Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-10-22

polntlng TO palr beneath the bed.
"You will please see whether Mr..
Sharon left anything valuable in his
pockets"
| Every pocket was examined There
was found a valuable watch and chain,
a trifie over five hundred dollars in a
wallet, a penknife, pencil memoraD
dunn, etc, etc.
"Retain the articles, Mr.. Purvis, and
hang the garments up" said the de-
tective. 81 have another surprise
| here"
| Varnoe removed the bedclothes,
leaving the mattress bare. a number
of bloody finger marks stained it along
a seam ten inches in length.
al see what you are driving at, -
cried Purvis, as he scanned the seam.
"You mean that the thief has hidden
his plunder in the mattress"
81 think so, az all events" was the
reply, as he ripped the seam with his
knife.
| Inserting his hand he drew forth the
package of greenbacks. They were
intact, Mr.. Purvis said, after examin-
ing the seals.
"I don't know what to think" said
the gentleman hopelessly. 81 declare
my head aches trying to divine the
motive for this most extraordinary
| crime"
| "Think as l do"
| What is that?"
"Why, that Sharon, instead of being
the thief, is the thief's victim, which
accounts for his leaving his outer gar
ments behind. He evidently surprised
| 81, a
murdered Sharon, dragged him across
the street and threw him in the
! river"
"Then you really expect Yerkes is
the thief?" asked the merchant greatly
agitated.
81 am sure he is not only the thief,
but probable murderer also"
"Oh, the wretchln cried the mer-
chant passionately, "and in my heart
| admired his bravery, while | pitied
him for what he had endured in en-
deavoring to protect my property. L
am perfectly convinced that you have
hit the right man." continued Mr..
Purvis. ''If he knew Of this he might
give us the slip. The next
thing 10 be done is to use every means
in our power TO recover the body of
poor Sharon"
"Poor, indeed, since all the clothes
he has on his back are not his
own," spoke a voice from behind
them.
All looked at the speaker, who wore
an old seaman's suit, and looked az
though he had just recovered from /
severe fit of seasickness.
Something in the tone of his voice
struck chord in the breast of he mer-
chant. He approached the man, and
asked eagerly
| "Who are youf"
"My name is Pembroke Sharon
In a moment he was surrounded bt
the trio, who congratulated him on his
escape from death. He requested per-
mission to assume his proper dress,
after which he would tell exactly
what had occurred during the past
night.
| His story was very similar TO the ono
told by Yerkes, with this difference
the positions were changed. 1t was
| Sharon who had surprised the other in
front of the open safe in the act Of
slowing in his pocket the greenbacks
alluded to. 1t was Sharon who de-
nounced the act, and Nerkes, both an
CRY and frightened TO be thus detected,
picked up paper weight and hurled
it AT his fellow clerk, stricking Sharon
on the head, infiicting a 9hastly wound,
from which he tainted, and knew no
more until he awoke on board vessel
near the navy yard. He was told that
they picked him up in the river.
The captain and his two men had
| haan n tla fhaatra and yUara ratnrn-
ing in boat to the vessel, when a
white object floating on the water at
tracted their attention, and they made
for it and drew the apparently dead
man into the boat and took him aboard
the vessel, where his wants were at
once attended to.
When Yerkes' version was related to
him he laughed derisively, and was on
the point of making a remark, when
familiar footsteps were heard ascend
ing the stair.
"By Heaven, l believe it is August
Yerkes!" whispered Sharon, as he
hastily entered the closet and shut the
door.
He was none too soon, for the next
moment Yerkes walked briskly up TO
where the three men stood. Something
in their faces told him that something
was samiss-something to his disadvan.
tage, too.
"You are probably surprised TO see
me here again." remarked he, for want
of something else to say.
ave are indeed" 7" replied Mr.. Pur-
Wis, regarding him with an ominous
look.
"You all appear to be anything but
pleased TO see me-" next remarked the
robber and would-be assassin.
"On the contrary, we are very glad
to see you," spoke the detective, with
an ambiguous smile.
Glancing at the detective with a
skepticsl air, Yerkes walked to the
closet and opened the door, and the
next moment he uttered a fearful
shrek and started back with his hair
standing on end, and his face the color
of ashes.
He had seen Gas his guilty conscience
told him) the ghost of his victim, for
Sharon remained in the closet, perfect
ly immovable, his eyes fixed reproach.
fully on the guilty wretch.
The horrid vision was too much for
his brain to endure. Yerkes became a
raving maniac from that moment, and
became so violent that the detective
was obliged to manacle him hand and
foot and again take him to the hosptal,
from whence he was shortly aftds-
ward conveyed to the insane depart
ment of the almshouse.
Pembroke Sharon was generously
recompensed by his employer for his
heroic attempt to prevent the robbery,
and promoted to a responsible position