Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-08-04

three days hunted increasingly. My
total discoveries were some threads Of
cloth torn of while squeezing through
small window, blood stains on the
sash, arising from cut with rusty
nail in the wood; footprints on the
ground beneath the window. The ground
was soft enough to receive an impress
sion Very close examination revealed
peculiar imprint with a cut across.
An inspiration dawned on me-galoshes
From these links how should | form a
chain 3? First. that handkerchief I went
to Laycock's the chemist. He ran
sacked his shop but could not find me q
scent like it. | shot an arrow at & ven
turc.
"You have sold some to Miss Har-
vey, | think p
ooh, yes, I know now, got that Ca.
pecially for her. I am sorry have
none left"
IL reeled out of the shop | was on
the track. p. U wero Priscilla Har-
vey's initials this was her handker-
chief. | went straight to her house. -
During my stay | feigned having lost
my handkerchief, She lent inc the ex-
act counterpart of the one had found
save that it was marked No, T. I
twitted her that knew she was in the
habit of lending her handkerchief to
gentlemen. She laughed and blushed
| bautered her into confession. She
had never lent but one. She told me to
whom, | voluntarily jumped from my
chair, but had enough self-control to re-
cover myself, pretending had assumed
astonishment.
NOW had fairly run down my game.
How should get into his house Prov
idence aided me. knew his landlady
well, garrulous old dame. BY dint Of
coaxing and presents induced the old
dame to let me do as | pleased. wanted
to make her lodger pair Of slippers
without his knowledge. She offered NE
n pair to measure. No. | knew he had
a pair of galoshos somewhere. Buried
in corner Of the wardrobe | found
pair. turned them up. There was q
cut across the sole Of the left foot. |
trembled so violently | nearly let them
fall. took them to Musgrave's house;
they fitted the prints exactly, have
had the scrapings of tho sole of the foot
prints analysed by the chemist. who
says they are identical.
81 have traced the suit OF clothes aud
can prove to purchase and date Of pur-
chase But one thing remains undone
| swore | saw Herbert three minutes
after the murder close to the back Of the
house AS Herbert is dark and the cul-
prit light no must have disguised him
self, which proves design.
"A local hairdresser says no lent the
same man some wigs. whiskers. etc for
private theatricals. Certainly no pri-
vate theatricals have taken place, while
he lad them before, and returned them
after the date Of tho murder, so that
they were in his possession then"
"You astound me, girl like you,
with such astutenoss. II passes my
comprehension"
"Don't you think have good grounds
for his arrest ?"
Certainly. Who is he 2"
"Mr Satley, the curate."
Mr.. Carter fairly leaped from his
chair with an irreverent expression of
surprise. II took him some little time
to snbside into bis usual calm. Then
he sent for the Inspector of Police, put
ting oil the details into his possession.
Two hours after the officer returned tO
Mr.. Carter's sanctum with a somewhat
gloomy face.
at is all over, Mr.. Carter"
"What, has no confessed p
Eyes, in words and action [ was
going up TO Mr.. Satley's house when I
saw him coming. He was in great
hurry, carrying portmanteau. Well. I
followed him. As | expected, be went
to the railway station. | touched him
and advised him not to buy ticket. as
he would waste his money He turned
paler than Hamlet's ghost. God help
me | was mad; il was all for her, be
said in a quivering voice. Please do
not handcuf me, be implored.
Every we'll, Mr. Satley," I replied.
"Just then the shrek Of an express
whistle made me start. He dropped his
bag and dashed across the platform, |
after him. lie won the race; lost a
prisoner lie jumped clean on TO the
engine, which hurled him of like foot
ball. over and over. His body Is lying
At the morguo now.