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observed. HE leaves his friends messages

observed. HE leaves his friends messages
lying about for his enemies to read"
We hurried forward with scarcely a
word. I was almost too bewildered by what
Hewitt had said and done to formulate
anything like q reasonable guess as to
make an effective inquiry = though after
what Hewitt had said I knew that would
be useless. Who was this mysterious man
with the broken shoe, what had he to do
with the murder Of Sneaihy, what did the
mutilation mean, and who were his friends
who left him signs and messages by means
of crossed tWigs?
We met a man, by whom I sent a short
note to my uncle, and soon after we turn
ed into main road. Here, again. at the
corner, was the curious message of twigs.
A cart wheel had passed over and crushed
them, but it had not SO far displaced them
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feet only, and as first Sneathy and then
both of the brothers came this way, the
footmarks must be theirs. Which are
Sneathy'S Is plain-they are these large,
fiat ones. If you notice, they are all dis
tinctly visible in the center of the track
showing plainly that they belong to the
man who walked alone. which was Sneathy.
OF the Others the marks of the outside
feet-.he left on the left SIDE and the right
on the right sde-are often not visible.
Clearly they belong to the two men walk
ing side by side, and, more often than not,
treading with their outer feet on the grass
at the side. And where these happen to
drop on the same spot as the marks in the
middle they cover them. Plainly, they are
the footmarks of Henry and Robert Fos-
ter. made as they followed Sneathy. Don't
you agree with me, Mr.. Hewitt?'
"Oh, yes, that's very plain. You have a
better pair of eyes than most people, Mr..
Hardwick. and a good idea of using them,
too We will. go on to the wood now. As
a matter of fact, I can pretty clearly dis
t;nguish most of the other footmarks-
those on the grass, but that's matter of
much training"
We followed the footpath, keeping on
the grass at its side, in case it should be
desirable to refer again to the foot tracks.
For some little distance into the wood the
tracks continued as before those of the
brothers OVERLAPPING those of Sneathy. Then
there was difference. The path here was
broader and muddy, because Of the proX-
unity of trees, and suddenly the outer
footprints separated, and no more overlap
the longer ones in the center, but proceed
ed at an equal distance on either side Of
them.
"See there" cried Mr. Hardwick, point
ing triumphantly to the spot this is where
they overlook him, and walked on either
side. The body was found only little fur
Their on-you could see the place now if the
path didn't Zig-Zag about So"
Hewitt said nothing, but stopped and -ex-
amined the tracks at the sides with great
care and evident thought, spanning the
distances between them comparatively with
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Hewitt was alert. and gave his wrists
twist that made him roll his head with a
dismal, stifled yell, and with the opening of
his mouth, by some chance, the gag fell
away. Immediately the man roared aloud
for help.
Quick" said Hewitt, drag him along
they'll hear in the vans Bring the hand"'
I seized the fallen handkerchief and
crammed 1t over the mans mouth as well
as 1 might, and together we made as much
ora trot as we could, dragging the man be-
tween US, while Hewitt checked any re-
luctance on his part by timely wrench of
the wrist holds. 1t was a hard two hun
bred and fifty yards to the lane. even for
us-for the gypsy 1t must nave been a bad
minute and a half indeed. Once more a
we went over the uneven ground he man
aged to get out shout. and we thought
we heard distant reply from somewhere
pulled him over a stile in a tangle and
dragged and pushed him through small
hedge gap in heap. Here We were but
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CHAPTER II.

Hewitt and had, Of course, at this time
never heard Of Mr.. Sneathy, and the colonel
told us what little he knew. He had never
spoken to the man, he said-indeed nobody
in the place outside Ranworth would have
anything to do with him. Hes certainly
been an unholy scoundrel over those poor
peoples banks" said my uncle, land If
what they says true he's been about as
bad as possible to his wretched wife. He
must have been pretty miserable, too, with
all his scoundrelism, for he was complete
ly ruined man, without chance of retriev-
ing his position, and detested by everybody
Indeed. some of his recent doings, if what
have heard Is to be relied on, have been
very much those Of a mailman. So that on
the whole I'm not much surprised. Sui
cide's about the only crime 1 suppose that
he never experimental with till now, and
indeed. it's rather service to the world at
large-hiS only service, l expect"
The colonel sent a man to make further
inquiries, and presently this man returned
with the news that now it was said that
Mr.. Sneathy had not committed suicide
but had been murdered And hard on the
mans heels came Mr.. Hardwick, a neighbor
Of my uncle's and fellow j. P. He had
had the case reported to him, it seemed, as
soon as the body had been found and had
lat once gone to the spot. He found the
body hanging-and with the right hand cut
Oft.
ITS a murder, Brett" he said without
doubt most horrible case of murder and
mutilation. The hand is cut off and taken
away, but whether the atrocity was COM
| mitted before or after the hanging, of
| course, can't say. But the missing hand
| makes it plainly a case of murder, and not
| suicide. I've come to consult you about
issuing warrant, for 1 think there's no
doubt as to the identity of the murderers."
That's a good job" said the colonel,
| "else we should have had some work for
| Mr.. Martin Hewitt here. which wouldn t
| be fair, as he's taking rest. Who do you
| think Of having arrested?''
| The two young Fosters. It's as plain as
| 1t can be-and a most revolving crime, too,
| Rod en- NV hav haap
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side of the law. though some Of his CO.
directors learned the taste of penal servi-
tude. But he was beggared and lived, as
1t were, mere pensioner in his wife's
house. Here his brutality increased to a
frtghtful extent, till his wife. already broken
in health In consequence, went in con-
slant fear Of her life, and Miss Foster
passed a life of weeping misery. All her
friends entreaties, however, could not per-
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Copyright 1895, by Bachelor, johnson & Bacheller)
CHAPTER L

