The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-03-21

mad acted very queerly. l arrested him,
charged him with the crime, and he did
not hold out fifteen minutes. His mo-
tive was robbery. He did not intend to
kill his victim, but only to stun him.
He had just struck him when the dogs
barked greeting to Graham, and, over
come by sudden fright, Foster dashed
away and dared not return. He thought
he had only to keep still to render him
self safe, and, but for my being present
when the saddle was found, he might
never have been suspected. Graham
was cleared and Foster was hanged.
The change had been brought about by
the fondling of dog.
The second case occurred in Ohio,
in town not far from Cincinnati.
A young man, Frank Meyer. had become
infatuated with widow older than HIM
SELF His father aud 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
the tie the woman sought to hold him by
threats. This angered him and he in
dulged in some hard talk of what he
would do in case she further annoyed
him. Thus matters stood when he set
out one evening to see her and make a
last attempt to settle. 1t was a summer
night, and they were seen walking in the
suburbs of the town. They were over
heard in angry talk. She deied him.
He returned home pale and excited, his
clothing disarranged, and his face bleed
ing from scratches. An hour later she
was found dead, choked to death.
Young Myers was arrested at mid
night. He did not even assert his inno-
cence. 1t was only on his examination
that he protested, and even his own
father believed him guilty. happened
to be in the town, and the way came
into the case was by relating the incl
dents of the one have already narrated.
The prisoner himself sent for me and
told me this story:
81 met the woman, Mrs. Albright,
by appointment. We walked out on
Clark avenue to be alone. l told her
that my mind was firmly made up to see
her no more, and she was very angry. l
should have returned with her, but at
the little bridge she ordered me to leave
her, threatening to do desperate things
if | did not relent by the morrow
did not return by the highway, as our
meeting was secret one and | did not
want it known. crossed a corner of
the graveyard, fell off the fence as did
so, and there my face was scratched by
the briers.
,sBut you hardly denied your guilt"
said.
because was confused and stunned
by my arrest, and because saw no use
of it," he replied. 81 have told you the
truth. want you to hely me prove my
self clear"
left him with the feeling that he was
lying to me, and that nothing could be
done in his case. Ten or twelve days
had elapsed, but there had been no
rain. | went to the bridge, crossed
the creek at. the point he told me
to, and soon came upon his trail. At
the graveyard fence l found broken
rail and the place where he had fallen.
found the briars broken and crushed.
and from the thorns / gathered several
small fragments belonging to the suit he
wore. Further he had stepped into a
ditch where mud was soft at the time.
1t had now dried hard and preserved the
print. | measured it, and when | re-
turned to town | had beg II to believe
that Meyers was either good talker OF
an innocent man. His story was all
right in one sense, but all wrong in the
other. Did he make the trail while
leaving the woman alive or dead2
An old saying always goes with an ar.
rest: "If he didn't do it, VINO didP
Somebody must be held responsible.
After two or three interviews with young
Meyers and his parents, / doubted if he
could have choked the woman to death.
He was frail and in poor health, and she
was robust and strong. She had scarcely
struggled at all, proving that she had
been attacked suddenly and that the griI
was a forcible one. He neck was dis
colored as well as her throat, proving
that two large hands had been employed.
However, no suspicious characters ha6
been seen in the nelghborhood, and the
murderer, if other than Meyers, had
made his escape. I was completely
blocked, and could only hope that &C
cident would help me out.
1t had been said that the body had
not been robbed. The only theory
seemed to be revenge. If it was mo-
Meyers, then it was some former lover,
and | went to Cincinnati to make in
quirIes. On the way up my watcl
stopped, and my first call was at
jewelers.. had not been in his plac,
sixty seconds when in walked stout
strong fellow, who laid lady's watcf
on the showcase and said:
81 am going away, and want to sell
this. 1t belonged to my wife who il
dead"
"We don't buy secondhand watches,
replied the jeweler. but he carelessly
picked the watch up, examined it, ant
then said:
"This is one of our watches. l re
member selling it two or three month
ago."
"Yes, replied the man, reaching out
for it.
'Iet's see the name," continued tn
jeweler, as he went for book.
Never mind" replied the man. 81
you don't want to buy, very well; Tn
in hurry"
"Sold to Mrs. Albright Of" sal,
the ieweler as he handed it over.
"The woman who was murderedp
said to the stranger. ''Were you he
husband"
IN, yes!" he stammered.
"And you have not been near -
That is strange You will go with m
to the police"
He tried to draw his pistol, but wa
too quick for him. The police recog
nized him as bully and bad charac
ter, and inside of half day l had Ell
tablished the fact that he was acquainte
with the murdered woman. Then
traced him to the depot, and on til
train to the village, and later on foun'
Two villagers who remembered of seein
him there that night. When had &c
! him reasonably sure / confronted hir