The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-11-14
miscellaneous.
TUT MTRDFR An THE INN.

Discovery Of Fearful Crime,
In 1925 Goodman Jarvis kept the
Kings Head Hotel at Knottingley in
Yorkshire. He was man OF about htty,
fond of his glass, and easy and good. ma
tured. One day a young man, fashion,
ably dressed, rode up to the door, accom-,
panied by an attendant, and asked
whether he could find shelter for the
night. The landlord told him he could,
and forthwith he was shown to a room,
After dinner the young man invited the
landlord to Join him in bottle OF wine,
as the custom of the time was. AS they
sat together talking over various matters,
the young man suddenly paused and said
abruptly
"By the way, landlord, what has be-
come of the Longs who used to live here
about?"
"Its long story" was the answer,
"and a sad one." =.
"Well," the young man said, l don't
. desire to raise any unpleasant memories
or impose on you for long narrative,
bat | nevertheless should like to know
what has become of the family"
Robert still resides at the park" the
landlord said," and nothing has ever
been heard Of John, who suddenly dis
appeared on the night before his fathers
death"
"You have a large mortgage on that
property, Jarvis, have you not, " inquired
the young man.
"Mayhap so" was the reply.
"And you have very pretty daughter
also?" the stranger said,
"Thats the mayhapu' the landlord
said.
A DISCLOSURE.
"Jarvis," the young man said, after
moments pause, / am John Long, re
turned to claim the property which be-
longs to me-"
Jarvis expressed his surprise and graf
ifcation, and after the landlord had
drank to his success in life, John Long
said:
Landlord, I'm penniless. You see
me as l am. Wipe off the heavy mort
gage which you hold on our small prop.
erty, and | will marry your daughter
and make her lady"
The landlord was so astonisbed as to
be unable to speak for some moments.
At last he said
"You do me a very great honor, Mr..
Long, but my daughter is to be consulted
in the matter somewhat"
After prolonged conversation it was
agreed that Jarvis should keep secret
who the stranger was, and the landlord
retired to tell his wife that young John
Long had returned and was to sleep un-
der their roof that night When the
stranger retired to the adjoining bed
room where he was to sleep, a man of
middle age emerged from a closet
WHERE HE HAD BEEN sECRETED
During the conversation between Jarvis
and his guest. This was James Olden,
the landlords nephew, who looked after
his uncle's farm.
"Ill let Robert Long know that he is
here" Oden said, and after all had re-
tired he saddled horse and started for
the Park, as the Long homestead was
called. As the stranger had kept the
landlord out of his bed far beyond his
usual hour it must have been one o'clock |
in the morning when 0lden reached the |
Park. After some delay he reused the
inmates and demanded to see the young |
Squire, as Robert was styled. When he |
showed himself 0lden told him of the ar.
riva of his brother John.
81 know it," Robert said,. without any
surprise, she is fast asleep upstairs now,
unless you have awakened him by your
rapping."
Olden was so surprised by this state
ment that he lost his head and retired |
from the Park with foolish air. As he
rode homeward he was utterly unable to
explain how John Long could have quit
ted the inn without any one knowing it,
and reached the Park so as to be domi.
ciled there as the welcome heir to the
estate. Olden reached the inn at about
half past three o'clock, for his surprise at
what he had heard prevented his riding
as rapidly home as he ordinarily would
have done. He put the horse in stable
and entered the inn by rear door, To
his surprise he saw light burning in
the small, snug parlor, which was called
the bar. He approached and glanced in.
The place appeared to be in disorder,
and
THE POKER LAY ACROSS THE TABLE.
Olden entered by the open door and
passed behind the table. The strong
oaken box in which his unclu usually
kept large sum of money and much
valuable jewelry, was broken open and
the contents were scattered about. 0lden
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and was about to arouse his uncle, when
his eye caught the poker. 1t was GOV.
cred with blood and pieces of bone and
hair.
With dreadful fear agitating him, o.
den sprang up stairs. His uncle's bed
room door was ajar, and light was burn
ing. Olden entered and saw a sight that
made even his blood freeze. Jarvis lay
across the bed dead. His head was
beaten to a pulp, and the flesh on his
arms and legs discolord with bruises.
Hearing a groan, Olden glanced around,
but could see nothing, The groan was
repeated, and 0lden hastily opened the
door of closet in a corner of the room
The landlords wife was jammed in
among boxes and clothes with her throat
cut. The bureaus were emptied, a strong
i'm box in which Jarvis kept only Bank
Of England notes was broken open, and
4 silver. ware box was emptied. 0lden
gave the alarm, and all
THE HOUSEHOLD WERE SOON AROUSED.
The constables were summoned, and {
about six o'clock, when the London coach
arrived with host of passengers, the 5
village was a scene of the widest disor- !
ler and CONSERVATION. Mrs. Jarvis 80 e
ar recovered as to reveal the fact that
he Crime was the work of two met; but 9
low they came there or whence they de- :
,arted was a mystery. Suspicion fell on !
he stranger and his servant who had a
.rrived there the evening before, but q
)den explained their absence by telling
Who one of them was, and how he had i
emoved to the Park soon after his long e
with the landlord was over. )
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