Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-09-29

toward John Gascon, the brokers adopted
son.
The stricken wife, young and beauti.
ful Italian, kept her room, and only few
4 were permitted to enter her presence.
/ A detective while lettering near She
residence Of the murdered man, saw
one day coming out the side
entrance black-eyed, black. haired man,
q servant apparently, but something in the
mans dark face attracted tho officers
notice.
"I've seen that fellow somewhere in q
different rig, but where, for the life of me
can't tell. think I'll keep an eye on
him."
And he did.
The result Was he again met the same
humble. appearing individual, but this
time as he passed him the wind, just then
blowing furiously, threw open the mans
coat and revealed the glitter of diamond
stud.
"Ah, l thought him other than he
seemed Now to discover who and what
he is."
There came to the door Of the murdered
mans residence, one day, two old ped
dlers, with wares such as charmed the
| servant girls.
"feu patronize an Italian peddler," said
1
you better bargains than he"
LA, no." cried the cook, "Hes no ped
der" and she laughed gleefully.
@What is he them"
| But the cook shook her head.
| "See!" said the peddler, holding aloft
! glittering, yellow necklace. "Tll give you
that if you'll tell, and let us sleep all night
in the laundry, under the kitchen; We are
very weary"
II wouldn't dare, and don't know aught
OF the gentleman; only that he seems
prime favoiiie of the Missus. Hark. what
is that? Oh, OH" she walled. Its the
officers come to drag off Master John. !
feared so, l feared So"
twas quite true; in few minutes, the
young heir, in spite Of indignant protests,
was lodged in jail on the charge of muir
during his benefactor--charg preferred by
| the young wife.
| You don't believe him guilty, them"
queried one of the pedd ers, when the cook
could be made to listen.
Guilty! him." she cried angiily, "who
fairly worshiped the ground the old master
trod on. What do you take me for?"
| But by q generous bride the two old
peddlers slept in the laundry that night
About midnight the cook awoke in fear
full tremor. What was the noise up stairs?
| Could those two innocent looking old
peddlers be burglars? Oh, what was TO be
done for she heard a scream and heavy
| fall.
She sprang ont Of bed. threw on n por-
ton of her clothes, and quickly let herself
out the back way.
In few minutes she returned accom-.
| panied by two policemen.
| The sight they beheld as they entered
| madam's door almost paralyzed them with
| establishment, for there sat the brokers'
beautiful young wife with her shapely
hands in hand cuffs. and near her upon
the floor lay an Italian.
The two innocent appearing peddlers
were detectives, and had overheard much
of the conversation of the two under ar
rest-so much they felt quite positive
they held at last the real mnrderers Of the
old broker.
The plan had been to STAY the old man
and lay the crime on his adopted son.
With him out of the way, the treacherous
wife and her confederate were to secure the
spoils, and fly to sunny Italy.
But the real ending was altogether diff
ferent, the evidence was not sufficient to
convict them OF murder in the first degree.
John Gascon was released at once, of
course, and the wicked wife and her ac-
complete eventually receiveda life sentence
at hard labor.