The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-02-27

nothing IN hts defence but what ne nad sala De
fore. Sentence of death was accordingly pass
: ed upon him; but in hopes that the boys hear
might fail. or something turn up to throw ligh
] upon the mystery. that day three months wa'
fixed for his execution. The poor fellows stead
\ fastness surprised every body he went back tt
prison without saying one word: but whether
) from weakness or the terrors of his mind, be
was soon after seized with brain feaver, an6
died within fortnight. No one thought hin
r guilty, but they laid him in the pri.on burial
ground it was the law for all who died within
the walls.
Nothing more was seen or heard of Delapres
and Grundler's relations thought it good rid
: dance; go did Christian Haroldson, though he
did not say it. The banker was a prudent man,
and things went well with him his son -four.
ished at college; no more forged notes turn ID
t up, and his wealth was increasing In the safe
fashion of those times, he was not only mana
ger, but of the four proprietors of the bank.
One lived in Copenhagen, one in Bremen, and
| one in Lubbock they did little in the way OF
: direction, but left the entire management to
Haroldson, as the right ofhis family and though
not stingy he kept his house and his son econ
omically, that a capital might accumulate to buy
family estate when Frederick came to his
greatness. year passed quietly away the
young man came to see his family they said
much improved-and returned to college again.
Frederick's letters came so regular, and were
so proper, detailing from week TO week how he
spent his time, how he spent his money, what
progress he was making, and what acquaintan-
ces he had formed; they were all the sons of
grave lawyers or clergymen, steady students
and exemplary characters. Haroldson showed
the letters with great pride to his friends, who
all agreed that they had been mistaken in think
ing i'll of the boy, and that he was correct in
the estimate of his son.
That winter was particularly dark and de-
pressing one in Hamburg. Heavy fogs hung
over the city night and days the ice on the Elbe
and the Alster was not safe for country traffic,
while, as usual, it blocked up the shippingi -
| provisions were IN consequence dear, business
was dull, and there was little news except what
began to be whispered about the Danish bank.
As the nights grew long and dreary, report
got up among the bank clerks and servants re-
garding a tall figure in whIte-positively
winding sheet which came out of dark corners,
and surprised them in the lonliest parts of the
| building. The porter had seen il first in one of
his nightly rounds then it appeared more or
less distinctly to several of the clerks, but al
ways when they were alone and the whole es
! adjustment helived it to be the ghost OF Edward
| Grumder. They had notion that he had been
un Justly condemned, and that therefore his
restles spirit haunted the scene of his accusation
The terror this idea inspired was SO great that
/ some OF I06 QUEST CiSfhS gave up Li0lF pidcHS
| the POI tel, whose courage had never beer known
| to tail before, would not go on his rounds alone;
and general CONSERVATION reigned i'll the estab-
! lishment. Christian HaroldsOn himself did not
appear to be frightened though it was gener-
ally allowed he had the best right. twas long
before any one dared to tell him of the spectre.
| When one of the clerks mentioned it as the
cause of his resig nation, he tried to laugh him
out of the notion, insisted that good spirits had
no wish to return to this wicked world, and that
evil ones were not permitted to modest honest
people but when the man would not stay, and
others went, and when the head cashier con-
fessed to having seen it, he took to going about
the place after dark, and must have caught some
glimpse of it too; for Haroldson all at once ac
knowledged that there was something in the
business he did not understand though nothing
would bring him to admit that it was a ghost
A fact which seemed to c0rroborate his opinion
came to light about mid wiRter, when the nights
werel longest and the bear AT its height. Ii was
discovered thai cash to an unknown amount had
been distracted from the Golfers in the strong
room, to which by fixed rule of the establish
mem, no one had access unless accompanied by
the banker or chief clerk. There was no mode
of entrance or egress except by the Iron-bound
door, of which Haroldson kept the key. On
examination, the place appeared secure as ever
nothing was disturbed, nothing out of order
the papers, jewels and plate deposited there for
many a Danish family, were all safe in their
chests, yet keys had been found for the old
fashioned Golfers which con tained tn q specie
the Bank had good deal in store Just them
and crowns and dollars could not 90 without
hands.
It's no ghost, said the banker, as he and his
chief clerk talked over the matter in private -
There is some wicked trick a playing on US
You remember what Delapres said, when
wOui6 mi In ha yriSha1 1haSa French
tearfully clever in mischief. l know that it is
he that has first frightened the house, aud then
robbed it. Nobody has ever heard noise IN the
strong room; but don't you observe that the
thing in white has always been seen in that di-
rection. l can't imagine how he gets in but
I'll match him. If you stand by me. Tomorrow
is Friday, the day on which Grundler WAS coll
demned, and the clerks say the figure Is always
seen that night. Well make believe to go
home at the usual hour OF closing but I'll have
my pistols here, and come back, if you'll come
with me. 1t may be coWardly, but | confess |
do not care for trying IL alone; there might be
more than himself. Wen take no light with
us know every step of the house we II sta
ton ourselves behind the 81 cat pillar in the
corner of the strong room, and the first sound
we hear, I'll fire i'll that direction. Mind, You
bring your pistols and not word to the other
clerks.
cipal, and keep the secret. The bank was clos |
ed at the accustomed hour next evening; and |
when all the clerks were fairly out of sight, |
HaroldsOn an2 his confidential clerk met ut the /
door as appointed, reentered and locked it,
found the pistols, which they had privately |
loaded and deposited in the managers Office, |
CROPPED their way to the strong room door, which |
HaroIdson locked, and took their station behind |
The pillar, pistol in hand 1t was the only clear
night the city had seen for months and as they /
stood there, The moon which was near the full, /
sh0ne in through a small narrow window set /
high in the thick wall land doubly grated just
at that moment they heard grazing in the cor !
ner, then key turned outside, aud, as the door
Of the strong room opened, a tall figure clad all |
IN white glIded i'll, aud made straight up to the /
Golfers. LII moment the report OF Haroldsoh's |
pistol rang through the old house. but it was
followed by shrek from u well known voice ;
and there was a heavy fall. BUth rushed TO
the PROSTATE man, but they could not discern
his face. For Gods sake go and strike light |
said HarOldsUn and when the clerk brought
the candle, he WAS standing in pool OF blood, !
and close to his feet lay the dead white face of
his sou 1t was friedrich, from whom he had got |
one of the good and proper letters that very |
day, who bad come, night after night, clad a
Shroud and Sheet and armed with bunch of
skeleton keys, to frighten his fathers clerks I
and rob the bank.
The mode of his entrance was also visible ; |
one of the flags forming the floor of the corridor
was turned up, disclosing open CRATE, lad
der Of strong ropes, aud passage below, which /
wound away under the bank, Till it terminated |
Ill sort OF assure one OF the arches OF the /
Alsler bridge hard by, of easy access from the
ice on the river NOBODY had dreamed of the
existence of thar passage; it must have been
constructed in the monk time, some Con-
venlence to thoee holy brothers, and the MEM
DRY OF II lost i'll course OF time. How young
Haroldson spent the money. or who wrote the
ers from Copenhagen, was never discovered.
The unfortunate banker went all the way TO
inquire; but lie could only learn that his son
had never lodged at the respectable house from
which they were dated, nor been known to any
u the acquainauces mentioned in them He ,
returned To business auo tried TO 90 on as he 1