Telegram-herald., 1889-05-27

lsEssy2 Iezs 0siy TIE eAy b<fors yester-
day. *so asd tas woFks Jona War
aFeP.
! sas Jane Bl&lr VITA q good deal Il
be<iEsney she ad e. sGest thss siae ant joan
WartTop were Engaged - be married as
ss0a as 20 <ot = divorce froua bad vile
sho had lsfE hlss. aad expected thxt 10
~eBid sooa Dc free. " ~ sc well ia-
formed ca hs habitss Perfectly fhsy
boarded Ia the sane house, GA West
W asalng gtoa Pace. and Ee very seldom
wsnS oUs Ia Ehs evening DID he 70 cat
the night b<foKs i4stg NJ; thsy parted
Ga ths stairs, goiGs 10 tasir rvspeeIiys
rooms at tseBty minutes before ten
o'eioeh. their usual hour Tor retIFiag He
could have gone oas afssr~srd, without
her knowing its Yes. bat VI course lie
di14'E
When xot back u the Inquest. the
eoroneF's jury had iast returned a verdict
tbzE the deceased bssi come 10 her death
By violence AZ the haud or hands of some
peFsoas unknosp. bad maize upfny mind
10 arrest john Marlrop. oa suspicion. but
Was IN DO hurry abo0t Il. AsI had not ileen
on the stand did not have 10 tell any
thing Of my suspicious and the potato
could not give auy thing sway. for had it
safely ia my pocket, wrapped IN tissue
papeF- Tasrs porters wens away u write
the ease up - profounder my ystery than
before. john Wardrop went 10 draw
some money from BIS employers 70 give
his poor wife a decent burial Aud |.
having taken time ID get a warrant Tor his
arrest. followed him
He palei slightly and showed some en-
barrassment when | entered the dyeroom.
where he was doing some work that had
60 bs done by him and eouid not wait un-
I'll the morrow. Still he controlled him
self aud sought 10 cover his nervousness
by talking. l said little and let him talk
on, which was the worst thing he could
have done, for thinking up 80 many words
led him away. now and then. from the
straight story be had made up. At last,
when / deemed tho time ripe for IL,
slipped the potato out OF my pocket aud
suddenly holding it mp before him said:
"'You should have washed your hands
before you grabbed this potato out OF the
dish pan on the table
He threw up his hands with a shrek
and sank down on n bench, all limp aud
broke up. Before hecould recover himself
he had confessed. He aud Harriet had
qnarrelled for years and finally separated
Then after a time, she had made up her
mind TO get possession OF him again. found
where be WAS an 4 sent him word that he
must visit her late at night, when she
would be alone, To discuss tho situation
He went, but the sight OF her and thoughts
OF Jane Blair, with whom he had fallen in
love in the meantime, since parting from
his wife, made him desperate. l asked
him how he had managed to strangle her
so quietly, and without any struggle, when
shs seemed to have double his strength.
He explained that he possessed sufficient
mesmeric force To render her passive and
had employed it on that occasion. Having
rendered her completely unconscious, by
mesmerising her, the rest was easy.
could not help feeling some sympathy for
him. as believed he told the truth when
he said she was a tarter;' still, business
was business, and when L had heard him
through told him:
"'Now. John, Get your coat on and
come along
"'In a moment, SIR Let me wash of
some of this dye. first
II assented He washed, pouring some
stuff over his hands from bottle, 10 take
the color out, as l supposed. Suddenly.
he turned the bottle up to his lips and
took big swallow OF its contents before
could Jump TO him and grab him. AS
siezed him. the bottle dropped to the floor
and smashed. while he fell into my arms
as dead ss a maui. Cyanide OF potassium,
as / subsequently learned. was his final
nip; but it was the fatal potato that killed
him"