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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-07

We observe that the Wilkes Booth
myth is again abroad in the land. If
any n thing is well established
about the history of the War it is
that Wilkes Booth was killed and
buried. There are plenty of surviving
witnesses of the fact, and yet every
now and then a wild story gains cur-
rency that the assassin was saved and
was living IN the South. This time
the story kills him in the person OF an
Atlanta parson who died recently.
OF course, there is not the least
ground for the fiction. A vague re-
semblanee and a chance conversation
with Edwin Booth are the whole ma
terial of the fable. Nevertheless, we
are told, thousands of Southerners al
ways believed the man was the slayer
of President Lincoln. 1t only shows
how the love Of romance is ingrained
in human nature. People would
gladly surrender historic truth any
day for a toothsome bit of sensation,
and nine out of ten would bestow
more favor on a romantic imposter
than on a dyed-in-the-wool patriot
and haro
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-07
Money To Loan
LOST.

T,osf-A BANK BOOK ON HI PRovIDENT IN
II slftution for saving. The Under Will please
leave same at bank on Washington street. Jersey
CITY, Nj, CHA O'DONSELL.
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housawork, housekeepers women for DAYS work.
mo nthly nurses, help OF ali nat ion alities with
good references, supplied at the Intelligence onica
No. COZ summit avenus.. J. c. H., near Five Coz
ners.
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"Purely an accident, so far as l was con-
cerned. Probably he had come to know
that after the attack upon you last night
you were brought to DIR. Fassett. and his
visit of this morning had some reference to
that attack. What, l cannot determine"
They walked along again in silence.
"What about Pittstonan
HE is Swallowed and will be arrested
during the day. They will all be sent up"
AS they turned into Blocker street from
the Bowery, Cathcart said:
"Whnt is to be further done to set you
right must be done by Mr.. Eustace. He
can do 1t by patronage of you. Go to him
without delay. Give him that letter gave
you yesterday. Tell him all that has &C.
Cured to-day. One thing more"
They had stopped at the corner of Null
berry street, and he took from his pocket
the package, from which he drew paper
on which there was writing in red ink.
Take this he said. at is better with
you than in the report must make, since it
has not entered into the murder case. Lang
don could not have known of it's existence
or he would have had it, Fassett could
not have known its meaning, or, if he
did, did not care. But why these women
whose fortunes had gotten pretty low,
didn't use it l cannot tell. No one
will now know. Perhaps they were
afraid to get the money. II belongs
to you now by every right. 1t is your
fathers order for one hundred ana fifty
thousand dollars. The amount, now
swollen to nearly quarter of million,
has been held in trust by Mr.. Eustace sub.
ject to that order, for many years. You
are rich. Give that paper to Mr.. Eustace.
He will tell you all about it. am going to
police headquarters to write my report.
Our relations are ended, but 1 hope our &C
quaintance is not.'
'Ishould hope not, indeed" replied Dor
ison warmly.
"Well, go to Eustsce DOW. Come to my
room tomorrow and tell me about your in
terview with him.
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FAC-SIMILE OF THE LETTER.

