Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-11-26


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them anil would therefore pay the rer.
quarterly in advance; and this she
thought was all the more necessary, as
she had determined to conduct her bust
ness under the name Of Madame Della
nour; as Il matter of fact her name was
Farish-Mrs. Emma Farish-and her adj
dress was number East Sixteenth
street Who the young woman reported
to have been killed in her place was he
did not know
Upon this information Cathcart deter
mined to so directly to Mrs. Parish.
On nearing the house he saw a group
of people gathered at the foot of the
steps of the dwelling A policeman
stood at the foot of the steps, and an
other guarded the door at the top
They have brought the body of the
girl to the house Of Mrs Parish" he
muttered to himself "She must have
been nearer than mere employee"
Reaching the foot of the steps, he said
to the policeman, "Who is in charger"
Captain Lawton.
He mounted the steps, and though the
guardian of the door stopped him, he
said 81 am on this business and must
see Captain Lawton."
He stepped through the door and en-
fountered the captain in the hall
They have brought tho body of the
girl here them" he said
The captain stared at him, and with
out reply pointed to the door leading
into the parlor
He entered. Accustomed as he was to
such scenes, this one shocked him
On the floor lay the body Of gray
haired woman, AS in the other case,
she was weltering in her blood. The
two had been killed in similar manner.
The captain had followed him to the
door, keenly observant of him. Turning,
he said:
I MRS. Farish?'
The captain nodded in acquiescence.
"Madame DelamourY he added.
An expression of wonder passed over
the detectives face, and bidding Cath
cart follow him, he led the way up stairs
and into the front room on the second
floor closing the door after him.
"Now them" he said, what do you
mean by that"
by what" asked Cathcart in return.
by calling Mrs. Parish Madame
Delamour."
Because Madame Delamour was Mrs,
Parish"
"How DO You know that"
The same way you do"
"But don't know it,"
"One of your men called on the agent
who has charge Of the Blocker street
property before did, and was told the
two were one, as was. Madame Della
mour, an assumed name to conduct the
business of costuming under-real name,
Parish; address, this house"
"Ah! was called here before he could
report. But who are you? What arc
you interfering In this case for? What
interest have you in it"
"What!' said Cathcart, with rs near
an expression of surprise rs he could
achieve. 81 have lived for year with
in gunshot of your headquarters and
you do not know who ann"
mo, l don't" replied the captain
sternly.
"Not very flattcring to my fame said
Cathcart, as he extended II card to the
other. That was my business card lit
tie more than p year ago"
! The captain read tAe C."' with IN I'M
mistakablo start Of surprise, while \
slight flash overspcad his face. y
change took place Ia MS manner at once.
What" he cried. You are the ccle-
brated Cathcart:'
The captain might well have felt
abashed. However little the average
! citizen might know Of the fame of the
Insignificant appearing man who had
just revealed himself, there was not u
police officer, of the upper grade at least,
who had not heard Of the exploits of
Cathcart, known to criminals as the
Devil Of the West, of his deeds of cour-
age in the hunting down and taking of
desperadoes in the most desperate parts
of tho western country. His reputation
for courage amounting to recklessness,
for shrewduess unrivaled in its results,
! for ability in unraveling tangled knots,
and for pcrsistency, when on the trail,
eQualed only by that of n sleuthhound,
was known wherever policemen talked.
81 knew you had gone out of bust
ness" said the captain in deferential
manner, "but not that you had come to
New York"
Eyes" replied Cathcart, "Tve made
my pile, and as I've passed sixty | want
ed to retire. They would not let me
alone out there, so came back to where
was born and where my relatives are"
81 see. Are you ON this business"
mo! Perhapsl That is, | am not
employed. 1t is nice case. If touch
it, it is for the fancy of the thing"
"What do you know about it?'
"Only what have told YOU"
1.-THE two murders are connected?'
mo doubt Of it; killed the same way.
When was this done?'
Last night, some time between eight