Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-09-12

Is his daughter at home?"
Il think not. l think she is away
at a bOarding-school."
Pardon me, sir, if seem too inquis-
tive" said 1; "but l have a reason
beyond mere curiosity for all the quest
ions l ask, and some time, if not lust
at this moment, you shall know all.
Could you tell me if he is on good
terms with his wife?"
Hal" he said with Il start. els this
some scandal for law court to which
l may be called as a witness?"
No, sir. On nay honor, no use of
your name shall be made in connection
with any information you may give
me. a
"Well, them" he answered, with a
peculiar smile, cit is rumored-mind
you, only say that it is rumored-
that he is jealous of certain gentle
man of whOm he has no reason to be.
and that he has all confidence in one
who may yet turn out to be treacher-
Gus william"
This was becoming very interesting
to me.
May venture to ask the name of
lhlS second party
Well, sir, as you are a stranger to
me" replied the druggist, Il will not
mention any name, but if you should
ever happen to have business with the
head clerk of Horace Granger it is nv
opinion you will be within a hundred
miles of the party"
THANK YOU" l said, feeling now
pretty sure of nv course
After some further questions | left
the apothecary and repaired to the
Office of Horace Granger, the street and
number OF which had ascertained.
l found tall, dark, muscular, SIMS
ter-lOoking clerk, about thirty years of
age, standing at desk behind coun-
ter.
is Mr.. Granger in?' l asked.
NO" was the curt reply.
will he be in soon?"
Don't know"
Has he been in to-daV?"
Cant say"
Was he in yesterday"
Cant say"
"Will he EVER be in again?"
The man started and looked at me
for the first time in quick, searching
way.
What do you mean?" he asked.
Has he come back with his daugh-
ter?" | questioned, in turn.
He again started, came forward and
sharply scrutinized my person; but, as
l fancied, with a guilty conscience.
who are you? What do you want
here? And why these impertinent
questiOns?" he demanded in fierce
way.
Don't you know that Horace
Granger is dead?" said l, fixing look
upon the fellow that made him quail
"Dead!' he echoed, in well-assimed
amazement and horror. Good heav-
ems! How? When? Where?"
How?-by hanging; en?-siS
days ago; where?-LOndon, ;" answer
ed, categOrieally.
you take away my BREATH" he
almost gasped.
What is your name?" l queried.
George Grenham"
"Ah, yes-the c." thought.
"YOu knew Mr.. Granger went t.
London nearly week ago to find hi
daughter?" proceeded.
l saw the man turn pale and shudde
as he answered in a mumbling, cOnfus
ed way:
81 believe--he--did-- go--somewhere. )
"But his daughter was not in Lon
don, you know"
l said this at venture, for l flncieC
l had OWNED the plot.
why, how did you know that
That isl mean -
Never mind" interrupted. eli
daughter was not there, but YOU were
Manw and his eyes fairly glared.
You had been there before in the dis
guise of an old man." went on: "voI
had engaged room in o commercial
house to exhibit patent; YOU went OF
again and telegraphed to your EMPLOY
er that his daughter was found an
locked up, and to come on on the las
train and you would meet him at Lor
don Bridge Station. You did NEE
him; it was in the night; YOU took hir
to the room you had previously engas
ed; you fell upon him; you garrote
him; you hung him up to the wal
you burned the telegram, and then yo
fastened back here to play the role {
innocence"
l went through with my accusation
: rapidly, giving the william no time fc
consideration or even Interruption
piled one fact upon another so duickl
and surely that | seemed to the guilt
wretch to be an eyewitness, relatin
what l had seen; and / brought til
whole damning scene so wildly to h
7 minds eye that, with a face distorte
with horror and covered with the swei
of mental agony, he staggered bacI
t sank down and half groaned and ha
: shrieked out:
| Good heavens, have mercyp
Well, | had my clew; but before
L could make much use of it the murde
Y Gus scoundrel blew out his own brain
Y 1t turned out, in settling up the e
d tate of the murdered broker, that
:. murderer had been his CONFIDENT
man of business and trusted friem,
Q that the latter had systematically TO
bed his employer of many thousan
:, of pounds; that he had been to in
d mate with the wife, while poisonil
g the husbands mind against a trl
J: friend; and that, not satisfied with
1 this, he had concocted the hellish pl
II of murder, which have thus reveale
Of course, the affair made quite
a sensation in certain circles at the tim
d but was kept as much as possible frc
d the public at large, and was soon hus
% ed up and forgotten by everybody n
a. in any manner interested beyond I
1t mere curiosity and scandal ofthe hol
Il What part the wife had in the vic
Il ed plot do not know.
/, of course, won the distinguish
q approval of my chief for the part h
taken in the dark affair, and ii
ID proved of much Importance to, me
to the future of my profession,
n,
sd The Philadelphia papers publish
list showing that 106 applications
ad divorce In that city have been docket