Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-11-02
ELISWORH, MAINE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER e. 1866.
time by the right person, he seemed to con.

tt'Hc ny Tue right person, ne seemed to con-
slider it almost awfuly providential.
From this he went on witt, minute his
tory OF all the steps taken by both of us,
our journey over the ocean. the wonderful
success which waited upon patience, per-
cverance and energy, securing the final
triumph ofjustice; and to conclude with, he
said:
j owe. still, good many explanations
both to You, Mr.. Argyll and. to Mr..
Redfield. cannot lay before you the thou
sand subtle threads by which trace the
course Of Il pursuit like this, and which
makes me successful as a detective; but
can account for some things which at times
have puzzled both of you. In the first
place there Is about me Il power not pos
sessed by all--call it instinct, magnetism,
| clairvoyance. or remarkable nervous aud
mental perception. Whatever it is, it en-
ables me- often, to feel the presence of Grim
mails, as well as OF very good persons, po-
cts, artists. or marked Compartments of any
KIND. The day Oh which the case was
Placed before me, it was brought by two
young men, your nephew and this person
now present. | had not been ten minutes
with them when besuu to perceive that
NE murderer eas IN Me room wiA me and
before they had left me had decided which
was the guilty man. But it would have
been unpardonablc rashness to dcnouncc
him without proof; by such course |
would throw him on the defensive, defeat
the ends ofjustice, and ovcrwllclm myself
with denanclation. waited and watched
i put him under surveillance. That
night upon which he crossed over the Brook
In ferry to pay the money to the hired
assassin, was upon his track heard the
angry dlsnay with which he accused Rich
ard of following him. when the other met
him at the ferry on this side. 1t was no:
very long after begun to investigate the
case, before he cautiously approached me,
AS he did you, with hints of the might be-
guilty party he made me see how much
to the interest of his friend Richard it
would be, if rivals We're out of the way,
and how desperately that person loved Miss
Argyll. (Forgive NE, friends, for usiug
plain language-the whole truth must be
told.) But need not dwell OH this meth
cd, for you must be familiar with it.
confess that lie used oOnsummate tact if |
had not read him from the first, too,
might have been misled. lie was not oy-
cr eager i'll the search for suspected per-
sons, Us the guilty always are, Ho did
not suspect Miss Sullivan, as Richard did.
foored the pursuit Of Miss Sullivan for
two reasons; the first was to conceal my
real suspicious; the next was, after finding
her handkerchief in the garden. after the
flight. aud ali those really strong grounds
tor surprising her connected with the mur
der, begun tn think that she icas con
neeted with it, through some interest in
James Argyll. did not know but that
she might have been attached to hinl-tllat
the child she cared for might be liis-snu
see was totally in the dark as to all the
details. | only took it for granted that
James was guilty, and had to gather my
proofs aftcrward. 1t was not until after
my interview with Lcesy, at Moreland
nothing to do with the murder, and that
all her strange proceedings were the result
Of the grief she felt at the tragic death OF
one whom she secretly loved. When
had an interview with you Oh that same
afternoon, saw that James had poisoned
Your mind with suspicious of Mr.. Redield;
for the same reason which had kept me si-
lieut. so long-tllat is, that should evident
" undcceive You'll did not defend him as
otherwise should. Apparently, allow
ed the case to drop. 1t WAS only that |
might follow it undistnrbed. had al
ready fixed upon California as the retreat
of the accompicc, and was about to start
off in search of him when Richard appear
ed upon the scene with the Dead Letter in
his hand.
From that hour felt sure of fperfect sue
cess. My only anxiety was that the mar
riase should not he consummatcd which
would seal my mouth; for, ii Mary had
bocn married on my return should have
considered it too late to reveal the truth
This made me Very uneasy-n0t only for
her sake, but because then could not
clear Mr. Reltied's character to those
friends who had cruelty wrongcd him.
kept my suspicious from him, although he
was the partner of my investigations, for
was afraid that his mpetuositv might cause
him to do something indiscrcet, and did
not want the guilty one alarmed until the
net was spread for his feet. Tonight.
when | came here, still! further carried
on my plan of allowing you to remain I'M
decided until the last moment, for count
ed ON the sudden, overwhelming accusation
having the effect to make the murderer
confcss-which it did. wished Miss Sui
ivan to be present. not only to corroborate
any points of my testimony in which she
might be concerned, but that reparatiom
might also be done her, for we have trobled
and frightened her great deal, poor thing
when her only fault has been too keen
perception of the nobility OF that departed
MARTYR, whose memory his friends cherish
81 sacrcdly. She has hut brief space to
dwell on earth, and thought it would
comfort her to know that no one blamcs
her for the pure devotion which has lighted
her soul and consumed it like oil which
burns away in perfume.
MIR. Burton never meant to be p0ctical,
hut his perceptions were o! that refined
kind that he cculd not withhold froM poor
Leesy this little tribute to her noble folly.
His words touched Eleanor; she was too
high-mindcd to dcspsc the fruitlcss offer
ing Of another and an humber woman at
the shrine before which she was privileged
to minister; | believe in that hour she
trt sisters interest in poor, lowly. but
lovc-eXated I.rcSy sullivan. She crossed
acd pressed it tcnderly. We all now per-
ceivrd how much this dreadful evening had
tatigucd the invalid.
.'She must 30 to bed at once. said Elean-
or; will call Norah, and have her placed
III the room which opens out of0nrs MARY
The Young ladies retired to give their
gentle attcntan to the sick girl and both,
haForp they want ant urrsspl my hand as