1.-The letters from which these slips
were torn were found in your safe. Do
you want more proofs Well, then, You
fastened to Sixteenth street, knowing that
you had killed one person needlessly and
yet must have the documents. There Won
found the mother alone, and there you de.
manded the documents and were refused.
You were desperate and reckless now.
The struggle this time did not precede the
murder. Your hand was in, and quickly
dispatching her, you ravished her bosom of
the documents you had waded through
blood TO secure. With them in your hands.
dropping your lancet as you went. you
hurried away, and''-hesitating moment.
Cathcart added--"snd with them in your
pocket you fastened to the hospital. where
you were already overdue, and with calm
hand set mans broken leg.
Here are the documents" continued the
old detective. tapping the package he held
In his hand, forged notes and checks by
Harold Parish, and other proofs of his
crimes, the marriage certificates of Reuben
Dorison and Emma Parish and some other
MATTERS"
The poor wretch, completely over
whelmed by the overpowering circumstan
TALLY of the proof piled up against him,
gave up resistance.
He laughed, q bitter, reckless, despairing
laugh.
YES" he said, "you know all. The devil
hlmse1 must have been your informant.
for you could not have guessed so correctly.
You have other proof behind 1t is no,
likely you have exhausted everything yet.
confess it. 1t is fate. Fate has CONQUERED
me. / have tried to live down the first
error. but it has followed me to the end and
run me down. Lift me into a chair. / have
nothing now to conceal
The officer and Cathcart lifted the man
from the floor and placed him In a chair.
Dorison, wrought up to the highest pitch
found himself full of pity for the despair,
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ing wretch, who had given up all hope and
ceased to struggle against his fate.
II might have lived better life," said
the doctor after he was seated. 81 had
the ability and l have already achieved
emiDence in my profession. But began
wrong. There is faint in my blood. The
wrong was begun before was born. The
truth is, l come from a long line of crimi-
mails. Some men are born to tendency 20
this, thai and the other. ] was to crime.
Heredityl You know SO much, know all.
"Whe was boy, at time my parents
were cast into prison, was taken from
my family, as bad one as Indiana ever
saw, by charitable man of Chicago, who,
preceiving mental qualities in me superior
to the ordinary run of boys, educated me.
l went to college and then to a medical
school. 1 repaid his kindness by running
his daughter. That was the first begin
ming. To escape the consequences of that
error, l killed her, not Intentionally, but
the result was the same, a fact discovered
by fellow medical student, Harry Parish.
Then / employed him to assist me in COW
ering my tracks. He was already bad, and
shortly afterward, for some petty offense,
had to run away. In Indianapolis he was
was detected in another and larger crime,
was imprisoned, Released five years
ago he went to Chicago under
the name of Harry Langdon, where
he associated himself with band of
thieves, robbing bank with the CONN.,
vance of clerk. After this the gang came
to New York. Langdon hunted me up and
began his prosecutions of me. | weakly
submitted to the first threat, and they made
me one of the gang in spite of myself-com-
polling me to use my knowledge of the in
terror OF the houses [ visited as physician,
so that they could rob them'-
"Ah, the mysterious robberies !" said
Csthcart.
Growing as L was into fame, reaching
the highest places in my profession, be-
came wild, frantic, over this slavery, and
made this desperate effort to fres myself
There was rap at the door.
From the force of habit the doctor cried
out:
"Well."
The voice of the attendant was heard in
reply.
Doctor, Mr.. Langdon says he must see
you on matter that cannot be delyed 8
moment
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''You rascaln' cried Cathcart, turning
vlciously on f-angdon, what do Won
mean by denying complicity!" Do you
want me to think that, being innocent. Won
kept away from the house when you heard
your nearest relatives had been ,mur-
deredgn
How could 60 there?n whined Lang
don; "Io do so was to give myself away"
"I gu mean, !" sternly continued Cathcart
you mean your mother had evidences Of
your forgeries in her possession, which
you feared had fallen into the hands of the
police"
Taken by surprise, Langdon confessed by
MS manner that the detective had spoken
the truth
"Well,n said Cathcart. lyon were right
They did fall into the hands of the police,
Here they are,'' he continued, as he took
from his pocket the package he had taken
from Fassetts safe.
Here are the forged checks and notes of
hand against Reuben Dorison, the payment
OF which through your good mother, and of
1urther sums TO prevent your prosecution,
rune heuoen Dorison, your father.
Those will send you up for another term.
You can be kept out of harms way for
many years.
Suddenly, with increased violence of
voice and manner, Cathcart demanded:
III you did not kill your mother and
lister, who did9''
u don't Know" answered Lsngdon. with
such anxious earnestness as wonId have
carried belief with his words if the old
man had not already known, 81 don't know
did not dare to show myself. / was
afraid would be charged if those papers
were found. 1 didn't even dare talk abont
1t, though l have tried to find out.n
"Um," growled Cathcart, as if he did mot
believe him. NV
oThere was silence as the old detective
tixedly gazed upon the scamp.
1t was Fassett who broke it.
Look at me, Harold Farish!'' be cried
his strong face oonvulsed with hatred
malice and despair-fairly devilish in its
aspect.
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CHAPTER XIV.
CONCLUSION.

