The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-07-20

I'll was that old Cr0tton, 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 or
30 cleverly how they flummoxed,,
the magistrates and Jockeyed the peeIers,
when IL was any odds against his young
friend.
80 he went and good many declar-
ed he had gone Off TO enjoy his lllgotten
gains but never thought 30 and one
OF our men going to Chatham to iden-
tify prisoner, saw Lytherly In the
uniform Of the Royal Engineers, and, In
fact, had glass OF ale with him. The
young fellow said II was his only re-
source-dlg 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.
had left the Police altogether, and
was living very comfortably, my good
lady and /, up at Islington, In the same
street with my married daughter, who
was doing very comfortably too, her
husband having u good berth In the
city. had always been OF saving
turn, and had bought two or three
houses so with tidy pension, which /
had earned by thirty years. service,
could afford TO go about bit and enjoy
myself. or course In all that time had
made the acquaintance Of good many
professional people; and there were
very few theatres or exhibitions that /
couldn't get admission to.
1t was at the Canterbury first had
the Combestead murder more particular
ly recalled to my mind.
There was a young woman who sang
comic version OF "There's Good
Time Coming" spendldly; and as /
always was Of o chatty turn, couldn't
help remarking to the person that was
sitting next to me how first class she
did II, when he exclaimed. Halo
why, never Superintendent Robin
son |" And then held out his hand.
1t was young Lytheyly, but 30 stout,
and brown, and whiskery-ifI / may say
so-that didn't know him.
"Mr. Lytherlyl" / exclaimed, "I
didn't expect to see you; and you're
right as to my being Robinson although
Police officer no longer. Why, 1
thought you were in the army"
SO was,'' he returned "but I'm
out of it now, and I'll tell you how 1t
was"
1t seems he had been to India, and
got some promotion after three years'
service; and had the good fortune to
save his Colonel from drowning, or
what was more likely in those parts,
being taken down by a crocodile, under
circumstances of extraordinary bravery.
He did not tell me this last bit, but /
heard SO afterward. Lytherly was al
ways wonderful swimmer, and /
remembered his taking prize at Lon
don. The exertion or wetting brought
on fever, and he was recommended
for his discharge. The Colonel behaved
most literally. But what was the best
of all, the old fellow who kept the can
teen at the station died about this time,
and Lytherly had been courting his
daughter for good bit, more to the
girls satisfaction than that of her
father; so then they got married, and
came to England, and he was tolerably
well Off He naturally talked about the
Combestead murder, and said frankly
enough, that-except the people with
whom he lodged, and they were sus-
pected, he said, Of perjury-he thought
was the only person in town who did
not believe him guilty Of the murder.
"But murder will out, Mr.. Robin
son. he said, "and you will see this
will be found out some day. dream of
it almost every night; and my wife
consulted some of the best fortune-tellers
in India, and they all told her 1t would
be discovered"
Hump said; "we don't think
much OF fortune-tellers here you
know.n
{" / am perfectly aware of that he
says "and shouldn't give them in as
evidence; but If you had lived three
years in India with people who knew
the native ways, you might alter your
mind about fortune-tellers. Anyway,
you will remember when it's found
out, that 1 told you how it would
be-"
laughed, and said I should; and
after we had another glass together,