The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-07-03

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of the girl did all in their power to decoy
him from home and my influence, but they
failed. He had got over his infatuation for
the girl, and was freed from the enthrall-
ment. When
THE GIRL GAVE BIRTH TO A CHILD
1 caused all to be done that was just, and
after the death of the child placed the girl
in good situation. Her mother l took in
to my employ as head domestic, and she
seemed satisfied. For five years things con-
tinued thus. Charles would be of age on
Christmas day, 1929, and 1 had resolved to
make HIM handsome present. ] had pro-
cured for that purpose nine thousand
pounds sterling In the bank OF England
notes and one thousand pounds in gold.
We we're TO have great day on the NOR
row, and we induced Charley to retire early.
His elder brother and were in the library
tying up the gold and notes and planning
how we should deposit it in Charles room,
where be would find it the first thing when
he awoke on his birthday. While We were
doing this the mother of the girl already
spoken of was in the dining room adjoin-
ing, arranging the apartment We spoke
of our intention, and she no doubt over
heard us. There was an entrance to
Charles sleeping apartment bv dressing
roo1, and We had procured the key OF the
dressing room door, which opened on the
corridor. When we had ascertained that
Charles was probably asleep we entered the
dressing room and placed the bag containing
the gift on the table by the bedside, with an
open note stating that it was birthday gift
from me and his elder brother. Then we
Quilted the room and locked the door of the
dre essing room behind us. L passed out first.
and my son pressed ON me and said, half
lapghingly,
IF 1 BELIEVED IN GHOSTS
II should say that saw one in the shadow
OF the dressing room this moment"
"Oh, nonsense" said, 'it must be fancy"
Nevertheless, 1 opened the door and look
ed in. Nothing was visible. / had half q
mind to pass around the apartments and sat
sfy myself that no one was there. Would
to God that had done so. We quilted the
spot and retired. Once in the night was
awakened by what seemed the Changing of a
door, but after that all was still, and | fell
asleep.
Next morning all assembled at breakfast
except Charles. We waited but he did not
come. | suggested that his brother should
go and what delayed him.
"'He is counting his treasure said his
mother; but confess began to feel strange
ly nervous. My eldest son had gone up
stairs. and walked out into the hall. Pres
emily heard a cry-a Strickland the sound
of rushing footsteps. Ny eldest boy appeared
at the head of the stairs with horror in every
feature.
"'0h, father' he gssped. Charles is dead
-murderedp
81 heard no more. 1t was too true. There
he lay on his bed, with treacherous stab
wound in his heart. The bag OF money was
gone, and-sO was the mother of the girl
whom the foolish boy had seduced. The
blood had spouted from the wound and COW
ersd the table on which the money had been
lying. And now you may wonder
WHAT A BUTTON HAD TO DO WITH THIS DREAD
FUL CRIME.
81 will tell you. When we bad put the
money in the bag | proposed TO seal it, and
put on the wax. My ring, however, made
son suggested one of our livery buttons, on
which was large crest lie got a button,
and then, in playful humor said:
=" Father, let us stick the button on the
wax and leave it there
"He did so, and when you spoke of a but
ton similar to ours, bearing a stain of
blood, could not but remember the dread
full night and the fact that more than likely
my youngest childs blood had stained the
button which we had placed on the wax"
"Was the murderer discoveredF' Mr..
Wade inquired.
"Never," was the reply. "No one had any
doubt that it was the mother of the girl who
infatuated my boy that perp, trated the aw
full crime, and stole the money, but all
search for her was unavai,ing."
When Mr. Wade returned to Sheffield he
took into his confidence q Mr.. Smith, who
was a lawyer and a shrewd man. Mr. Wade
had bought the place on Norfolk street,
where he resided, nearly five years before,
and had torn down the old building aud
erected new one. 1t was ascersained that
the red house was formerly occupied by a
Mro DaHo 10 f,1 If -
Mrs. Baker was found, and on visiting Mrs
Bussy's shop she identified her as a woman
who lived in her house for about month
The theory of Mr. Wade and Mr.. Smith, the
lawyer, was that Mrs. Busy was the real
murderer of Charles Fobell, and the couple
with her were her daughter and her daugh-
ter's husband.
All the facts were now communicated to
Mr.. FObell, who thereupon visited Sheffield.
On going to Mrs. Bussy's shop, however, it
was found that she had removed and none
knew whittier.
THE BOW STREET RUNNERS OR DETECTIVES
were procured from London, and search
was begun. 1t occupied six months and
spread over large tract, nevertheless it was
fruitless.
One day Mr. Wade had occasion to visit
Thorne, where the firm were having a small
vessel constructed On passing through a
fllldRc bclWccn DOHCdotcT anu luOIuc,
named Wheatley violent raintstorm came
on, and Mr.. Wade drew up his gig under a
shady tree. Immediately after pheton
was driven by. A man and woman were in
front and a woman in the rumble. The lat
ter Mr.. Wade identified as the missing Jane
Busy. He was not Observed and in spite of
the storm he determined to pursue the pha
ton.
At the end of the village it turned up
lane, and when Mr.. Wade reached the pace
he saw the pheton before the gate of cot
tage, about a hundrad yards beyond the
junction. Driving up little further he
stopped at a roadside Inn, and ascertained
that the persons whom he had seen IN the
pheton lived at the cottage.
Next day Jane Busy and ber companions,
Mary and Thomas StraDg, were arrested.
Jane was identified beyond question as
Jemina Berty, the murderer of Charles Fo-
bell and the younger woman as her
daughter The elder woman was tried at
Gloucester assIzes for the crime and con-
victed The day before her execution she