Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-09-07

marks stained it along seam abou
ten inches in length.
Now / see what you are driving at,
cried Mr.. Purvis, scanning the seam.
You mean to say that the robbel
has hidden his booty in the mattress
Il think so, at all events, was th'
reply, as he took out his knife and
opened the seam.
Then inserting his hand into th'
opening, he presently drew forth the
package of greenbacks. They were
intact, so Mr.. Purvis announced aftel
examining the fastenings and seals.
What am to think of this p asked
the gentleman in helpless Tone q
declare that my head aches trying t.
divine the motive of this most eXtraor
dinary robbery
Think as | do
What is that p
Why, that Pembroke Sharon, in
stead of being the robber, is the victim
of the robber, which accounts for hav
ing all his outer garments behind. HI
evidently surprised the robber at hi'
work and in the encounter that tool
place he murdered poor Sharon, drag
ged him across the street, as the trail
showed to me, and tossed him into the
river
Then you really suspect Angus
Yerkes as the robber?' asked the mer
chant, greatly agitated.
L am sure he is not only the robber
but possibly also murderer was the
reply
'Oh, the wretch ? cried the merchant
passionately; and in my heart ad
mired bis bravery, while pitied hin
for what he had endured for endeavor
ing to protect my property
i am convinced that you have hit
on the right man. said Mr.. Purvis II
be knew of this he might give us the
slip. The next thing to be done is te
recover the body Of poor Sharon.
Poor, indeed, since all the clothes be
has on his back are not his own, spoke
a voice behind them.
All looked at the speaker, who wore
an old seaman's suit. and looked as il
he had just recovered from severe
spell of sickness
Something in the tone of the voice
struck q chord in the breast of the mer.
chant. He approached the man and
asked eagerly:
Who are your
My name is Pembroke Sharon
In moment he was surrounded by
the trio, who congratulated him on his
escape from death. He requested per
mission to assume his proper dress, af.
ter which he would tell exactly what
had occurred during the past night
His story was very different from
the one told by Yerkes, with this differ.
ence-the positions were changed. II
was Sharon who surprised the other
before the opened safe, just in the act
Of slowing in his pocket the package OF
greenbacks alluded to. 1t was Sharon
who denounced the act, and Yerkes
both angry and frightened to be thus
detected, picked up paper weight and
hurled it at his fellow clerk, striking
sharon on his head, inflicting ghastly
wound, from which be tainted, and
knew no more until he awoke on board
vessel near the navy yard. He was
told that they picked him up in the
river.
The captain and two OF his men had
gone to the theatre and were returning
in the boat to the vessel when white
object floating oD the water attracted
their attention and they made for it,
and drew the apparently dead man in
the boat and took him on board the
vessel, where his wants were at once
attended to.
When Yerke's version of the affair
was related to him he laughed derisive
ly, and was on the point of making q
remark when familiar footsteps were
heard ascending the stairs.
by heaven! / believe it is August
Yerkes ? whispered Sharon, as he has
tily entered the closet and drew the
door to. He was none to soon, for the
next moment Yerkes walked briskly up
to where the three gentlemen were
standing. Something in their faces
told him that something was amiss-
something to bis disadvantage, too.
You are probably surprised to see
me here again p remarked he, for want
of anything else to say.
We are, indeed, said Mr.. Purvis
regarding him with an ominous frown
you all appear to be anything but
pleased to see me p next remarked the
robber and would-be assassin.
On the contrary, we are very glad
to see you here spoke varnoe, witt
and ambiguous smile.
Glancing at the detective with {
skeptical air, Yerkes walked to th'
closet and opened the door, and the
next moment he uttered fearful shriel
and started back with his hair standing
on end, and his face the color of ashes
He had ssen Gas his guilty conscience
told him) the ghost OF bis victim, fol
Sharon remained standing in the close
perfectly immovable, his eyes fixed re
proachfully on the guilty wretch.
The horrid vision was too much fo
bis brain to endure. Yerkes became {
raving maniac and became 80 violen
tfat Varnoe was obliged to manacl,
him hand and foot and again return
him to the hospital, from whence h
was shortly afterward conveyed to th'
insane department of the alms-house.
Pembroke Sharon was generously
recompensed by his employer for hi
heroic attempt to prevent the robbery
and promoted to responsible position
in the store, which he filed with credi
to himself and his grateful employer.
Yerkes lived year or 80 after hi
confinement, and died raving maniac
terrible retribution for his attempt t.
fasten a crime on an innocent persol
and thus rob him Of both his reputa
ton and life at one fell blow