The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10

messenger, NARROW, accompanied by Miss
Foster, passed through the hall On
reaching the door they stood conversing
for few minutes and although l could
not hear much of what was said, | gath
cred, from the few detached sentences
that reached my ears, that Miss Foster
was trying to dissuade NARROW from taking
law proceedings against Wallworth. Af-
ter dismissing the fireman. returned to
the upper apartments, for the purpose of
telling Wallworth that was going to the
ship; but finding him engaged in conver-
sation with Miss Foster, who had return
ed to the dancing-room after parting with
the irate bill-discounter, and guessing
from his animated manner and flashing
eye that he would not care to be inter-
rupted, | merely left message for him
with Mr.. Foster, and made the best of
my way on board the Charles Edward
The work had gone on board to SUI
perintend was completed about ten o'clock
and little after that hour l returned to
my lodgings, and was soon in bed and
fast asleep. had been in bed-as | af-
terwards learned-about three hours,
when l felt that l was being roughly sha-
ken, and finding that the shaking did not
cease upon my turning on to my other
side, l slowly opened my eyes, to behold
our captain leaning over me with a face
paler than had ever thought it possible
for his weather-bronzed countenance to
become.
What's the matter?" exclaimed,
springing from my bed, forgetful for the
moment where | was. "Anything
wrong in the engine-room
No no" he answered, you are not
on board but dress yourself as quickly
as you can, and come down stairs. Mr..
Foster is waiting for you, and we have
something very serious to tell you"
The ghastly pallor Of Mr.. Fosters
countenance showed that he was terribly
agitated, and the instant saw him in
voluntarily asked:
Mr.. Foster what has happened?" ?"
He attempted to reply; but his agita-
tion was too great to permit him to do so
intelligibly, and seeing this the captain
said:
Well, Will, it's no use tacking about.
The fact is, Wallworth is arrested for the
murder of NARROW the bill-discounter,
and he wants to see you"
"Great Heaven " l exclaimed; can
w allworth have been such madman
Are you sure it's true 2"
It's true enough that the man has
been murdered, and that Harry is in GUS
tody charged with the crime" answered
the captain "and from what l have
heard am afraid there is some truth
in the charge"
was too much confounded to make
any further inquiries just then but on
the way to prison I gathered that Mar
lows body, with the skull smashed in,
and stripped of the money and jewelry
he was known to have had about him
when he left Mr.. Fosters, had been found
in brick-yard about half mile from
that gentlemans residence A heavy
walking-stick, that Wallworth had taken
with him to Mr.. Fosters on the previ-
GUS Tuesday, and on that occasion had
forgotten to bring away, had been found
broken and blood-stained beside the body.
This fact, added to the circumstance
that he had used threatening language
towards the murdered man, and had left
Mr.. Fosters in a hurried and excited
manner few minutes after him, was
deemed sufficient to justify his arrest.
He had been taken as he was returning
to his lodgings about eight o'clock and
his appearance at that time greatly tended
to strengthen the charge against him.
His hands were lacerated he was slight
ly lame with one foot and there were
several large wet patches upon his clothes
from which it was found that mud had
recently been washed. On being exam
ined before the sitting magistrates, he
denied all knowledge of the crime, ac-
counting for his disordered appearance by
stating that, while walking rapidly in the
dark after leaving Mr.. Fosters, had stum-
bled, in the fall cutting his hands and
soiling his clothes. Thereupon he had
gone on the Charles Edward, and partial
ly cleansed and rearranged his dress be-
fore returning to his lodgings.
The first intimation of the affair that
the captain received was from one of the
clerks of the owners, who informed him
that in consequence Of Wallworth's
statement, the police were coming to
search the ship. A quarter of an hour
later two detectives went on board and
on searching Wallworths berth they
found two hank notes M hiob ,,,oro 1, 80, |