Early in the summer of eighteen hun
dred and eighty-nine the Gallia arrived at
the port of New York after prosperous
voyage.
On it's passenger list was the entry:
''Mr. and Mrs. John Doriscn, two child
rem and maid.
An old gentleman, tall and distinguished,
accompanied by younger man, middle
sized, plump and goiden-haired, stood on
the wharf, impatiently awaiting the throw
ing up of the gang plank.
When the plank was placed in position,
with an agility his years scarcely war
ranted, the old gentleman rushed up end
embraced q lady, who, smiling through glad
tears, stood awaiting him beside John Dor
ison, by whose hand that of the old gentle
man was warmly shaken.
The lady, presenting lad Of tive years
aud baby girl OF two to the old gentle
man, babe them know him as 'tGrandpapa,"
and also the younger gentleman, who, she
said, was Uncle Charley"
'.Ahr' said the old gentleman, as he
gazed proudly on the lady, my dear, you
were beautiful as Evelyn Eustace, but ga
Evelyn Dorison you are lovely"
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CHAPTER xxi.

A SIGN IT IS OF EVIL LIFE.
Cathcart imposed silence with uplifted
hand.
Ask the gentleman to step here" he
called out
Dorison, who had been a silent and awed
witness of the rapid events, looked inquir-
quiringly at the detective for some indica-
ton of his purpose.
The old man was inScrutable.
While listening to Fassett he had again
leaned against the center table in his favor
lite attitude-his hands in his vest pockets.
As he heard steps advancing through the
hall he went to the door, and while admit
ting Langdon prevented the attendant from
seeing into the room.
AS the door closed upon the newcomer
Langdon perceived Dorison, and started
back in surprise and alarm.
Sathcart laid his hand upon Langdon's
shoulder, saying:
You are my man, Harold Parish"
Who the devil are yousn cried Langdon
angrily.
The old detective pulled off his wig and
beard.
''Simon Cathcart You known me-,
AS he declared himself he had shifted his
position so that Langdon for the first time,
saw Eassett bound in his chair
'Ohl'' he cried in a rage ''You have
given me away, have you! This is what
your independence meant, is it? Well,
Simon Cathcart, do you know what this
man is! He is al
Il know what he is well enough inter
rupted the old man. 81 know, too, that |
have the leader Of the new gang of burg
lars when L have you.n
HE is fine one to 'peach,'" growled
LaEgdon viciously. Send me up! Send
me up! Pll be out some time to make hell
for him.
You will never be out in time to do
that" said the physician, with bitter and
contemptuous laugh.
Something In the tone and manner of the
physician disconnected Langdon, yet he
strove to maintain his air of bravado.
You can't make long term of it." he
said to the detective you've first got to
prove was ia any of the jobs.''
THE charges against you are plenty. so
are the proofs" remarked the old man.
For instance, you can be charged with in
citing the attempt to murder nv friend
here-John Dorison."
'Whol" almost screamed Langdon.
''That John Dorison? He!"
YES, u calmly replied Cathcart. "John
Dor;son, son of Reuben
My c." he exclaimed, overwhelmed.
Yes" quietly repeated the old man. at
Is not pleasant thing to think that you
endeavored to have your half brother killed,
is itl''
What can this mean-Dudley? Dori-
son?''
But then" continued Cathcart "that is
not so bad as assisting in the murder OF
| your mother and sister,"
mo, no, nor' cried Langdon, fright
ened and Mortified. mo, not that. i am
bad enough, but not that. Oh, heavens, no
Not so bad as that"
The old detective, watching Fasset,
rather than Langdon, as he made the accu
sation, saw surprise steal over the face OF
