The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-03-29

mysterious manner se ms "a be connected
with this case. resumed Richard, "or at
'east has some bearing upon II. ! Will tell
You what it is and probably you may see
farther INTO It than | can, for ! must
confess. II puzzles me. When | trst came
t. the city, stopped at the Nevada House,
but had hardly taken possession ot
my room, ere was called upon
by very seedy looking individual. whose
very appearance and presence filled me
with an underlined, mdescrihahle horror
and lnathng. When he told me his name
/ Jack TerwIllager was somewhat sur
prised, as ! had heard it frequently before
from my mothers lips, as a man Of that
name was az one time employed ON the old
farm. and was one If the men who
brought my fathers body home. When
asked him If he had ever lived i'll Silver
Vile he changed color and seemed vIsibly
disturbed. and when | told him my father
had at one time a man Of that name in his
employ he rushed from the room, eX-
claiming audihly ''tis him, tbs HIM HIS
conduct amazed 4n and presently Il struck
me that he knew something Of the murder
and robbery of my father, and | followed
I him down stairs but could obtain no trace
1 of him Had he been a disembodIed spirit
he could not have disappeared quicker and
| leave no trace behind. ] sought HIM
many days afterward but without avail
I But ! now think was thrown off the track
/ hy a local concerning another man of the
same name. md now comes the most sin
-ular part oi this story. !, uo later than
last night, saw that man prnwlmg around
Belvason's house. That he IS the Ter
wIllager who Years ago worked for my pa
rents. ! am absolutely certain, and that he
knows something of this crime ! am also
convinced but what that something is ! am
at a loss to comprehend.
This il really strange story. mused
the Sergeant lit is mysterious but |
think there is more than a lIttle IN it this
Terwillager must he found.
Il tried to approach him last night,
when saw him but he cludtd me- | after
wards learned that ReIvasuu Vas uut ana It
now strikes HE that vas TcrwIllager waiting
t"Utrrvcpt him, ar waiting to see him A
silence ensued.
'la granted the sergeant very abrupt
ly. 'let me see he continued. ia year
ago last spring the department had infor-
nation concerning TcrWlllager who 1t
was claimed Vas passing counterfeit money.
But my soul think there is something III
II ana ! will find it out before ! am much
Older, ana rising the Sergeant termina-
ted ms interview by bidding Arbyght good
night
"WiIl call tomorrow afternoon" he said
at The door ''at three.
n See you are punctual and prompt,
~ At.I.,. 10 D. Ii
into the office tile following afternoon at
three O'Clock sharp
III just dropped i'm, have not mo-
ment to stay, have discovered that the in
formation against Terwlilager was lodged
hy Belvasou something devilish queer ia
that think have evidence If the mans
tracks viii see y"u again. And before
Richard could say word he was gone.
Abuut ten o'clock that evening the Ser
geaut called again. ~ elk said Rich
ard, emhodyng n the rXplrtive. bv yoice
and look, a host ni questions >oolhre
sat down and seemed decidedly non
plu>sed.
vas never So fairly eluded-cheatcd
IN my hir- | have been following that man
since SIN o'clock tracked him To Ahad-
i"u Hall. thence To- Revason's private
office, thence to the North side and back tu
R,Nas1n office, thence down Lake street.
ana may | never dIc If he ana uot eludc nv
ar least lost him iu some w the dypurs
And 10 seems | was not the only man auN-
Inus about his welfare. rs he waA also dog
grd tn three men since he left Relvasons
office the last time. and don't think they
meant him any good.
''N hat can il mean"
''To my mind, il means simply this II
replied Suolhrr. "the man is endeavorinr
To bleed Relvasun and the latter wants him
out Of the way hushed up killed We
must not let them head us off Come. put
on Your hat and let us - together Nv
eyes are not AS good as they Ised to be. if
they were had not lost him Richard
complied and they were soon on the street;
but though they visited the depots and
every other locality or place IN which hc
might be likely t. rendezvous, they failed
to obtain a glimpse Of HIM or any clue IL
his whereabouts
Perhaps he has left the city, suggest
ed Arbyght
Don't think it, curtly answered the
enraged SOOlhre Disguised and worn out
they resolved to 60 home, and thlther-
ward their steps they turned. They walk
cd along in silence until they came to the
corner - rankin and Washington streets,
when suddenly Soolhre seized Arbyght
horcely by the arm.
See, see II he whispered
What asked the other in surprise.
Are You blind that man going to-
wards the tunnel. II is HIM Come walk
fast. We viii oyertake him before he reaches
l the opposite opening. They trotted along
hrIsky, reached the tunnel, went down,
\ passed rapidly through the lonely, sombre,
/ vaultlIke passage, came up into The rehef-
| giving arr on the opposite side, but saw
/ him not. Seeing patrolman near the
opening, the Sergeant asked him if man
had Just passed from the tunnel The
officer shook his head
Il No HI exclaimed Soolfre.
''Iou are the first that came through
/ for the last ten minutes, shiveringly re-
Piled the patrolman Soohre looked at
/ Arbyght and he looked at Soolfire.
Three men went down just before you
came up, remarked the patrolman alb
| stractedlv.
"How long before We came up z" eager
4 ly asked the Sergeant.
about two minutes, ! should Judge.
" Got it," ejaculated Sooltire, starting
up the street; stopping quickly he ordered
the patrolman to follow him. When the
Sergeant reached the point where the
wagon way Of the tunnel merges into the
street, ne turned and went brlskly back
along the wagon passage into the tunnel.
The other two followed as fast rs they
could but he maintained the lead Midway
III the tunnel, there are two or three open
ings from the foot corridor or passage into
the wagon way OF passage, and beneath
one Of these openings-the foot passage is
some feet higher than the bed Of the wagon
way they found the body Of Jack Ter
willager covered with blood aud to all ap-