Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-18

."is 'etttI vi MTs- Saran uOOUW1n, than
cried Eureka The very tone of il
showed mother seeking for her lost
child, from the expression she put up
on my asking for the names Of the ab.
sent. She sought daughter who had
left her year before. and the descrip-
tion, which read to Mrs. Bramble, was
recognized in a moment. Of course
Mrs. Goodwin must be sent for. Her
daughters effects wee still in the lock-
ed-up rooms, and they troubled poor
Mrs. Bramble almost as badly as if they
had been "a ghost. therefore wrote to
Mrs. Goodwin that. il she would come
TO Boston, could give her intelligence
of her lost daughter. IL was sad pill
-,riinage to bring the mother on. but it
vas better than to have her child lost,
without track, forever.
In ii few davs after Mrs Goodwin ar
rived, and. in nv room, ] told her the
sad fate OF her child, and pleaded with
her To tell me all she knew of prcws,er.
She did not know Brewster had never
heard the name but, af or urgent plead
ing, confessed that her daughter had
lcit home with a man named Sclbv. that
she had written To her declaring that
she was married to Selbt. and this was
the last she had heard of her. | de-
-cribcd the appearance OF Sclbv. and
The mother recognized it Instantly IL
was that uf Brewster.
Light seemed breaking on this af-
fair in II new way. WHAT if this Brew
-icr, who was a legirimatelv married
man. had found him ,clf ham Icred with
Miss Goodwin perhaps, illegally mar
ricd 10 her, and consequently had taken
| advantage of Charlcy'- mistake for it
was clear that he had discovered il in
time to save her ii he htI id, or ut
lras hat was the Conclusion Sanford
| and had come to. Tni-. ind 'rd was
the defence we had d gncd 10 offer on
,he trlal, bringing iii medical evidence
to support it. WHAT il TINS were 80.
and we could bring it against Brewster
om the trial. or, better sui, get him TO
tb>cond tor tear Of the rcvclatiuu! All
t,ir. etc, n said before
Mr.. e. ,odwin went TO the room of
the poor. dead girl, " ich WAS opene
ipr the first time since her death. fncre
was no mistake. Every lhims was rec
p1nzcd; AL IN, pDbr, broScn- hearted
mother was IN AZ pnv | had sent for
Sanford, and he had arrived. aud was
shown directly 10 the room. Ms.
/ Brarnbs took the mother away t, com
the situation. Ia the centre ot the
room was table, one OF those old
/ fashioned. wtx-p ,lishad. IN IA slnv Ia
blcs. seen only once in Will o.
! the farther side OF this sat Sanford, be-
tween myself anl III. window. While
/ was talking, | glanced at the table,
aud presently my eye rested upon some
! -vratviIc-. WHY | noticed them, indi,-
| tinct as they wer,, cannot tell: but
nv eyes would not leave them until at
/ last bent down close, and Jaw tllt they
were the marks made bv the sharp point
Of a hard pencil, through tn II paper,
and the very marks inaur by Brew ster'S
prescription. on the night OF Miss Good
wins death. The wax-rubbe,l table
had taken the impression plainly; and
there read. while Sanford looked at
me wouderiuglv. not only the pre-, Grip
lion, now in the hands OF the law, bat
the impression OF another, almos, dem-
tical, only substituting the word afro
pia for as,alrtida. was thunder
struck, and called Sanford to my side
OF the table. He read il, and we looked
III each Others faces. The whole thing
was as clear To mr as day.
Il called up Mrs. Bramblc and Mrs.
Goodwin, and both read the marks
Quick work should now be made OF the
whole thing. The room was closed,
but not until | had M ldc most accurate
copies ot both prescriptions Sanford
went TO police headquarters, and
brought one of their principal men,
while Mrs Dramble. i'll her own name,
sent Oh Tor Brewster to come dirccty
10 her on matter OF impoi tance. He
arrived just before Sanford return
~
ed very much taken aback bv meeting
me- whom he remembered, ut the in
quest. as a friend Of Charlev's / said
To him: Doctor, there are some mat
tiers connected with the death OF that la
dv upstairs, which want cleared up,
and induced Mrs. Brainble to send
for YOU, satisfied that YOU could culight-
|: en- pe:' ,.o,, ,.,. .,,o,,.o, .v,,,,
have Won to do with it at allc
On | said. car, le-sly, Il have ia
ken an intere-tin NJ. - Goodwin dcatA,
as | have in Mr.. Drake, lite.
The name OF Goodwin staggered
him, and he turned li'i id.
Goodwin he muttered, Il don't
know any Miss Goodwin
;. Perhaps YOU would not know her
mother, | said, rs tiat lady entered The
room. with NJ s. BraiuOle. Brew>ser
staggered toward the window; | Jump
ed between him and it, Tor | though
he il tended 10 throw him sell uu..
Perhaps, doctor. YOU don't rccos
nize these TWO prescriptions, l contnu-
ed, showing the copies | had made.
Here il the one calling for atrupla,
which YOU exchanged Tor the otucr.
when vouc called at the drugstore OF
Marcclin, and asked Drake 10 show YOU
the original. The very same, doctor
That's lici' ne missed; Il de. roy
el that
...Oh. DID you? Well. you see it has
come to lite again. However IN glad
you've confessed Ihat YOU tried TO de
strov it. Aud now, Decor. my adv
to Iou il TO make "a c.eau breast oi tins
thing and throw Yourself on my mer-
cv.'
.'lle caught at this like a cowardly
wretch, and. as Sanford came in, lac
knew him, but did not know the man
with him. He told the whole story.
He had beguiled Miss Goodwin with
marriage, which, OF cou. sc, was biga-
my. and was in daily di cad of detection.
lie had plotted her death, and this plan
had occurred to him the very evening
of its execution. lie knew the working
ofMarcelin's store, and that, by chansiIS
the prescription, Charley could Ue made
the victim, and himself exonerated.
And then, as he finished, he said:
"'And now, gentlemen, have done;
what do YOU intend to do with me?
".Have YOU hanged | said, calmly.
".ls that your mercy threw myself
on?"
!. That's too much mercy for villain
like you.-There's your man, officer.
Wei go with YOU till we see him sale
| under lock. We don't want to take any
chances Oh that teilow,
''And that was my first case, and my
first arrest. The next morning WAS