Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

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Fourteenth street and Fourth avenue
and walked in the direction of the park,
on a line with the monument.
When the other two met, the third
had only reached as far as the iron rail
ing which insures the father of his
country the uninterrupted enjoyment OF
that ride upon which he set out some
thirty or forty years ago; he had loitered
along with the air of n who had nc
purpose in his walk, smoking with leis
urely putfs.
The other two walked briskly.
But the third, having the shorter dis
lance to go, was lear enough to see the
man who had come from Fifteenth street
and Fourth avenue stop short as he was
about to pass the other, catch him by tbs
arm and peer sharply in his face, and
heard these words:
at is you, is it? Then take this"
At the same moment. the mar at the
railing sa:s a g~littering flash in the night
an uplifted arm brought down swiftly
heard a biow-a groan, saw a body fall
ing to the ground, and q al quickly
lHtO Tie PARK.
Dazed by the rapid action of this trag
edy. enacted almost at his very feet, b,
chung to the iron railing and shouted
"Murderi Murder!!"
The square, which but a moment be
fore seemed to have no occupants bu'
the t'7ree, was quickly thronged.
There were hotels and drinking salooni
on two sides, cabmen sleeping on theil
boxes and tramps, plenty, in the park
for it was a summers night in August.
These produced a crowd, while a pc
1iceman came running from Fourteenth
street.
"Who did this?" demanded the officer
casting a glance at the fallen man.
No n answered.
He examined the body.
''The man is dead" he exclaimed.
He lifted the arm of the victim.
Heavens! The knife is still sticking
in him. Did any one see thisT
"Yes, I did" said the man who hat
first shouted murder"
Then he told what he had seen.
"Stand here till I can take your nam
and address," said the policeman, ''but
must have help"
he raped several times on the pave
ment with his long night club; the sig
nal was promptly answered from differ
ent quarters; among others who cam
was the sergeant.
After he had heard all that could b
told him he dispatched an officer for tn
coroner.
Then be asked the name Of him VIII
had given the alarm.
"Albert Wessing," was the reply.
"Well, Mr.. Messing, / suppose 20,
will not like it: but you viii have to g
with me to the station house. Dom
leave. You are a valuable witness-th
only one who saw the deed committed.
Before the valuable witness could re
ply two things occurred.
From each side a man forced his wa,
to the spot where lay the body. One
who came from the Fourth avenue side
had o loose coat thrown over his nigh
shirt; his bare feet were thrust into slip
pers, and his suspenders were gathere
around the waistband of his trouser
Ike q belt; he had evidently dresse
with great haste. As he came forwar
he said: mo, not the only witness. for
saw the blow"
"Where were your sharply querie
the sergeant.
Looking out Of the window of m
ROOM" replied the newcomer, pointin
to the Union Square hotel 81 was pre-
pared for bed. but ] threw on som
clothes ard came down"
Then, p~erceiving that the sergeantscr1
tinized him, he added:
"Have no fear concerning me, SCI
geant; ] am well known in the city.
am q practicing lawyer; my name
Henry Holbrook; I have lived a Ion
time at that hotel. The night clerk wi
,vouch for me-"
ayes said the man beside him, 81
gave the alarm in the hotel as he can
rushing down stairs
This satisfied the sergeant, for he re
ognized in the man the night clerk of IL
hotel.
"But why have you not searched Il
park for the murderer asked Holbrool
"He ran in the direction Of Seventeen
street and Broadway. I followed hi
until he was lost to my eyes in the tree
Al he ran he threw off O coat"
"Yes," said a frowsy tramp, ~ saw
man running through the park when
wa woke up By this ere Teller holleri,
Nurder.sn
1.-TWO Of you search the park" O.
dered the sergeant. "That should hay
been"-
"Great Heavens, It Is Mr.. Tempt
tonp'
This interruption came from the or
who had come from the Broadway sid,
he had been bending over the prostrai
body. and as the two officers moved o
at the command Of the sergeant, the
had opened the ranks Of those crowdir
about, thus enabling the light to shin
upon the dead mans face.
"Who are your demanded the BE
geant, grasping the. arm of the ney
conner as he Strengthened up.
The policeman who had come first
the CRY of murder recognized Il
speaker.
Sliding up to the superior officer |
said:
Hes all right, sergeant; I know hir
head barkeeper over here on the corn
Morton house."
Then, moved By the recollection
sundry sly imbibations, he added:
"a perfect gentleman"
"ohl" said the sergeant. "Who Is N
Tempieton? Whas do you know abo
hfmYs
Noe very much. replied the b.
keeper. Comes into our place pref
often. Usually stops In on his way u
tovno Of an afternoon Sometimes com
In at night, but not often. He was
our place half an ltonr ago"
Had he been 6inking?"
Not much In otir place.
Was he intoxieated2'
"oh no, he never gets drunk. We
careful drinker. There were sol
fxiends with him They al went out
seshsE..