Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-18

and in the inspectors opinion 1t seemed
doubtful whether there ever would Do.
A week later he called on Mr.. Orde
again, but without having anything
fresh to communicate. He went SO Tar,
however, as to hint in very plain terms
that there was little doubt In his nina
as to the identity OF the murderer.
"You may rely on it, sir, ;" he said sig
niicantly, that Garry and not
Harry was the name you heard
through the telephone; only am quite
sure that on such piece OF evidence,
unless it was backed up by something
much more positive, no magistrate
would take upon himself to issue war
rant.
A respondent man was Inspector
Fountain when he went his way tnat
afternoon. !,
Some time before this reward OF
five hundred pounds had been offered
by the widow for the detection OF her
husbands murderer; but days merged
into weeks and no one came forward TO
claim 1t.
A month passed without bringing the
least change In the situation. Lums-
denis business affairs had taken longer
time to wind up than his executor mao
anticipated, and although Crake had
written to him. pressing for an early
payment of his legacy, Mr.. Orde was
not yet In a position to write him check
for the amount. 1t was while the affair
was in this position that one forenoon
the merchant was waited upon by per-
son who sent In his name as "Mr. VIII
liam Parkinson" 1t was q name he had
no knowledge of, and when the bearer
of It was shown into the Office he proved
to be an utter stranger.
81 have but just landed from New
York" he began, "or should have
called on YOU before. l am here In re-
sponse to an advertisement requesting
that the person who paid sum in bank
notes to the late Mr.. Edward Lumsden
on the ninth of June last would make
himself known. Sir, on the morning OF
the day In question 1 paid Mr.. Lums.
| den. In foundation Of debt which had
nothing to do with the ordinary routine
of his business, ten Bank OF England
notes of five pounds each. An hour
later l had started for Liverpool on my
way TO the States, so that, as IL nap
pened, knew nothing whatever OF the
sad fate which overlook Mr.. Lumsden
so soon after my interview with him till
some days subsequent to my arrival In
New York"
"Mav I ask, Mr.. Parkinson, whether
you have any record OF the NUMBERS OF
the notes paid by you to Mr.. LumS-
den?"
mo record whatever, am sorry to
say"
"Is it not possible" suggested Mr..
Orde, ''that the person out OF whose
hands they passed into yours may have
kept a list Of their numbers
Mr.. Parkinson shook his head.
""rhose notes. MIR. Orde, came into
nv possession 10 rather singular way.
They were found at the bottom OF an
old tea caddy, which had belonged 10
nv late Aunt Deborah and were handed
over 10 me as her heir at law. How
long they had been in her keeping and
whence she had obtained them was
known to herself alone"
The information impaired by Mr.
Parkinson, while elucidatory OF one
hitherto obscure feature, failed to ad-
vance the case a single step beyond the
poipt az which it stood already. In all
probability the stolen notes had oeen
put into circulation weeks ago. But
whether they had or not, there seemed
no likelihood Of any link being forth
coming by the aid OF whidh it would be
possible to trace them. Such was the
opinion of Inspector Fountain, and such
was Mr.. Orde's opinion, but fate willed
otherwise.