The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-08-21

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and half the next day, replied the
man. with little hesitation in his
manner.
And where did you proceed tn
next? inquired tie detective.
After some r, a c,ion Senior Arretta
answered that he had gone to Old
Guatemala.
Indeed! answered the detective.
raising his eyes and directing steady
glance towards his man. To Old
Guatemala / think you are mistaken.
Instead of a day and half at Pa
league. you were there a week. You
will also remember you went to lea
cos in a closed carriage. at which
place you remained four days. How
do you account for that?
had intended to remain only one
day at Icacos, but was taken i'll dur
ing my stay at the hct.l.
Was that why the Senior changed
his name continued tie detective.
Change my name You must be in
error.
Not at all. You took the name of
Lohas for some reason best known to
yourself. Furthermore, upon leav.
ing Icacos you went, or pretended to
90, to private house in the neighbor-
hood. But was not the City of Mex
leo the goal of your journey, and did
you not reach here ABOUT June 18th!
Senior Arretta became quite indig
nant that he should be questioned in
to leave the room.
Not so fast, Senior, 1 have not fin
ished with you vet. Will you now
explain if you were not in the bed
room of your wife on the nights of the
11th and 18th of June?
At these words Signor Arretta
sprang to his feet, his face distorted
with pangs of fear and rage.
Calm yourself, Senior, 1 have not
vet concluded. Having explained
that you were not in the bedroom of
your wife on the night In question
which you will remember was
THE NIGHT ON WHICH SHE WAS MUIR
DERED,
how was it that your hat was found
in an ante-rOOm?
And with these words the detective
handed hat to the Senior.
The latter turned deathly pale and
remained speeches considerable
time AT last he stammered forth in
coherently:
1t is not nv hat. never saw this
one before. / had one like it but not
this
Not this! exclaimed the relentless
detective. Senior Arretta, you have
been followed step by step from the
day you quilted Mexico to the day
you returned. If this hat be not
yours, then have the goodness to tell
me how your hotel bill, incurred at
Guatemala, found its way underneath
the lining? Please look for yourself.
Hotel bill gasped Senior Arretta.
as he struck his forhead with bis
clenched hand.
Yes, wretched man. By that little
piece of paper providence has disclosed
your crime, and has prevented an in-
nocent girl from diving felon's death.
Confess that you entered your wife
roam and committed the diabolical
deed for which you would have al
lowed another to suffer.
But such a confession was never
made.
That same night Senior Arretta was
safely shut up in prison until his trial
should take place. All Mexico rang
with the news that the real murderer
Of Sonora Arretta had been discov-
cred, ard that il was no other than
her husband. But that night the
prisoner escaped. On entering his cell
the following morning he was found
stretched out cold and stiff. He had
swallowed a quantity of arsenic which
he had concealed on his person. In
an inside pocket of his vest was found
the hank book of Sonora Arretta and
last will and testament bequeathiDg
her large f"rtune to Isora Solensa.
On the further story of the crime
nothing was ever heard.