The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-06-19


tion foF a clue or a theory. What
i i got came by accident. asked to
see tn bIood-stained clothing; and
j found it be Il single daub of blood
on a vhite vest. 1t was curious
mark such as / had never seen be-
fore and when / quietly investiga-
ted further discovered that the
murdered man had been struck on
the ba K of his head and fallen for
ward on his face. He had very
thieiS bair, and while the blow had
crushed the skull, he had bled but
little. The blood would NIT spurt
from sIlch blow. The body had
not been lifted, and so how did
Graham get that blood stain2 Ac-
cident gave me the knowledge. 1
was boxing the ground over at
Lossing s for the fourth or ffth
time, When one of the dogs came
!. lss ! p8n nitss-iiil. a caressing
way. Lossing observed it and re-
marked:
"Old Fan was always very fond
of Graham, and ] believe she misses
him. Here, Fan, let me look at
your paw. Ahi it's about as well as
ever, isn't it2"
"What ails her paw" 1 asked.
"she got a terrible cut on piece
of glass, few weeks ago"
"About the time Graham was
arrested?"
sYes."
"Then it was her bloody paw that
made the mark on his vest that
night
aGood heavens, but it must have
beenl"
| had a clue and a hope. Every
thing changed in an hour, and i
now believed Graham innocent, and
went to work to secure proofs. 1
posted up to Louisville and exam
ined the police records for arrests.
/ followed a score or more of cases
to their finish, but got nothing. 1t
was my belief that white man
committed the crime, and that he
meant robbery, but was frightened
off. / returned to the village and
looked everybody over, but got no.
satisfaction. The day of the trial
was coming and 1 was in despair,
but accident came to nay aid again.
I happened into the hotel barn as
the landlord pulled lot of rubbish
out of STALL Hidden away with
it was a fine saddle, and as it was
brought to light the man exclaimed:
Bless me, here's the dcad mans
saddlel''
@Was it missing2" asked.
sit was stolen on the night of the
murder. That's the reason he went
down to Lossing's on foot.
Who stole it2 What for2 An
outsider, who stole the saddle for it's
worth would have carried it off,
An insider only would have stored
it in the stall. Who was inside2 A
white man and two negro assistants:
Within an hour / had ascertained
that the white man, whose name was
Foster, was absent for an hour on
the evening of the murder, and that
since he had aeted very dueerly. I
arrested him, charged him with the
crime, and he did not hold out fif-
teen minutes. His motive was rob-
berry. He did not intend to kill his
victim, but only to stun him. He
had just struck him when the dogs
barked greeting Graham, and, over
come by sudden fright, Foster dash
ed away and dared not return. He
thought he bad only to keep still to
render himself safe, and, but for my
being present when the saddle was
found. he might never have been
suspected. Graham was clesred
and Foster was hanged. The
change had been brought about by
1.-The tondling of "a dog.
The second case occurred in Ohio,
in a town not far from Cincinnati.
A young man, Frank Meyer, had
become infatuated with doubtful
woman. The affair created scan
dal, and his father and friends made
every effort to break IT up. The
young man was finally brought to
see the error of his ways, but when
he attempted to sever tho tie the
woman sought to hold Kim by
threats. This angered him, and he
Eindulged in some hard talk of what
he would do IN case she further an
noyeti him. Thus matters stood
when he set out one evening to see
her and make last attempt to set
tie. 1t was summer night, and
they were seen walking in the sub
urbs of the town. They were over
heard in angry talk. She deGed
him. He returned home pale and
#Eexcited, his clothing disarr;rnged,
and his face bleeding from scratches.