Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-06

in his pOoKet. he IS an inilrm man, and the deed can be easily and swiftly done. Then. take the money, and dy.'
 ''I will make no pretence to aecaunt for this devilish prompting. Mir. Wiimot had done me no wrong. was not lnborf, under any sense of injustice from his hands, or from the hands of the kind master and mis- tress in whose service was employed. I had hitherto enjoyed a good character. My master was good master; my mistress was the sweetest lady on earth. Cheerfully, had been asked, would have lain down my life for her. All that can advance is, that there are times in the lives of the best and noblest of men-which title do not arrogate to myself-when they are afflicted and over- come by wicked and devilish temptation.
 my pocket a thin piece of whipcord, managed to put this cord around his neck. With all my strength I pulled it tight. and sat upon his limbs to prevent him from rising. It was soon accomplished. The gentleman was dead.
 "I searched in his pockets for the key of his despatch box, and found it. unlocked the box. took out the money, looked the box again. and replaced the key in the dead gen. tlemanAs pocket. Then I observed a ring upon his finger. I drew it of, and with the money and the ring in my possession flew from the house in which had been treated with unvarying kindness and consideration. before noon I was at sufficient distance from Sevenoaks to believe myself safe. But knew that when the murder was discov- cred, and it was found that had fled, the police would be after me. was, therefore, very careful in my movements, and kept my self concealed during the day, and walked from place to place in the night. l managed to get hold of newspaper in which read en account of the murder, and description N my personal appearance. It was long account and 1t told everything about the rob bery of the money and the ring. This made beig 5 ene night ssepn on Sridss s sd them in
 packet handkerchief, to which l attached some heavy stones. Then threw the treas- ure into the river. From that night have no clear remembrance of what happened. l suffered great hardships from hunger, and often thought that should die. Atlength, my life being torture too great to bear, 1 determined to go back to Sevenoaks, and give myself into the hands of justice. "For all my sins l crave Divine forgive ness.
 "I crave for forgiveness, also, of my mas- ter and of my dear mistress and her daughter for having brought this distress upon their | home. tSigned) SAMUEL FLEETWOOD" Straightforward and fatally discriminating as this confession could not fail to be to the minds of strangers, it satisfied me less than | it had satisfied the clergyman who had taken | it down from Samuel Fleetwood's dying lips Certainly that portion of it was false which | referred to his drawing the ring of the finger of the dying man, and of his having thrown it into the river. The ring was in my pocket and, from the moment found it there, had never left my possession. I had hoped that | the confession would have set my conscience at rest. It had not done so,
 My thoughts became presently centered upon the sealed letter which was missing from the packet. It was for my eyes alone. Samuel Fleetwood had declared. Doubtless the clergyman had it. I would proceed to his house at once, and ask him for it. | He was at homo when I arrived, and did not keep mo waiting @ moment. explained the object of my visit. He expressed sur prise, and said he was positive he had placed the sealed letter in the packet.
 "I have the most distinct tremembrance," he said, "of putting it there. The unhappy man set mnch importance upon it's reaching your hands without delay that was more than ordinarily careful. As you opened the packet It must have dropped out. Most likely you will find 1t in your house."
 did not prolong the interview. Returning to my house, made another search with the same result. The letter was nowhere to be found. I passed the evening in miserable frame of mind. Until that letter was in my possession could know no peace. deter mined to make still another search after all in my household had retired to rest. I did not see Mdlle. Rosalie, and I inferred that
 she was in her room, making preparations
 for her departure on the morrow. To my
 wife and daughter I said nothing of the con-
 fession, determining to leave the disclosure till the following day, in the hope that
 should succeed in finding the missing docu. ment.