The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-03-05
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knowledge that the elder Dorison had
some relation with woman-just what
It was do not know. but his portrait.
his seal ring and parts of letters written
by hun were found in her apartments
But stronger than all is this: For num-
Der Of years, that ia to say. for twenty
five years. this woman occupied a house
down town. the title to which was vested
in her name. This property was trans
ferred to her April twenty second. eight
cen hundred and fifty-four. by Richard
Basselin, the consideration being eleven
thousand five hundred dollars. |
find among the papers of the Dorison
estate voucher. u check drawn on the
Chemical bank for eleven thousand
five hundred dollars, in favor of
Richard Basselin. dated April twenty
second eighteen hundred and fifty-four,
signed by Reuben Dorison, certified by
the cashier on that day and Endorsed by
Richard Basselin. Subsequently. Rich
ard Basselin removed to Buffalo. where
he died a little more than a year ago.
YOu perceive that connection IL estab-
lished The nature Of that connection
is what now desire to ascertain"
Mr. Eustace had stopped in front Of
Cathcart as the latter talked He asked
suddenly;
THE name Of that woman"
Il prefer to follow my own plan Of in
quiry and endeavor to elicit information
before disclosing it. have no objection
to giving it and will do so before leave.
Tho important thing Is not to satisfy
your curiosity but to justify my theory"
Mr.. Eustace turned an irritable glance
upon the old man, sitting SO calm and
ilnperturbable ut his freside. He re-
sumed his walk.
Il have some information. no doubt,
that will assist you. What you are
telling me il wholly new. The question
in my mind is whether should tell that
which was given me under the solemn
seal of secrecy"
Have you the right to obstruct the
search Of young man leading to the
restoration Of his good name? appeal
to you as man Of justice / appeal
also to your recollection Of Reuben Dori-
son, and ask, if it were possible for him
to appear here for one moment, whether
he would refuse you permission to I'M
lock your lips, when the doing Of it
would tend to remove the disgrace from
son he thought so much of, as you have
yourself testified Finally, say to you,
not in the way Of u threat. but as sim
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other phase Of this case that sooner or
later the officers of the law must take
hold of. where you will be summoned to
tell all you know. unless you evade it by
telling me now"
All of this increased the agitation of
Mr.. Eustace. and he said
The strongest appeal il the one to my
memory OF Reuben Dorison. think you
are right there"
He sat himself down in his easy chair
and looked ito the fire burning brightly
in the CRATE Il long time.
Cathcart sat silently by. but present.
ing firm attitude of irresistible peril.
nacity in his determination to get the
story.
81 have strange tale to tell" finally
began Mr.. Eustace. land yet only the
outlines of it. When Reuben Dorison
was a young man, subsequent to his
fathers death. perhaps then twenty-five
or twenty-three years old. before he was
married to Mary Clavering. "a distant rela-
tive OF mine. he met and fell in love with
beautiful young girl in rank Of life
much lower than his own. Where he
met her, or how. | never learned; but |
her father was a costumer to one Of the |
theaters Of that day. and had shop in
Chatham street She returned that love !
and they desired to marry Her father
however. for reasons he would not give. |
refused to give his consent, grew violent
when it was talked of and finally put he,
away so eifectually that Dorison could |
learn nothing of her When next he
heard of her she was married. and t. a |
man at the command of her father
This story had from his lips.
81 cannot recollect that ever heard
her last name or that Of the man she
married. Ia speaking to her he called
her Emma Dorisons mother was bent
on his marrying Mary Clavcring. and in
tine brought about the match Dorison
m'st have become reconciled to it," con
timed MIR Eustace musingly. more to
himself than to Cathcart, "for in those
days he seemed very happy, and his
nome III Bleecker street was as pleasant
anu gay us any in the city He was ex-
ceedingly prosperous in business. and
the only clond could see dimming his
happiness was the death of four children,