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

F. powerful blow
The tvopolioc-
men Who had gune into the park plurn.
81. They brought with them a pair ~
iruusers. a coat and n hat. they had bccn
found at different pllccs. bu, on line
With the supposed ilishi - ,hc murder.
90. ilrsi the coat. then the trousers and
lastly the hat-t0s..,l on ono al, 90 the
other. m the grass.
Tho CORONER clOscly examinc,l them.
aud then handed them io il'o s.rgrant.
Tier, was nothing whatever IN the Ispck.
sis.
They wcfr % cheap quality. such n.
you 80 IN front 81 Chatham strcv, cloth.
ing sior,s ON wire fumcs, marked sit.
eight anil ten dollars the suii.
Apparently ihcy hal never h-cn worn
l-furr. Coz the cfyascs. which cone from
lcing fold-l IN pile, on the counters.
wetc ,,ill In ib~m.
Worn for the purT.-cof b.ing thrown
OF. commented The .crg,aut "wbcr.
- the ,cslg'
We didn't find any
Look again
The two ollic,rs novel % 10 o,.y the
order.
.'IIas the t.ciy l---n ,sarcheti- asked
The cotunsr.
"Np
Then -arch Il
Little va. revealed. 4 handkerchief.
q pair % Lii gloves. n card casc filed
With cards. bsaring the name 81 James
Ilolroyd Templston. n ryccip,ei ailoy''
bill. a wall,i containing memoranda, de
.cripiiuns of rral estate In various part.
% The ciiy. a gold i"o,hpick. ninety one
dollar In balls. ie-. than dollar Ia silver
chang. a goli watch and chain. few
cigars.
The. ariicl". we're placed In the hand.
ksrrhisf. tied up, and given 90 the eoro-
ner.
The l.sly NAV H. removed, -ergeani,
aid the coroner Have the clothes
taken ,o the station house. Have you
the name. and Address. % the wii.
ncs.s.y
"Yes: ai.o the names 20 those Nho
~err last with the dec.ascd.
That !. well
"EIccp, the address 81 ,hi. man.
turning 10 wc-sing. Who had never Ief,
the eide of the sergeant
n am a stranger In the city" be rr-
piled. Il live In Philadelphia; came
fruIu there ,his evening"
ssN.s. .a.f,a.. LAT flrNt
"Yes. since this y the morning, a ns~
day.-
Where are YOU s,opPingf
wessing he,itatc'l.
This made the sergeant suspicious.
The truth l., -srg,ant, said Wessing.
II have not taken lodgings yet. Ny va
li.- 4. over there al that hotel. pointing
o. Fourteenth street. III was about 10
take n turn in the park, smoke my cigar
and then ~ back "a take a room."
I'm. Wei. will accommodate YOU
with lolgings for the rcst Of the night"
why" aid liolbrook, 'he saw no
more than l did.
That may be. replied the sergeant,
grimly, ''but he may know more than
YOU DO. At all events. hc must give q
brtter account Of himsslf than be has
ye, done"
Thi. mad. w.ssing smile.
THAT I will do. but prefer doing u
| nj the station house rather than In THE
crowd
.W.ll LET usg go
.I will ON. too.- sald Uolbrook. who
~.. .,,on,lx attracted b, wessiny.
"a. ,ou nlea.e.~ reioined the ser.
r,an,, then turning TO am officer he said;
swatch the body; I will send litter to
vo, a. .oona.I can"
Arriving AZ the station house. after all
had l..n excluded except the coroner
and uolbrooL. wessing gave a straight.
forward accoun, Of his coming into the
ei,y trom PHILADELPHIA the night prcvi.
Gus. and nj, determination not to regis
Ter himself M any hotel until after he
haa ,al.n somethinr 20 eat; that having
eaten AT AN eating house on Fourteenth
.,rcc, and M a cigar. he thought lac
would smoke /, In the park and cool OF
t.for. he returned TO the hotel.
He gave name. and Addresses In Phil.
.d.I,h,, whereb, IA. statements could
bc verified by telegraph.
Tn. ,e,vcant. however. determined
,o bold him until yeriflcation could be
made.
To thi. wessing acquiesced 20 readily
that Holbrook was convinced he had
nothing to fear from investigation.