The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-11
CHAPTER XVI.
THE pErsoSEB AT THE TRAVELLERS RESI-" -
CHLoRoFoRMED.

THE pn1s6SEB AT THE ''rRAvELER's REST
CHLoReFoRMED
Jared. Clark remained a prisoner in the
little room 1T the Travellers Rest" having
his food brougns: to him by one of McCor-
micks men. Nothing was done toward an
investigation OF his alleged otfense.
The checkmated villain was surrounded
by desperate as unreenting as himself,
who, were suspicion to become settled into
couyctioG-and proof being aGluced that
he had intended betraying the habtues and
boarders would furnish the newspapers
with another mysterious murder or drown
ing case.
Beneath the flooring of the saloon was a
vault, used i'll past years for the storage of
ice. Coul the dauk walls of that vault
have spoken, many case Of accidental
drowning" would have had retutation, and
many 'unaccountable suicides" would have
had lifted from them all dishonor
But the ebbing and flowing tides, and tho
reeking, dipping walls were dumb.
Crime, crime, crime! The very air fetid
with tits commission shrouded. The sun
of day shone as brightly on that old frame
building as on the house of purity The
pale moon looked down on that laznr house
as on the building dedicated TO the God who
set it in the heavens. The time was not yet
when light should shine into the hidden
pit.
Retribution often maks long delay.
When it overtakes the guilty, the rush
ing of mighty whirlwind is not more sud-
den.
Two nights after Clarks incarceration,
and one after Tom Blacks interview with
Cecil Clayton, while the guests were asleep,
the man of mystery crept quietly down the
stairway at the head of his seven-by-nine
| room.
stealthily he groped his way to the door
| Of the prison, which he unlocked. On the
threshold he paused.
The inmates heavy breathing satisfied
him that he slept. He entered, closed the
door, and took from his pocket red cotton
handkerchief and a small vial.
These be placed on the floor.
A small wax taper was next drawn out
This he lit with an odorless match, using
the left hand as shield to prevent the tiny
flame waking the sleeper, who was chained
to the wall
Irons were upon his ankles and heavy
chain extended from the manacles 10 STAPLE
in the bricks which allowed him small lati
tude. He 10y on an old mattress, his heat
resting on his arm, which was hanging ovel
the edge
Tom set the taper behind piece of lum
ber resting against beam, and took up th
handkerchief and vial
Uncorking the bottle, he held it on ON
side, that the fumes of its contents nigh
not reach the sleeper's nostrils, or his own
and tipped the chloroform into the handker
chief.
Then, with hasty glance toward tn
door, as if fearful of interruption, he crep
close to his victim and thrust the saturate,
cloth under his nose, at the same time hold
ing down his head.
He struggled hard, but could not lift hi
hands to push away the penetrating drug
and could not cry for assistance because tn
rag covered his mouth. But moment h
, battled, then sunk stupefed.
, Tom replaced the apparatus in his coat
and put his hand in his victims left han
"ket.
What he wanted was not there.
/ He tried the right, and brought forth
! bunch of large keys, with another of sma
, attached.
Smiling grimly, he extinguished the tape
went out as quietly as he had entered, locke
the door. and returned tn his bed.
D By sunrise, he was in the street.
He was sure that the luckless "captair
had not seen him, and that any story
, pocketpickihg by the aid Of chloroforn
: would only result in laugh at his own e
pense.
/ Toms destination was Jared CLARK
brown-stone mansion on Thirtieth Street.
= place seldom used by its owner save
t night.
I, He went boldly up the steps and let hir
r self in with one Of the keys which he liz
stolen.