The Washington times., 1894-07-01

for dead in 1rst-class compartment OF the
London, Brighton and Southeast railway
late on the previous evening.
The ticket collector at Preston Park was the
first to discover the outrage. and he at once
raised an alarm. The old gentlemen was
alive but unconscious and bleeding from a
terrible wound inthe head.
Inquiries made along the line and at the
station had ELECTED the fact that dark. we'll
dressed young man had entered the carriage
at London bridge, and man answering the
description had alighted at Redhill. Between
Redhill and Preston Park no one. it was pre-
sumed, had entered the carriage or an alarm
would have been raised. The police were
busily engaged in searching for that dark
Young man.
The identity of the injured man had hnnn
proved by papers found in his possession. and
his friends had been communicated with.
He was found TO be a Mr.. Solomon Turner. a
retired tradesman living in London, who was
going 10 Brighton for n fortnight for the
benefit of his health. His brother. Mr. James
Turner, who identified him. at once put the
crime down to robbery. as Mr.. Turner had on
the day of his departure cashed a check for
f55 at the bank and had placed the notes
which he received in his pocketbook. His
brother knew this for fact. As he accompanied
him to the station and saw him pay for his
ticket with one of the IS notes. The others
were then IN MS possession.
Mr.. James Turner did not see his brother
into carriage. He was early, and left him
on the platform, having an appointment else
where.
The change was still in the pocket of the
injured man. His gold watch and chain were
still about him, but the pocketbook and the
ten IS notes were missing.
The police at once communicated with the
bank and obtained the numbers of the notes.
Tho mn ha, xr-ar chaJ ,t,t ba in
order that. should any person attempt to pass
one. the police might be instantly communi-
Gated with. They ran from BL n, 1856 to BL
1885, inclusive
John Alister read the account OF the outrage
through and put the paper down He remem-
bered the note he had just received from
Lillian Wilson. Smiling to himself at the
absurdity OF the idea that it would have any
thing to do with the crime, he drew it from
his pocket, and just out of mere idle curiosity
looked at the number printed on it.
With an exclamation of horror he let the
note fall on to his lap, and picked up the
paper again to make sure that he was right
The number of the note in his possession
was BL 1859.
1t was one of the notes which had been
stolen by the person who had left Mr.. Solo
mon Turner for dead in first-class carriage
on the London. Brighton and Southcoast
railway.
1t took John Alister a minute or two to
realize the situation. Then he burst into a
profuse perspiration He had in his pocket a
note which was clew to murderous out
rage--perhaps to a murder, for according to
the report the old gentleman's life was de-
SPARED OF.
What was he to do? His duty was plain.
He must go Mt once with the note to Scotland
Yard and explain how it came into his DOS
session. Fortunately he had Lillian Wilson'S
noteto prove the truth of his statement.
He took the letter and the envelope out of
his pocket and examined the latter closely.
The letter had been posted that very day.
He inquired OF the hall porter when it ar
rived, and was informed that 1t came bv the
last post
1T must have been posted this afternoon"
he said to himself. "The girl must have re-
ceived it from some one this morning-pos-
sibly from the murderer
John Alister began to feel very uncomfort-
able. In the first place he didn't want the
story Of his lending a FLYER to a girl in Picca-
dily to get into the papers, and he didn't see
how 1t was TO be kept out and in tho second
place he had an idea that his INFORMATION to
the police would drag this girl into the affair
in very unpleasant manner.
He didn't believe for one moment that
Lillian Wilson had any guilty knowledge OF
the real ownership OF the note she had sent
him. He argued with himself that had she
for one moment believed it to be the proceeds
of crime she would not have sent it to him.
It would have been running the risk Of in
eliminating herself.
II can't help the consequences" he said to