Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20


- the square, me, n little
north ~ the monument
" Washington. one - them left the
corner of Fifteenth street and Fourth
avenue. snd walked In the direction 81
Fourteenth sirrci and broadway. an.
ahcr lcft the corncr ~ Fourteenth
ar-c, AMI Br,aiway. and walked In the
iirs-tion - Fifteenth s,r-c, and Fourth
Avenue uhr-c two met closely. having
walked on the amc line In opposite di.
rcctions The third left the corner Of
Fourt.rnih strc,t anil Fourth avenue
AMI walk,-l In the direction - the park.
on line w,th the monument.
When the other two met, the thini
hal only r,achs,i a. Tar a. the iron rail-
ing which ,nsurvs the father of h'
cpuntry ,h. uninterrupted cnioymen, 81
that ride up,n which be- 1T ont sosne
thirty 90 forty years ago. be had loiicfcd
along with ih. air ol one Who had NJ
purI.-.r In his walk. smoking with leis-
urcly purs
T,e uihcr two walkSl bTiskly.
hot IT, third. having the shorter Dis
tanc- O. gn. was near enough io - tho
man Who had cumc from Fiieyuth street
AMI rourih Avenue stop short a. be was
about a. pas the othrr. catch him by the
arm AMI per sharply In hi' face. and
heard tho.r Wof,ls.
1t l. yOu. ). a. Then take this.
A. Al. ...s..... ......,,.,,s tls man a The
railing slS a gl,iterins Hash In the night.
an uplifs,l arm btu1ght down swiftly,
h-ari hos a gruan. saS a l"iy fall
ius to ih. ground. AMI a man quickly
disappear iutp thr park.
DaE,,i hy thr npil action of this ,rag
els. enacted Alnu-i at hi, V,ry feet. b.
clung a. the ,fon rafting and shouted
Murder! Muricr'T
Tho .,luaf-. which bui moment l-'
fore s,mcl o. have no occupants tut
tb. ~. ~as quickly ihrcngv,i.
Thyrc Ner, hotels and drinking saloons
un two side. calmcn slccping Ga their
inSr- anil tnmT's. plenty. IN ih" Iark,
fur u Was summers night In August.
u,sse prsluc-l a crowd. Will" a 10
lic,man came running from fourt~nih
,try,.t.
"whu did thl.y- demanded the ofiiccr,
casiins a glance at the fallen man.
su one answered.
H. examined the holy.
The man b, dead. b. exclaimed
tI- lifls,i tii" arm ~ the victim.
'Ilrayrns' U,. kuife /. still sticking
IN him. Did lny one sec this
"Yys. ldil. aid ih. man who had
nr.i shoutr,l murder
Thcn be- told Wha, be had sen.
"SiAnl hcrr till can take your nam,
anil a,lir,-.s.- saii the I.ol,ccman. hut
nu.i have help
lie rapp~l several times on the pave
uient with his long night club. the sig
nal va. promptly answered from differ
eni quarters: amons others Sho came
Sas tlc sergeant
After b. had heard AL tha, could b.
toll him he dispatched an oniccr for ih'
Corunsr.
Then BE- asked the name % him NhC
hai given the alarm.
"Albert weSsing." was the reply.
well. Mr wcssing. supPo~s YOU
will not like u. bat YOU will have 20 g.
with me o. the station house. Don't
leave. You are valuable witneS--ths
only one who saw the decd committed.
Before the valuable witnes, could "
ply two things occurred.
FrOm each side a man forced his way
20 the spot where Law the body. One
Who came from the Fourth avenue side
had a lc,-e coat thrown over his night
shirt: his bar, feet were thrust into Zip
tsrs. and his suspenders were gathered
around the waistband of his trouscr'
like belt; be had evidently dresses
with great haste. A. he came forward
he said: "No. not the only witness, for
saw the blow"
"whe. were your sharply queried
the sergeant
Looking out ~ the window OF my
room replied the newcomer. pointing
To the Union square hotel. IL was pre-
pared for bei. but ] threw on .om'
clothes AMI came down"
Then. perceiving that the sergeant scru
linikcd him. b. added;
Have no fear concerning me. ser
gcant. ann well known In the city.
am a prarticing lawyer; my name u
Henry llolbrook; have lived a Ions
time a, that hotel. The night clerk VII
,ouch for me-
"Yes,- aid the man beside him. "h'
gave the alarm In the hotel as he came
rushing down stairs"
Thi. satisfied the sergeant. for be rec
osnircd in the man the night clerk Of th'
hotel.
'But why have YOU not searcbed th'
park Tor the murdererf' asked liolbrook
''lie ran In the direction of Seventeenth
street and broadway. followed hin
until BE- was Lost To my eyes In the trees
As hc ran I've threw oil a coat"
Yes said - frowsy tramp. 81 saw
mau running through the park when
was woke up by this ere feller holierin
Murder"
Two Of you search the park or
derc,i the sergeant. THAT should have
been"-
Great Heavens, Il IL Mr.. Temple
tom
This interruption came from the ons
who had come from tbe Broadway side
he had been bending over the prostrai.
body, and a. the two ofiicens moved Oh
ct the command OF the sergeant. they
had opened the ranks Of tho>e crowdinI
about. thus enabling the light To shin'
upon the dead mans face.
"who are your demanded the ser
geant. grasping the arm OF the new
conner as he straightened up.
The policeman Who had come hrst q
the cry Of murder recognized tb'
speaker.
Sliding up 70 the superior officer b
said:
"Iie's all right, sergeant; ] know him
head barkeeper over here on the corne'
Morton house"
Then, moved BY the recollection o
sundry ely imbihatioos. he sddsd;
"a perfect gsntlsnan.' --