Telegram-herald., 1889-07-18

arranged that he sroulo return IN my We
hicle and leave the cooper's rig where 1t
was. After the first shock he braced up
wonderfully, and his demeauor On the way
home was entirely that OF an innocent
man. He expressed great Willingness to
give US all possible information, but ut the
same time advanced and clung 10 the
theory thai no one but q tramp could have
been guilty OF tho crime. Upon reaching
homo he displayed considerable grief ana
emotion. In fact, he rather oyercid IL. IL
was morelikc acting out part The peo-
pie were indignant that he should be sus-
pected, and he was not put undcr restraint.
Indeed, no warrant had been issued for
him.
Early the y ext morning, satisfied In my
own mind that Fergus was the murderer,
Idrove out TO his aunts. found that be
arrived there at seven O'clock Saturday
night Halt an hour later he complained OF
headache sad went 10 bed, saying he wouldbe
down again by nine O'Clock. As he did not
geep his promise, the hired girl knocked on
ais door a. that hour, but receiving no re-
plv, was told not 20 disturb him. He was
not seen by the inmates OF the house until
seven O'Clock Sunday morning. Tho girl
was up ~ five, 0nd as she crossed the
yard she say that his window was up,
and some Of his clothing was hang
ing in the sun. Az the barn found the
cooper's buggy washed clean Fergus had
done this Sunday forenoon. lie had not
made a good JOB on tie horse, however, and
Ifound plenty OF mud on his fetlocks. As
il was dusty Saturday night when he was
driven over, this mud must have been
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harness stin ard damp from being wet, and
the cloth cushion q the bsTgy was still
damp. Hunting furthe-. found the fresh
tracks Of horse and buggy turning into The
barn Yard after the rain. The window OF
the room occupied by Fergus opened on the
roof Of the shed. At the lower edge Of ths
roof .tooa a leach. On the edges OF this
leach and on tie roof f0urd muf. On TIE
CARPET ia Fergus room found more of il
Hshsd scraoed and cleaned his boots ard
funz the dirt into stove, whence got
hair s pound.
All thisI cot without the aunt sus7ecting
that vss after proofs then retarned %
The scere q tie murder, ard sfferea hours
search & sccre-ed tie pare where horse
had hren titched for some tine. II vas IN
the rear cf Tie house. On a. opeu spsce and
g~aer 9 tree. and the horse rad paved MP
the qroand and gnavef tas osrk Of thetree.
TIE footprints q a rsn eou'3 b family
,racea a--oss the garden. and / had 10
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