the physician, quickly succeeded by mali
| cious satisfaction, as il he had OWNED its
| purpose
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inner room, was dispatched for brandy,
which being administered to Dorison re-
stored him second time.
Cathcart went back to give instructions
to the officers. Reappearing, he said to
Dorison:
Come. We will CO."
Dorison followed him out into the street,
feeling as if he had escaped from charnel
house. They walked to Fourth avenue.
indeed to the Bowery, before either spoke
Then Dorison asked:
where did he get the poison"
ut was concealed in that locket. He
opened it in his mouth. ought to have
my head cuffed for not taking precautions"
ut is better as il is, said Dorison.
cart replied.
Perhaps" he said. "The lesson is the
same. Crime cannot be committed without
detection. Well, the whole search is over.
GU can assume your own name. LII Is
cleared. have done all set out to do
can DO no more l close the books"
"Morel" cried Dorison. you've done
all. You've done all that could be done.
You've done everything. 1t is wonderful"
YES" replied the old man complacently.
sit is pretty fair 1 will show these New
York people that the old man hasn't lost
his cunning-that he can work In New
York as well as in the west"
wv hen did you first suspect the doctor q
''This morning, when went into his
room with you"
"What!" cried Dorison, wholly sur
prised, ''This mornings'
EYES," replied the old man. "Until then
suspected Langdon. | saw that letter
from Langdon and partially written reply,
and the case of instruments to which the
lancet belonged. But that did not arouse
my suspicious. 1 thought perhaps Lang
don had taken the lancet. But when got
| that package from the safe the whole thing
burst upon me in moment. The letters
and the lancet took their place at once in
the story, and acted upon inspiration"
Dorison was so astonished that he was
silent for moment Then he asked:
WAS Langdon's coming an accident
too?n
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The detective, laying the letter upon the
table, turned to Dorison, saying:
There is a message from the grave of
your father, John DorisoD."
"Whol" cried DR.. Fassett. "Who is
that That is Dudley"
No" said Cathcsrt. "That is John
Dorison, son of Reuben, who for eight
years has suffered for the sins of Harry
Lsngdon, your friend, his half brother. He
is the half brother of your victim"
All this was beginning to tell upon the
bound man, and he showed in in his face.
''Great Godu' he cried, what a revela-
tionr'
Cathcart waited for him to say more, but
the doctor relapsed into gloomy silence
The old man took up the other.
This slip,n he said, fits into this letter,
and we will have some more testimony
from the dead;
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And young Eustace said:
ga f-Al xL.-l~ T1h -,

And young Eustace said:
and, father. think John is to be COM
plimented on his beauty too"
Happiness and sweet content Of mind
are great beautifers, Charley, my boy"
replied Dorison laughingly.
He advanced to greet an old man with
white hair, keen, bright and restless eyes,
who presented himself with contorted
face which Dorison knew, il onlookers did
not, was intended for q smile Of gladness,
and whose hands he grssped warmly, say
ing that his Homecoming would not have
been complete If he could not have grasped
the hand of him to whom he owed the pos
sibillty OF his happiness and prosperity.
THE END.
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copyright, 1891, by Cassell Publishing Com
pany and published by special arrangement
with them.l
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-15
THE MAN WITH THUMB
By ", @ HUDSON Barclay North.

