Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-08
CHAPTER ".

Inc rooms occupied ny btIuIiIl
Klippendorf were III state OF supreme
disorder, evidently betokening fitting
on the part Of the tenant. The student
was bending over a small valise, when a
knock sounded upon the panels OF the
door. "Come in said he, without
raising his head, and in another moment
Gluckstein entered the room. " You are
leaving Heidelberg suddenly, Herr
Klippendorf, " remarked the detective.
- And cannot leave without the in
reference OF the police ?" demanded
Klippendori, scowling at his visitor.
"Why, hardly" answered the detec-
tive "the police, you see, are very
useful in preventing people from leaving
any of their property behind them
"And what, pray. am / going to leave
behind ?" retorted the student.
"The air-gun you inherited from Herr
Brandon, and with which you shot Cor
nolius Van Heuvel, "repliedthe detective,
tive, calmly, "Halt, throw your hands, "
he continued, quickly, as he saw the fin
gers of Klippendorf stealing softlyto the
breast of his coat. "Not a move, or you
are a dead man" and to enforce his com
mand he lcyelled revolver at the stu
dents head,
Kippendorf cast q glance around him
like that Of hunted beast driven into a
corner. A moments reflection, how
ever, showed him that the game was up,
and he suIkily extended his wrists for the
handouts, which Gluckstein adjusted
with professional dexterity, then thrust
ing his hand into the breast Of his coat
he drew out a small steel hammer, one
end of which tapered into O sharp spike.
"What's this 2" asked he.
at is all over with me-" returned
Klppendori, "and may as well make
clean breast of it. | have a theory
about diamonds and I wanted those be-
longing to the old man to experiment
with. 1 made my plans and thought
there was not a single flaw in them. l
Drained Giuseppe with one blow as he
turned his back to me, then / barred the
door and, unscrewing the sarcophagus,
took ont King Rameses and put my
late friend in his place. Then L
half opened the window and, taking
my place beside it, waited I'm
til could get fair shot with The air
gun had brought with me, and which
looked like walking-stick, at the old
man. am dead-shot and hit him just
where I intended, seYerjng the jugular
vein with my bullet. Then Iput sheet
over Giuseppe and placing the mr-gun
on the top screwed down the sarcopha-
gus as tightly as ever.
"And what did You do with the num-
nv ?" asked Gluckstein, disguised, Ia
spite of his wide experience, at the cold
blooded cynicism with which his pris-
oner narrated the details of his crime.
"There vas loose board in the floor
ing" replied Klippendopf, land /
pried up that with ripping chisel; the
space between it and the ceiling OF the
next room formed capital resting-place
for the Egyptian monarch, though | fear
may have knocked of toe or 30 in
squeezing him through the narrow
aperture. Then went home exactly as
l told you, only on my visit to the
old mans room l forced the bu-
reau and found that had all
my trouble for nothing. Curses
on the dotard for cheating Inc
with his false gems. OF course l calcu-
lated the blame would fall on my friend
Giuseppe, and had l been able to secure
the sarcophagus l should soon have had
him out Of it and buried in the cellar.
where had dug o deep hole. Circum-
stances have gone against me, however,
and to-day, only with view to possible
discovery, made up my mind to fly. L
was, however, as you see, just too late,
and must pay for my hardness.
The German Government was very
averse to capital punishment, but in this
case the crime seemed 80 cold-blooded
that Heinrich Klippendorf was left to
his fate and suffered after q protracted
trial in the criminal court.
A distant relative came forward and
inherited the possessions OF both uncle
and nephew, and in gratitude presented
the sarcophagus and his Majesty King
Rameses (who was removed from his
ignoble place ofsepulture) to the museum
of Heidelberg, where it remains to the
present day.