The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-31
at the gate the very night on which Mr..
Henry HaWk sailed for ntuor,,

ncnIy udWK salleQ Tor antwerp.
THAT IS it, said Henry Gle went t.
my house in poverty and distress, and
dared not enter. Poor fellow! He was
so like me-we were twins, you know
and the girl might have mistaken him 70,
me- wonder my wife never mentioned
the occurrence.
"And that accounts for another thing. 6
said Mr.. Newall, and then he explained
| to Henry all about the loan from Mr..
Dewar.
| '"That is it, no doubt, }" said Henry; she
i wrote just like me, and driven to despera-
ton, forged my name to get money to
live on. I'm glad he did it. See that the
money is repaid"
| After a pause, during which Henry
seemed to be much affected, he said
| "Newall, I have made all arrangements
tor the poor fellows burial. By the way,
ne must have been killed in hrawl. Tor
there Is wound, as of knife, right in
the region of the heart. ] will use my
influence to keep things as quiet as
possible"
! There was Coronor's inquest, and a
verdict that he came to his death st the
hands of some person or persons unknown.
Then the body was quietly buried in the
yard of the Old Cross Kirk, and the mat
ter was soon forgotten.
Things went on smoothly for many
years, and Mrs Hawk bore another son.
In January, 1898, Henry Hawk fell from
a horse and broke his leg. Modification
set in, and amputahon proved of no avail,
He died on February LIST, leaving will
by which he divided all his property be-
tween the two boys, Edward and James,
and gave each an equal share IN the bus
mess. His funeral was very solemn
one, and for years afterward the Hawk
hill mansion was like tomb. From the
day of the masters death, to the day
of her own, which happened in 1898,
Mrs. Hawk was never seen out Of her
dwelling.
On May 8, 1906, Edward Hawk be.
came of age. He was strong, well fav-
ored young man, but of very sullen dis
position. Two months after he reached
his majority he began an action in the
High Court to declare his brother illegit.
innate, and to recover the property which
had been willed to him. From the re-
cords of that remarkable trial this nara.
tive is compiled, and the fact necessary
to explain what has already been told
will be given.
! AN UNPARALLELED IMPosTURE.
When John Hawk received from Henry
the sum left him by his father, he went
to Antwerp as agent for the firm. With
all the money ne could get on the letters
of credit of the firm, he absconded and
went to Paris and London. There he
spent all in riot and debauchery. Worn
down to ruin, he returned to Dundee
and, though he went to the gate of his
brothers residence, he had not the cour-
age to enter. Before he knew that his
brother had gone to Antwerp, he forged
bis name and got the money from Dewar
When he found that Henry was out OF
the country, he set his wits to work to
discover how he might profit by it. The
resemblance between the twin brothers
had always been remarkable In fact,
when they were boys, Henry always wore
a red ribbon in his button hole, to distin.
guish HIM from John. Little BY little
A DIABoL1cAI. PLOT
developed itself in John mind. Anti
cipating that Henry would write to his
wife by the return packet, John planned
the intercepting of the letters to Mrs
Hawk and while the boy was
away for the supposed pocket-book
John opened one Of the letters. and
by Its perusal, found that his brother was
to return by the next packet in October
He induced the boy to allow him to de-
liver the letters SO that he might explain
that MI. Newall had opened the letter
by mistake. For a time he was in grea,
suspense, as the carrying out of his plans
required that the packet should arrive
after dark.
As soon as he found that the tide
would exactly suit his purpose, he made
his arrangements. Disgusting himself
and procuring a boat, he boarded the
packet on her arrival in the Tay, and in
duccd Henry Hawk to 60 ashore. Mid.
way between the vessel and the land. he
DROVE KNIFE INTO HIS BROTHERS
HEART.
Then he carefully stripped the body
and flung it. overheard. Securing the
money and valuables in the clothes, he
tore them in strips and cast them on the
waters. Landing at secure spot, with
his brothers portRanteau in his possess
ion, he went to sailors boarding house
and dressed himself in the dead mans
clothes. Then, with boldness and a
wickedness unparalleled, he went to his
dead brothers home and received kiss
of welcome from the woman whose
husband he had slain and slept on he]
bosom.
On the trial witnesses were produced
who stood by the dying bed of the muir
derous wretch and heard his confessions
of his crime. These consisted of DR.
Nimmo, prominent ply slcian; Mr. Sims
a distinguished surgeon; DR.. Curruthers
Presbyterian clergyman, and Anr
Mackay, a nurse. A confession had beer
reduced to writing by lawyer and duly
signed and witnessed.
The court adjudged James Hawk to b.
illegitimate, but entitled to succeed to hi.
mothers estate, which was considerable
How TO CHECK 9 oUaHs-Dr. Brown.
Sequard says that there are many facts
which show that morbid phenomena OF
respiration can always be stopped by
the Influenza Of arrest Connh;nn, e.,