East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-01-27
A THRILLING SKETCH.

| MI. hOUeOu, you hio "autou OsOi
the Bow street Office Immediately, sir
said my landlady to me one morning il
the spring of 1906, just as l had arrives
home after a tedious professional excur
sion into the country, and was pleasing
myself with the anticipation of day o
rest.
Curse the Bow street Office / NUT
tered to myself, whats in the wine
now Is there no other officer tha
they can put on duty? Why SHOULD
all tho extras fall to my share?'
who came with the message p J
blandly enqulred of tho landlady.
'Une of the Bow street runners, sir
He said as how you was wanted by 6
mob to investigate some suspicious cir
cumstances.
Very well,' said I, Il will be in atten.
dance; meanwhile, Mrs. Warren, please
get me some breakfast, for / am hall
famished.' -.-.-..
The breakfast was soon on the table,
and very quickly dispatched, and then
| changed my travelling dress and set
forth for Bow street, bemoaning as |
went the upsetting of my hopes of a
few days respite from duty, When /
reached the Office found the porter at
the door.
'Ah, Mr.. Robson said he, 80 you
have como home, eh There has been
great outcry after you. The lnspcc'
tor is inside, now, and gent with him,
as has been here for two days, waitin
for two hours
walked into the Inspectors room,
ard there | found my respected supe.
rior engaged in earnest conversation
with gentleman whom Immediately
recognized as tho celebrated surgeon,
Sir Ashley Cooper, whom I had seen
repeatedly about six moths before, when
he was summoned as medical witness
on a matter in Ramsgate, Kent, which
had come nndor my supervision.
Good morning, Mr.. Robson said
the Inspector, Il am glad to see you
back again. Sir Ashley turning to the
distinguished surgeon, 'here is Mr..
Robson, young man, but am proud
20 saw one of our most able and vigillatn
officers
How do you do, Mr.. Robson said
Sir Ashley. Il believe Mr. Robson and
are old acduaintances,' he added,
turning to the Inspector and then, ad.
dressing me again, he continued
was much pleased with the acuteness /
saw you display in that Ramsgate af-
fair, Mr. Robson, have therefore con.
you the most efficient per son
conld obtain TO endeayor to discover
the perpotrator of a murder which late
ly occurred; perhaps you have heard of
it. The murdered man is Mr.. Blight,
of Deptford, and old friend and patron
of mfne, and gentleman of a highly |
and wealthy family. The
relatives offer large reward for the
and l must confess that | so
highly esteemed my poor friend that
shall use all my efforts to assist an dis
covering the perpetrator.'
/ recollect reading the account 10
the newspapers, Sir Ashley, said l, but
paid but little attention to the time,
as ] was then exceedingly occupied
Please TO inform me, as well as you can.
Of the particulars of the case; also up.
on whom, if upon any one, your suspi.
cions rest, and then L will think what had
best be done. If take the case in
hand, be assured l will not leave stone
lDturned TO bring the guilty to punish
nent'
The circumstances are simply as fol-
ows,' said Sir Ashley Cooper; my
poor, dear friend, who was as inoffens-
We man as ever lived, was sitting in
Ills parlor one evening about fortnight
since, playing whist with a party of
'riends, when a pistol shot was fired
through the window, and the ball took
effect in my friend Blights left side.-
lie fell TO the floor mortally wounded,
md was carried up stairs by his friends.
Surgical assistance, such as could most
'eadily be procured at Deptford, was
provided, and | was sent
or from London; but it was too late.
indeed, no skill could have saved him;
he bullet had penetrated vital part, {
md he was dead when / arrived. l |
made post mortem examination at the
of his friends, and | was partic-
liar to know in what position Mr.. !
Blight was sitting when he was shot.
rhe ball had slightly grazed the outer
,uticle of the heart, severing some of
he principal arteries leading from that |
,rgan, and lodged in the breast striking
against the breast bone. The house in
which Mr.. Blight resided, is situated on
he bank of the river, and the parlor in I
which he was sitting had bow win
low facing the river There is no place
o obtain footing between tho house
nd the river, except by cling!ng hold
# parapet wall which juts on the left
land side of the window. Mr.. Blight's (
Jack was turned to the window, and his
,erson was invisible to any one on the q
iver bank, unless he had leaned over, !
olding on by the wall consequently I
he pistol must have been fired with the |
oft hand, and such was the precision OF {
i'm required, in consequence of the pc q
uliar position of my friend, that / could /
lmost swear that the pistol must have c
cen fired by left handed person. No
ther could have taken aim so steadily
n1ar tho circunotanoao Ii