The morning call., 1890-06-20
MURDERED AT AMIENS.


6AY another gentleman were SHOWN INTO the
ia Secretary's private office
= rs ?' replied MI Haddem, Inferno atively.
Yes; this gentleman, MI COtSer-land MIR.
Queich nodded his head oward his companion,
"a person very like himself 10th in build and In
ooksl-ihiS gentleman and | are going over TO
Paris 10 visit my brother Ihere,whO has returned
lately from AuStIalia, and want 10 know II that
would inydlddte The policy.
Ion, no; not at ALL" answered the Secretary;
''yOur policy permits you 10 travel anywhere IN
Europe without extra premium or lew ariange-
ment."
satisfied lone. DIDN'T, you see, want TO Iun
any lisk-not that It would matter much TO me-"
he ADDED, Will laugh, but my brother would
be disappointed II any Thing happened 10 HE, and
he didn't yet The money. As NY only relative he
eXutcts f.. DO doubt"
well, l nope he'll have 10 wait for II good
many years, both for your sake and our own,
Mr. Ouelch'' responded lie Secretary, smiling.
No doubt, Mi. Haddem, 10 doubt. Good
mo- ming"
looked cuuUuSy afIer them.
How yeiy much alike they are" lie said to
himself with then broad shoulders aud cold,
blue eyes and buSEy boards. Ialk about broth
eTs, never saw TWO brothers as like each other
as those Two men ate, and yet dare say that
thev are not related In the least. Very PECULIAR"
Inc busy Secretary then turned his attention
10 Other matters, and soon AL recollection OF hr.
Qntlch aud his friend vanished iIUm ms mind.
Not many days had elapsed, however. beiOle II
was recalled AGAIN IN 4 way mat lie was not
likely 10 lOlgeti Tor one morning, not a week
alter thsir visit On Uleulng the newspaper, the
nrst thing thai caught his eye was the following:
TERRIBLE RAILWAY MURDER IN FRANCE.
Our AuiienS correspondent teiegrdphlng yes
lerday, says: TINS morning the dead body OF i
maH WAS found on HE railway Track few miles
south of lie AnienS Station. From pa peIS found
upon nm lie a pears 10 be an Engllsnmdn, named
William John Quelcn lie must have either fal-
or been thrown from passing train.
Later. From facts Which lave Just come to
light, II seems certain that Quelcu has been
H,Gidel ed. lie was last seen awe a. Amens
station, where lie was drinking with another
EugllshIndu. On tht arrival OF The night RIAL
They were shown together into an empty COM
IHItmtuJ by a porter, who say, that they then
seemed on lie best terms However thai may be.
lie injuries on Queich's body show bryOnd doubt
mai ne was stuuIed, If moi Killed, by blow On
The head fIom d ile-pTe>eIyer OF loaded stick,
aud aflerwaid thrown from the carriage. The
absence oil MS 'WHtcl ana chain and money
strengthens lie suggestion OF murder.
The dctt Gives as yer have en- unable TO
tIaCe lie Subsequent movements OF the de-
ceastd's companion and supposed murderer
The puiter a Amiens describes him as slIiklugy
ItsemulluE The VICTIM but dressed III weeds and
q blue, S,uiOr-lihe ovrIc0dt. Nobody answering
tn, description vas seen by lie railway servants
leaving lie Train al Paris, any OF The inter
mediate stations OF course, 1t l. possible lie
dId 80; lul lie detectives aie lIclued 10 believe
that lie luul co from Il al some Of The POINTS
wIele II etd Is slackeHed. The greatest exeI-
tons are being made 10 trace hlm
so, so,' said Mr.. Haddem to himself as he
finished reading THIS shocking narrative. The
BIOIuet III Paris wont have IU wall long after
All, iOT lLaI E0uOO insurance. And Ills fIieuu
who looked 50 ike A'in-Whaps his name-yts,
Cos SCI; - COrser mu dered him. / suppose The
Companion spoken OF must lie COIseI. ~ ell,
must communicate With Ire police at once. y y
information may help them ~ catch tie scoun-
ufeI.'
But II did not. Tie detectives both in Eu-
gland ana France, eAeGled themselves TO Tile ut
must, Ou, beyond establishing the Identity Of
LOIser and Quecl's companion at Amrus their
ehoIts proved tfuItless. NUt tue slightest Il ace
OF The alleged muTd,ier's movements after The
crimes cUu be discovered; Nobody answering
Ills description bau been seen ailgAtlug from the
Tain al any station or gong about Tie district
Though which the railway ian. Ia Iact, CUrsrr
had disappeared as completely as II lie had
melted into tim air.
Meanwhile, QuelcHs brother from Paris
JAMES Waller QLeicA-hdd APPEARED upon the
scene. Seeing Inc account in lie papers OF
lie Tragedy at AmienS, lie had hurled lie next
uay 10 thai place, aud there Identified his
Oiulhrl's uOdy. He knew nothing however,
about Cor>ri. exc pt tAat lis brother had asked
Ia be allowed TO UlIGg lin With him to Paris,
ana lie cUuld give no attenuation ut lie least use
~ the police.
