The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-21

elf you have any suspicious" / added,
"tell them all to me-" ..,.p.a
"There is no one to suspect" sobbed
the poor woman.
{" In the house were Gabrielle, my
daughter whom you have seen, old Han
dah, the cook, Mr.. and Mrs. Beauchamp,
friends of my poor dear husband in his
boyhood-the. best, the kindest people
Mr.. Gray, a very old man, too feeble to
leave the house, poor deformed Miss Nor
man, and the librarian, Mr.. Bassford.
None of these could or would murder
mouse. See how kind they are they re-
main in my house they send me word that
they have no doubt of me. Oh, how can
anybodyP"
"And this man who" began.
eyes" said Madame Matteau, "I will
tell you he was fair, young, handsomely
dressed; he asked Mr.. Bassford at the depot
if he knew of any one who could accom-
modate him. Mr.. Bassford brought him
home. My only empty room was the one
in which those other two strangers died.
could not bear to put him there but Mr..
Bassford laughed at me. We had supper
afterward. He talked long while to
Gabrielle. 1t was late when he retired
late for our quiet household. Hannah had
made his fire. She came and told us that
she had done so. He said good night.
After he had gone, we found that he had
left his watch on the table. He wore it
only with bunch Of seals, and he had
been setting it by the clock, and showing
it to us as something very handsome. l
knocked at his door to restore it to him.
He had not left us but fifteen minutes be-
fore, but he must have been asleep already,
for he made no answer. So I kept it for
the night, and wore it down to breakfast
next morning. AS / came down met a
gentleman in the hall. He inquired for
Mr.. Glenn. That was the new comer's
name. sent Hannah to wake him. She
could not do so, and grew alarmed She
had key that would open the door, and
used it. The next thing knew we were
all in the room and the windows were wide
open, and the doctor had been sent for
and the young man who had called was
= screaming that his brother had been choked
to death and then there was the inquest
and they arrested me. The brother said
| the first thing he noticed was that wore
:, Mr.. Glenn's watch and seals. l had for
: gotten it in my terror"
$50 Hannah had key to the room ?"
said.
= eyes &; at least it was key that woult
" open it. 1t was the key to Mr.. Bassford
door. She knocked the other out with
= stick and put that in"
y "The people who were there on tha
y night were your boarders when the othe
y two men were found dead ?'' / asked.
i :, ooh, yes p
, And Hannah was there also?"
"All my married life Hannah has live
" with me-"
y "Your daughter oversees the householc
in your absence?"
" eyes, poor child, with Hannah's help.
thought little while.
! "Madam," l said, "there is some strang
mystery in this affair. l do not despair {
!, proving to all the world your entire innC
- cence. Meanwhile, be as calm as possible
: and endeavor to remember everything cor
nected with the sudden deaths that hav
~ occurred in your house. The incident tina
70 seems the most unimportant may really
- of the most immense value"
. So / left her and went home. Strangel
% enough on the way met the doctor VIII
. had been called in. He was dull, heav
- sort of person, considerably given to bee
10 drinking, and my opinion of his ability wa
not very great. However, questione
- him on the subject, and he replied
~ ~ "Well you see, don't say the old w
~ man murdered him. If she did, shoul
"' say it was by sitting on him, or smotherin
him with the holsters. suppose the caul
:. of his death was asphixia. Well, tbel
eu what is asphixia? Why too little breai
no to keep on living. He died because he WI
'n shorth of breath. So we all do. was
no my hands of the matter. Only there's til
'n' watch that looks dark"
'SS had learned nothing from the docto
The coroner lived near me. His jury hi
10 been twelve of the most Ignorant men
he town.
This is all he told me
OF, "He was slnothered, that man was
ed were tho other two. Men don't smoth
themselves. We made 1t inscrutable Pro
% idence t'other time. We make it murd
! it this time That there watch, you know
MP Thus, without any new light, 1 we