The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-10-30

tide his suspicious at once tn tb,
police, and content himself with th,
honor OF having put the officers OF
the right track.
The superintendent heard him al,
tentively, and then summoning hi,
best detective, and asked Mr.. Pryo,
to repeat his information. The de
tective, who, unlike most of his pro
fession, was really a man capable oi
drawing intelligent inferences, wal
inclined to take Mr.. Pryor's view O
the matter, and recommended the
arrest of Mr.. James Anderson. Th,
superintendent concurred with him
and the proper steps to procure ,
warrant were taken. Mr.. Pryor
went home much elated with tn,
nowledge that the suspected mur
derer would be arrested in the course
OF the ensuing evening. The man
was so thoroughly under the domin.
ion OF his own passion, the solution
of intricate criminal puzzles, that he
was needless of the pain and shame
that were TO be inflicted through bis
agency.
Mr.. James Anderson was duly ar.
rested, and exhibited a GOODNESS
which astonished MIR. Pryor. He
requested that the matter be kept a
secret from bis sister in law if possi-
BILE until the next day, and then went
quietly 10 the police station. Here
he asked to see the superintendent,
as he had communication Of the
utmost importance to make to him.
From an ordinary prisoner such a
request would have been treated
with no attention but the manner
OF MIR. James Anderson go impressed
the captain in charge Of the station
that he consented to send word to
bis superior. The latter soon made
his appearance, and was closeted for
few moments with the prisoner.
Next, to the astoDishment OF every
body, the two drove toe ether to the
house of the magistrate who granted
the warrant of the arrest. Another
conference followed, and at it's end,
to the unqualified anger and disap.
pointment of Mr.. Pryor, the prisoner
was released and sent home in the
superintendent's own carriage.
How had he secured his release
By simply showing to the superin-
tendent, who was an old acquain-
tance sf the dead man, and was
perfectly familiar with his handwrit-
ing, a letter which Mr.. Anderson
had written 4 few moments before
his death, and the existence of which
his brother, out of regard to his
memory and the feelings of his wife,
had hitherto concealed. II ran as
follows:
FRIDAY NieHT. $40.
DEAR JAMES Forgive me, and keep
my secret from my poor wife. Mrs Stein,
the woman who came to this house three
days ago, married when | was a mere
boy thought she had been dead for
years She is utterly bad and perfectly
unserupulous. She has recognized me,
and at any moment may tell Nellie that
am bigamist, and that the man whom
she believes to be her husband has never
been lawfully married to her. I cannot
live under this torture. Take care of Mel.
lie, and if possible never let her know the
truth. Let her think that I have been
murdered. For, though / point the knife
to my own heart, it is the fend whom
married long ago that drives it home.
Hvypyn
The Superintendent sent for Mr..
Pryor the next day, and told him
that Mr.. James Anderson had con
clusively proved his innocence.
"Let me advise you," be continu
ed, ''to leave your present boarding
house at once. You are liable to ar.
rest for breaking into other peoples
rooms and if you ever breath an
other suspicion in connection with
Mr.. Anderson's death, / will have
you arrested at once for burglary. II
you have any business of your owr
attend to it, and leave eavesdrop
ping and spying to men who ar'
paid for snch dirty work"
30 MT. Tryor mas 1ell0Weo TN
superintendent's advice. He rea,
the suicides letter, he would, how
ever never have rested TIL he foun
out why Mrs. Stein did not establis
her right to be called Mrs. Ande,
son and inherit Mr.. Andersou's prop
erty. Why she remained silent mus
be left to conjecture. AS to the gu.
picious oiling of hinges and roller
in Mrs. Anderson's room, her az
quaintances were aware that she ha
peculiar detestation of the nois
made by chafing hinges, and alway
guarded against it, wherever sh
lives by lavish use of oil GakaD,