Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-11
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advance of money, being the first time he
had ever done so. He had received money
from her, and pressed it upon him
when he made show. if he was not ac-
tually in earnest, of wishing TO refuse it.
Whether she was in bad temper at the
time, or whether she was hurt at his max
ing such request, Lytherly could not say,
but she refused to make the advance, and
thew parted worse friends than they had
been for some time.
All this the young fellow let out at the
Bell on the Saturday, as the refusal hap
pened on the Friday. A great part of it
10 nv hearing. for generally took my
pipe and glass at the Bell, and | saw that
he was well on for tipsy. He had been
drinking there some hours, and would per-
haps have stopped longer, but that the
landlady persuaded him to go home. lie
was hardly able to walk, and as did not
wish him to get into any trouble. which
might mean alse trouble to me, followed
him TO the door, determined to see him to
his lodgings if necessary but Just then
his landlady's son happened to come by.
The poor lad. as | well remember, had
been to the dentists to have a tooth drawn,
but his face was so swollen that Mr.
AldWts WOuIu not itlttHpt " wa" ~ VIZ
daylight and the poor fellow was half
distracted with pain. He offered to see
Lytherly home, and as he lived in the
same house and slept in the same room,
OF course he was the ftest party to do SO
and so off they went together. and in due
course of time went home too.
Next day was Sunday, and quiet day
enough it always was in Cbmoestead.
Younger men might have thought 1t duIl,
but it suited me. 1 had lived fifty years
in London, and did not object 10 the
steady-going ways of The little town; in
fact l took TO going TO church, aud all
sorts of things. We'll, the day passed by
without ANYTHING particular. aud was
really thinking OF going to bed, al
though it was only 80, for | felt
sleepy and tired when heard some one
run burriedly up our front garden, and
then followed very loud double knock
at the door. / lived. should mention,
at a nice house in Church street, which
was turning that led from the High
street into Orchard street, where. as have
said, Miss Parkway lived. | was just
about to drink glass of egghot. which
is a thing am very partial to when have
a cold, and this was winter-time; but |
put the tumbler down to listen. for when
such hurried knock came, it was nearly
always for me and sure enough, in an
other half minute the door was opened,
and heard voice ask if the Superintend-
ent was in; then, without any tapping or
waiting, my door was thrown open, and
/ saw a young woman whom knew to be
a servant to Mrs. Ambliss.
The moment l saw her | knew some
thing serious was coming.
Now, jane" / said, "what is it ?"
"Oh, Mr. Robinson !" she exclaimed, (I
forget whether have mentioned before
that my name is Robinson,) come round
to Missus' house, for we have found poor
Miss Parkway stone-dead and murdered
in her room.
And with that, off she went into strong
Mysteries. couldn't stop with her, so |
opened my door and found the landlady
and her servant listening. $50 in and
take care of that GIRL" | said and one
of you bring her round to Orchard street
as soon as she can walk | didn't stop
to blow them up, and they were too glad
to escape to say word; so off / went,
and found little cluster of people already
gathered round the gate of the house.
IIcTc 10 tuc CuI hcutu
them say as they made way for me.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambliss were in the passage
and a neighbor from the next door; all
looked as pale and flouried as people do
under the circumstances.
81 "This is a most terrible affair, SIR" says
poor old Ambliss, who was a feeble. su-
perannuated bank clerk. I'VE have sent
for you and the doctor, as being the best
we could do. But perhaps you would
like 10 go into her room at onceP"
i said | should, and they led me to her
room. There was light there, and they
brought more up. SO that everything was
plainly visible. The people had not dis
turbed anything. so the room was in the
same state as when they entered it. 1t
appeared they had not been surprised at
Miss Parkway not coming down in the
morning. for this was not uncommon with
her; but when the afternoon aud evening
passed away and she did not appear, aud
no answer was returned To their rapplng
at her door, they grew alarmed, aud al
last forced All entrance, when they fUun
the furniture Ia confusion. AS though IA
struggle had taken place, aud poor Miss
Parkway IN her night dress lying on her
face quite dead.
They had lifted her on 10 the bed, and
from the marks on her thu oat had Judged
she died by strangulaliun. A. | could do
no good to her, noticed rs closely rs
was able lbe appearance OF the room. and
especially looked for any fragments of
cloth torn from an assailanl's clothes,
which often remains after a
struggle; or dropped weapon, or any
unusual marks. But could see nothing
There was no difficulty in deciding how
the assassin had entered the apartment
and how he had left, for the room was on
the ground floor, and the lower sash of
one of the windows was thrown up. al
though the blind was drawn closely down.
The furniture was knocked down and up
set; the wash-stand. which was a large
and peculiar one. OF clumsy and old
fashioned description, had been over
thrown, and had fallen into the fireplace,
where it lay resting on the bars in very
curious manner; while the jug had fallen
into the CRATE, deluging the fireplace with
water, but, extraordinary to relate, with
out being broken; not broken to pieces, at
any rate, although badly cracked. A
great deal Of noise had probably been