The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-11


Parehtly some villain who knows some
thinS about the house has climbed through
the window, stabbed her, and made of with
her jewellery
IL is a hIdeous business, y the magistrate
SAD; there has not been such a startling
crime committed in the county in all my
experience And to think that Marraret
Carne should be the victim. n girl evervrne
hScd it is terrible, terrible WnaEs Your
supposer'
suppose so. Certainly it can be none
OF Tie neighborS. In the first place, as YOU
say, everyone liked her, and in the second.
crime OF that sort IS quite out OF the way
Oh our quiet DeTonshire people. 1t must
naVo Deen sohe stranger, that's evident.
Yet o. the other hand it is singular that
the man should nave got into her room.
doh suppose tho"e has been a window fas-
tened or door locked or the ground floor
l0r yearS; the ldoa OF burglar never occurs
TO anyone hero. By :ho Nay, the coroner
ought 10 be informed at once, I will speak
10 Carne about it; il we do it at once he
VIII have time to soHd over this evening and
summon jury for tomorrow; the sooner
II IS over the better. Directly the chief
constable arrives he will no doubt send
round orders every where for tramps and
suspicious persons to bs arrested. Plymouth
IS the place where they are most likely to
get some c!ew; in the first place it's the
largest town In this part, and in the second
there are sure to be low shops where a man
could dispose of valuablesn
In the afternoon, Capt. Hendricks, the
chief. Unstable, arrived, and took them ali
IN hand. In the first place he had long
private conversation with Job Harpur, who
had been steadily keeping watcn in the
garden beneath the window, leaving him
with strict orders to let no one approach the
spot.
Capt. Hendricks, with sergeant who
had arrived with him, made a thorough
search Of the bedroom. Then ne heard
from everyone who knew anything about
the matter, with the exception of Ruth
Powlett, for whom the doctor sal absolute
quiet was necessary, all that they knew
about it. Then he obtained minute des-
crlption of the missing watch and jewels
and photographed it to Plymouth and Exeter.
Having done this he went out into tie
garden again, and there a closs search was
made on the grass and borders for the
marks of footsteps. When all this was
done he had long private conversation
with Reginald Carne
The news of Margaret Carne's murder
created an excitement in Carnesford such
as had never been equaled since the day
when Lady Carne murdered her child aud
the Curse of Carne's Hold began Us work.
There was not a soul il the valley but knew
her personally, for Margaret had taken
great interest in will lge matters, n I'D seen
that soups and jallies were sent down from
the Hold to those who were sick, had begged
many man off mis- rent when laid up or
out of work, and had many pensioners who
received weekly gifts of money, tea, or
other little luxuries. She gave prizes in
the school; helped the parson with his choir,
and scarcely a day passed without her
figure being seen in the streets of Carnes-
ford. Tnat size could be murd red seemed
Incredible, and when the news first arrived
it was received with absolute unbelief.
When such confirmation was received that
doubt was no 10 ger possible, all work in
CarneSford was suspended. Women stood
at thelr doors and talked to their neighbors
and wept freely. Men gathered in knots
and talked 1t over and uttered threats of
what they would do if they could but lay
hands upon the murderer. Boys and girls
walked up the hill aud stood at the edge of
the wool, talking in whispers and gazing on
the house as if it presented some new
and mysterious attraction. Later in the
day two or three constable arrived and
asked many questions as TO whether any
one had heard anyo passing through The
street between o'clock and O'Clock in tn,
morning, but Carnesford had slept soundly,
and no one was found who had been awake
between thOss hours.
me little c0lcl i've in the sanctum at the
Carne's Arms met half an hour earlier than
uSusi They fourd on their arrival there
a stranger chatting with the landlord, VINO
him to them as Mr.. Rentford, a
detective officer from Plymouth
"A sad affair." gentlemen, a sad affair"
Mr.. Rentford said when they had taken
their seats and lit their churchwardsn3
"As sad an affair, should say, as ever |
was engaged in"
ut is that" Jacob Carey said. "Heres
Mr. Clephust here, who has been here,
man and boy, for nigh eighty years. He
will tell you that such as this has never
happened in this part in his time.
II suppose, now" the detective said,
"there's none in the village has any theory
about it; | mean," he went on, as none of
his hearers answered, "no one thinks it can
be anyone but SONS tramp or stranger to
the districtY"
ut can't be no one else, 81 cob Carey
said, "as l can sea. " What do you say,
Hiram Powletta should say no one could
make nearer guess 'tBhti you can, seeing
as they say it was your Ruth as first found
it out"
II haven't seen Ruth" Hiram said; "the
doctor told me, as be came down. as she
was quite upset with the sight, and that it
would be no good my going I'D to see her,
as she would have to keep still all day. s.
| can't see farther into it than another; but
surely it must be some stranger
There was no one about hero 50 far as
you have heard, Mr. Powlett, who has any
sort of grudge against this poor lady"
mot a soul, so far as | know," Hiram
replied. "She could speak up sharp, as
have heard, could Miss Carne, to slatternly
housewife or a drunken husband; but 1
never heard as she made an enemy by
it, though, if she had, he would have kept
his tongue to himself for there were not
many here in Carnesford who would have
heard a word said against Miss Carne and
sat quiet over it,"
no, indeed" Jacob Carey affirmed,
bringing down his fist with heavy thump
on his knee. "The squire and his sister were
both well liked, and for one would have
{ elped duck anyone that spoke against
them, in the Dare. She was the most
liked perhaps, because of her bright face
and her kind words and being 50 much
down here among US; but the squire is well
liked, too, he is not one to laugh and talk
as she was but he is a good landlord, and
will always give e quarters rent to man
as gets behindhand for no fault Of his own,
and if there is a complaint about leaky
roof or any repairs that want doing, the thing
is done at once and no more talk about it,
No, they have got no enemies about here as |
know of, except maybe it's the poachers
down at Dareport, for though the squire
don't shoot himself, he preserves strictly,
and if poacher's caught he gets sent to
the quarter sessions as sure as eggs is