Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-25

quarters OF a mile distant Ofncer Jones
said it had been erected for a manufactory
Of some kind, hut now wssa sort Of stsns :
ment-house, bi whitA a hrgs numnr 4
poor people mostly fdesignsrs, lived
After brief iuspec4iou they descshdsi
and, at the request qthe Professor, Officer
Jones was dispatched to an INSTRUMENT
makers for an engineers transit compass
and large spy glass 80
While Jones was absent on this errsnd the
professor stretched a slender twine from the
bullet hole in the window, out psrpendicu-
fariy over tte roffft where me fataf wound
was made, for the PURPOSE of, defining the
exact Q ar . of the frojeetilei This DONE he
took out his memorandum book and pencil.
and at once plunged into the labyrinthino
maz,ssot thesafculus Forgetful OF all else,
he WAS computing the approximate distance
at which the shot had bssn fired. He became
satisfied that the path OF the ball was be-
tween l,2JO and 2225 pards in length
Jones now arrived with the transit and,
spy-glasS Having carefully located the
former in a direct line with the twine, the
professor leyeied it and then noted the
course of the needle 1t proved to be I21S de-
grees east OF north. The instrument was now
moved to the top of the house, and by means
of measurements from the chimney, both be-
low and above, was located on its tripod di-
rectIy over the spot where it had stood in
the room beneath. Having leveled it in this
new position he set it to the exact bearing
of 121s eyrees east OF north. and then ap-
piled his eye to the revolving telescope. II
swept the east end of the distant tenement
building, the cross of the spider lines passing
in succession over the four end windows.
placed one over another in four different
nd dpt,ht hta.ik
came the shot The telescope was permitted
to rest on the fourth story window, for that
one differed in appearance from all others
Next, taking up the spy-glass, the professor
gazed through it long and steadily at the
four windows He saw that tine first, second
and third story rooms were all occupied.
The windows were open and there was light
enough to see objects inside In the first an
old woman sat sewing by table, In the
second a child was playing, and in tbs third
a dog had his paws on the window sill look
ing out But the room in the fourth story
was impenetrable; the window was dark and
evidently curtained heavily inside while at
the same time there was . small square
opening through one Of the panes. and
through the curtain into the darkened room.
"Mr Powers" said the man Of science
dropping his glass, "the shot was fired from
the room in the fourth story in the east end
of that building. 1t surely must hays been
an accident. for the walls Of that interven
ing house, which they are building out there,
obstruct the view between that window and
the one below us, SO that it was impossible,
even if any one desired to kill Mr. Vandyke.
for him to take aim, and that In the night,
too, while, at the same time, in order to
reach this distauce, the gun must have been
pointed up a an angle that would carry the
shot itself far above the top of that new
house. IG was surely random shot fired
through that square cut in the-but stop
why that cut through the window, They
say a week ago those wall, had not gone up
high enough to close the view. Could it be-
ha!-incredible, yet possible"
The learned gentleman was evidently
talking to him self, ami not to the ignorant
men vino stool beside him on the roof He
silently reflected for a minute before ad
dressing them again
"Mr Powers said he at last, Eve had
better go at oncs to that room; am inclined
to think we may get the truth there"
In thirty minutes they were all three at
the main entrance of the building They
found sitting in the door, a man with q
wooden leg who acted as door keeper. To
their inquiries he promptly responded that
the fourth story-room, in the east end, was
rented by Adolphe We. ner, Swiss
This announcement Drought simultaneous
EXPLANATIONS from all. He was the servant
VINO had LETT Vandyke a month before, and
in whose place Regain now was.
Asking if Werner was at home they learned
that he Lad gone away early in the morning.
carrying a valise in his hand. His rent was
paid for month in advance, and be had
eft his key with the lhnitor, saying that he
might come back in day OF two, or that he
might not come ataD In the latter case he
sail the agent shoild, at the end Of the
month, unlock and take possession of his
room.
Having got the key they mounted to the
fourth story and travers d long, dark pas
sage to the east end They stood before the
door OF that mysterious chamber, whose i'm
penetrable darkness held the secret Of Henry
Vandyke's murder. They opened and en-
tered. A dim light from the corridor fol.
lowed them into the apartment enabling
them to see that there were three heavily
curtainei win lows, two looking east and one
south, toward VRndyks's residence. Officer
Powers tore the curtain from one Of the east
windows and let in full food OF daylight
There were two chairs and in one corner a
small cot with scant cover By one window
was a long, narrow table or bench, upon
which were lying a number Of workman's
tools, file, hammers, pliers, bits of iron AMI
fragments of wire, with a small vice screwed
on to one end Near the middle Of the room
was a strong wooden frame firmly fastened
to the floor with screws; it was about the
height of table Across it lay a large bale
OF Old heavy carpeting, not round, but fat
tened on the sides 1t was about six feet
l1ng AMI two feet in depth and width. 1t wa
uot lying level, but had its south end tilted
considerably above its north end. Con.
spicuously upon this bale lay a large white
piper envelope. 1t was addressed to the
'Chief of Police"
The professor saw it first, and, grasping it,
sKcla msd:
aAh, here is something that win reveal
the sccret'
Seating himself, he tore out the contents,
a number of closely written sheets Of paper,
and Powers and Jones stood by him. while
he read he following confession Of Adolphe
Werner:
Monsieur write this to save any limo
cent persons who may be charged with the
, death of Henry Vandyke. l killed him
Ten minutes ago the fatal messenger sped
| from me TO him-Spsi in three seconds
All, Monseurl he did to me a horrible
crime. Mon Dieul he killed my Marie, my
wife. my ANGEL Not tie drug which he
gave her killed. No, but the shame-horri-
BILE! Ny Marie, my lost, lost Marie! Mon
sieur, do You see this paper stainedi have
/ not wept till now. My nerves have been
steel and my heart a iamant But he is
dead, and now l weep for Marie.
Behold the story. | was the most skilled
workman employed in a mandatory Of
firearms in my native country. l became
profoundly acquainted win the rifle in its
utmost capabilities. l even made some inn
porIant Improvements in long range guns.
/ Misfortune beGell US there. Not my fault,
not hers though her beauty, yes, her beauty,
wa the innocent eau e. We sacrificed our
I property, parted with the little cottage
where We lived in the lOveliest valley of the
! Alps, and came bitler. We struggled for
I two years in great poverty, until he, Henry
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