Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-13
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startled. but after moments hesitation ac
cepted Il with a very sweet smile. Whil,
Mrs. Parkway en gagged in w,fling h,a let
Ter, Lytherly stood by her side. aud saun
tered out after her. had been waiting
in the porch, V n okin her husband. " hose
face was SO familiar 10 me that had ex'
pected to see a look, OF recognition. come
into his ewes; but nothing OF the sort hap
peped. Lytherly watched them drive off,
then turning suddenly round, exclaimed
"It's as good aspyer. Robinson We've
got them!"
.Wbv. what is there afreshP" | asked.
o~Just isufficieut 90 hang the scoundrel, z
said Lytherly. leu remember, of course,
that among other things which were stolen
on the night of the murder, was "A curious
lockst, which poor Miss Parkway used lc
wsar and that some fragments OF The
ehain were aitcrwmd found ,4....pi
Remembered This very well, and told
him so. s......-.t
Very good be. continued, 81 gave
that loeket and chain to the poor. old
girl: 10 was the only valuable possessed
IN the world ;.and Mrs. Parkway has the
centra carbuncle in her brooch now.n,
f'..NonsensewsI exclaimed, not knowing
exactly what | did say at 1.-THE momeni.s
a.~Itais fact" he said, land 1 can
swear toit. What is more TO the point,
perhaps, is that although the stone is in
strange setting, and no one but myself,
probably, could recognizes it,syet 1 can
identity H. On the, one side are my ini-
tials cut IN almost nicroscopical charac-
ters. If they are there that settles IL; if
they are not, put me down as an imIos-
tore and fix the murder ON me il you
like."h : IT. a''f., 10 ,a f'r
There was a good deal more said after
this, but the upshot OF it was that, we
went over to Colchester, and laid the
matter before the authorities; when, after
little hesitation, a warrant was granted
for the apprehension of Mr.. Phillip Park
way, and two officers, accompanied by
Lytherly and myself, went over to exc
cute it. ''r, ia' t"
Itwas after nightfall when we arrived at
the Mount and ON knocking at the door,
we found that Mr.. Parkway was in; bull
his'wife was out, having gone up $50 the
elderly woman that was called by the
footboy informed .us,) TO play harmonium
at the weekly rehearsal OF the village
choirs About the only amusement she
has, poor thing" the woman muttered.
and seemed in very bad temper about
something. We said we wanted TO see her
master, and that she need not announce
us. And, as live, believe that the wo-
man guessed directly who we were, and
what we had come for. At any rate quite a
glow of triumph came into her face, and
she pointed to door nearly opposite
10 where we stood. We opened it, and
found ourselves in sort of a large study,
where. seated at y table. reading, was the
man We wanted lie looked up in SUI
prise a. We entered, and the light failing
strongly on his face. while all the rest oi
the room was 10 darkness, thought | saw
q paleness come, aud go on his gloomy
features hut that might have beali fancy.
''What is your business P"' he" began;
but Mr.. Barnes, the Chief Constable as9 eat
him short. sa..,gs 90 ..,I,l,,aaa ,'a
81 am sorry to inform you, Mr.. Park
way, - he said, .uhat 1 holdaswatrantiio tor
your arrest, and you must consider your
self In custody. - 100 l'- '...,,- 20.
Parkway stared at him. mechanically,
closed the bp0k JIs wasreathpg, and said
"On what charge. Sir ?"
"For MURDER" said Barnes; and then
/ was sure Parkway turned very white.
"For the murder of Miss Parkway, at
Combestead, in lS6LNsdoi9o n7t9. illsAH
Parkway looked FROM one to the other
Of us for a few seconds without speaking !;
at last his eyes settled for, an, instant on
Lytherly; then turning to Barnes, he said,
pointing straight at Lytherly: at was
this man, ] have no doubt Who set you
ons('io s-s3 sst sa.sa $40 ,saosiq.1ys owl ID
hasYou had not better say anything, Sm,n
said the chief constable, ,aa..but Just give
your servants what orders you wish, and
come with a., AZ we cannot stop. 4
Isl dare say 1t was hcs' continued Park
way, not answering Mr.. Barnes. but seem
ing to 60 with his own thoughts. II fam
cied he was dead, for what took to be his
ghost has been seen in my room every |
night for the past month"; Where is my
wife ?ff9 ntgitp EasiI3a.L nH .ss. ~ "a .pa
We told him that she was not at home,
and that we were anxious to spare her
as far as possible; but he gave such a
bitter smiley end said ssShe will certain
" be vexed To hare had husband that was
hanged; but she will be glad to be
widow on any terms"
We didn't Want to hear any more OF
this, SO got him away;'n not without some
little trouble, Trough; and if there had
not been 30 many Of us. we should have
hadpa scene .as it was, we were obliged
10 handcuff him. Ito" ba-s..h 80
The servants, -four of them, were natur-a
ally Giarmed, and were all in the hall when
We went out. Mr., Parkway gave very
few directions. and the elderly woman
grinned quite spitefully at him, ..
"Don't insult The man, now he's down.
! said in whisper, while Parkway and
the two officers got into the fly. . Lytherly
and i were to ride outside and drive.
'lnsult Kim the wretch - she said,
""You don't mean to suppose he has any
feelings to hurt. He has been trying to
drive my poor, young mistress, that
nursed when baby. into her grave, and
he would have done itjfs had not been
here The only excuse is, he is. and al
ways has been, adangerous lunahc."
We drove off, and saw no more of her
and never heard how Mrs. Parkway took
the Intelligence IN So 80 .isI 80 "
The lady was present at the preliminary
examination; andto her great surprise her
carbuncle brooch was taken from her and
used against her husband. ISThe exanira-
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