The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09
THE FEMALE DETECTIVE.

The following telegram was sent
to the Mayor of Philadelphia, in Oc-
tober, 1866:
YORK, Pa, October 19.-Send Mr..
Varnoe to Meyers Hotel as quick as
possible. An important case for
him. 'DUNKIRK."
The detective took the next train
and reached York in the afternoon.
Calling at Meyers Hotel he register
ed his name, upon which the land
lord directed him TO a certain adj
dress, where young lady received
him and held a private interview of
about two hours duration. We
will acquaint the reader with all that
transpired at that interview.
After being seated the lady plung-
ed at once into the subject that led to
their meeting.
"Mr. Narnoe, | have summoned
you here on a bare suspicion of a
fraud being attempted ; yet that sus
picion is of such a strong character
that am sure you will admit that |
am justified in sending for you to
investigate it. Ny name is Mary
Mosher, and my father keeps the
Farmers Hotel. Two weeks ago
two young men stopped at our house,
with the intention of remaining in
town until the end of the month.
One was called Jocelyn Kymball,
and appeared to be a gentleman by
birth and education and possessed
of considerable wealth. The others
name was George Hanold, who ap-
peared to be a sort of servant and
companion to Kimball, for they APP
peared to be on very intimate terms.
"They were about the same height,
rather tall and slender; both had
dark ewes and no beard whatever. |
But while Mr.. Kymball had dark
brown hair, closely cut, Hanold had
red hair, of curly nature. Both
were of lively disposition, and ap
peared to be in the best of spirits.
Yesterday they went away together,
to gather chestnuts in neighbor-
ing wood, and two hours afterward
one came back in great haste, with
the intelligence that the other had
fallen eff tree and was terribly in
iured. The unfortunate man was
the companion of Mr.. Kimball,
"A physician accompanied the
gentleman to the spot where the ac-
cident occurred, and found the un-
fortunate man dead, he having
broken his neck in the fall-a height
of some thirty feet. An indented
mark on the ground bore evidence
where he had struck the earth head
foremost.
"Aninquest was held on the body, |
and verdict rendered according to
the facts as elected. A boy saw the
man fall, from distance, and ran
to the spot, where he found his
companion stopping over him, and
apparently feeling his head, as it APP
peared to the boy.
"The man looked startled when !
the boy came up, and Immediately |
sent him to town for doctor, al
though he followed him ten or fifteen
minutes later, leaving the unfortu-
nate man alone on the ground.
81 suppose you think, Mr.. Narnoe,
observed she. "that there is nothing
in all this requiring your services"
"You have more to tell p querried
he.
II have responded she, gravely.
"What follows may only be my i'm
agination but l think that you must
admit that it required an investiga-
ton. Mr.. Kimball drank only wine
or porter, while his companion in
duiged in ardent spirits only. Now,
however, since his companion is no
more, he appears to have acquired
an a, elite for brandy alone-utterly
eschewing wine and malt liquors.
Mr.. Kimball never INDUCED in pro-
family before, but now he makes use
of it very frequently. He was a
man of mild temper before this ac-
cident occurred, whereas he now APP
pears to be of very irascible tenn
per. Can you follow the direction of
my suspicion"
II can replied the detective.
aYou would intimate that George
Hanold has usurped the name and
position OF his dead masterr'
"I do,n was her emphatic re-
sponse.
"Many of his acts point to that
conclusion observed the gentleman,
with a smile, "but you lose sight of
the inconsistency of your suspic-
IONS"
Inconsistency ?" echoed she, with
a leok of surprise. +
Eyes: you say Mr.. kimball hai
dark hair and this man had red.
How then could he expect to pass
himself off for his master ?"
"Oh l had forgotten 10 mention
that Hanold's red hair consisted of
q wig"
cob y exclaimed the detective,
with awakened interest, ''that does
sway with the Inconsistency. But
how came You TO a knowledge of this
fact ?"
aIIl tell you," replied she, with
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