Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-04-13
,ished. "But what has that to do with the

AoAAs, y" w Viva .AS "AAi,
Caiton. gra'ety, Out tne fact Is MI. r.frettiDy
was Implicated IN the ahair.
Ut Chinston glanced inquirinSly at BRIAN,
out that gentleman SHOOK us nead.
"lts nothing to do with my arrest" he
SAID sadly
nat 90 you meanF ne gasped, pusnlng
oack MS chair no" was ne ifhpiicatedf
iuat cannot teii yon' answered Cal1on'
until reaa MS colllesslon-
Ahr SAID hiSip' oecohin2 very atten
tive.
yes, SAID cation turning 10 klisip'
your nniit aier 'ao'eiahi Is a "iiu goose
cnase' for the murderer OF onver "hyte
discovered
D'sco'ereu' eTieo hiisip ana tne ooc1oI
I'D one "re@th.
1es' ana MS name Is marx frettioy.
Nis'p snot glance OF oisdaii out OF aus
or'snt niacA eyes ana gave low iausn OF
oisDeiie'' out the doctor pusned oacH MS
coan 'ur'ousiy ara arose 10 us ieeI
LUIS u ino''S''"us' oe cried' Id q raee \
won't sit still and hear this accusation
against my dead friend
unfortunately. It Is too true. said Brian.
sadly
How dare you say sor said Chinston.
turning angrily on him AND you going to
marry his daughter"
There is only one way to settl. the ques
ton" said Calton. coldly I'VE must read
his confession
But why the detectiver' asked the doctor
ungraciously. rs ne took his seat reluctantly
because ! want him to hear for himself
that Mr Frettlhy committed the crime. and
tnat he may keep it quiet
IA st~sv~
deterrninedly
But he's dead" said Brian
I'm speaking of Roger Moreland." re
torted kilsip For he aid no other mur
dered Oliver Whyter
That's q much more likely story" Chin
ston said.
Il tell you no. said Caltop vehemently
"C}od knows | would Ike to preserve Mark
Frettlbys good name, and it is with this OBJ
iect have brought you all together will
read the confession, and when you know the
truth | want you all to Keep silent about it.
M Mark Frettlby is dead and the publication
of his crime can do nc good to any ono"
II know" resumed Cation. addressing the
detective THAT you are fully Convinced in
your own mind that you are right and ! am
wrong. but what if | tell you that Mark
the sake OF which the crime was com
mitted"
Kilslps face heightened considerably.
What were the papersr
1.-The marriage certificate of Mark Frettlby
and Rosanns Moore, the woman who died in
the back slum"
this time while DR. Chinston fell back in his
xxrifb
dazed sort OF EXPRESSION
And what's more" went on Calton. tn
umphantly dc you know that Moreland
went to Frettlby two nights ago and obtained
a certain sum for hush money!
"Whatr cried kilsip
"Yes, Moreiand. IN coming out of the ho-
tel evidently saw Frettlby. and threatened
to expose him unless he paid for his silence
"Very strange" murmured Kilsip to him
self with disappointed look on his face
But why did Moreland keep still 50 longF
II cannot tell you" replied Calton, but
no doubt the confession will explain all"
Then for heavens sake read it." broke in
DR.. Chinston. impatiently I'm quite in the
dark. and all your talk is Greek to me-"
''On. moment" said Eilsip. dragging a
bundle from under bis chair. and untying it
you tISut. Wualt fiCDut tulSr ditb uc
held up light coat, very much soiled and
weather worn.
Whose is thatr asked Calton, startled
mot Whyte'sr
"Yes Whytes." repeated Kilsip. with
great satisfaction ~ found It in the Fitz
roy gardens near the gate that opens t.
George street. East Melbourne 1t was up in
a tir tree"
"..hen Mr. Frettlby must have got out at
Powlett street, and walked down George
street, and then through the Fitzroy gardens
into town." said Cation
kilsip took no heed OF the remark, but TOOK
a small bottle out Of the pocket Of the coat
and held it up.
81 also found this" he said.
"Chloroform." cried every one, guessing at
once thai It was the missing bottle
Exactly" said kilsip, replacing it This
was the bottle which contained the poison
used by-by-well call him the murderer
The name OF the chemist being on the label,
went to him and found out who bought IT,
Now. who do you thinkT with look OF
triumph.