Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08
CONCLUDED.


affairs of Gerald Latour was the existence
bfa mortgage on the premises in Great
Chester street.
This mortgage was held by maiden lady
named Bradley, residing in Islington, an
elderly woman of keen, active intelligence
and practical business habits. Miss Brad
ley had somehow contrived to learn that
affairs were not as fourishing in Great
Chester street as she had been led to sup
pose when first she advanced her money,
and some SIX months before the outbreak of
the fire she instructed her solicitor to give
notice of foreclosure The notice was on
the eve of expiration when the premises
we're deStroved-a circumstance that LEI, I,
among others, to the Fastening of the
catastrophe. Certainly it formed one OF
many eollsteral proofs which went to show
that General Latour had reached desper-
ate crisis in his affairs at the time Of the
fire, and supplied clear proof of motive for
the incendiarY act with which he was
charged, and for which be and Joe Gillett,
his aecomplice in the crime, had been
lodged in Newgate to await their trial on
the next Jail delivery.
1t is mentioned here, because of the i'm
pOEldub IL DAOuGut AA Avs OAoAh, 0HN
the secret of hidden crime which it was
instrumental in bringing to light. As soon
es the notice was expired Miss Bradley
acted with energy and promptitude. The
facts disclosed in the course of Latour's and
Gillett's examination at the Mansion House
prepared the old lady to expect that she was
destined to become the owner of a very val
liable piece of freehold. In view of this,
she gave instructions to an eminent firm of
city architects to prepare plans for her ap-
proval for handsome block of warehouses
on the site.
Immediately Miss Bradley found herself
the owner of the land in question matters
were put in train and workmen employed
in clearing the site of the debris which the
salvage corps had left undisturbed after
they had obtained proofs of incendiarism
and made discovery that nothing of value
remained from the fire.
The work of clearing the ground occupied
several days. When it was accomplished
an inspection was made of the premises by
the architects employed by Miss Bradley,
who, like the immortal spouse of John Gill
PIN, twas of frugal mind"
Miss Bradley had resolved that before the
walls were meddled with a strict examina-
tion should be made, to ascertain whether
they could not be allowed to remain parts
of the new buildings she contemplated
erecting. Messrs. Jenkyns & Rice, the firm
of architects who had received Miss Brad
ley's instructions, complied with her wishes,
but they did not intend for all that TO allow
her to have her own away in the matter.
The walls were discovered to be perfectly
sound, except in one or two places where it
had been found necessary to shore them up,
but Jenkyns & Rice declined to certi-
fy to the stability of the foundations
until further examination was made. A
distance was measured off near the east
Nall to decide the question of the security
OF the foundations, and digging operations
f1sre commenced at this point; and soon a
hand Of men were engaged with pickaxes
sud Ehovels.
They had not got down very far before
their attention was challenged by faint,
siekly odor as from a newly-opened grave.
"'Pears to me that there is drain some
where hereabouts," exclaimed one of the
men to his comrades.
"Ye're about right, Jim, I'm thinking, 4"
returned one OF his mates "It do smell un-
common queer. A drop a beer now 'ud be
welcome to wash the taste out of our
mouths"
"That it would, Ben, and no mistake. Let's
send Harry to the Cat and Bells for gal
Ion. 'Oi, Harry! look here, lad, sharp! /"
the speaker bawled to a shert, bandy-legged
youth of Is, who was standing few PAGES
off With face and hands grimed in dirt.
''Fetch us a galloni'' said the man called
Jim, when Harry, lazily sauntering toward
them, demanded to know what they wanted
Harry, after stipulating that he was to
have his share, went off at run, while the
workmen suspended their operations pend
ing his return with the beer.
"Ughl it makes me sick, 3" said Ben. ''It
does not smell like drain. There's sum-
NUT wus than a drain here"
"What can it be, Benz" asked another
"I'm blowed if 1 know" was the reply.
sit smells as bad as graveyard"
"Perhaps there is corpse buried here, -
exclaimed Jim in an awe-struek tone.
81 shouldn't wonder if there Were," Ben
replied. "It's bad enough"
Ben had been engaged some time before
on q job for contractor who had arranged
to remove the contents of city graveyard
to a suburban cemetery. in preparation for
the erection OF a magnificent suite of city Of
fees. When once the idea had taken pos
session of Ben's mind that the sickly odor
emanating from the trench they were dig
ging had graveyard smell, and he recalled
his former experiences in unbaring the tene-
ments of the dead In that city churchyard,
the idea could not be eradicated.
But further discussion was cut short by
the return of the lad, Harry, bearing in his
hands can of beer and tumbler Harry,
with an unconscious sense of humor which
sat well on his stolid face, first helped him
self-"for bringing it, you know'-and
then proceeded to dole out the beverage to
the men, who, as soon as they had refreshed
themselves, proceeded once more with their
task.
As each shovelfuI of the dark red earth
A. l.
tible, and wondering EXPLANATIONS were
drawn from the men. Presently one of
thessS striking down his spade deeply, gave
cry OF mingled alarm and surprise.
Stop minute, lads'' he shouted in an
excited voice. "We must 90 slowly. There's
summat that has no business here"
The men now went about their task more
wsrily, removing the earth by little short
spadefuls.
Look ZEE there, Ben." cried Jim
whats that?" pointing to long tress of
hair disclosed by the removal of the last
spadeful.
ats hair, by, the living Jingo,'' Ben
exclaimed, sharing his mates excitement.
"Hair it is" replied Jim, "and a wom-
Vn's too, by the look ont. Here lad, give
hs trowel
A trowel was handed to Jim, who began
carefully to scoop out the earth at the spot
indicated, gradually laying bare the long
tresses of a woman's hair, and portion of a
woman's face.
'-Send for the police" the men cried in
breath; and once more the work was sus-
pended while Harry ran for the police He
soon returned, bringing with him a sergeant
and constable, to whom he had already
communicated the CHASTITY discovery just
made.
Under the directions of the police the
work was once more resumed. Little by
little the earth was removed, until at last
lvino in her hastily made grave the form of