Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-11-09

evening. Oh, she would not gossip
Besides, sick old women couldn't be in
league with robbers My dear, you
must give that young man up. There
Is no doubt OF his guilt"
'Will you call your maid a minute,
pleaseP" said Esther.
Mrs. Carberry smiled, but rang for
the girl.
She entered, received the command
which was an excuse for her summons,
and went away-a little dark woman
with very small waist.
"She is very respectable" said Mrs.
Carberry, land engaged to hor cousin,
who already owns one cab OF his own,
and earns money by driving people
about-means some day to have livery
stable. As it is, he is getting on very
we'll, she says. HIS stand is on the
corner yonder. His name is Carney.
She is to DO married soon. Why,
child, what ails your"
Il can not tell you" said Esther, who
was trembling from head to foot. "But
you too will one day believe my Charlie
innocent"
She hurried away, meeting the maid
in the hall, and observing her closely.
The girl wore a gray dress with DARK
stripe in it, and her belt was fastened
with curious silver buckle. Esther
went straight to the policeman who had
seen the girl speak to her bethrothed.
You would know her If you should
see her again." she asked.
"Td know that waist. "said the police
man. "lf she had the gray dress with
the black stripe in it, and the funny
silver belt-buckle, like door-lock, I'd
know that too"
That night Mr.. Milford sent for the
detectives, but it was not he who spoke
to them, it was his daughter.
| She stood before them with an air Of
one who is speaking Of what she knows,
and uttered these words.
"You are entirely wrong. You are
looking for Charles Cummings, be-
lieving him to be a thief. Look, in
stead, for those who robbed him and
for his.dead body. will tell you who
beguiled him away-Mrs. Carberry's
maid, Hannah Earle. She was the only
one who knew that the diamonds were
expected at that hour. The driver OF
the cab is the man she is to marry.
His name is Garvey. He keeps single
cab; his stand is at the corner OF the
little triangular park at --- street
| accuse them OF the deed and demand
their arrest Officer --- has de.
scribed Hannah's dress to me, and a
buckle that she wears, in describing the
woman who took Charles Cummings
away in cab"
Later the policeman, having gone tc
Garvey's stand, declared that he could
swear to the mans face, and Hannah
and the driver were arrested at the same
moment, without having been glver
any opportunity to aid each other.
The woman assumed an air Of injiret
innocence that touched all hearts, but
Garvey-an arrant coward-went dowr
on his knees at once.
Il knew nothing of the diamonds,
said he. Hannah asked me to drive
her that day. and did. We took up 1
young man with bag, what was in i
/ dunno. Sure there was no KILN"
just left the two of them al place
Hannah asked me to leave them.
dacent house, fine place intirely.
seen no moro of them-Hannah bad'
me not wait. The house?-Oh, yes, i'll
the gray one, with the fence about it
and big trees-pm told it's an asylum
dunno"
He willingly led them to the spot
and after some parley the detectives
succeeded in extorting from the pro
prietor of the place the fact that h,
entertained a few nervous gentlemen,
and a search warrant was produced.
The doctor rubbed his hands ant
bowed.
Gould l have been imposed upon?'
he cried. Oh, yes. They should Sc
the young gentleman who had, as h
believed. raved about diamonds, and il
five minutes more Charles Cumming
entered the room, and was clasped il
the arms of his betrothed.
The story he told was this:
As he was about to take cab,
young woman had stepped from on
which had just turned the corner, an
exhibiting Mr.. Mulfords telegram :
Mr.. Carberry, had said that as she wa
driving into town on an errand Mr.
Carberry had asked her to stop for thu
messenger with the diamonds, and sec
ing him leave the store, she had inter
cepted him. OF course he had no sue
suspicion OF any trick, and never hav
ing seen the Carberry mansion, entere
the madhouse quietly. There the won
an was assisted by two keepers. VIII
forcibly took the bag from him an
gave it to her.
He fought with them in vanish
had represented him as her husband
and all his protestations were a
naught-as they are always in such
= place.
However, all is we'll that ends vel
When Hannah found that her lover ha
! turned traitor, she knew all hope of e.
cape was over; she declared that tn
whole plan was Garvey's and that SD
had only been his tool, but produce
the diamonds which she had hidden
her mattress. The bride received ther
on her wedding eve. and shortly afte
!, Mr.. Milford atoned for his unjust SUI
picion of Charles Cummings by accep
p, ing him as son-in-law. Family Stor