The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27

very limited, ana Willle he shOult
rejoice ia company with other goo,
/ citizen to learn that the guilty mar
was brought to justice, PERSONAL,
he would be unable to 90 anvthin.
toward accomplishing that result.
Just as the detective was abou
TO leave Aunt 10 entered, redolen
Of the stable, where she. had beer
attending her COW and poultry
which in summer found their owr
living by f0raging on her neighbors
and in winter playing Tanner with
themselves IN the most approved
manner. She was dressed in hel
sons clothing, bat. coat and boots
and all approach 70 feminimity visi-
I ble was a small bunch Of untidily
dressed hair above the coat-collal
and a dirty dress bel6w the shirt
of the coat. 1t was 10 uncommon
lAing for Aunt johanna to appear
i in her sons sapparei and and her ap-
pearanec IN it had ceased 10 excite
comment.
She took a seat opposite the de-
tective and commenced ut once to
unlimber her word battery. She
/ had hardly fired the first round
when the practiced eye Of Hawkins
thought he discovered a resemblance
between the soles of tie bocts she
wore and the tracks he was so much
interested, but he gave no sign, not
even when the old lady crossed her
feet and exposed four nails on
the heel Of the right boot. He
chatted q few moments with
her, and then casually telling her
that be should leave the village
soon, as he was about giving up
/ al hope Of detecting the guilty par
ty, Withdrew, after bidding the ami
able young man a pleasant good
morning."
The detective at once took himself
to his office forreAection, and it was
not until evening at time to slight
up that he aroused himself and
going to his trunk brought forth a
small bottle containing dilated alec
hol in which foated what appeared
to be human cutiele, and putting the
same under a microscope looked at
it under the light OF his study
lamp long and carefully.
Hawkins was not seen for three
succeeding days, bus on the fourth
Merdon was again shocked, this
time beyond seeming recovery, by
the arrest on suspicion Of Jonas Ne
Intgre for the murder Of Leslie
Thompson.
The preliminary examination.
tooke place before Squire Tobade
and the small courtroom over the
red store was packed to suifocation
Hawkins appeared for the people,
and before commencing the case
placed in sight of all on the justices
table a large heavy package inclosed
in wrapping papsc and . micro
scope.
Jonas, on his examination told
several confliting stories as to his
whereabouts from 9 to 10 o'clock on |
the morning of the alleged murder, |
and appeared flushed and troubled. !
And yot the sympathy of the audi |
enoe was with the prisoner. Noone |
had known aught against him. He
was shiltless, it was true, and ap- |
peared to take no interestin anything
outside of books, yet his lazincss |
was overlooked in the thought that
perhaps, ne had been petted and |
spoiled by his old mother, who GER
tainly had property enough to have
lived in much better style, and who |
would leave enough to allow Jonas
1 loaf coequal with the allotted age
Of man.
NYhep Hawkins produced the
boots in court, with the peculiar
heel marks, the prisoner was visi-
5ly affected, but it was not until
Hawkins told him that he could /
procure a witness who would swear
10 the conversation that took place
in the mill between him and
.he deceased regarding the sale of
that they color seemed to
lie cut OF his face.
The murder IS already confessed,
ia looks, at least" continued Haw-
Isins, 'and if the Court pleases I /
viii briefly state che cause and cir
cumstauce Of the killing"
"On the morning of the sixth Of
Jonas Mcintyre was re-
turning home on foot from the early
train. BY leaving the main road at /
the forks, which led to the mill, he
could reach home erby crossing
the creek before tbe dam and enter
ing his home from the rear. His
owa real estate coming down to the
creek, ops osite the mill, he had
long desired tho mill property and |
aad t8ice spoken 10 the owner re-
rardiag it, but each time met with |
no encouragement. On the morn
.ng in question, in passing the mill /
door he saw the owner inside, and I
it a good opportunity to
.Iress his suit, knowing that Mr..
Z ompson would leave the village
N for the winter, he entered. lie
s as before refused. One word
led to another, until iady's name
which shall be nameles5 at this time
gas mentioned, coupled with an
i usinuation which aroused Thomp-
son, and he ordered thc prisoner
from the premises. Mcintyre at
this time seized Thompson by the
throat and stranglcd hinl. Then, to
hide bis guilt, he lifted the trap
door, threw his victim upon the
cruel rocks beneath and fed through |
q rear window.
"There in the caveraous sepul- /
cher, the very stones tricSling tears /
Of sorrow, and the great wheel, ty-!
pical of that on l7hieh lie proudest /
saall yet be broken, ia darkness
and alone, far away from the glad |
sunlight and the kind ministration |
OF friends, which might, even then, /
might perhaps saved him from
death. had he been discovered as
for brief moment reason tottered |
on its throne, ana the spark Of life I
before becoming extinguish- /