copyright, 1891, by Cassell Publishing Com
pany and published by special arrangement
with them.l
"You knew he was criminal, but you
had no proof of II" continued Cathcart, as
If Fassett had not spoken. "You knew
there was evidence of his crimes in the
hands of those poor women-his mother
and sister,
Dorison was quite as much surprised at
this as was the doctor, who could not per-
ceive that the old man was doing some
shrewd guesswork.
'sYou wanted that proof" continued
Cathcart, "that you might be free from
that slavery, against which your proud,
arrogant spirit chafed. You determined
TO obtain it. You had information it was
in the hands Of the sister. She was in the
costumer's shop in Bleecker street
as YOU knew. You sought her there,
and found her looking over docu-
ments you thought were the ones you
wanted. You begged her to give them to
YOU. You would not believe her when she
told you she had them not. You threat
ened her, and when she insisted that those
which she had in her hands were not what
force. She resisted, and in a moment of
evaporation, without generalization, fran
tic with rage and her resistance, and mad
with desire you killed her and seized them.
They were not what you wanted. You
found that out after you had escaped by
the rear, through the drinking saloon. They
were letters written by Reuben Dorison
to Emma Farish.n
Notwithstanding there was the assump-
tion of sneer upon the physicians face,
there was in his eyes an expression or
utter Amusement, and he muttered to him
SELF under his breath.
'Do you deny thisl" asked Cathcart
sternly.
"Give me those slips,' he said, turning
sharply to Dorison. The young man was
SO absorbed in the vivid and graphic de-
scription the old detective was giving of
the murder, as to believe tor the time that
he must have been an eyewitness of 1t, that
Cathcart was forced to repeat the demand.
Mechanically raking out his pooketbook he
handed the slips to the old detective, pro-
ceeding Fassett regarded with interest not
unmiXed with curiosity.
These slips" continued Cathcart hold
ing them before the eyes of Eassett, were
found in that room within quarter of an
hour after your departure--one on the
floor, one in the hand Of the murdered
girl"
Taking out the package he had removed
from the safe, he slipped out two letters
The expression of curiosity fed from the
DOCTORS eyes; in its stead came one OF
alarm. He quickly glanced at the safe in
the corner. He realized it all in that one
glance.
A frightful imprecation broke from his
lips.
''You are thief" he yelled
NO. calmly replied the old man. 81
have only taken that which you thieved or
the night you murdered. You see how
these slips fit into the letters from which
they were torn in your struggle with the
poor girl. We will read the whole letter
now.n
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CHAPTER XIII.
cATHcARr CLOSES HIS BOOK.

CATHCART CLOSES HIS BOOK.
Dorison had sustained another shock. and
he was carried into the consulting room.
The attendant, still sitting at the door and
unconscious Of the tragedy enacted In the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-21
TO SUBMIT OR NOT TO SUBMIT.

The members OF the Alliance who
| submit to the dictation OF the Ocala
| platform must deny themselves the
| right TO support any man for any office
! who does not plant himself squarelr
upon that platform. They must forego
this right OF individual selection, or
deny the authority OF the Alliance lead
erS to bind them against their will. In
the latter case they assert their indie
dependence Of any action of the ALI
ance in devoting the members TO any
definite policy. In the former they
abdicate their citizenship and turn
over their conscience TO the keeping OF
men as 10 whom there Is no well SET
tied certitication that they are ac-
science
Any way they may take it. any way
they may act. the farmers Of the ALI
ance are put in a position that will en-
barrass them when they come to think
it over and Try to reconcile ii with
their free will or their expectations.
They may accept without dissent the
supposed reforms suggested by the Al
lance delegates Al Ocala. but why
should they not have the right 10 use
their judgement III exceptional cases
when they feel that some candidate
who does not swallow the whole dose Is
a better man than his opponent, whose
sole meritlieS in the fact that he does
swallow everything That is put in his
mouth. And what have these demands
Of the Alliance to do with a state cleo
ton: 1t is through congress that the
concessions must come. The state can
do nothing. Members of congress and
members OF the state legislature who
are 10 elect q United States senator are
the only officials who will have any
thing to do with the granting or with
holding of the Alliance demands. and il
looks like u wanton use of power 10
compel an electOr 10 oppose good
man who i candidate for Il
state or county Office on the
ground that he can't agree with the
Ocala platform that certain things are
best for the country.