The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1876-04-13
harles, whom / met at the druggists aud

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who accompanied me in.'
| drew from E lward the fact that Charles
saw the medicine put NJ; walked with hin
Il little way: then went back for some
thing, Z ward awiting his return; ther
walked arm in arm nearly houe, when
Charles left.
also reminded Edward that, his uncle
being dead, if he also should die without
ISSUE, Charles would inherit the whole es
tate
'He did 1t + the young man cried, in
a paroSysm of excitement too earnest to
be counterfeit. 'He went out TO get the
poison when he left me waiting IT, put
it up to resemble the druggists parcel,
| for which he substituted it as we went
along. William Il know it now 4! /
carried the parcel in the right'hand pocket
OF my oyarcoat, and it ives on that side he
walked
| l was seated in my Office on the day
preceding that ized for the trial, given
way 10 anysfing but sanguine expectations,
when a tap On the door announced ysi'
tor. 1t was detective whom l had en-
ploypd
what is il? inquired, after closing the
! door"
81 made an arrest to-day he answered,
''and IN the prisoners prSe> lon found
ibis osercoat," uudoiog a package he had
brought
"Wel?"
''In onc Of the pockets found tnis''-
he banded me a small parcel, which l
opened.
Inside were three papers, folded as drug
glsts put up their prescriptions.
"The person with whom l found t,is
! coat" the detective continued "cunlesses
that be stole it from d tiliard saloon, the
owne, having laid it aside while playing;
and the date he fzes corresponds with Mr..
Courtneys murder. But what Is more
important, l have ascertained that Charles
Courtney is the owner of the coat y
"Let us at once 20 to the druggists"
ezc'nimed, sprnging irCm my CHAIR and
snatchin5 ny bat.
We were soon shere.
please examine that parcel" ! said,
putting 1t into the apothecary's hands.
lie did SO, carefully opening the papers
and inspecting their contents. Tbeg cpn-
tanned three white powders.
"IIow 90 they correspond with those
you made up for Mr, Courtney," .nqulr.
ed, "anl for winch others sem 10 have
been 50 ny>leriou>iy substtued?"
They 90 not correspond at All, lie
answered, 'rhey arr the same
"rhc same How do you knpw thn,?"
Bg these Il ,ures," ne replied. pointia. 20
the inside OF one ef the papers.
81 had made a ciroGIarion tina, day oa
the sheet Of paper part Of which used in
putting up the prescription brought by Mr.
Edward Horton. The remainder have
preserved, not knowing but it might be-
come important. Here it is, and yon seq
how this piece and the figures fit it"
They diI exactly; the chain of evidence
was complete.
neel I,arI!v tell how the trial ended
Charles Courtney was called by the prose
cutiop to prove some unimportant point.
The council whom | had retained for the
defense asked him bat three questions on
cross examination.
"lIad he accompanied the prisoner from
the drussi>t's?''
clad he lost an overcoat that day7"
''N as chat lt?7'
The questions were very simple, buG the
effect on the witness was most remarkable.
lie trembled, aud turned pale. lie knew
his secret was out. anI that Ipiug was use
less. lie answered all three questions in
the Affirmative, but in II voice scarcely aud
ib!e. Before the next witness was called
he slipped from the court, and was never
heard of afterwards.
With the testimony of the detective and
the druggist, not forgetting that of the
thief who stole the oyercoat, we made short
work Of what ,ad promised TO "a beauti-
fui case Of circumstanti.l evidence.