Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-03
ware the police authorities

completely mystifed. and now have the
theory that Mr.. Templeton was attack
ell under the impression he was some one
,ise."
That is what the detectives told u.s."
said the mother; s'butis it not awful that
in q crowded city a man car be so killed
without reason!"
+The case has been surrounded with
mystery from the beginning" replied
HoIbrook, gravely. Mr.. Templeton's
life in the city has been carefully in
CURED into, and nothing elected to sug-
east an enmity that could end in MUIR
der. His life was thoroughly reputable,
honorable, upright and virtuous."
Tie eyes of the two women blessed
ftiai FOR his words. He continued:
Perhaps You would permit me to ask
you some questions?
.soi, please do" cried the sister. "We
don't know what to say or tell and no
asje has helped u.s."
Holbrook thought IL she would but
continue to look upon him in that ap-
pealing manner he would never want to
stop trying to help her.
in the first place, Mr.. Templeton's
father is dead, I a~pprehendf'
"Yes, he died fifteen years ago."
You do not live in this city,
no, we have always lived near Plain
field. New jersey
Have you any relativesg'
None that we know of. MY husband
was an English gentleman, who came to
this country when quite a young man
with his uncle. The uncle died a year
after, and Mr.. Templeton, who had come
TO Plainfeld, married ne. He boughtthe
place where we now live"
what business did he follow"
None. He was a student and expert
mepted in chemistry. He died from in
experiment"
ION your side have you no relatives"
No." replied Mrs. Templeton. MY
mother died in giving me birth: shortly
after my father, whose name was Carroll
Preston, went to Philadelphia, leaving
me to the care Of my mothers sister
my aunt. After living there a year or
two he went abroad on business and died
there. Some years after my uncle, with
whom l lived, heard that he had married
again in Philadelphia. but that was never
verified. Both my aunt and uncle are
dead; they had no children"
"NNhat disposition was made of his
property
HE had none Il dispose of except his
personal effects. and while uncle was
satisfied as to his death, SO much diff
Guilty surrounded the obtaining Of in
formation that he made no effort to Sc
cure tit amounted to SO little"
Had he no relatives
Yes, q brother who left home young
and died before he was of age; and q sis
ter-a maiden lady who died in Plain
field ten years ago. She left q small
properly to Annie here
"Her grand niece?"
"Yes, she was very fond of her,"
"Was her property inherited!"
"Yes, from her father"
why then did not your father have
rropertyT'
He did; but he lost it in speculation"
"ohi Did yonr son leave property7'
"He must have left some, for during
the very last conversation / had with
him he told me he had been fortunate
in business during the past three years,
and had made some profitable invest
ments."
"We have not thought of that broke
in the sister, ''only of this terrible muir.
der and how to clear up its mystery"
cit ought to be thought of, though
replied Hoibrook gravely; 'the way to
solving Of the mystery may be through
an examination of his business affairs
Pardon me, were you and Mrs. Temple
ton dependent IN your brotherg'
No; when we became Of age he re
fused to take his share Of the property
hut settled all on mother.a
1T was not much when divided, h
said, = broke ID the mother, ssbut wher
ieft . whole 4 was more than enough
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