The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15

that there was no necessity for detectives TO
be brought, as they had so eminent a fnnc-
tiOnary as myself in the town.
1t was supposed that this would he r,orely
a preliminary examination, but il tnrnaS ont
differently. few of Lytherlys companions
although. as it transpired afterward they
fully believed him guilty-were yet de eh
mined he should have chance, and 90 snb
scribed guinea for old JENNY Crotton the
most disreputable old fellow in the tovn.
but very clever lawyer for all that. and
Jenny soon came busting in. He had
few minutes conversation with Ivtherly.
and then asked that the hearing migbt he
put OIL lor an hour. This was, of course,
granted, and by the end of that tima ba had
overwhelming evidence to prove an alibi for
the landlady's son hadn't slept wink for his
toOthache, and he was with Lytherlyuntil din
ner time on Sunday; and then the accused went
for walk with a couple of friends. and aid moi
return until after dark, having spent two or
three hours at public house some miles off,
as the landlord, who happened to be in town,
it being market day, helped to prove; the rest
of the time he was in the Bell, as was usual,
poor fellow.
There was no getting over this. There was
not a shadow of pretense for remandinr him,
and so-much to Mr. Parllway's evident an
noyance-Lytherly was discharged. He be-
came more popular than ever among his as
sociates, although respectable people of the
town looked down upon him, and they had
supper in his honor that night, at which old
Jenny CrOtton presided. In default of I,yth-
erly no clew could be found. Not shillingof
Miss Pathways money was ever discovered in
her apartments; so her murderer had got
clear away with his booty. Many wiseacres
said we should hear of Lytherly quietly dis
appearing after things had settled down.
Some little excitement was created by
Lytherly attempting to get in the sole funeal
carriage that attended the hearse; but lr.
Parkway would not permit such a thing nd
was himself the only follower. 1t wp6 cry
clear that the stranger, in common wifi Aany
others, was not half satisfied with tie Xpla-
nation which had secured Lytherlrs escape
and SIS was on the ground at'bs funeral |
saw, as did everybody else who vas there, the
frown he turped ON the youngman who, in
spite of his rebuff, had gone o foot to the
churchyard.
Mr.. Parkway left that evning, having
placed his business in the harris OF Mr.. Win
grave; Tor, as there was no vii, he was the
heir at law. Now, this was a cry curious al
fair about the will, because Mss Parkway had
told her landlady not many ays before that
she had made her will, and irfact, had shown
her the document as it lay, eatly tied up, in
her desk. However, it was gone now; and
she had either destroyed it, Or the person who
had killed her had taken hat as well as the
money; and even if the latter was the case it
was hardly likely to turn up again. So as
have said, Mr.. Parkway went home. The so
licitor realized the poor lady's property and
all our efforts were in yain to discover the
slightest clew to the guilty party. AS for
Lytherly, he soon found it was Of no use to
think of remaining in Combestead, for, guilty
or not no one of any responsibility cared to
associate with him; and, as he owned to me,
the worst part of it all was that old Crotton,
the lawyer, whenever they met at any tavern,
would laugh and wink and clap him on the
shoulder, and call upon every one present to
remember how poor old Jenny Crotton got
his young friend off so cleverly; how they
" flummOXed'' the magistrates and iockeyed
the peelers, when it was any odds against his
young friend.
So he went; and a good many declared he
had gone off to enjoy his ill-gotten gains; but
never thought so; and one of our men going
to Chatham to identify a prisoner saw
Lytherly in the uniform of the Royal Engi-
neers, and, in fact, had a glass of alewith
him. The young fellow said it was his only
resOurce-dig he could not, and to beg where
he was known would be in vain. He sent his
respects to me, and that was the last we heard
for long time of the Combestead murder.