Litchfield enquirer., 1870-06-16

step-mother isa rough soldier, an aban- doned man. He has said things to me which for shame and disgust, I could sink into the earth Again, in French was written, 'The half of my secret is in the lining of my muff; the rest in the double bottom of my trunk The names of 8 number of hotels from Dresden to H. were written, often accompanied with remarks showing the anxiety in which the writer was passing the night.
 Act your own best judgment, said my chief: but be watchful in the bonnet af- fair; such condolences mean something On my return was going to the tele- graph office, when the omnibus from the 'Reichadler' drove up to the station house, and Frau Verne. the sister Of the man who was hurt, got out. She wore 2 red, green, and oranRe-colored shawl and 8 gray satin bonnet with flowers. stepped behind pillar and watched her; heard her ask for ticket for Fr., then go di- rectly for train waiting to go through Fl. and K. This woman, with her strong Scla- vonic features, her hard expression, her eager black eyes, for the first time seemed to me suspicious. There was something uneasy and lurking in the look. She evil gently avoided people, but watched others, looking about in suspicious manner, though she stood with her back to the wall.
 The train dashed into the depot, and among the conductors found Weberling, who approached me in friendly way, and with timid curiosity asked me if I had yet come upon any trace of the murderer. Mo- replied; nothing except an anonymous denunciation against you. i He smiled, but turned pale. as he look ed enquiringly in my face.
 Be calm, and say nothing about it, l said. .s ...a.. < ...4-.
 At this moment. Frau Verne approach 1 ed, looking for 8 place in second class carriage. The driver of the omnibus car ried her bundle, into which was stuck an umbrella, which observed.
 As the woman got into the carriage, turned hastily to me, and Weberling ex- citedly exclaimed, Here is the finger of GodI The travelling carpetbag and the umbrella, have seen before.'
 What do you mean?' @ T may be mistakenly may be coin cidence. but the birds head on the um- brella, the pattern of the carpet-bag,I will give my head if this is not the same bum dle I handed to the poor girl on Monday night, when she got into the cars at H.
 How far do you go?
 | sTo F. said he.
 l I will send some one with you to watch her movements, and we may by this means make some developments. Look we'll af- ter the bundle.'
 l I saw policeman about the station give him the necessary information, and bade him follow.
 hastened to the telegraph office, sent a message to Worms, which was answered at once, and towards evening came the de- ] seAtoh- f-nn.n Herr Eiaino.- -tThare is. 8 strong suspicion that the corpse is my niece, whom I have been expecting for several days. All will be known when I come, which will by the first express train
 Each day I had been in the habit of seeking the State physician to enquire af- ter the wounded man. 'The man is bet ter. and recovering, but most obdurate person. He appears to have something troublesome upon his conscience, but over past and present circumstances maintains a mysterious silence said he. It seems to me the woman standsin rather strange relation to him. There Is so much con- tradiction in their stories in regard to It.. that one feels it is all web of lies, and cannot tell what is true or false. When they are alone they speak in Bohemian, or Sclavonic language; and their conver- sation seems mostly wrangling or in fear; then again there seems passionate atfec- tion. There is feverish desire to pursue their journey, but for one so sick, such thing is not to be thought of
 Are they so poor, do you think, IS the reason?' E r
 sNo; she seems to have plenty of mo- ney, and assumes all the expenses; in my opinion she is not his sister,
 I was satisfied now; went to the musi- cal director, Hawlizek, who was 8 native Bohemian and fine man, informed him of the circumstances, and asked his coop eration for the sake of justice. l proposel that he should go into an adjoining room and listen to this conversation, then to give his testimony to the chief. He., was unwilling to do this; but at length con. sented, promising to go the next day be. tween 10 and II o'clock, the time of the woman's usual visit to the hospital.
 With the night train the policeman re-
 turned from F. who had followed Frat
 Verne, and came to me with this inform
 tion, Her motive in this excursion was tc take three or four trunks from the baggage room which she had sent from H. to F. l; and brought them to hotel in the vlcini ty of the station-house here, where she ] took to 8 room, and had been several hours ; detained. She had left all with the ex ception of the packages she took away in : tho morning, in the care of the porter telling him she had started few days be- fore with her husband to go journey that he was taken sick on the way, but in a few days they would call for them. The thread of the net began to unravel in my mind, I felt firm conviction that Frau Verne and Wengel Pezek were the } murderers of poor Margrethe Eising. My director shook his head, called it prejudice and sanguine expectation, and recommended caution, as l related the cir cumstances to him. ) The next morning at ten o'clock, l took ) the sReichalder.' and waited only till ] saw Frau Verne leave the hotel, to visit her room to examine the effects. The host was magistrate-and with two of his col. leagues accompanied me to the room. ] was, however, disappointed, for except some women's apparel, nothing was to be seen that could give any clue. Did not Frau Verne wear black bonnet with a crape veil, on her arrival here| asked, finally. @e
 Certainly said the chambermaid, she made me a present of it.
 In half an hour, said, you will bring that bonnet to me at my office, and prom Il |