Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-06-09

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were well worn, and when rot them on
looked as rough as I could wish. Their
made snug bundleiOf my own garments
which tied up in an old cotton baudker,
chief' anu having sCuLg it upon a stout
oaEen staff, pIaoedit over 10Y shoulders,
ana started oil upon the Waltham Abbey
ROAD II the murderer had done bis hOr
ri0ie work IN the metropolis by dark, and
then come around by the way of Epping
he could not baTe reached the next town
before daylight. l made some guarded
inquiries at the house. | passed, but / gain
ed no information till reached Walfhau
Abbey; and even here could only learn
that man had passed through there or
foot just before daylight two days ureyi.
ouslYe Only one person-the hnstler Of sr
lnn-had seen him, and lie could give ms
/ not the slightest description, not even tn,
|. trevel'er's height.
The road by which had come led n,
I further, ending here 10 the great northern
and eastern mail road to Scotland. and a,
did not thiuk hsf1Sxdersr would take
it;ss 4 EssssssS.. iss,t 80 4 barrow r.,ff
thtUogh as!rs ard sodts, a distance Of
\ eight miles, to fairfield. 1t lacked hall
an hour of noon, SO ! thought would stor
here and get dinner. felt certaIn that
was on the track of the man sought. To
| be sure, bad gained no reliable informa
non irCm others, Int felt peculiar cons
hdence IN my own conceptions, and hence
Called Tor my dIhner at the inn, with a
/ hrm belief l should be able to gain sgmc
Intelligence CT the man ere left.
My meal would be ready in twenty
minutes. 50 sat down by the window and
gazed ont. 1t was a side window, and lock.
ed out into square court, upon the oppo.
site side OF which new brick DIV ellipc was
in process of erection. The walls had been
raised above the second story windows, and
hail dozen men were engaged in carry
ing bricks ana mortar to the mason,
took an interest IN seeing these fellows at
| their work-they were so orderly aud reg
uiar IN their movements. 1t was up and
down the long LADDER. in tue time, like
the drill Of corpQrals guard-then up
and down again.
But finally Noticed ono man WHO often
got IN the way Of others, ard whose moves
mentS were sirangeand cratic. No enc
! else might have seen this as | did, but he
! arrested my attention in moment. Said l:
81 here IS Riy man"
a summary metlIDd of detecting a muir
derer vou Will say, but it was all plain to
me lie was mlddle-sized man, Of mid
/ die age, and dressed in the common garb
OF such iborers; but his clothes did not
mt h1m. The trousers were turned IN MT
the bottom, and were sl0uchy about the
waist; the trock was too full, and the CAP
too small. Wien lie set his he'd down to
be titled, he did it with a nervous jerk Z;
and when he started off with the 10 d uI>
on his shoulders lie not only moved away
too quickly but lie assembled the ladder
with speed entirely Unsuited To the work.
y hod-carrer ever moved so before They
are not yrOverbial for hurrying. Aud
then there was no earthly need for this
maa moving SO, since his very haste Of
ten impeded his cen paniUus | simn}y
saw that he was not at home, either in his
work or his ealb aud, Furthermore, that
bis mind was far from being at ease.
tad only one thing more to notice ere
took step near9r to him, aud was not
long IN doing that Soon Carriage stpD-
ped al the inn, and as the sound tell upon
his eals he became SO excited that he could
hardly hold 10 his bod, which was at that
time being filed. Aad 80 it was when
ever any one passed the square at every
unusual sound be b,.rIyed an uneasiness
which was apparent 10 me US though l
could have seen his Wry thoughts.
| waited to see ND more, but Lnyinr
thrown nay bundle ever nv shoulder. and
seen that the dirt had MT le9u ruble
from my hands, started out | chose
net to speak with my man" first, but ask
ed OGe Of the others if / could find work on
the building.
What aye d. ?" he asked me.
Garry the hod or use the SPADE" said
lie Looked at me a moment, and then
said he'd 80 and find the "cap'n." While
he vGE gone my man" came down the
ladder. lie was very respectable look.
lag fellow. though there was wIldncss in
h.s eye which somewhat detracted from his
appearance.
do you find the work hard here ?" l
ked
lie started as though had struck him.
Why d. You wait to know for ?" be re-
turned
Because / have Just sent to see if I can
obtain work here. 4 man has Just gone
to see the employer"
"Oh, well, the u0rk sn't very hard" he
said considerably relieved. bot " there
are YOU from ?"
IRON Eppiug," l told him.
lie turned pale, and his hand quivered
upon his hod
And, by the way" added, carelessly,
81 saw horrible sight there"
l waited for him to ask some question,
but he only gazed into my face with tx
ed stare, while his whole frame trembied
and his palor increased.
at was in pond" said !, at length
AS | was passing saw a human head in
the water. II was cut ST. My soul, how
terrible it was !"
The man started back, and his face as
sumed ceathly look, while his bod drop
Ped from his hand.
You look at me as though I did it! !" he
gasEed.
"POoh pooh !" said !. with smile and
then with q stern look, added Il might
rs well suppose you know something of
the chopped up man in tie box at New
gate Market"
The fellIw continued to gaze into my
face moment, and then, with a stagger-
ing, leaping step, he turned to flee but
had watched for this, and my right hand
was upon his collar in an instant, and with
the left / held pistol to his head. At
that moment my messenger returned, and
with him came the foreman
Il have done my work, said I.
OF -urse many questions were asked
which answered as l thought proper
The man at first begged Of me to shoot
him, and then he began to delare his inno-
cence in the most frantic forms. But
could not believe him then. | took him to
London, and we soon had full proof of his
guilt. The murdered manhad been his
father-in-law, and had cut him of the DOS
session of property. At the last moment
the villain had confessed lis guilt. he
said he had killed the old mn close by the
market with club, and hadthen dragged
the body into an old cellar, and there cut
it up. lie left the pieces thae while he