The Red Cloud chief., 1880-03-04

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property between the two boys, Edward
and James, and gave each An equal
share IN the bushes. His funeral was
a very solemn one, and for years after.
ward the Hxwkhill mansion was like a
tomb. From the day Of the masters
death 20 the day Of her own death.
which happened in 1898, Mrs. Hawk
was never seen out Of her dwelling.
On May 8, 1896, Edward Hawk be.
came of age. He was q strong. well
favored young man, but Of a very sullen
disposition. Two months after he
reached his maturity he began an action
in the high court 10 declare his brother
Legitimate, and To ove the property
which had been willed To him. From
the records of that remarkable trial this
narrative is compiled, and the facts
necessary 10 explain what has already
been told will be given.
When John Hawk received from Hen.
" the sum left him by his father, he
went TO Antwerp a. agent for the
firm. With all the money he could
get on the letters credit Of the firm,
he went to Paris and London. There
he spent all in riot and d~ebauchery.
Worn down and ruined, he returned
to Dundee; and, though he went 10
the gate of his brothers. residence, he
had not the courage 10 enter. Before
he knew that his brother had gone 10
Antwerp, he forged his name and got
the money from Dewar. When he
found that Henry was out Of the
country, he set his wits to work TO dis
owe how he could 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 distinguish him from John.
Little by little a diabolical plot de-
veloped itself in Johns mind. An
ticipating that Henry would write TO
his wife by the return packet,
John planned the intercepting of the
letter.
While the boy who bore the package
of letters to Mrs. Hawk was away for
the supposed pocketbook, John opened
one of the letters, and, by its perusal,
found that his brother was To return by
the next packet in October. He in
duced the boy to allow him to deliver
the letters so that he might explain that
Mr.. Newall had opened the letter by
mistake. For a time he was in great
suspense, rs 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
induced Henry Hawk to 90 ashore.
Midway between the vessel and the
land, he drove a knife in 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 a secure spot,
with his brothers pOrtmanteau in his
possession, he went to a sailors board
ing-house and dressed himself in the
dead mans clothes. Then, with a bold
ness and wickedness unparalleled, he
went to his dead brothers. home and re-
ceived a kiss of welcome from the wom-
an whose husband he had slain.
On trial witnesses were produced who
stood by the dying bed of the murder
Gus wretch and heard his confession Of
his crime. These consisted Of DIR.
Nimmo, a prominent physician, Mr..
Sims, a distinguished surgeon, DIR.
Carruthers, a Presbyterian clergyman,
and Ann Mackay, a nurse. The con
fession had been reduced to writing by
a lawyer and duly signed and witnessed.
The court adjudged James Hawk to
be illegitimate, but entitled to succeed
to his mothers estate, which vas con-
siderable.