1t was about six weeks after the crime;
Queich's body had been long ago buried, ana the
rIuils 10 discover the murderer had greatly Ie-
taxed, when Mr.. Haddem one morning received
a letter Hum The brother 10 PARIS. il Informed
The secretary thai HE writer had been appointed
Suie executor aud sole legaiee uuuef tile de-
ceased ". j. Quech's Will aud claimed payment
OF lie pUlcy OF n>uramce On his lie
Now, MI. Haddrn Tad not tie slightest inten-
lion vi pdyns the sum OF $1,000 10 response 10 q
letter merely. EVen wien tle amount was
small ana there were no UNUSUAL circumstances
IN lie case, he commonly took a lille time 10
consider everything before paying; and here
where The amOHnt was Large aud tue cause of
ueath murder, lie IhUUght himself Justified in de-
laying PaymeuI as long as lie possibly could, and
Accordingly, instead oi lot Nardug a check, as
MI. j. ". Quelch requested, lie simply wrote
asking Nh. j. w. Quelch 10 apply for payment
personally.
NJ resp onse was made TO this letter Till week
bad elapsed. Then, UHe afternoon, MIR. Haddem
was star led by having MI. j. W. Quelcn an
bounced by CLERK. Tue next moment The late
NJ. QHeich's OtOtler. walned into MI. Hdddem's
priSa,e office.
keenly, aud with experienced eyes, Mr. Had
dem ciutinlZrd Ibe man as he came forward.
lie man noticed This ana seemed 10 quail some
VIA! under The gaze. Tins DID not escape Mr.
HaGdeni, VINO made mole Of II, and drew a con
eusiOn ON it-tLat before The policy was paid
uudtlers should be investigated.
Auuth. Ihlug struck Mr.. Haddem-Mr. j. W
Queich, though clean shaved, was extremely
nae lis utted-tu biOIuei. But That was not The
Important point. There was something about
nm which made Mir. Haddem feel almost sure
had seen him before, anu Mr.. Haddem seldom
MADE mistake about such matters. When or
where he had seen him lie could not guess.
Alter lew preiiminaries, Nj. j. ". Quelch
proceeded 10 business. lie produced a probate
cOIy OF his brothers. viii and handed it to Mir.
Haddem. HE Secretary glanced over 1t; lis pre-
visions were exactly as set forth in Mir. j. w.
This Is all right, MI Quelcb," said Mr.. Had
dem, When he H. d nnIshed reading The VIII.
"Ali, Then l suppose youIl pay me now?' an
On, no." respond Mr.. Haddem, with a
shake Of his head this IS not enough 10 Justify
Payment 10 you. II shows that Mr.. james Wal
tei Queleh Is entitled 10 lie benefit, but 1t does
not snow mat yOuaI Nh. James Walter QueleIn
MI. Quelch Started uneasiy.
" Bur my brother told you Of me-" he said ner-
= How DO you know tnat?" asked Mr. Had
dem, quickly.
Mi. Quech seemed for a moment confused and
- lie wlUle to H." he said. after slight
pause, that he had bequeathed the policy to
me. aud had Iod you so IN order that there
might be no trouble"
" Indeed" answered Mr.. Madden, d" he seems
10 baNe expected trouble. Well Mr. QuelcI. let
NE tell you We shall not pay TIL you have proven
10 our satisfaction lLat you are Tie person men-
toned ~ his will"
MI. Quelch thought for moment.
- lave UOtaiued probate OF my brothers.
viii, lie said al last; =" i That not sufficient ?"
No. il IS NOT replied The Secretary
Nv Ould certificate Ol blrlh satisfy yOu?'' he
well" replied Mr.. Haddem. 81 wont saw it
will satisfy U.s. but IL VIII be evidence, at any
rate"
You see," Mr.. Queich explained. 81 have
been N Austia ala for twenty yeaIs past, ana so
nearly all my old friends here have forgotten me
OF died long ago l shall have difficulty Ia find.
ing any one wnOll recognize 10 me the lad they
knew 10 Their you h."
I'm afraid you'll have 10 try and do So" said
Mi. Hdddem.
There's something wrong mere" said the
Secretary 10 himself as soon as Mr. j. W. Quelcn
had lett " ana b-tore pay that money IN take
care 10 have a thorough overhaul of the whole
matter. Where have l seen that man before 3?
- III swear / have seen lin, but | can't for my
ne remember where il was" And the Secre-
taIY lay back IN his chair aud p0ndeTed deeply
YES, must have seen him, but where, that's
The question:" lie went lie lay back swing
Ing bis feet gently.
Suddenly lie spEang up In great excitement
Good heavens 20 lie exclaimed, is 1t posi-
bieY Can II be that l have struck on IL? The
same Luid, The same eyes, tie same feaIures-I
believe ! IN right, and that james Walter QueIcl
Is no other than the mu deTer COTseT!'
Ihis Idea SO startled Mr.. Haddem that for a
second lie was quite daZed. Quickly, however
recovering Ills presence OF mind, lie reseated
himself aud calmly considered tile SUGGESTION
In moment lie saw the difficulties In Inc way
If the lersOn who claimed to be The laIe Mr..
QuelclTs DIoiheI was really COTser where wa
the Late Mr.. QueIchs brother? That lie Lad a
brother la Paris was certain. Mr. Quelch mad
referred 10 lhe tact himself Was il possibly that
COTsef and the brother were really and truly The
same person, ana that the brother, Tor reasons
OF his own, went under false name when IN En-.
gland? This see med tile most likely hypothesis
IL explained everything, tOO-the extraordinary
Resemblance between the TWO, their intimate
friendship, and The claimants knowledge that
Qu- lcn told Mr.. Haddem Of his exiSfpnce II