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

,nS =, ~ conc far" said Gluckstein softly
a. h;,nseIf "if he has taken the road,
and II he has gone by the early train,
wbv the telegraph travels quicker than
any EXPRESS train. Giuseppe Voltoni,
your shrift will be snort ono
The detective was about to leave the
room. we'll satisfied with the result OF
his vis;t when his eye was attracted by
tho half-open door OF cupboard In
ono corner ~ the room. He threw 1t
onen 10 TIA fullest extent and glanced IN
family NJ the contents. These were not
az very interesting character, consist
ing simply of a few carpenters tools
used by voltoni in opening and
closing his packing-cases. Gluckstein
took them out one 10y one, and stepping
mo to the window examined them
with the utmost attention. Alter a
close scrutiny he replaced all In their
former receptacle, with the exception OF
two. a diminutive screw-driver and q
large ripping chisel, which he laid upon
the sarcophagus then drawing a mag
nifying-glass from his pocket he sub
iecied both those instruments 10 the
most minute examination. "Strange,
| he muttered, "these tools have evident
ly been handled by murderer fresh
! from his work, but what in the name OF
all that's wonderful can he have used
them for ?"
Apparently he was unable to answer
this question. for he heaved q little sigh,
and then wrapping the implements III n
clean pocket handkerchief, which he
took from the chest OF drawers, be
placed them in his pocket, and leaving
the house walked swiftly towards that
part of the town in which Heinrich Kip
pendori's lodgings were situated.
The stHdent was seated in his scantlly-
furnished room porting over musty
volume, bound in tattered brown leather.
As the detective entered Heinrich raised
his head with a look of surprise III his
eyes, but as he was unacquainted with
Gluckstein's personal appearance, he
made no signs of recognition.
ITO what am indebted for the plea
sure of this visit ?" asked he, after short
pause. =,
Gluckstein looked at the students
face with the deepest attention, but it
was calm and impossible as marble
mask. 81 thought | should have found
my friend Giuseppe Voltoni at your
lodgings" said he.
"Your friend !" repeated Heinrich,
with slightly sarcastic emphasis on the
words.
Eyes" returned the detective, affect
ING an air of ioviality. 81 heard that
YOU and he were always together and as
he was not to be found In his rooms l
came over to you to ask If you knew
where he was.
81 am not acquainted with Herr
Voltonis movements" returned Hem
rich, coldly. "Why should you come to
me 2"
because" answered the detective,
drawing closer towards him and speak
ing in a tone entirely different from that
which he had first adopted. "Because
! thought that Giuseppe Voltoni, after
numbering and robbing bis uncle, might
have fled to you for concealment and adj
vice."
This time the shaft penetrated the
armor of impassibility in which the stu
dent had clothed himself, and faint
flush rose to his brow. In a moment.
however, he recovered himself and re-
piled in the same icy manner as before !:
{" You must have been at the wine-flagon
early, my friend, or you wouldn't come
and endeavor to play off such a sorry
Jest on me. Giuseppe is the kindest-
hearted man in the world and incapable
of harming human being"
"Anyhow, he is not to be found,
answered the detective. "Look you
here, Herr Klippendorf, l am Gluck
stein, of the police. Cornelius Van Heu-
vel was shot last night when seated at
his window and the bureau in his room
broken open. Voltoni has disappeared
and left no trace of his whereabouts,
Can you assist me ?"
You must be mistaken in your sur
mise Giuseppe would never have done
such deed" answered the student, ear
nestly. "He has very likely gone out
for one of his long walks; indeed, he
mentioned to me yesterday that he was
thinking of taking one"
"What time did you leave him ?"
asked Gluckstein.
"About . o'clock in the afternoon"
answered the student readily, "as had
some work to do here. l went back
about 8 o'clock, but he was not at home,
and the landlady, whom | met on the
stairs. advised me to go and see if he was
not at his uncle's. l did SO, but on open
ing the door / saw no one but the old
man asleep in the moonlight, and at
once withdrew, fearing lest should dis
turb."
His was the sleep from which there
is no awakening" replied the detective
solemnly. "Of course, Herr Klippen-
dorf, you will have no objection to re-
peat what you have said before magis-
| trate?"
"Not the slightest" returned the stu
dent, but believe me you are wrong in
your suspicious, for Giuseppe Voltoni is
incapable of such crime"
In spite of the prophecy Of Khppen-
dorf, Giuseppe Yoltoni did not return
and no trace Of his whereabouts could
be discovered. The general supposition
was that being disappointed of the
booty he had expected aud tormented
with remorse he had thrown himself into
the Neckar and his body carried far
away by the swift-fowing current. The
mystery Of the old mans death, how
ever, was still unreyealed. The medical
evidence showed that he had died from
a bullet wound and that the shot had
been fired at a distance, as neither
clothes nor flesh showed any traces of
the explosion, but none could be found
in the neighborhood who had heard any
sound resembling the report Of a frearm.
As Giuseppe Voltoni could not DO
found and as the murdered man appear
ed to have left no heir, the authorities
took possession of the property OF both
until some claimant should come for
ward. The only person who did SO was
Herr Klippendorf, who claimed the sar-
cophagus containing King Rameses, as
sorting that Voltoni had promised it
should be his on his death and pro-
ducing a short memorandum in Gui-
seppe's handwriting to that effect, but as
there was as yet no proof of death the
authorities declined to make over the
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