The Irish standard., 1889-03-30

Dy the last train and reach his nome, as the
servants will testify that he did, at three
o'clock in the morning. It will be necessary,
then, to have the search proceed until all
ground is covered within radius OF one
hundred miles from New York"
This plan of the campaign was so expen-
siye and so difficult that if the murder had
not been one of unusual interest the detect
ives would never have thought OF under
;akiug it. But the popular clamor was
80 great, the newspapers were SO constant
IN their publication OF sensational cleWs,
Ind editorials were hurled in such volume
apon the department as to compel it to take
every chance, no matter how chimerlcal 1t
might seem, to ferret out the truth OF this
mystery. The general cry was: "Let there
be the same law for the rich man as well as
for the poor' The widest sort Of stories
were circulated and even published to the
effect that the wealthy friends Of Mr.
Brownlow had bribed the police, from the
chief to the humblest patrolman, not to hnd
evidence in this case. Smarting under this
sort of criticism, therefore, and with nat
ural pride in their work, the detectives put
their most earnest endeavors into the case
and studied and worked night and day to
get at the truth.
One of the detectives who had been au-
thorized to make special Investigations into
thefamily of Mrs. Brownlow reported one day
that the theory Of sudden anger would real
ly not hold in this case; that there must be
some other satisfactory motive for the deed,
and that he believed that it would be found
by examination of the papers of Mrs.
Brownlow. Up to this time all the private
documents found in the Brownlow mansion,
when it had been searched, had been care
fully kept without examination. The de-
tective averred that the Champion family
felt so strongly that Mr.. Brownlow had
married their d aughter for the sake OF her
money that he now believed That he had
been instrumental in putting her ont Of tina
way for the sake of getting a secure and
undivided hold upon It. Accordingly, an
examination was made Of the property
which Mrs. Brownlow held. It was found
that nothing had been touched by Mr..
Brownlow, and that the property which
stood in her name consisted almost entirely
of unregistered bonds, which, as every body
knows, are good for their face value on pre-
sentation.
Among the papers, however, was will
made by Mrs. Brownlow, in which her hus-
band was nominated as her sole heir, and
this will bore date six days previous to
the crime. The finding OF this testament
created sensation among the detectives,
but it's discovery was for q considerable
period kept from the public. They knew
now What interest the hus band had in the
death or disappearance Of his wife. There
was only one objection to Shis theory: In
order To inherit this property he must pro-
duce certificate of death Of his wife.
But after her disappearance this was i'm
possible. However, it would have been
comparatively easy to overcome this, for as
long as the death of Leonora IVES not regu.
larly proven Mr.. Browulow remained in
practicable possession OF thu fortune as the
administrator, and 1t would have been very
difficult to GUST him from his position. IL,
later OH, her death should become an estab-
lished fact, the will would then set aside
any adverse claim. 1t seemed to be clev
nrly executed scheme.