The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-07-14


from hearing one of the soldiers say:
And SO the beggar's shot at last.
always thought some one would brain
him"
Another voice murmured something like
0Serve him right" But that was not the
time to make inquiries, nor the place.
We entered the spacious hall Of the off,
GERS quarters, and the sounds of women
| screaming and weeping could be heard on
every hand At the door Of the mess
room an elderly gentleman in mess cos
"Ah, a policeman at last he said.
This gentleman, said the police ser
geant "is Inspector Poynter, from Scot
land Yard-fortunately here on other
business
This way, SIR" cried the Major-for that
was this sgentleman'sra Thank Heaven
you are on the spot" and he led the way
into the great room, around which few
men in uniform and private dress were
standing, pale-faced and hushed, in the
were leaning over the chair Of the muir
dered man, and they had already pro-
nouncsd life to be extinct.
As l advanced announced, the medical
men stood aside, and saw q stout man
which he had occupied at the feast. He
was in all likelihood forty years of age,
hooked-nosed, and should imagine that
his habitual expression might be termed
fierce and commanding His eyebrows were
bushy and heavy, and met over the nose,
whiskers at the cnds. CHASTITY pale, q
blush tinge remained upon the nose and
cheeks, and this seemed to indicate that
his countenance was not only weather
seen on the faces Of those who are fond Of
wine and similar beverages, and who use
them unsparingly.
"Will you see that nothing is moved,"
l asked the police sergeant; and having
explained the necessity of this precaution
to the Major, 1eXamined tho surroundings.
The white damask cloth in front Of the
chair was crimson and wet with his hearts
blood. There were four very large and
wide windows looking toward the moor
land, and the deceased man had been sit
ting right opposite the one at the extreme
end of the room--the end where the head
of the table was. 1t was explained that
Captain Mervyn-that was his name-was
in the act of rising to reply to the toast of
! the brides health, when tue fatal bullet
came crashing through the window to pen
citrate his heart. Standing as nearly in his
then position as possible, | saw the hole in
the glass, with the numberless cracks radi-
| ating from the round center. In the
gloomy light of the space between the win.
dow and the moorland, l discerned some
had noted every thing informed the doc
tors that the body might be removed to
the Captains bed ROOM il they wished it,
| and that gentlemen might take away
whatever possessions they had on the ia
| bles. Meantime. left the room in charge
with the sergeant proceeded to examine
the outside OF the building.
Upon entering the building I noticed
that flight Of six steps led up to the hall,
| and side flight of a similar number led
down to the area and the kitchens. From
this it will be understood that although the
mess room might be said to be on the
ground floor it was still high enough to be
| classsd first floor. Going out at the back
| door, we descended the same number Of
officers, servants, soldiers and militiamen--
the latter ill-clad, just as they had run
from their dormitories, the canteen or the
recreation rooms. The Colonel was there
| in state Of great excitement and distress.
He had, notwithstanding this fact, taken
tho precaution to put an extra guard of q
sergeant and two men on the gate, and no
one was permitted to enter or pass out ex-
cept few officers who had rushed out
bareheaded in pursuit of the assassin.
noticed to my dismay number of people
from the street had gathered outside the
walls Passing through the gate way, after
being introduced to the Colonel, say that
the ground to the moOrland rose slightly.
and that the roofess ruins of hut stood
upon the very edge Of the rise, and directly
dow was opposite the gateway. Little
more than a glance sufficed to show me
that firearm. resting horizontally upon
the sill OF what once was window in the
hut, would convey bullet to the heart
this fatal one had found.
"The shot has been fired from this hut"
intimotad. Will you see that no one
enters it!'
AS spoke two young officers, clad in
mess Jackets, advanced from the ruins, and
one of them said:
1--WE have been there"-but before I
could answer heard other words spoken
in the close vicinity which commanded my
attention, although took care not to APP
pear to be listening. The words were these:
Somebody has been killed-who is it:'
and before l could interfere the second
officer replied to the speaker:
Miss Brooks
Miss Brooks! Great heavensl Not
Captain Mervyn-''
The rain was coming down again, hut in
dense, misty kind of way. Some men
put on the ruins at my request. / then
noticed that the two young officers who
had come from them, and the civilian who
had spoken SO strangely and suspiciOusly,
were not only wet but stained and splashed
from head to foot. The officer who had
uttered the words "Miss Brooks had evil
IDENTIFY fallen more than once, for his fine
scarlet mess jacket was bsdaubed all up
one side.
Taking the first young officer and the
police sergeant aside, asked the former il
he was acquainted with the young gentle
man to whom his companion was now
speaking.
80, yes; he is friend of most of u.s."
"His nameF'
"Sidney Bsryl."
"Any professionw
.'No::' Then. with sudden suspicion:
'Suraly you don't suspect him!'
~ can't say yet," replied.
Then turning to the sergeaut, asked him
to disperss the crowd, il possible, while l
proceeded with my examin alton.
What is your friends mans" l asked
man speaking to Beryl."
"His name is Observation-Disclosures
Bromley"
Sand yours.'
"Clayton-Captain Clayton"
"Ask Mr.. Bromley and Mr.. Beryl to step
this way" said to the police sergeant,
"and then request the people to disperse."
'Now, Captain Clayton" I began, Twill
you kindly tell me all you know-brieHy-
2ss ys1r wn snd ss and
'If you will oblige me by asking some one
to send our servants out with our caps aud
great coats, /" he returned.
Then he went on after the message was
sent:
"When the shot was fired it caused the
greatest CONSERVATION, mead not say.
distinctly saw the dash through the lower
rushed out. nv first thought wa, that the
sentry was the murderer, but when We
reached the back door We saw the man
coming hurriedly from the box ten yards
In the other direction, whore he had