The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1869-09-03
RG, PA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1869.

anu W tdiltSt 'hItuNy ODtdlH'u lTDHl
the principal ,SergcantGumps, promise
that they would let him know from
time TO time how they succeeded in
their search.
The river was dragged, under proper
uperntendence, 1t the spot indicated
by Egerton, and amongst many strange
articles ilShed up, there was Il liie-pre-
server, which was taken possession Of
by the authorities.
Egerton grew 80 restless and slccplcss
with thinking of what he had done,
that when week had elapsed, during
which he had received no satisfactory
intelligence, he determined to set out
for Y, from which seaport Sergeant
Gunps had dated his last letter. He
went to the lodgings OF the sergeant,
who was evidently very well pleased to
see him.
'IIow are you, Mr.. Egerton? ?' ex.
claimed the sergeant cheerfully. ~ am
delighted TO see you, sir; you've come
in the nick of time. l was just going
to write to you, to ask you if you could
makeit convenient to come over here.
There's news to tell you SIR"
"Well," said Egerton, "come over TO
my hotel in half an hour and dine with
me, and then you can tell me all about
it. I'm staying at The AiJion."
"Pll be there, air, without fall" said
the sergeant.
He was as good as his word and
when the meats Of The Ai6iOn had been
removed, and the wines of 7He AUi0n
were sparkling on the table between
him and Egerton, he unfolded his tale
and cmltied his glass at leisure.
"rll begin at the beginning sir" he
said. "Of course you recollect that
about month ago there was n story in
the papers about man that kept Il pike
in Suffolk. The man had living with
him his wife, and his wife's mother. an
old woman over seventy. One even
ing, the man and his wife, went out to
a merrymaking, some miles off, leav-
ing the old woman to take the pike
money, and open the gate, and all that.
They'd done the same thing often
enough before, and no harm came of it
as most of the people that had went
backwards and forwards on that road
were friendly with the pike. keeper, land
his wife and her mother; and many of
the foot passengers used to go into the
dollhouse, ,andsit bit, and have talk.
Amongst these was Il tramp called
Jack Andrews. Nobody knew any
harm of him; he was handy chap, and
was always tramping about the country
doing odd jobs here and there. Well,
the very evening the pikenan and his
wife went out to the merry making,
Jack Andrews happened to so into the
dollhouse, and heard them talking
about it, and saying they shouldn't be
home very likely before morning. We'll,
they didn't get home until one in the
morning, and when they got home they
found the door OF the dollhouse open,
and when they went in they saw the
with her skull beaten in; and the mon
ey that was ready for the collector, who
was expected to call neXtday,was gone.
1t was tidy sum, and all in coin.
There was an inquest, of course; and it
came out in evidence that Jack An
drews had known about the money
and where it was put; and stranger,
who drove through the tOll-gate be.
tween twelve at night and one, when
there was generally little or no traffic
on that road, said the gate was opened
to him by a man, who, by the descrip-
ton, must have been Jack Andrews,
though he ought by that time to have
been good six hours trampaway from
the place. The verdict was an open
one; you know what that is, sir; "Mur-
der against some person or persons un-
known" However, got warrant for
the apprehension of Jack Andrews"
81 never saw him, and | don't know
anything more of him by sight than
the glimpse | got as we chied him (for
pve no doubt, from my information, it
WdS HIM the other day, when you came
and spoiled the business (excuse me,sirl
with your boat. From inquiries we
have made, we've every reason to be-
lieve that the man you took over in
your boat is now in this town, and
thinks he is going to sail the day after
tomorrow for Australia. But / think
we shall spoil his little game. If you
can swear he is tho man you put across
the river, l can swear the man you put
across is the man we chased and | have
evidence to prove that the man we
chased is Jack Andrews. Whether he
committed the murder or not, is anoth-
or question. lhe man | speak of goes
every night to a public.houso in this
town: | keep it well watched, and I'vc
sufficient force at hand Tor all cmergen-
cies. If you've no objection, We'll go
tonight, where you can see him with
out being seen yourself"
"I'll go at once, if you like" cried
Egerton, springing up eXcitedly.
"It amt time yet, sir" said the Otli
Ger, looking coolly at his watch; sit
isn't nine O'Clock yet, and our man sell
dom goes to the public house before ten,
and never leaves it until it closes"
So coffee and cigars We're enjoyed ;
and afterwards, Egerton and the officer
sauntered to The Angler. \ nod of un-
derstanding was exchanged between
the officer and the barmaid, and Eyer
ton and the former Were admitted with
in the bar, from which, through little
circular window, they could command
full view of the taproom and its occu-
pants.
The officer arranged matters 50 that
he and Egerton could, by changing
places, see every part of tho taproom
without being themselves seen; end he
cautioned EgertOn simply to watch and
observe, and not to make any remark
about what he saW