The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-22
"Ah,r said Cation. leaning forward, and

/ KIND OF way, slowly ribDinS MS haIlus ~
gether
"Wen," he said at length, in deliberate
manner, before | got your note | was con.
WINGED Gorby had got hold of the right man,
: but when heard that you wanted 10 SEQ me,
and knowing you are defending tho prisoner
/ guessed that you must have found some
thing in his favor which you want me TO LOOK
after
"Rightm said Cation, laconically
CAS- Mr.. Fitzgerald said he met Why;c al
the corner and hailed the cab went on TIC
detective
'IIow do you know that" interrupted Cal
ton, sharply.
"Gorby told me-
GLOW the devil did be find outr' cried the
lawyer, with genuine surprise.
because he is always pokinS and prying
about ." sad Kilsip. forgetting, in his indig
nation, that such poking and prying formed
part of detective business. But, at any
rate, be went on quickly, III Mr. Fitzgerald
did leave Mr. Whyte, the only chance he's
got of proving his Innocence is that he did
not come back, as the cabman alleged"
"Then, | suppose, you think that Fitzgerald
will prove an alibiF said Cation.
"Won SIR" answered Kilsip, modestly
"of course you know more about the case
than do, but that IS the only defense ] cal
sec he can make
"WeH, hes not going TO put in such de
Tense.
"Then he must be guilty." said Kilsip
promptly.
Not necessarily" returned the barrister
dryly.
"But if he wants to save his neck, heI
have to prove an abb" persisted the other.
"That's ilst where the point is,' answered
Gallon. doesn't want to save his neck. ~
Kilsip, looking rather bewlldcrcd, took
sip Of wine, and waited to hear what Nr
Cation had to say on the subject.
"Tho fact is, 80 said Cation, lighting frest
cigar, "hes got some extraordinary idea II
his head about keeping where he was on
that night "A secret"
II Understand, said Kilsip, grayely nod
ding his head Women
Nothing Of the sort retorted Carlton
hastily. That's what l thought at first,
but was wrong: he went to sec dying wo
man who wanted to tell him something"
What anoutr
That's just what ! can't tell you an !
swered Cation quickly. ut must have
been somcthiug important, for she sent FOR 4
bin in great h1ste-and he was by her bed I.
side between the hours Of / and on Fri .
day morning
"Then b. did not return 10 the cab(
"No, he did not; he went 10 keep his ap .
pointmeHt, but for some reason or another
won't tell where this appointment was j
went to his rooms today and found this half .
burnt lotter. asking him 20 come
Cation handed the letter to Kilsip. who .
placed it on thc table and examined il care
fuliy.
"Th, was written on THURSDAY" said thc
detective.
"Of courso--you cen see that fron the date.
and Whyte was murdered on Friday, the
9th"
"it was written at something villa, Too
ral,n pursued Kiisip. still examining the
paper oh | understand, hc went down
there
"Harily," retortcd Gallon in a sarcastic
tone. lie couldn't very well godown there,
have an interview and bee back i'm Fast Mel
bourne in one h0ur-the cabman Royston
can provo that bee was al Russell street at
O'Clock. and his landlady that he entered his
lodging in East Melbourne at no, he wasn't
az loorakn
"Wnen was this letter delivercd."
shortly before - o'clock, 40 the Mel
bourne club, by q girl. who, from what tin
waiter saw OF her, appears 90 be a disrepu
table iudiyidual-you viii see il says bearer
viii wait him at Bourkc street. and as an.
other street Is mentioned, aud as FitZscr.ld.
after leaving Whytc. went down Russell
street % keen MS appointment, the most
logical conclusion is that the bearer Of the
letter waited for him at the corner Of
Dourhe and Russell streets Now went Oh
the lawyer, II want 10 lind out who the girl
that brought the letter ISL
But aov"
God bless NY soul Alisip How stupid
You are" cried Cation Cant You under
staud-that pauer came from one of the back
slums-thcs ore il must have been stolen"
4 sudden l.sht flashed into Kilsip's eyes.
talbot Villa. Toorak," he criel quickly.
snatchiRg up tae letter again and examining
it with great attention, where that bur
glary took place
Exactly" sand Cation, smiling compla-
Gently. "Now DO YOU understand what |
want-you must take me 10 the crib in the
back slums where the articles stolen fromthe
house in Ioorak were hidden. This paper
pointing to the lctter-"is part of the swag
left behind, and must have been used by
some one there. Brian Fitzgerald obeyed the
directions given in the letter, aud he was
there at the time Of the murder
II understand, said Kilsip, with graft
fed purr. There were four men engaged in
that burglary, and they hid the sn-g at
Mother GutteiSuipes crib, in a lane of Little
Burke strect-but. hang it, a swell Ike Mr.
FITZGERALD, in evening dress, couldn't very
we'll have gone down there unlcss"--
"He had some one with him wei known ia
the locality. finished Cation, rapidly. "Ex-
actly that woman who delivered tlc letter
~ the club guided him Judging from the
walters description OF her appearance. ]
should think size was pretty well k1o',n
about the ,luH.s'
"Wcii. sand kilsip. rising and looking at
his watch, "it is now . O'Clock, so if You like
VIC will 20 to the old hays place 10 onco--
dying woman. he said Us II struc.. by q sud
den thought there was a WOMAN d.el ;lere
about four weeks ago
"WhO was She. asked Cation, who was
putting on his overcoat.
"Some relation of Mother Guttersnipe's,