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

time of the clerks leaving the vessel and
the arrival of the detectives, to enter Wall
worth's berth and secrete the notes there"
From consideration of these circum-
stances, the captain and l were fully salts
fled in our own minds that Fleming was
the murderer and as the friends of Wall
worth, our next step was to consider how
we might best obtain some satisfactory evil
dence of his (Fleming's) guilt After long
consultation, we arranged that each of us
should privately make inquiries concerning
his proceedings on the morning of and
since the murder, and that should confde
my suspicious to one of the firemen, an in
telligent young fellow on whom l could re-
ly. / was to instruct him to keep close
watch upon the movements of Fleming,
and to sound him upon the subject of the
murder. This arrangement was persevere-
ingly carried out, and in the course of two
days the captain had ascertained that
few minutes before the detectives came on
board, the mate had seen Fleming coming
out of Wallworth's berth, and though he
JOuh liO HOIlCC VI ~ 1T IllC llOluGll, lC IS-
membered it after the detectives had left
the ship, and had even asked him what he
had been doing there. Fleming replied
that he had overheard the conversation be-
tween the clerk and the captain, and had
slipped into Wallworth's berth with the III
tention of secretly removing any evidence
of guilt that he might find before the arri-
val of the detectives, but that seeing moth
ing of n suspicious character, he was leav-
ing when the mate saw him. Believing
this explanation, the mate remained silent
about it, thinking that, had it been known,
Fleming might have got into trouble for
his generous intention. In the meantime,
| learned from my own observations, and
from what the fireman whom | had
set watch told me, that Fleming had not
now got the suit of clothes he had worn
on the morning of the murder; that he
, persistently avoided speaking of the crime
himself, and seemed nervous when the sub
ject was spoken of by others in his pres
r ence that his sleep was disturbed, and he
often left his hammock to walk the deck
anu liltlU llO hOultl hCNCl OpCii oSd-ShCot
| when others were looking on.
. GAN this" said the captain, when We
were comparing notes, g goes to confirm
$ the correctness of our belief in Fleming s
guilt; but still it affords no tangible proof
of it, and it is proof that we require"
' a '' Yes, it is proof that we require" re.
S Piled, repeating his words; but how are
! we to get it? Have you any idea?''
g "Well, / have, he answered ;'"but Tn
: afraid you'll think it rather a queer one"
e ''Well let me know what it is anyhow, y
+ l said. .''
: "WeE, them" he answered, 81 would
suggest that you take an impression of the
: lock of Fleming's chest, and make a key
? to fit it, and open it in the presence of wit
. nesses." t.....;...r.
suppose my looks showed that l die
consider this idea ga rather queer one" fo
the captain fastened to add in an apologet
= :, ical tone, "you know there's mouse in be
! ing over scrupulous in a case like this; ant
= besides, what propose can do no harm Il
: Fleming if Ire is innocent, while if, as W.
= = suspect he is guilty, it would be throwing
y away chance in Wallworth's favor to lie
= him get on shore without having his ches
examined for you may depend upon it
that if he is the criminal, he has the jew
elry taken from the murdered man will
him. The search after it was too hot dur
!. ing the two or three days We were in Liy
:, elpool, after the murder, to allow Of hi
- =, disposing of it there"
Al Not being able to think of anything bet
is ter, and holding with the captain that thi
4 was not case in which to be oyer-scrupu
~ lous, resolved after little consideration
to act upon the plan he suggested; and hay
10 ing signified my intention of doing so,
a.. left him, in order to set about carrying
NJ out as speedily as possible. ..... 81.
IL All steamships carry a kit of tools wit
le them ; and with the aid Of these | 500
m made a key, with which, in the presence G
o, the captain, the chief mate and second er
IA gineer--to whom, under n promise Of 81
IN crecy, the captain had explained the Gil
/ cumstances of the case---I opened I'll
es chest II was large and strongly made,t tn
n scanty wardrobe and a few miscellaneou
n articles Which 1t contained scarcely cover
n ing its bottom and offering very few obsti
et cles TO a thorough examination. Our fir
of proceeding was to note accurately the maj
10 ner In which it was packed so that W
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