The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-11-14

started, and on the way John Long, dis
closed his name and the fact OF his long
absence and supposed death, and his nj
tention of returning suddenly and WIN
out notice to his home. They rode to-
gether to the Park, when John Long
bade his friend good.by and turned to-
ward the homestead. That was the last
he saw Of the young man and his COM
panion, the waiter.
THE PURSUIT.
After hearing this story two skillfnl
officers were sent on the road to Hull,
the impression being that the two men
had returned to that place. The othceTs
soon found traces Of them, for at Hadd-
lessy, near Snaith, they had left their
iaded horses and helped themselves to
gig and fresh horse. After this they
were easily trace to Hull, but there all
clues ended. At Abbott's in they had
not been heard OF. There, however, 1t
was ascertained that the waiter who &C.
companied the personator of John Long
had, when a boy, been in the employ OF
Goodman Jarvis. This fact stated new
theory, namely. that the job to rob Jar,
Wis had been put up before they quilted
Hull, and that the waiter had furnished
his friend with all the information nee
essary, not excepting the fact that jarvis
had
PRETTY DAUGHTER.
On reaching Hull the officers commu.
nicated with the authorities there, and
search was set on foot for the Culprits.
All the haunts of such persons were vis-
tied, but without success. When their
capture was given up as hopeless a curl
GUS incident occurred. Mrs. Abbott, who
kept the inn already referred to, sent for
a sweep to see what was the matter with
one of her Chimneys, Those were the
days of the climbing boys, and the poor
little fellow who went up stuck in the
flue. To get at him and rescue him it
was necessary to take down the wall
somewhere, and from the sound he made
by knocking with his brush it was
thought that he could be reached by
breaking down the wall of a room which
was never used, because it was almost
over the stables. The key could not be
found, but the door was forced. To the
surprise of all there were
SIGNS OF HABITATIoN INSIDE.
A bed lay on the floor and ample GOV.
ering. Several bottles of liquid, full and
empty, stood against the wall, and there
were the remains of recent abundant
meal. Finding that the boy could not
be got at there, the room was abandoned,
but EMrs. Abbott determined to set a
watch. For some time she had missed
vorious articles from her larder and bar,
and the secret was about to be explained
Late at night the person she had set to
watch announced that the room was oc.
cupied. Mrs. Abbott sent for couple of
constables, who burst into the apartment |
Two men were fonnd there in slight ap-
parrel, and one of them was identified |
as the waiter who had quilted the place
some time before with a companion and
John Long Both men were arrested,
and turned out to be the persons for
whom search was being made as
THE MURDERERs OF JARVIS AND HIS WIFE.
The waiter, whese real name was James
Waters, and his associate, whose name
was Richard Rees, admitted their guilt
On reaching Hull they disposed of the
heavier pulnder, and then stole boat
rowed about for days and nights, lest
they should be captured. Finally Waters
that at high tide the water ran
up large sewer under the inn, which
was built on the quay, and that the sewer
led to the stable. The two men pushed
their boat up there and landed in safety.
Then they reached the deserted room,
with which Waters was well acquainted,
by means of rear staircase, and estab
lished themselves there. For food and
drink they made nightly raids on the
larder and bar, and easily went out and
unobserved to the stable.
There is little more to tell. Waters,
finding that Rees was professional thief,
to him to rob Jarvis, whom he
knew to be wealthy, and tc have money
and valuables in the bar and in his bed
room. Waterss perfect knowledge of
,he place made the crime easy, Both
The culprits we're hanged at York.
The reader may wish to know why
Olden hid himself in the closet while his
uncle and the stranger were conversing.
Olden had himself robbed and murdered
man on the road near Terrybridge, and
v as always in dread of detection. When
his stranger came ne thought lie was
Bow street officer after him, and deter
mined not to be kept in suspense, secretly
the closet to listen.