The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-02-15
CHICAGO DETROIT AND CINCINNATI

diary found on the remains, there appears the
name of William Adsir, in two or three
places; boat ticket found between the leaves
also bears the same name. The diary and
ticket were, when found, almost a mass Of
pulp, but after being carefully dried it was
found that the writing had not been wholly
obiterated by the action Of the water. There
seems to be no solution to this name, except
that the escaped prisoner was travelling under
an assumed name The body was brought to
the city last night, BY the tug "Old Jack, {"
and is now at Howlands, where it will re-
main for a dav Or two. An inquest will be
held tomorrow morning.
Later-We have learned since writing
the above, that the boat register has been
picked up, and that William Adair appears
among the list Of passengers.
The leading facts Of this item we're tele-
graphed to the authorities at Chicago. and
in the afternoon telegraph was received
from the Prosecuting Attorney of Cook
County, Illinois, asking that the inquest
be delayed until his arrival in Cleveland,
which city he reached next day, accompa
med by Bertha Arbyght, who identited
the ClothIng as being that worn by her
brother when she last saw him. This, III
connection with the evidences Of identity
already mentioned, seemed to leave no
doubt of the public mind, or in the minds
of the corOners jury, that the body WAS
that Of Richard Arbyght.
Bertha had the remains decently in
tered. and then returned to Chicago, i'm
INJURED herself within the walls Of Snolfire
Cottage and was seen on the streets no
more Her sorrow was her own, and in
silence and obscurity she endured it.
Mr.. Magaw being deprived Of employ
ment by tins unlocked for denouelnent,
opened an office on Milwaukee avenue, and
having good references, he soon began to
do quite thriving business as special de-
tectIve.
For some time after the finding and
burial Of Arbyght's body, the press Of the
city found ample food for striking edito-
rials on the manifest dispensation of an
outraged God, as shown in the fearful pun
ishment visited upon the criminal who
sought, by flight to esca,, the expiation
of his crime. But an unexpected event
suddenly deprived the public Of the benefit
of these admnnitory lay sermons. IL hap
pened in this wise. An evening paper,
somewhat more liberal than its contempo-
raries, contained this startling piece Of in
telhgence, about a week after Bertha's re
turn to the city
WAS THERE FOUL PLAY?
1t seems as if the Arbyght muddle will
never be made sufficiently clear to enable an
unbiased mind to form a comprehensive
timate Of the real merits of the case. We
have always been disposed to halt between
two opinions when we asked ourselves to con
denim this man ON the force OF circumstances,
which, we admit, had decidedly ugly bear
mg touching his innocence. We had half
mind to condemn, and half mind to doubt
heretofo' but hereafter it will be a hard
matter to convince us that he was not more
smned against than otherwise. We were
forced to this conclusion by an extraordinary
event-a ink Ia the mystery has been found
One Of the city dredges, a few hours ago,
while dredging ia the South Branch, brought
up the end Of a medium sized cable cham
The men on the dredge boat seeing the chain
took hold Of it and drew it into the boat 1t
proved t. be quite long and at one end an
iron pillar was found attached. This pillar
has been identified a. being the one that sup
ported the old building. which. 1t was claim
ed. fell accidentally last winter. and which
proved nearly fatal to Arhyght at that
time, and from the effects ~ which poor
Wood is now in the Jacksonville Asylum
At the other end Of tine cham was attached a
coil Of strong rope which was evidently sew
cred by sharp instrument. All tins points
tO one fact One end OF that cham was fas-
tened Ia a pile Oh one side oi the uyer, the
other end being fastened To- the pillar, the
building Was torn down 10y some passing
vessel which caught the cable its prov,
and wrenched the pillar from Its base The
rope which fastened the cable To the pile was
then cut, and the perpetra ors OF tins tendIsh
crime supposed all evidence OF their guilt lay
buried forever but,
"God moves IN a mysteriou. way"
and all doers Of evil may rest assured their
deeds will day be unveiled to the gaze
Df the world. Every circumstance connected
with this case points t. the conclusion we
have drawn, and We only add, that the plot
which failed to destroy Arhyght last winter
succeeded better last spring.
This article created profound sensation,
which was heightened and intensified. two
lays later by the appearance Of the follow
ng, from the same source
ANOTHER LINE
Two days ago We gave expression to what
= now proven To have been well founded
belief, that Arbyght was innocent OF the
,rime imputed To hIm That " truth is
stranger than fiction there can be n1 longer
my doubt Mahoney and Miller have actually
appeared in the city ALIVE ANp WELL. They
claim or say some Eastern land companvs
agent offered them free transportation to a
Instant point in Arizona, and that tney availed
themselves of the Oticr Immediately, As a party
lt cOlonists were passing through the city
hat very evening, and they had then to y
,r lose the opportunity. Mahoney claims to