Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-09-20
CHAPTER XVI

The next day Kilsip called at Cations Office
late in the afternoon and found the lawyer
eagerly expecting him. Tho detectives face,
however, looked rather dismal, and Calton
was not treasured by it's expression. zoos
"WellI' he said, inpatiently, when Kilsip
had closed the door and taken his seat.
"Where is sheT' .,
"That's just what l want to know an-
swered the detective, coolly; II went to tie
Salvation Army headquarters and made in
quiries about her. 1t appears that she had
been in the army as hallelujah lass, but got
tired of it in week, and went off with
friend to Sydney. She carried on her old
life of dissipation, but, ultimately, her friend
got sick of her, and the last thing they heard
about her was that she had taken up with a
Chinaman in ono of the Sydney slums. |
telegraphed at once to Sydney, and got a ro-
Ply that there was no person OF the name of
Sal Rawlins known to the Sydney police, but
they said they would make inquiries, and let
Inc know the result"
"Ah! she has. nodoubt, changed her NAME"
said Calton, thoughtfully, stroking his chin
~ wonder what fory' nr ...
WANTED to get rid of the army, expect"
answered Kisip, dryly "The straying lamb
did not care about being hunted back to the
fold"
''And when did she join the armyT' a. fs
'The very day after the murder"
"Rathcr sudden conversionF'
eyes, but she said the death of the woman
on Thursday night had SO startled her that
she went strairht off to the nrmv to cet her
religion properly fixed up"
"The effects of fright. no doubt - said Cal
ton, drvly. "I'vc met n good many exam
pies of these sudden conversions, but they
never last long ns a r.ule-it's q case of the
devil was sick. the devil monk would be.
more than anvtbinp else Good lookingg
$50 SO. I believe. replied Kilsip. sbrup.
ging his shoulders. "Verv ienorn,,t-could
neither read nor write.n ~ ',1i
"That accounts for her not asking for
Fitzgerald when she called Mt thu clnb,she
probably did not lnow whom sho had beer
sent for II will resolve itself into n oues
tion of Identification. exnect However II
the nolice can't find her. we will mt nm ed-
yertisen1ent in tho pnper Offering n reward
and send out .handbills to the same effect
Slo tn,,st he for,.d.. Erio, Fit1cernld ld,s I:ea
ha,,c-, q, II l,r,..,i.ro md that thre,tl is s,I
Rawlins." I..,. - ..,..g 90.
"Yesw assented Eilsip. rubbing his hands
together, "Even if Mr.. Fitzperald acknoovl.
edges that he was at Mother Guttersnipe,s on
the night in question. she will have to prove
that he was there. as no one else saw him"
.tAre Won sure of thatp ~ 80 >, /.
Gas sure as any one can be in such a case.
II was a late hour vben he came. and everv
one seems to have been asleep excent the
diving woman and Sal: and asone is dead the
other is the onlv person that can prove that
he was there Mt the time when the murder
was committed in the hansom.n ~.
"And Mother Guttersnipen .-. s
"Was drunk as she acknowledged last,
night. She thought that If a Gentleman did
call it must have been the other one"
"The other oneY'' repeated Cation. in n
puzzled voice. "What other oueY, zen
a co14on ,roso mny ~, Nc .,,+ ,,,+h h,,,,,