The Irish standard., 1888-10-27
CHAPTER XIV.
4 GREAT CEIME.

And. five days afterwards news was
flashed throu 9Th the country that Abraham
Lincoln was assassinatcd by crazy actor,
whose mad decd branded his na1ne with in
f11ny, and nearly succeeded il turning the
gcncrous tide of compassion for the suffer-
ing South into Il torrent OF vongcfal rage,
which would have overwhelmed thousands
Of innocent lives.
Harry Winthrop and his troopers We're
sent in hot haste to scour the puricus OF
Richmond, for the murderer had fed, and
it was at first thought he had taken refuge
with synpathlzers in the ex-capital Of the
Confederacy. II was police duty, for
which neither men nor officers had fancy,
but it had to be done.
lie was sitting one day at his quarters
examining an array OF papers which had
been Just handed to him for inspection by
one Of his Leutenants. The documents
were prescriptions of persons suspected OF
harboring Booth, and were under the es.
pecial charge Of the young OF. GER Harry
glanced through them with listless air,
when suddenly one arrested his attention.
"Ah, Garston," he said, eagerly. "What
docs thus mean2"
AS he spoke he handed his subaltern .
memorandum he had taken from the pile
of papers, marked: 'lionel Frobishau,
served in Eloseby's irregulars; Walter
Frobisham, Lieutenant in Confederate cav
airy, son Of above; Kate Frobishnm, daugh'
ter Of Lionel. AL reside At Nerth Cres-
cent. Bad case"
s.Why, sir, have not yet had time to In
quire into the particulars Of it, save SO far
as the evidence of the informer goes, but, 1t
he is to be relied OIL, these Frobishams seem
70 be pretty tough lot"
"Who was the lnformer."
ga fellow who came into the provost
marshals Office while was there quite .
decent sort Of chap, wen-drsssed and
gentlernanlv in appearance, but exceeding
II flushed and excited" -
"He gave his name, Of course9"
Eyes, l have it here, for took the pre-
caution Of making him sign the notes had
taken Of his revelations. Here it is, sir;
and there's the fellows autograph in full
Alphonse Lecroix.'
Harry was COO dumfounded to speak. he
took the paper from the L.eutenant's hand,
and read it through in silence.
1t was wild, rambling charge of treason
against the persons implicated, declaring
that of his own personal knowledge the
lFrobishams, and especially the girl Kate,
had been in communication with Booth for
many weeks, and that he could prove that
they were the very center of a conspiracy
to d .stroy the Government. Nay, he even
confessed that he had taken part In their
malicious designs, though, Of course, only
with the intention Of frustrating them.
ssHave you conferred with any one Con.
corning this mattera' Harry asked.
"Ne, sir. I am just fresh from the inter
view, and was about to consult you"
aThen keep your own counsel and say
nothing to any one. will myself take
charge OF this case, . Harry said, Is he dis
missed his subordinate. >.
- w.s. svrely perpiexed. OF course hs
knew that the charge Of the treachereua
sooundrel was false, but IN these excited
times the veriest whisper Of. suspicion, Nc
matter from what source, might entail end.
less misery on the innocent victins. Al
phonse Lecroix must be crushed oncs and
for all. 4 s55 sSs n
And why Ind the villain 90 uddeuly
turned to rend the Frobishams Pondering
4 over these matters, he called his orderly
and started 1T once Tor the Frobishams.