River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-10-29

taken. lie could
not, seemingly, make any Roadway
upon il. That woman. evidently be-
longing to the higher class Of society.
could DE murdered, poisoned. as was
demonstrated by The coroner's inquest.
carried and placed upon the railroad
track to be mutt ated by the trains. and
vet no traces be left by which the muir
derer could be tracked and ferreted out,
would seem to be an mpossibility. but
such had proved to be the fact in this
case.
The village of Somerville was agog
with excitement This was the fr,,t
ser sation il had ever known. and the
strange murder of the lady was a mat
ter that furnished them food for com
ment for many days.
Thomas Fitzgerald. the chief bust
ness man of SOmervile. ana the mayor,
offered d reward of three thousand dol
lars for the detection of the murderer,
one thousand from the town and two
Thousand from his own pocket. A. he
was known to be rather close man III
lnCaey matters, this liberalitT on the
part of Mr.. Fitzgerald was matter of
some surprise to many. Detective Fer
ret even thought it suspicious, and he
gave the mayor good deal of quiet at
tention. Il was OF no avail. however,
and he had to finally give up and
acknowledge himself beat" lie could
not find a elew.
The body of the murdered woman
was Inferred in the Somerville GENE
terry. and soon after the renouncing of
the ease by Detective Ferret, the mat
ter passed from the minds OF the poo
pie of the village.
The detective returned to the civ,
and he. too. soon forgot the case. his
attention being taken mp with new
ones 1t was recalled to his mind one
evening. however, about four months
later, by conversation which he over
heard between two gentlemen VIII
were ike himself. enjoying u elgar in
the rotunda of the hotel at which ne
boarded
4 hear Fitzgerald is to be married
soon" said one.
"What. Fitzgerald OF Somerville?''
the other asked.
The same.
We'll. hope his marriage viii pan
out better than that of his brother
Clarence. You knew Clarence"
The seapegrac-? Yes.
Then you knew Of his marriage,
some three wears ago. with pretty Ag-
mes Weatherby. and its unhappy Sc
quel; how he squandered her money
and then left her
YES. and say. old fellow, do Won
know. have sometimes thought that
the woman that was murdered and
placed on the track near Somervllie
some four months ago was Agnes
Weatherby. ! did not see her. lut the
description just fitted her and a ring
wa, found ON her finger mon the IN
side of which was engraved G i. ~
\. " know that Clarenr, gave Ag-
nes. Eea;herl,y such ring. Tor hc
showed i L. me.
'Lool,s a little a. Il YOU were right
by Jove, But ! reckon there's no;
much danger of Tom turning ont li,,-
Clarence -bv the way, what's becom
Of Clarenc, p
Was ont west the last heard of
him, in colorado. taiul
The detective had listened 10 his
conversation with absorb n interest
lie believed he had ciew "a last.
tie would pu; ii % the test. anyway:
and the evening train too. n IN So
.~omervilie. in disguise. lie went 10
work. ard iy dint o har ard conttI-
ued Later ard research he discovered
~ev ral things. BE discovered that.
uoon the evening preceding tine more
ns tEat fl- dead body az III 3luan
had been found, a woman answering
50 tie ,ieslr. p1ion of tina dsa al woman
rad heeu seen 10 enter Mr. litzrrr-
aid'e -nu-e " one had seen ller rarc.
ano il MAS impossible 10 saF when ana
how -h- ha4 gone.
- far, -o good. detective Ferret
net turned has attention 10 thr Fitz-
peralti-h eal heriiv marriage, and found
that after being deserted by her hu~-
band, Nrs. Fitzgerald had gone 10