The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-17


your opinion that the murder must have
been committed by some one connected
with the ship, you suspected any ono in
particular ?'' H.oir.
"No," he answered, shaking his head.
Well, God forgive me-" | said, "If
suspect any man unjustly Of being guilty
of such a fearful crime but I now strongly
suspect man who is at present on board,
of being the murderer"
For Heavens sake !" he exclaimed,
" be careful how you make such an accusa-
ton against any one. Have you any sound
reasons-anything, for instance, that would
be fairly admitted as evidence in court of
,justicc-to justify your suspicions?"
81 have" ] replied "or would never
have entertained or mentioned suspicious
of so grave a character"
"And who, then is the man ?'' he asked.
"Bcfore / mention his name" | replied,
understand me, | do not wish what | am
about to say to be repeated to any one else
at present. would not tell my suspicious
even to you, only wish to ask your per-
mission, and perhaps assistance, to set a
watch upon the movements of the suspect
ed party, and to take any other steps that
will be likely to prove whether my suspi-
cions are correct or otherwise"
"Well," he answered, "if you will salts
fy me that you have reasonable cause for
your suspicious, will give you any assis-
tance in my power to verify or set them at
rest. And now, who is the man?"
Fleming, the fireman." said, lowering
my voice. "As said BEFORE" confined,
seeing that the captain was for the moment
too surprised to speak, "may God forgive
me if am suspecting an innocent man (;
but now firmly believe that it was Flem-
ing who murdered the poor fellow whose
untimely end is laid to Wallworth's charge
"By Jove believe you've hit it this
time, WILL" exclaimed the captain, inter-
rupting me as l was about to commence
an explation of my reasons for believing
Fleming to be the murderer. "I'm aston
ished," he went on, "neither of us ever
thought of it before, for it was he that
went to Fosters for you and according to
what you have told me of what occurred
there, he must have been leaving about the
same time as the murdered man and as
the latter stood in the hall talking to Miss
Foster, Fleming must have noticed the car.
go of jcwelry he carried" ... ~
"And not only that" said, (" but 1 now
recollect that while speaking, Marlow was
putting the loose money which he had
brought from the card-table into a purse
which appeared to be well filed, and ev
cry time the money chinked, Fleming gave
furtive glance at him. And then" l con
tinued, checking the captain, with q ges
ture as he was about TO speak, "wheI
Fleming left the house, there was no ser
want in the hall, and had turned to go VI
stairs again before he reached the door, Sc
that he had every opportunity to take Wall
worth's stick from the stand On question
ing the third engineer this morning,
find that Fleming did not return on boarc
on the morning Of the murder till severa
hours after me that when he did come h
was very much excited, and his dress wa
muddy and disordered and that he olfere'
no explanation either of his lengthene'
absence from the ship, Or the damaged stat
of his clothes when the engineerreprimand
ed him.
"What sort of n fellow is he in a genel
al way ?'' asked the captain. t go
"Well, / may say that his charaete
would not be of service to him in an affai
) of this kind" replied. He's a goo
fireman, and obedient enough where dut
= is concerned but he's of savage bruta
: temper, and from what I've heard hi
t mates say he shows cupidity of dispos
4 ton that, to say the least of it, is rathc
l uncommon among seagoing men,"
9 "Well, begin TO think we shall be abb
, TO extricate Harry from this mess, afte
( al" said the captain, when had fnishe
speaking /; for the only real pieces Of ev
J; dence against him are his stick and I'll
y bank notes and If we can account for thel
in manner consistent with his innocencl
n why, the thing is done. Now what yo
: say suggests very feasible explanatio
for the finding Of the stick, and think
l can account for the finding of the not
It in manner equally as feasible, and as COZ
!, sstent with the theory Of Wallworth's il
/ nocence and Fleming's guilt for remcn
- Der that tho latter stood within few fe,
a of me when the clerk was telling me
Ie WallwoitRs arrest, and that the police a