The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-26
BY JULIAN HAWTHORNE.

in furnished rooms in a boarding house.
"lIo and Dupeo started of together
after leaving tho others. My brother
could walk, but hc was not fit to take
care of himself. The boarding house
was on West Twcnty-third street, some
way down. The door had a covered
porch 70 it and was nearly on a level
with tho sidewalk. 1t was a winter
night, but there was no snow on the
ground.
1t was not quite o'clock in the morn
ing when they left the restaurant to-
gcihcr. At . o'clock the policeman whose
beat was on that part Of Twenty-third
street saw some one lying in the porch
of the boarding house. IIo examined
and found that he was in evening dress,
with an ovorcoat on; he was insensiblc
and his pockets were empty. There did
not seem to be any mark of violence on
him. The policeman thought he was in
sensible from drink. lie knocked up
the people i'm the house, and when he
found that my brother lived there helped
% take him up 20 his room. But there
vas a physician living in the house, and
he came and looked at my brother and
saw there was something wrong. AT
Last he found bruise on his head, be-
hind the ear. made with some blunt in
slrumcnt, for the skin was not cut, but
it had produced conclusion Of the brain.
Towards dawn he partly recovered con-
sciousness, and when he was asked about
his injuries he mumbled something about
Dupee; but they could not get anything
definite from him. A telegram was sent
70 Us at Old Point Comfort, where we
were stopping. Ny mother was too i'll
foInOye: stayed with her, and my father
went on at once, but be arrived too late.
Ny brother
Her voice faltered, and she broke of.
The story had been told with entire sim
plicity, but with intense viyidness and
earnestncss. The scenes which she do
aeribed seemed to be before her rs she
spoke. and the emotion which she had
striyen 10 rcprcss broke forth at last in a
few quick sobs. She soon controlled
herself and added, My father had an
inquest held; the young men who had
/ been present at the supper were called
upon 70 testify, and they told Of the
quarrel and the apparent reconciliation
/ and il was shown that Horace Dupee wa
ihe LIST person seen with my brother.
IA lis examination Dnpee said that be-
/ had taken him home and left him ~ bis
doorway, bidding him good night; ane
That, though my brother had seemed not
quite himself, yet he was able 10 take cars
of himself. uodcnied any knowledge Of
the blow, But u was proyed that he
had threatened my brother and jt yas
/ thought that ho might have emptied my
bro.herg pockets only 10 make it appear
that sbo murder was the work Of SONS
common thief. 50 tbe e0roDer held blip
Tor iljaL"
'Irsmember The case nov" put in tbs
1 inspector. THE case was pushed agaipa
him vigorously, but it bs9ke G2ir0 Ut
/ la. for want Of conclusive evidence, znd
Dupeo was discharged, Is yon say, after
having been Kept in Jail for q year
/ We'll, / must cay, Miss Nolen, that the
/ doubt as TO his guilt Is reasonable Ohe'
and upposing him to have been inno-
/ cent, hehas certainly received hard treat
mcnt; for such an accusation as that,
though not proved, is enough to ruin
mans career
II DO not believe he was innocent, In
s,tlt0r Bymos! / am sure that he was
/ guilty, and. having escaped punishment
/ for that. ho means to do as Isore injury
still. Moan innocent ma would not
have been ruined by an uHust accusa-
ton! 1t would have stimulated him TO
prove by his after life that he had been
wrongcd."
DO YOU know what his subsequent
life has boen:" inquired the inspector.
Il have heard enough to know that it
has been what l should have expected 1t
10 be. lie has associated with low and
dishonest people; ne has gone under diff
ferent names, and it is probable that he
may have been arrested moro than once
/ for other crimes. have always felt that
hc was our enemy, and have expected
/ that something like this would happen.
am the only one of us left TO fight him,
INSPECTOR Bvrnes lie killed my eldest
brother: he was the means of bringing
about the disgrace and death Of Percy;
NV father died Of disappointment and
Grief; my mother is broken down in
valid. But am strong and well, and l
am determined to bring him TO justice!
VIII you help mes'
Her eyes darkened and her cheeks
flushed as she put the question. The IN
/ spcctor. though he could not but per-
ceive that the chances were against the
correctness Of her theory, was touched
bv her oarnestness.
"In what way would you expect me
TO assist you" he inquired.
"You can communicate with the po-
lice i'm all parts Of the country" she an
swered, "and YOU know, or can find out,
the history Of all the criminals who have
been arrested in New York and in many
other places. What ] ask you TO do Is to
trace the record Of Horace Dupee from
the time he left the Jail on the termina-
ton of his trial till now. Find out ms
associates, and make them give evidence
AGAINST him: learn what his aliases have
been. and whether he was not IN New
York on the day that Mrs. Tunstall lost
her money. If no was-and l am sure
It will turn out so-it will be found that
he had money to spend soon afterwards
and perhaps some one of the bank notes
,an be traced to him. Oh" she eN-
claimed lifting one hand with an ire
prcssible gesture, IF / can see him stand
before me in the prisoners dock, shall
have lived long enough"
Upon my word, Miss Nolen," re-
marked the inspector with smile, u
wouldn't envy the man who had done
YOU an injury. be he who he may ana
/ if this fellow Dupec, or any one else, has
been guilty Of the crimes you charge him
with ] hope with all my heart you may
live TO see him convicted Of them-and a
long time afterwards, too! As for my
share In the business, can assure You
that all possible investigations shall be
- "a I,,,oa l4e really Joined the