Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-03
copyrseht. .so,. by A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Col
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"Ah, am glad of that" Mrs. Eve
sham exclaimed with unwonted anima-
ton.
sYes," the 1umberman continued,
glowing with the conscious pride of
doing a good action, ESTHER shall have
the best advice it lies in my power to
give her."
But something more than advice, I
hope" his wife persisted.
"Why, yesI' the rich man said. 81
had perhaps better not go empty
handed. You can collect the dresses
and things you and Jane have done
with and I will take them with me.
They will cut up splendidly for the
little girls
For a minute Mrs. Evesham's face
flushed an indignant objection, but the
long force of habit was too strong for
open opposition to her husbands judg-
ment, SO she sighed faint acquiescence
and departed to prepare the parcel.
1t was on the very morning of the
trial that Mr.. Isaac Evesham put in an
appearance at the widows house in
Forty-ninth street, much to the dis
comfort of that unfortunate lady, who
had really never appreciated her we'll
to-do brother-in-law, whose interest in
her affairs had never manifested itself
in any more substantial way than
dictatorial interference, which she was
ungrateful enough to deem impertinent.
This is most dreadful occurrence,
Esther" he said, with a solemn wag of
his head, while he patted the children's
cheeks with his hot, fabby hand, "but
blood is thicker than water, and I could
oh 6y-oe
into this newspaper notoriety without
an effort to rescue them"
He disapproved of everything she had
done, reprobated her carelessness in re-
ceiving inmates in her house of whom
she knew nothing, rated her worse than
the coroner had done for permitting the
stranger to take the photograph,
thought she was foolish in receiving the
little girl into her family, and growled
heartily over remiSSness in not at once
applying to him for advice in her diem
ma But he was properly indignant at
the coroner's treatment of her-not at
the fact that the official had dealt harsh
~ with an unprotected lady, but that
he had been rudely overbearing with
his, Isaac Evesham'S, siSter-in-law.
Il will teach him lesson which he
will not soon forget" said the irate
lumbcrman.
And, strange to say, he was at last, by
accident, placed in position to be of ma
terial service to his sister-in-law, for
when they all reached the coroner's court
it happened that the little, fox-eyed
man who had sat at the presiding officers
right hand and whispered SO many evil
counsels in his ear, and who was none
other than James Maxwell, the veteran
detective, recognized the wealthy
burgher from Buffalo, and commune
Gated his information to the coroner,
who, after the manner Of his kind, be-
came excessively gracious to the lady
when he found she was kin to so valua-
bic a member of society. Mrs. Eve
sham, landlady of lodging house, was
a person of small consideration in the
official eyes; but Mrs. Evesham, widow
of the brother of millionaire, was one
with whom it would not be wise to
trifie. So, being spared the indignities
and inuendoeS she had endured at the
opening of the trial, Mrs. Evesham gave
her evidence in a clear, intelligent man
ner, which called forth the commenda-
ton of the court and Obliterated all i'm
pressions in the minds of the jurors that
she was attempting to obstruct the
course of justice. But, after all, the in
formation she gave literally amounted
to nothing.
Mrs. Wilkins was not so fortunate in
her ordeal, but she said what she had
to say with blunt Indifference to re-
suits, which disarmed suspicion.
The chemist, who had analysed the
remains of the deceased, testified that
he had found abundant traces of miner
al poison; but there was no evidence to
show how or when the unfortunate
man had taken it.
OF course the child's valise and the
box addressed to Ambrose Arlington