Copyright, 1895, by Bachelor, johnson & Bacheler)
CHAPTER I.
think have recorded In another place
Hewitts frequent aphorism that there is
nothing In this world that Is at all possible
that has not happened or is happening in
London" But there are many strange hap
penings In this matter-of-fact country, and
In these matter-of-fact times, that occur
far enough from London. Fantastic crimes.
savage revenges. medieval superstitions,
hellish cruelty, though less In sight, have
been no more extinguished by the advent
Of the nineteenth century than have the
ancient races who practiced them in the
dark ages Some Of the races have become
civilized and some of the savageries are
heard of no more. But there are survivals
In both cases. I say these things. having
in my mind particular case that came
under the personal notice of both Hewitt
and myself-an affair that brought one up
standing with a gasp and a doubt Of ones
era
Ny good uncle, the colonel, was not in
the habit of gathering great house parties
at his place at Rafferty,, partly because
the place was not a great one and partly
because the coloners govt was. But there
was an excellent bit of shooting for two
or three guns, and even when he was I'M
able 20 leave the house himself my uncle
was always pleased IL some good friend
was. enjoying sood days sport in his ter
ritory. AS to myself, the good old soul was
in a perpetual state of offense because l
visited him so seldom, though whenever
my scant holidays fell in a convenient time
Of the year l was never insensible to the
attractions of the Rafferty, stubble. More
than once had sat by the old gentleman
when his foot was exceptionally trouble
some, amusing him with accounts of some
of the doings of Martin Hewitt. and more
than once had my uncle expressed his de-
sire to meet Hewitt himself, and commits
stoned me with an invitation to be pre-
scented to Hewitt at the first likely oppor-
tunity for a joint excursion TO Rafferty,.
At length 1 persuaded Hewitt to take a
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twenty yards from the cart, and into that
We flung him without wasting time or ten.
derness, to the intense CONSERVATION of the
driver. who. 1 believe. very nearly set up a
cry for help on his own account. Once in
the cart, however, I seized the rens and
the whip myself, and, leaving Hewitt to
take care of the prisoner, put the turnout
along toward Rafferty, at as near two
miles an hour as 1t could go. We made
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-15
Secret. Coming Out.

BRooKToy, Mass, Nov. Is. Several
witnesses gave evidence Mt the police hear
ing last night, and while much of the
testimony was indirect, it went to show
that many liquor dealers have paid for
protection in this city during the past few
months. Officer Sullivan told of a con-
versation with James Hayes, n liquor
dealer. Hayes told him that he had paid
$50 a month for protection, aud yet had
been raided. Hayes said he was going to
see Marshal Chase and demand an ex.
PLANTATION. Dr.. r. G. Frost told of a con-
~versation with w. t. Wilson. a liquor
dealer, who told him he had an under
standing with the authorities. Clerk Ii.
w. Flagg told of taking an affidavit from
Louis Lattinville, liquor dealer. in which
Lattinville dcposed that James Hayes had
told him his brother could stop raids by
giving Liquor Officer Ashport 800. Lat
t~invillc also stated In the affidavit that
Hayes informed him he had also paid
Marshal Chase.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-15

john Repko. "a Nsiuraiized AMERICAN hia'
a Complaint Against spain.


