Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-04-28
NUMBER II.


with you. We can spare two.
Fountain departed with 'hom az once.
"Nov. chief" AID Tom. II think ii
would b. welt ~ take cur bag u game
to the Central Office. The play u over
and the light. are cot
"The three prisoners would b. far
more welcome N somo one slss than
ourselves were o. bring them. sarion-
ically remarked tho chief.
Undoubtedly. But let us ~. Hand
cuff them All together Come. lst "a,
sct out shadow and one man In front
You. I. and another man behind
A. they moved out In this order. dis
appointed voice commsntedi
"Dcy only hii him onct-
AZ the Central Office the three prison
crs were araignc'i. and Tom aid brichyi
II charge this man Parker with hav-
Ing numbered Henry llolroyd TompletOn
on the morning of tho 18th of lAs, Au.
gust. by his own confession.
II charge this man, George Parker.
with having been the alder. Abettor and
instigator u the abduction % Annie
Tcmplston and her mother. this day. by
his own confession
II charge this man. Scar Top Johnny.
other name Ia me unknown. a. being the
alder and ab,ttor Of tho abduction u
Annie Templeion. and q having kept her
In confinement contrary o. her will
"And H. aid Chief lIanforl. charge
him with hoing the abducior % . chill
In Hartford. and claim the reward Of
g. 800 offered for him
"Bui. aid the officer. what are the
dctails,"
"lock them up. octor. and Rad
The Sol tomorrow morning. aid Tom.
II can't wait; its after II now, and I've
long story to write.
Tom enjoyed his beat hugely, and
vas for several DAYS the hero oi hi.
Office. the wonder % his COMPETITORS, and
the cnvlcl u the detective force.
ono thing. on the morning of publica-
ton. marTcd Toms fall enjoyment Ie
had announced the rescue u Mrs. Tenn
pl'ton without knowing 10 20 h. an alb
soluio fact
Accordingly be- carly sought IIolbtook
to learn the result and was told that
Fountains expedition had b-,n Crowned
with succc-. ~, had also recovered his
papsrs. the girl Marian having delivered
ihcm over a. The price u her ib.riy.
TON. sail lloibruok. the regular
folicc had the true theory after all
rcmpleion was killol under the belief
be- was some one slse.-
True. rrpl,ei Tom. "bui 80 caught
be murisrrf AMI they diin.t. they hai
io conception - the great story tshind
tan Yst. lioihfook. your theory ~as
pc so Car stuug after all
Eso,pt in ths e--sutil thing
aushei llnlhruuk The motive q the
murder bal nothing o. 81 sith r,srsou's
prHf-fty
"What queer ca-s u vasf- con-
msut.d Tom "if tha-s to uomsn
hadn't t-sn onnfsuifntly alsiuCtssi. vs
suiilnt have BIC on ths Murderer after
an u tsI a. truth. h ~as a iurky
sfuuIlf. as u.st Errat discoveries arr
UIfn tn fb.ns fIat luuutalus Chsrs
amlf. MaTian. sIlnuli have turned out o.
b. h.s oaIsln .Ths tins 20 ihs failsr
sIaII o. VISITED. str a. yuu u.ticc that
u.ta ri.s rf1f.l uurth a snap
. ssT. Tasn. -hat ai.1ui iLs ilAn.anl
uuftaaF
Al. shar ll0s marh 80 stT.Cisi
frlfn ii. an.i hl- lftis cane - ni Ken
N.lIr. a. .susf. safs that un ths night
q uf murirf D. sas passing frum
lrIrfh aflu4r t1 lraaIuay. thfuugh
Tssnif .sittb street. ani shsu mliway
1f ths Mal.sln etuarg Garisn q man
fIIsiis.l arr,-s ibr stfrst. gfasI-i him by
tils arm ani raiis,i him D. he light AMI
tIarn dfrli-si De-. saving. 'N1u'rs Mt the
man. Aftsrearis. when ~ found his
baitln gobs. be- thought u was rob
i.ry
IA 49, young Parker watching for
Fountain. rllo lgitDn was probably de-
tarh~i In ths struggle, 81 D. carried
a~ay unintsntionally In his clothes, iobs
ut in Uuion SQUARE.
Probably
-Four years have pas.sd since the
sycnts occurred recorded In our nara
tive
Mr.. Tcmpleton l. dead. She never
rvooycrcd from the exposure and the
nervous shock received on the day %
the Abduction - herself and Annie, col.
l0wing ~ closely upon the murder - her
son. llut she did not die until she had
faithfully carried cut every expressed
~ish u her father.
James Preston speedily realized the b.
nign hOpo - his brother. and drank
himself ID death ia six months
Young Parker Was never brought %
trial. Five DAYS after his arrest be was
found dead In his csll-lcad by poison
supposed 10 have bocn supplied by one
of his brother members Of the U. ;. Ts,
Of which he vas popular member
Ills father and Scar Top Johnny are
serving long sentences In the state prison.
Wc-slng is still living In Philadelphia,
PROSPEROUS and respected. and does not
dream that he was ever SUSPECTED by
Iiolbruok and Tom Of having committed
a murder OF that he vas In danger u
arrest
The origin % the birth % Fountain
has never bccn made public. lie and
Flora Ashgroye we're married two years
ago. ami his friends and acquaintances
have CEASED wondering over his mysteri.
Ous Accession tO a fortune.
They count Mr. and Mrs. IIolbrook a.
their dearest friends
30 Mr.. Holbrook IL marricn To An
niei OF course. Could there have been
any other result after the scene at the
rescue In Mott stTectl Married. too, be-
fore Mrs. Templeton died.
Two children, hoy and a girl. make
muAic In the house. The name of ths
boy is-ThOmas Bryan Holbrook.
There IL another boy In the houss
whose name l. Maurice McSulty, whom
Mrs. Holbrook loves With AL the wealth
of her aiicctionate nature.
There has been some difficulty In civ
ilizing the boy, but he begins 10 show
the results of the humanizing and rein
ing influences he Il surrounded by. In
deed, the only time he shows any OF his
oil sayagory II when a rollicking, rat
ting Young man with a CHEEKY smile
aud bright blue eyes, and who Il vel.
comed with great shouts and warm
Kisses, and who IL greeted as Uncle
Tom" makes his appearance, which IL
nearly daily, and wants Maurice 90 tell
whether he has that day "wholloped
any Que night up and down and gin him
black eyes, gollyr
And Tomi Oh, Tom IL still the old
Tom IL superhuman energy and Intense
enthusiasm; still the keenest newspaper
man In New York NJ when be led the
search for the owner Of The Diamond
Button"