before. had
e pleasure of accompanying Mr. Repton with the child
y his temporary to Osbornes Hotel in the Adepl
Y and really at first feared for the excited mothers
VI son or that she would do the infant mischief tum
tuous frenzd was her rapurous joy ut the recovery
the lost treasure. When placed in the cot beside the
male infant the resemblance of the one to the other
l. almost perfect before since so perfect
Is Likeness This enough for the mother; but. fort
:" natey, had much satisfactory evidence, lega
viewed establish the identity of the child in court
rs law, should the necessity arise for doing so
VI Here, far concerned all positive knowleo
VI ii this curious piece of family history ends. vi SUI:
' cnt transactions between the parties. have no pelf
It. nul cognizauce only know there was failure OF J.
u ticc and pretty well from what motives
ot parties Birmingham were kept in strict CT
" tody for several days; but inducemen no threa
ie could induce the isttutors Of the inquiry to appe
" against the detected criminals
cir Mrs and Miss Ashton, Lady Redwood and her oh
t.1,yb