Litchfield enquirer., 1870-06-16

sengers interrupted the conversation; and he thought no more of it till he entered to check the tickets He obssfved two wom. en in the carriage with her. both yelled, and enveloped in travelling cloaks. whose tickets were for further and different sta- tions In about an hour, shortly before reaching the W. station, he went in to take the young woman's ticket, and saw she was asleep. He spoke to her; she didn't an- swer; he opened the door with strange foreboding, noticing the absence of both the women, and entered, and by the light of his lantern saw the closed eyes and half open, colorless lips of one dead. He call ed the other employees, and they noticed the disorded state of her dress, which was open at the neck and bosom; the suspicion flashed upon all of them that there had been a crime committed.
 This suspicion also arose in my mind, and the Doctors opinion was in substance the same. He said when he was called it Was already two or three hours too late for help, so nothing remained for me but to endeavor to obtain a clue to her travelling companions who had so mysteriously van- ished.
 It seemed to me to be of the utmost im- portance to keep the affair as secret as pos sible, not to alarm the perpetrators of the crime. This expressed to the superin- tendent, desiring him to enjofh secrecy on all the employees now concluded my re- port ard sent it through the post to my di- rector, accompanied by line saying I awaited further instructions in this myste- rious affair; that would, make my head quarters at the station house, to be in com munication with the different telegraph lines; then dismissed my two assistant of hcers aud the physician, with the request that they would be there again at half-past nine o'clock to assist at the inquest.
 As soon as was alone at the superintea- dents office, 1 wrote to the police in H.. and K. Q brief account of the occurrence, desiring them to make careful and cautious enquiries concerning a young lady in mourning and her companions, and when the express train arrived to be watchful if anything occurred which could give any clue to the affair, and to communicate to me. then asked if any baggage marked for W. had arrived which had not been called for, and which was answered in the negative, which was as l had expected. l then telegraphed to all the back stations for enquiries and information, and to the stations toward the Rhine, to watch the ar- rival of two elderly women who should come from the direction of w.
 foresaw weary days work for weeks, and prospect of being detained till Christmas, so I wrote to my family to that effect Thus far I had arrived, and with my lettesr in my hand, left the office and betook myself to a restaurant to breakfast, to await daylight and the arrival of both trains. north and south, which would take my instructions.
 At TAO, just as had drank my coffee, the northern train gave it's signal whistle, T ---~L- a ts thu Iaar~
 o, there's no hurry," srld the host, who was chatting with me over the occurrence, and detained me to tell of child that had been left with him few months before, whose mother, is was afterwards ascertain ed was an actress. Behind us, Therese, the bar-maid, was clattering the dishes prepar- ing breakfast for the expected passengers on the train. Before the locomotive had come up we heard shriek of distress, and soon saw the people coming out on the platform and hurrying to one spot.
 What has happened? asked.
 An accident-a passenger went to jump from the train, and fell against an iron post.
 I went out and saw in the misty twilight a man lying on the ground and the con- ductor endsavoring to raise him. while a respectfully dressed woman, of the middle class, was screaming in the door of one of the cars. She hastened out and bent oyer the wounded, deathly pale, and half. faint. ing man, and in Bohemian language besieged him with more than Q thousand questions.
 He has broken his leg, and probably g rib.' said the conductor. I warned him not to jump out while the train was in mo tion, but in spite of that he jumped out and was thrown against the iron post hard enough to break every joint in his body.
 Water! water! whispered the half con. scious man, looking about him in bewil dered manner. Into the car! into the car I will go on.'
 My dear sir, that will not do; your head is bleeding, and you have broken youl right leg, said the conductor.
 That makes no difference stammeret the wounded man, I will go on! and sanl back faintiDg. He was thick-set man o perhaps forty-two years, with dark com plexion, smooth face, high cheek bones deep.set black eyes; and hard expression about his thin lips, and his heavy jaws, al combined to give one an unfavorable i'm pression. His coal-black hair was cut clos, to his head, and he was dressed in half military style, and wore the dark gray pan taloons of the French soldiers. His cap of military style had fallen off when h. fell. One of the bystanders now reached 1t to him.
 The woman, who stood by, addressed thu conductor in very good German, thougl with an accent, saying her brother mus be put in the car.
 I had taken the superintendent of th' train aside, and given him my letters ant instructions for K., and was scarcel, through when an order from the superin tendent of the road was received not tx take the wounded man along, as he was too severely injured to proceed, thougi his companion insisted that he should gt on.
 He was laid upon bank and an attemp was made to ascertain the exten of his in iuries. He was suffering severely, andrtht officers declared he was too sick to go on that he must have physician. or, ht said to the woman, he may die on you hands. Probably he is injured internally for he is unconscious now
 The woman, with gestures of despair, in sisted that they would travel.
 Where are you going? enquired the su perintendent, sympathetically.
 We? we are going to Italy, she replied in hesitating manner, we must go or immediately