Middletown transcript., 1881-03-25
God Joined to criminal and villain, be
not allowed tn sl1ffar Shamo ,,

| AAoN tiiAOhCl W SuI6I SIldule.
The mans voice grew weaker. The
doctor saw that he could not live long,
so he wet his lips with spirits, and the
, stimulants seemed to revive him.
Promise me, doctOr-oh, you do not
want to. l see it all-you would ex-
pose my criminal life to the friends of
my home. My poor wronged wife and
} children. The ways fthe transgressor
are full of trouble. Oh, appeal to you
on my dying bed think of your own
loved ones, doctor, and say that you
} promise, and will die as contented as
poor sinful wretch like me can.
Doctor White had once sworn to Sc
crecy, and he saw also that the inno-
cent would suffer. He also realized
that the comrades of the dying man
could not be brought to justice, for the
place was to be deserted at once, and
no trace of human being could be
found here after Parker's death, which
was near at hand. So he said:
'N1r. Parker, God help you, and God
forgive me. am here prisoner. You
are here on your death bed, and your
innocent family will mourn you as they
have known you, as good man. The
world will be reminded of your good
deeds and the punishment that you de-
serve an offended God will soon be
called upon to mete out to you. Here,
before your death bed, as your family
physician and as the friend of those at
your home, promise that your secret
will be locked up in my breast forever. "
There was but word.
Thanks, than and a gasp and
movement of the arms was all that
followed and the spirit of this man was
before its maker. The people in the
adjoining departments were notified at
once, and the bedside of that wretched
man was surrounded by mourners, such
as are not often seen. Great stout men,
hardened with crime, sObbed like chill
dred, and the elegantly attired woman
gave way to the lamentations and tears
such as showed that the dead man was
dear to her. Doctor White left the
room and was accompanied by two other
persons. He was blind-folded and led
to the carriage, when in less than an
hour he alighted from the vehicle and
entered his home. He retired, full of
deep thought. He did not rise until
late, but when he did, he called for his
morning paper. The first thing that |
struck his eye was the following head |
lines:
SHOCKING AFFAIRI
G. r. Parker Brutality Murdered at his |
Own HOme-HIs Heart Pierced with a
BuIIet-The AssnssIns UnknOwn-The
Noble PhIIanthrOpist and Merchant
Dead.
The paper then dwelt at length on
the subject of the murder. 1t stated
that at the hour of dawn a policeman
discovered the front door of Mr.. Par
ker's residence open. He made an ex-
animation and found that no person
had arisen in the house. He discovered
traces of blood upon the hall door, and
pushing his investigations he alarmed
the family, and after search Mr..
Parker's body was found lying in the
Il no ,1-i,,rr ,.ooro IIa Iad bic o1yorooo4 |
on, and from appearances it looked as
if he had either been followed by rob-
bers, as he had been absent from home
for two or three days, and the robbers
entered the house behind him, or else
he entered at a late hour and found
burglars in the room, and in a struggle
met his death. The fact that no one
heard pistol shot-not even the in
mates of the house, the neighbors or
policeman, was commented on-and
the murder was thought to have been
committed by the same gang that tried
to burglarize the house of Mr.. Warning
two nights previous. The good deeds of
the murdered man were enlarged upon
in terms of lasting praise, and the fact
that such foul murder was possible,
right in the very heart of the great city,
was the theme strongly dwelt upon.
Dr.. White was greatly excited over the
event, while his family attributed his
excitement to the friendship that had
always existed between him and Mr..
Parker.
The finding of the supposed murdered
mans body created the greatest ex-
citement. Many arrests were made,
even inmates of the dead mans family
were subject to suspicion, followed by
the closest cross questionings by the
coroner. Large rewards were offered
for the apprehension of the murderer,
and the papers of the great city, as well :
as the whole country, were filed with
all kinds of startling minors, yet as
Doctor White entered the mansion on
street, he felt like a guilty crimi-
nal, and wondered that the last plans of {
Parker were so successfully carried out.
The difficulty of carrying the body to
5he house, and the placing of the same
n the room where it was found, was
,he plan of a master mind and the work
If skilful rogues. Yet it was no more a
than that the same master n
mind had for years successfully lived
wo lives, and both were as far apart
IS the two poles of the earth. The u
apse of time has not cleared up the Il
MYSTERY of the Parker murder, and to- G
lay the world wonders why the impene- L
rable cloud that shrouded the mystery 81
las not been dispelled. II
The name of the dead man is inscrib- L
d upon many tablets of honor, which u
re read by millions of people, who o.
title think that the subject of such o
ulOgies was one of the most success Is
IL.