Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-06-10

iiaa thas escaped harm, though, as
afterwards shown, he had been
silent witness Of part Of tic proceed
iugs,
The murderer made thorough
search Of the house, taking MS time
about it. lie had first felt under the
Old Nan 5 pillow after money and
then under Mts Arnold's, ,iauhiGg
Ills fingers with blood and leaving
marks Oh the pillows. counted
i've different places where lie rested
his left hand on the pillows while
searching with his right, and III every
case there were only four dauhs or
spots There shorld have been five.
, :se would not put four fingers down
! ~ts'; 4oiG Up his thumb. No; the
; tG~'.l:s on lie left hand Was missing
cut nlt at asst At tic first joint.
tMS vas q rloc, and all my snbse-
lueet Investigations proved that
W., correct III believing SO There
w;s another thing. The man had
toFtt s22 the carpet Of the bedroom in
scteral places lad got ont the Bible
and locked between its covers; had
taken down and searched the clothing
in the closet; and had been so cool
and thorough in his search that
knew he was no ordinary offender.
A common thief would have fed after
committing murder, or at most stop
ped only long enough to search the
Ho
bureau. whoever 'Ie man was ae
,lao ,'oc secure'' doliar III money.
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one could remember having remarked
the presence OF Il stranger Oh Una.
nisnt: Inc murderer had arfiEeo
'ht deparoc'' iiNc o'fo' was con-
sioeFanly discouraged III not stilh'nS
h's trail, out was determined 10
pursue the case uht'i tnere WAS II"
longer any uopc, vi oi',r n''' 1oun,, :,
tle crithlh". .is','''S Il''spoleo anu
harrisburg ia'o my pi'ns W 'al'
INN II lie tflco 10 oisi'ose OIL inc wa'ch.
wrote iet'ers 10 VARIOUS oiiic,'iS anu
'h'h '"u'" 90 10 i'oie' '"' SIN
nloi''ii7 l iiau t'iN c"Sc olI'e' ',i''l III
my niho, Whl!c IrahsactlS o'neE oe-
tccslvc business h.' M" i'liea 70
iind the iea*l cue lheh o''c "al
got trace
1 was riding on ehe cars o1 the
Pcn1syiNa"ia 'chtfai faiith'a' "hcn
L observed an old lady shaking goid
watch IN her hand anu then hoia'hg
it to her ear to see II II would run.
Crossing over TO her aske" 10 iook
at the watch, ana sue hahoeo IL OUT
with the remark:
"1t isn't much good, but l don't
know as 1t ought TO oe. MY nus
band only PAID ten dollars ior II.
l found ont that her name was Al
len: that she h'ed within dozen
miles OF where the Arnoids mad heen
murdered; that on the morning ait'i
the murder, &s near as she could re.
member, her husband had purchased
the watch from traveller on the hish,
way, who was looking Tor WORK aho
out OF money She remembered 'hat
the man was a large man, hau rec
hair and tn'i beard OF the same color
but couid not say that she hao oo'