The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-29

he udu O4 Iu6 front uOOT,
which, unfortunately, they had neglect
ed to fasten behind them. shortly
after they had gone in together, and had
secreted himself in one of the rooms on the
right after the family had retired to bed, or
he had entered Immediately after tho
could have gone in by the door
opening to the garden was extremely
improbable. The first of the above two
suggestions was the more plausible one. In
the silence that reigned through the house
hold fearless villain, once inside, would
not have hesitated presently to approach
the door of Mr.. Trevelyan's room and listen
to the conversation. The soft carpeting of
the hall would favor such a stealthy move
ment, and the listener would become assured
that the packet of money was still there, as
it was frequently alluded to with regard to
the future investment of it. This would
facilitate his course of action and account
for the rapidity with which the murder,
robbery and escape were accomplished.
ANOTHER MURDER.
Years passed and the murder of Mr..
Trevelyan had escaped the memory of the
public, and was only remembered by his
family and friends, when it was again re-
called and excitement aroused by the per-
petraton of another murder and robbery,
not exactly under similar circumstances,
but undoubtedly by the same individual.
| On this occasion he had been distinctly
seen by several persons, aud their
! description of him tailed precisely
hands had been laid on him, but his great
strength and q vicious use of his terrible
dagger had freed him from those who at
tempted to seize him. He made his escape,
| and again mysteriouSly disappeared. as Ell
fectualy as If he had transported himself
to another planet.
Meantime MI Courtney, who eventually
supplied the means OF identifying the
monster, had pursued successful career.
This broker was remarkable man in his
sphere of life. At the time of Mr.. Trevel-
vans death he was very fast young
bachelor and the amount Of money that he
spent in the pursuit of pleasures where
with to replace the rejected blessings of
married life would have astoniShed even
those who watched his extrayagances with
wondering eyes.
But brokers' position affords wide field
for a clear-headed man to operate in, and
he had made several brilliant Speculations.
In word, Mr.. Courtney was looked upon
as a rising man. His shrewdneSs quick
ness of decision and boldneSs marked uim
| as cOnspicuously gifted with those quail
ties which are so necessary to sue
cess He was not handsome
man. Large of size though he was,
his features Were, nevertheless, of
too massive a cast, the chin and jaws being
particularly heavy. His countenanee, con-
sequentiy, was stern and f0rbidding, and
under excitement wore an expression of
ierceneSs Considered as whole, the face
displayed singular amount OIL determine
tion and will power.
Another interval of years and the calen-
dar marked 1910. The great mania for rail
road building had set in, and the English
public had already begun to give symptoms
of that solid excitement to which it reck-
lessly surrendered itself during the fifth
decade of this century. Bubble companies
were being started, jobbing transportation
schemes and projects were set on foot,
and
THE RAGE FOR SPECULATION
Was growing rampant MI Courtney was
now a Director in more than one of such
companies and, void of principle, counted
upon speedily amassing stupendouS for
tune.
One day in February the demand for
stock had been unusually heavy. All day
long the spacious and luxurious offices Of
his secretly combined companies had been
thr0nged by purchasers, ana an immense
sum had been taken in, mostly i'll bank
notes. So great had been the amount of
business transacted, and so heavy tile stress
upon the chief cashier, that he had re-
turned to the offices at o'clock in the
evening, and there he worked alone for
hours in the lnneTmOst apartment where
the safe was kept About 1880 his at
tentlOn was attracted by what seemed TO
be the turning of a key and the sound of
the outer door being gently closed. After
a mOmentary pause he opened the drawer
in front of him, as he sat at
centr al table, and was in the act of
taking out pistol with the object of going
TO investigate, when the door of the room
was suddenly opened and large, powerful
man, with fTikhtful squlnt stood in the
doorway. He was evidently surprised to
see the room occupied, for he heSitated
moment; but only Tor moment. Then he
rushed at the cashier with a glittering dag
ger flashing in his hand. To pull out
the pistol. cock it and fire full at the breast
of the advancing ruff N was work of an
instant. The shot took effect. The man
staggered dropped and fell, his dagger
striking the floor, IN which 1t remained
firmly fixed as the grasp Of the hand re-
Taxed. The wOuld-be rObbeT and murderer,
hoWeYe +, was not dead his heavy breath
ing showed that the shot had not been in
stantly fatal, but lie was helpless and APP
parenlly unconscious. Without a mo-
ment's delay the cashier hurried into the
street and summoned the police. who, ar
irving soon on the spot conveyed tie
wounded man to the station. When the
Superintendent came in and scrutinized the
ferOciOus countenance of the captured bur-
glar, he emphatically exclaimed with
demons trati0ns of the greatest surprise:
"Great heaYens Why, this fellow must be
the murderer Of TTevelyan and SOmert0n!
Yes, there lie lay; there were the deformi-
ties of the prOgnathOus chin, the fiat nose
and left eye with its side cast; all so wildly
described by the persons who had seen
tn EN-. Nothing was found on his person to
in dictate who he was.
THE IDENTIFICATIoN
On the following day Williams, who was
still retained in Mr.. Trevelyan's family,
was sent for, and al once identified the man.
During the following days the Directors
also visited the prison to look at the despe-
radU who had attempted to rob their safe,
aud to whom were attached SO much lnfamy
and mystery. All but Mr.. Courtney, whose
absence caused some alarm. On the night
Of the attempted robbery lie had not re-
turned home, nor had he sent any message,