Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-09-07

| nau L been seen, nut no one found me
out. She came to him, and he talked
like an innocent man.
1.-The poor old woman has done me
another injury by getting herself muir
dered," he said. believe I'm suspect
cd, because | shall profit by her death.
Why, what do they take me for 2 l who
killed herr They say nothing was
gone"
"Who ever it was, you ought to be
thankful that the grabbed creature is
dead, +" she said. "Some common bur-
glar of course. She'd scream and shrek
il she saw some one at her jewel case
and get herself killed"
"Well. poor old woman, I'd have
been her death if had been near" JEFF
fries said. "She wasn't half bad She
never made a will and left things away
from me. as she might, after told her
I'd never cringe to her for her favor
Hang it, | wish | WASH her heir ! Peo-
pie will suspect mo secretly, perhaps. |
can prove | wasn't inside the house that
night, but you know how the papers
talked Poor Litzner, the roofer, came
to me and cried over what they said
about him. Kill Aunt Jossy Why
good Lord -"
"You used to call her Aunt Jezebel,"
said the widow. Mrs. Null is her name.
eyes, TN sorry did, but she had
temper" said Mr.. Jeffries. "Pve mind
not 20 take the money"
"Then sban't take you" said Mrs.
Null. "Such m idiot | should be
ashamed of you"
"See here p Kitty handed me an ad-
dress on piece of paper. 1t was Mrs.
Preston Null, at certain number,
Chestnut street. 1T is her nother-in-
law Can you send our Mrs. Null
Eliza Mull-a telegram saying, Come
at once to this address,, she asked.
81 can, said l.
EDO it, said she ''No, don't ask me.
| am helping you. | have my thoughts
Now take me home"
took her home and telegraphed to
brother detective to telegraph to the
widow and waited and watched.
saw her get into carriage an go away.
| followed and saw her take the train.
If Kitty wanted her out of the way she
was safe
A few hours afterward, | received
note.
Disguise yourself as an old woman
and come here at once. Come in cab.
Wear thick black veil. Send up word
that you are my Aunt Agnes. Lose no
time.
lost none. AS went slowly up
tho stairs with my black veil down, l
could hear my heart beat. Kitty opened
the door and called out: "Why, aunty,
DEAR" and shut it.
II have opened the door between ny
room and Mrs. Mups," she said. II
have found something. | can't appear
in this matter. You must sec for your
self"
She lod me into the handsome room
and went to "a wardrobe. There, from
beneath other dresses she drew plainly
cut coat or redingote, Of thin black
cloth, with many buttons down tho front
and spread it on chair. About tho
height of the knees q piece was torn
away and button gone.
"Hush !" she said "Ws don't know
who may DO listening. Make no sound"
Then she took the bit of cloth from
her pocket, fitted il to the rent and laid
the button on it.
"The piece of cloth found in dead
Mrs. Jeifries' hand came from this gar
ment," was hor remark.
eyes" | said, ''she must have dis
guised him in it. But, why -"
"Goosey !" said Kitty Mrs. Jeffries
could not get into this. Mrs. Null
wore it herself. Mrs. Null killed old
Mrs. Jeffries. The nephew knows moth
ing about it-guesses nothing. This
wicked woman wanted to marry him
when he inherited the estate. She has
done it. watched her through tho
peephole | had made saw her writhe
in agony and without speaking a word,
wiring her hands and tear her hair. Il
was an awful sight but knew it was
guilty conscience that moved her. There
you have it all in your own hand now.
I'll go and tell Mrs. G. that have news
which takes me away, pay my board and
20 with you in the cab"
left her Mt her own door. Mrs. Null
was arrested at the station on her return,
and it was all as Kitty said She made
full confession. She had conceived
the idea of numbering the old woman,
that her nephew might got the money,
and she had hoped the poor roof-mender
would be charged with the crime.
She was fiend in female form, but
the thought that had driven woman
to the gallows haunted me and sckened
me of the detective business, which I
left very soon.
Kitty and are keeping little hotel
now and are prospecting well.--Lonclon
Til Bits.