The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-29


hold hard life.
Having learned this much, went to
the house where Gangoil had lodged and
once more went carefully over his papers
and letters, In the hope of finding some-
thing that might assist me. There was
nothing of the sort among the papers,
however, but in cigar case lying on the
mantel-shelf, / found q woman's card
with the name of Mary Rosenbaum.
began to have my case pretty well
in hand now. Dressing myself as
peddler, went to the house, and ex-
hibited my wares in the servants hall
and spreading out my stock of silks and
ribbons, offered them for about half their
value, saying l would take cast-off
dresses in exchange.
"Now, my dears," said "your mis-
tress must have very many that she will
not wear again"
Lawks yes,' replied one of the
girls. Why, Molly, where is that old
gray merino that Miss Mary told you to
give to the regiment"
The dress was brought and my salts
faction was intense when 1 saw it was of
the identical shade of the piece 1 had
found in the hedge. Purchasing it at
figure that made their eyes open, went
on my way, and examining it, found the
spot from which the fragment had been
torn.
My case now stood as follows: 1t was
a woman who had done the murder;
woman wearing dark dress, had climb
ed overthe hedge into the garden on the
night of the murder this woman was
Mary Rosenbaum, who was acquainted
with George Gangoil, and was of pas
sionate temper. The question now was
what did she go into the garden for at
all, and why take that method of doing
so?
Under the peculiar circumstances, l
thought myself justified in communica-
ting these facts to the superintendent,
and asking for warrant to apprehend
Mary Rosenbaum. 1t was granted me,
and l and another officer took coach
and proceeded to the house.
Leaving my companion outside,I sent
my name as the bearer of message from
Gangoil, and was at once ushered up
stairs into the drawing room.
81 am Miss Rosenbaum,' she said
"what have you to say to me?"
She was a woman of about thirty,
slightly corpulent, with the common,
heavy cast of countenance, and an ILL
tempered look in her coal black eyes.
Il am an officer of the detective police,
1 said, "and l arrest you for the murder
of Clara Hamilton"
A CHASTITY pallor overspread her face,
and she seized the back of a chair for
support.
have been waiting for you," she
said, at length. 81 do not deny any
thing. loved him madly, and might
have won him if it had not been for that
doll-faced girl, with her large, sleeps
eyes. / only went to listen, but when
saw him press her to his bosom, and
lavish the caresses upon her, could not
help it, and as soon as he was out of
sight, crept upon her and stabbed her
through the heart, and even robbed the
worms of the triumph of spelling her
wax-doll beauty.
A baleful green light shone in her
eyes, while the tone of vindictive tri-
umph in which she spoke made me
shudder.
81 will go with you at once, she said,
but let me first go to my dressing room
for moment"
"No," said; "you can ring for any
thing you want. Dressing cases may
hold other drugs than toiletpowders. +"
"You think would poison myself ?"
she said, with hallow laugh. "Well,
you are right: for never will go into
court nor ascend the gallows. See ~
Even while she spoke, before 1 could
stir or stop her, she had sprang from
where she stood and dashed herself
through the French window to the street
below.
1 ran down stairs as quickly as could,
but my companion met me in the door
way.
"Call for assistance to carry the body
into the house." he said; "there is no
more use for us here, for she will never
speak again."
Appreeiating a Sermon.
cannot resist repeating a conversa-
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