The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-24
A STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
A Murder i'm n Hotel Prevented and q
Daring SXvind1er Fooled.

SollleIN street, received the llOW!n
note:
PALACEHOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. j, -.
DEAR SIR: | am unfortunately confined t
the hotel under Il slight attack Of illness an,
want to Use some currency. If You will b
so obllging As to send me thirty-scven hun
dred and fifty dollars in United States cur
rency | will consider it i personal favor
Send about 500 OF it in IS and 1O'S. balanc,
in 5O'> and zoos. will have the coinr read
foryou here. Very respectfully,
:. II. HARRINGTON,
Room 500, Palace Hotel
After Il consultation between tn,
members of the firm, it was determined
that liaiey'S father should pay Il pre-
liminary visit to Harrington. The Sc
Nor Haley accordingly went to the Pal
ace Hotel, and finding room 600, the
door was opened by IN engaging gen.
tleman, who, smilingly disclosing Il re.
markably dazzling set of teeth, invited
him to enter. As Haley entered the
room he saw that the furniture was ar
ranged in 4 singular manner, to say the
least.
Near the door, and directly in the
way of persons entering or going out of
the room, was Il large table. Behind
the table was Il high-backed morocco
chair, and directly behind the chair was
Il ponderous wardrobe. This singular
arrangement excited Haley'S suspicious,
and, resisting the smiling gentleman's
pressing invitation to occupy the high
backed chair, he walked across the
room and chose his own seat. He then
opened the conversation. The smilino
gentleman said yes, he was the person
who wanted the currency, and explain
ed by saying that he was to pay a bill of
that amount to a gentleman who would
call )! O'Clock, and that, as he had said
IN his note, a chronic indisposition pre-
vented him from going after the money
i'll person. After Il brief interview, Ha-
ley said he would send the desired cur-
rency and would Immediately return to
the office for it. He then departed.
The interview had served only to
strengthen his suspicious, and he bent
his steps to the City Hall, where he
engaged the services of Detective
Meagher. Accompanied by the detect
i've he returned to the office of Hopkins
. Haley. The currency was procured
in the amounts desired, secured in
packages, and given to the clerk, a lad
Of 10, named Charles NJ. Ludlam. The
lad was thoroughly instructed to OBJ
serve the strictest caution: to watch
harrington narrowly, and to test the
gold if any was received for the c~l1rren-
y. Ludlam departed with the money.
md Haley and Meagher followed at a
distance.
At the hotel the services of local Off
'er Jackson were brought into r~equisi-
ion, and the party assembled to room
'69. Haley and the officers remained
n the corridor mean the ROOM. The lad
Knocked at the door, which was opened
~ the smiling gentleman with the daz-
ling teeth, who pressed him to take the
morocco chair behind the table and be-
ore the p0nderouS wardrobe. LudIam,
Though having been warned, sat down
the morocco chair, and the smiIinr
Gentleman showed his dazzling teeth
It the lads right hand was u mantel
caring a mirror, and by looking in the
alter, the boy could see all that was
assing behind him.
Harrington advanced to take the eur
7ncy which the boy produced. IIar-
counted three of the tour pack
geS, then returned the fourth to Lud-
with the request that he would
cunt it while be went to Il closet for the
old. The boy took the package and
arlington went to the closet. For 4 l
w moments Ludlam allowed his at /
ntion to be diverted by the currency. {
hen, upon casually glancing at the t
irror, he saw directly behind him t
arlington brandishing Il flashing
over his head. The boy iii |
inctivcly lodged just as Harrington
heavily down with the Ratchet. =
Ludlam's escape from death was nar-
'w-his movement saved his life; but
e Ratchet struck him On the top of the O
lad, just back of the center, inflictino :
wound about two inches long, and $
ling him to the floor. Ludlam was =
II of pluck; he was wounded, but not 7
He'd. He darted to his feet, sprane -
ION Harrington and dealt him a severe O.
DIV between the ewes, KNOCKING him :,