Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-10

go examine young Loutb, and nothing could
be seen or heard of him, and II was only by
the servants going out to lock the back door
which she always did at ten at night, that he
was found"
"But indeed Mr.. Yorke did tell No." persis-
ted Miss Hardisty. "Cettaihly not immedi-
| ately after he came in-1 dare say he was
willing to spare us so horrible recital as
long as was possble-but when Finch got
home afterwards with the news that far
lners son WAS killed, Mr.. Yorke said it was
not farmers son, but Janson. You see he
had heard of the one murder, and the servant
of the other."
"But Yorke could not have heard that
Janson was murdered before be was murder.
ed, obstnately protested Squire Ilipgrave.
md he could not have dreamt it before.
hand" as obstina tely returned the lady; so
| the fact must be that he did know of the mur-
der though all might not"
"But it is was not known nt all to any one,"
reiterated the squire "neither is it believed
to have occurred at that time"
"Y ou must perceive that Mr.. Yorke must
hare known of it, cody continued Miss Har.
| disty suppressiGg the contempt she was ac-
qurlng for the squire's understanding. at
was not mere vague rumor he had got hold
Of but be described the facts, which you have
just said were correct; that the unfortunate
gentleman was killed in his own garden. close
TO the door, and found beaten to DEATH"
at is very strange" observed Squire Hip
grave, struck with the points placed before
him by his antagonist. II wonder where
Yorke heard it,"
From q man and woman who were run
ming by, as he came in readily responded
was murdered. And that was before seven
o'clock"
Good Heavens it may have been the
perpetrators themselves Indeed, it must
have been no one else would have known it.
We must find those people" continued the
squire, in his most magsterisl voice. 81
wonder if Yorke would recognize them
again 2"
ut was the gardener and his wife at the
cottage higher up near to Lady Rich's," in.
terposed Mrs. Yorke
| "Oh--they," said the magistrate, cohsidera-
bly, disappointed when he found the presumed
murderers subside into a quiet, inoAensive
couple. long known. "I'll 60 up and ascer-
tain where they heard it. I'd give twenty
pounds out Of my own pocket to pounce upon
the guilty men, for Janson was favorite of
mine ; not to speak of the uppleasantness Of
having such crimes happen in the neighbor-
hood"
Away went Squire Hipgrave, and was back
again directly. Mr. Yorke and Henry were
then returning from thei walk
"Good morning, Yorke. How did you hear
the report last night that Janson wus mur-
dered I"
From the gardener up there-wbat's his
name 2-Crane. From Crane and his wife,"
"Well-it's your word against theirs" hesi-
tatingly remarked Squire Hpgrave, in puz-
zle.
"Tbey say they never told you anything
about Janson and, in fact, did not know,
themselves, till this morning, that anything
had happened to him."
"If they choose to eat their words, that is
no business of mine" said Mr.. Yorke. "As
| was turning in at this gate last night-t
was late, for lost my way in the fog after ]
left you, and did not get in till near seven
Crane and his wife we're running by the vii
age in great excitement; l asked what wa:
amss, and they told me. Nobody else could
have told me" proceeded AIR. Yorke, "for
saw nobody else, and spoke to nobody else u
"Then what do they mean by denying it p
asked Squire Hipgrrve, sharply. Upon my
word, if they were not so well known, l SHOULD
suspect they knew something about the muir
der. wish you would let me confront Crane
wi h you"
You are quite welcome to do that" sale
Mr.. Yorke.
Away went the squire again, and Mr.
Yorke and Henry leaned over the gate
watched, and waited for hin. Cranes cottag,
was within view, and he came back with th,
man. Then they oil went into the breakfas
room
There seems some mistake about this here
business, sir" said Crane, q civil, respectful
man, "and Squire Hipgrave have fetched mt
down along Of him, to set it right"
The mistake is on your part, not on mine
haugbtily returned Mr.. Yorke. "You wen
by here with your wife last night: she seem
ed in alright, and inquired what it was"
Conclusion nert oreek.