Litchfield enquirer., 1870-06-16

gage you have, taken out-for dare not detain the train another moment
 He was firm. and she complained to me of her unfortunate condition. She was perhaps forfy years old, rather stout, but quite pretty, had it not been for her pallor her discomposed aspect, and a certain rest less look which gave one an unpleasant feeling. When she saw that farther plead ing was useless, with defiant air she en- tered third class carriage in which she had travelled, brought out a handbag, a travelling carpet-bag. an umbrella, &c., which she deposited by the man on the bunk.
 Your trunk, madam, give me your check, quickly said the baggage mas ter.
 T have no trunk, it has gone by another train. she answered in stern voice, 'here is all'
 All aboard!' All ran to the cars; the crowd about the wounded man scattered. The train started. They bore the sufferer to little back room in the restaurant, and before any farther developements in the affair, heard the train from the south, to which must give letters and instructions, and out of which came superintendent B. and the other conductor who had found the corpse. They had both received per- mission to remain to testify.
 Meantime had made enquiries concer- ing the character and reputation of con- ductor Weberling, and heard the best re- ports, so that every suspicion vanished from my thought.
 had nearly forgotten the accident, till ogized for their delay, as they had been called to examine the wounded man. The result of the examination showed that he h. ad broken his right leg under the knee. To journey farther was not to be thought of so the state surgeon ordered him to the hospital. His companion decided to re- main at the inn, in the city.
 In the case of the death of the unknown woman, the jury returned a verdict of ap- oplexy. Her mantle and dress might pos sibly have been torn open by herself in her desperation for breath. The body was ex- amined with all respect Her dress was simple, yet comfortable, such as a person in moderate circumstances at this season of the year, would naturally wear. Her pockets were all empty but in the waddin g of her huff was found package contain ing twelve hundred sthalers in Saxon and Prussian bank notes, and five hundred moro in notes on other banks.
 There was a fresh confirmation of our suspicious of crime. .r-
 1 As they drew off the glove from the right ; hand they discovered a finger had been amputated, showing she had had six fin gers Here was an important index where by to identify the body. .
 The morning was becom ing clearer, the mist having been dissipated by the light of a calm frosty winter morning which bright ened I'D the little room
 Have you observed the peculiar appear ..,..- ~s 4l~1LrSs- -.aaatrilso, aalai tha youngest physician. 1t has the appear ance of being burned He bent down over the body.
 Gentlemen, there there is here every ap- pearance of a murder, and that chloroform has been administered"
 Both of the older gentlemen examined, then retired to consult, and apparently hesitated to join the opinion of their out spoken young colleague.
 'The evidence is clear, gentlemen; I main tain that the discoloring of the right hand glove was caused by chloroform. We can test it by another place upon the same glove. The poor woman probably endeav- ored to push it from her with her hand ; when it was administered.
 I am certain that my conclusions are just, from all the evidence } T accept his opinion, gentlemen, said. T am satisfied of the manner of the d cath now, it remains to find the perpetrators that is my business.
 !, The gentlemen smiled sarcastically al my confidence. not without reason.
 set about the investigation with ardor. and used every endeavor; but the first day passed without revealing anything further. . My director could give me no counsel, but approved of my journey to H. and K., which however effected nothing. The snow had drifted, and sharp frost
 set in. The corpse still lay in the same little room, and we must come to a conclu !! sion, though the cold was favorable to its
 preservation.
 The clothes of the dead bung in my office F and constantly reminded me of my duty.
 So for four day sat there alone, turning l over in my mind everything to come upo1 X some trace,- in vain; when there came f loud knock at my door, and the road SUI : perintendent entered with 8 woman. Herr assistant, said he in an excited ] pleased tone, I think I bring you light l To-day had the whole carraige washed . prepsuatory to putting it on the track again 8 you Know people are so particular. Frau . Schrieber, here, is our scrubbing woman = she has made discovery which may pos !, sibly lead to some developments; it IS 1 g little diary. which lay under the seat. | l has several sentences in it..
 seized the little book with trembling 3 hand, and saw upon the red canvas the ! initials M. E., the same with which the un t derclothes of the dead were marked. Up
 on the illustrated leaf of the diary was 8 written in a delicate female hand, Mar ] grethe Eising. from dear papa on Christ 7 mas, 1857, Pleasant Vialoewz, near B., : Ia city in Galixien. Among other little 3 records were the following: Uncle Ferdi 5 nand will meet me at Worms. I shall only ] enquire at the hotel for the landlord B } of Buskenecker Court
 Iquietly took the deposition of tht t scrubbing woman. I noticed that sht : looked sharply at the black hat of the mur 3 dered woman. Do you know that hat, Frau Schrieber? 3 I asked. .--
 F 1t is the bonnet which the stranger wore on the morning when her brother broke his foot, now she wears colored one, but this is mourning. I thought il
 strange to see mourning bonnet with a : red and green shawl, but forgot all about Ii | till I saw it here.
 There is peculiar meaning to that, and l we must find it, I replied.
 Indeed it has, and no good one, te II