Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-01-28
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we found the young girl on the bed sob
bing and crying bitterly. She was s,
pretty, so mild, and seemed SO distressed
that my sympathies were at once excited
and | promised her. If she would tell m,
the truth, that no harm should come Il
her.
Hell kill mel she cried in terror.
Who'll kill you r I asked her.
"sBoth Of Them
"tYou mean Luton and Adams p
"Yes.
II finally led her to nv own room
where my wife was, and succeeded II
qnleting her fears; and when I had giver
my solemn assurance that she should moi
De arrested for anything more than q wit
ness she told me the whole story.
She said her mother died when she
was very young-of her father she knew
nothing. When she was ten q old
she was taken by a bad woman who pro,
fessed to be her aunt. There she became
acquainted with Luton, whose real name
she did not know. as he had gone by diff.
%ferent names at different times. At length
this Luton paid the professed aunt some
money, and the poor girl was given to
him. As soon as she was able she was
forced to assist her master in his villain
les, he threatening her with death in case
OF refusal. She said he had always been
very thin and pale aver since she knew
him. but the intensely ~cadaverous hue o
bis face was produced by a preparation
OF his " which he applied when neces-
sary. No amount Of food could put any
flesh upon his bones, though his general
health seemed to be good.
"She said the protested doctor was an
accomplish and that they had already
operated in several hotels just as they
had been operating in mine. When ]
asked her how they contriyed their plans
she told me that she had to watch the
coming of the guests, and report such al
appeared to have money. Then she had
to see what room they took, and also make
3 careful survey of the doors, and so on.
4afs5
ing over the house would excite no suspi.
cion. During the day she would manage
to obtain the keys of those roomsin which
wealthy guests lodged, and by them Luton
would shape his implements for picking
the locks. At night, when her master
thought it safe to work, she had to glide
out and survey the premises to see that
all was safe; and if she CHANGED to meet
any one she had only to keep on down
stairs, as though she were after something
IN the kitchen, and thus prevent suspicion
MMhen she had reported all quiet Luton
would issue forth to his work.
In the morning I had an officer called,
and when Doctor Adams made his ap-
pearance he was arrested. At first he
was greatly surprised, then he grew an
CRY, and swore, and finally became calm
and sullen. I had learned from Clara
that Adams carried the money off when
Luton had obtained it. The doctor would
not tell US where he stopped, but the place
was easily hunted up. and there we found
all the property which had been stolen
from my guests. 1t was in a small trunk
which we found locked up In q larger
one.
Thus / was enabled to return to my
customers every dollar they had lost, and
as soon as the facts became known my
boarders all came back. Masters Luton
and Adams were found to be old offend
ers, and upon trial they were convicted
and sentenced to a term of Imprisonment
which seemed likely to outline them. Cla-
"a lived with me several years, and then
became the wife Of my clerk; and she is
now the honored and respected hostess
Of the very hotel where her last labor OF
evil for wicked master was performed.