Jo.n Repko. "a Nsiuraiized American, Has
a Complaint Against spain.
DANBURy, Conn, Nov. ia claim Tor
$4,000 against the spanish government
will be filed ut the state department Ia
Washington by Attorney Walsh of this
city. who will ask that IL be recognized as
a claim of "A citizen OF the United States
1t is claimed the case will involve ques-
tions OF international law, and as such
will b. an important one.
1t will be set forth that John Repko,
the claimant, Italian by birth, but q
naturalized American citizen, under
papers granted i'm New York state, is the
proprietor OF tho Roma Grand Continent
hotel In Habana, one OF the largest hotels
in Cuba. The officers OF several Spanish
regiments, sent there from spain TO quell
the revolution. made the hotel their head
quarters Sor six months. living In high
style and contrasting large bills, on which
they paid nothing.
Repko claims that n night he and his
family were driven from the hotel, which
was confiscated on the protest that he
was a sympathizer with the revolutionists
and Obliged 20 seek safety In this country.
The family are now In New York, while
Repko is in Tampa, Fla.
Repko's claim will be that as he was q
United States citizen c~onfiscation was un'
Just and a breach Of international law.
He wants the hotel restored to his posses
sion, and, being reduced TO poverty, claims
500, 900 damages.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-15
Committed Two Heniou, Crimes

WINSTON, n. c., Nov. Is. A mob
visited the homo of William Barbec in
Cabarruss county for the purpose of
lynching an Indian doctor named White,
who was under arrest there. He Is
charged with having caused the 16-ycar-
old daughter If Barbee, u half-witted Great
urc, TO submit to him. The girl returned
home after the crime had been pcrpc-
trated, and is now in n procarious condi-
ton. The indications are that White
may be lynched. White also stands
charged with beguiling the wife OF Martin
Fur, causing her To leave her husband.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-15

WASHINGTON, Nov. l5.-Tho chiefs OF
the naval bureaus OF construction and Of
steam engineering recommend that the
ram katahdin be accepted by the govern
ment, despite tho contract requirement
that II the vessel failed 10 develop an aver
age speed Of II knots an hour during her
trial trip she should stand rejected. The
ground for this recommendation is that
the arbitrary contract requirement was
not made under "A provision of law, but
mt the v~olition Of the secretary OF the navy,
and that, therefore, the secretary Is not
bound To compel adherence TO the letter Of
the contract, but may modify II as he
plcases.
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TELEGRAPHIC BRAvITIEs.

Australian colonies will export no
wheat.
Schlatter, the Denver healer, has disap-
New York's striking cabmcn were dis.
charged.
Brooklyn's trolley roads are in financial
difficulties.
An insane man In Paris shot and killed
several persons.
Another Dominion government fnan-
cial crisis Is feared.
The German squadron has anchored
outside of Annoy, China.
British Guiana declines to help England
In the Venezuelan affair.
The New York horse show Ii evidently a
success as a financial venture.
Incoming steamers report that Wednes-
Gay night was n wild one at sea.
The Brockton Mass Times calls for
the suspension Of City Marshal Chase.
The New York, Lake Erie and Western
Railroad company is to be reorganized.
An unknown man was killed on the
Consolidated railroad while track-walking
at Fall River, Mass.
Republican caucuses Mt Lawrence,
Mass, chose delegates favorable 10 q. b.
Junkins for mayors
Professor keasby OF Bryn Mawr col
lege advises the United States to build
and TO control the Nicaragua canal.
Arthur A. Carey OF Boston has endowed
a ward at the Newport OR. ID hospital at
an expense Of 10000, In memory Of his dc.
ceased brother
"A glass OF liquor OF any kind Is not pro-
durable at any bar In Exeter. ". H., n con-
dition which has probably never con-
fronted the thirsty ones until this week.
A boiler Ina the mill OF the Oakland
Paper company nj Manchester. Conn, ex-
plodcd. One end OF the boiler house was
blown out. and two men were badly
scalded M buthcd.
In the Waterbury Comm superior court,
Maurice Mcriar'y. charged with murder
I'm the second degree, was found guilty OF
mauslaughter, aiid sentenced 20 10 years
IN state prison and 81 enc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-15
Con.lderInr Dunraven's Cbarcc..

New YORK, Nov. 15.-The regatta and
cup committee Of the New York Yacht
club met in joint session yesterday after
noon for the purpose Of considering the
charges made by Lord Dunraven against
the Observation-Disclosures III contest and to
get things i'm such shape that the entire
matter i'm its every aspect. may be laid be-
fore the next general meeting o. the club.
The general feeling OF the members seemed
TO be for ousting the Britisher from the
club. What action the conference had de-
cided upon those who participated would
not say.
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Doctors Recommeno
KARRAGANSETT
LAGER.
Magnates Elect or, ers and Adjourn Till
L.hrt.vv

Msgnates Elect ON jers and Adjourn Till
EebrCary.
NEW YORK, Nov. lb.-Shortly after :
nual fall convention of tho National Base.
ball League concluded thelr business and
adjourned until Feb. "a, 1896. The mum
Der OF officers To constitute the national.
board was increased by one. The follow
ing were elected: n. E. Young, @. IL.
Byrne, John Il. Brush and A. III. Soden.
The president of the League was re-
quested to orange schedule for the en-
suing season, 80 that, so far as practical
BILE, the clubs that play Sunday games
shall begin on the first day of the week, so
as not TO conflict with the non-Sunday
playing clGbs.
Paragraph & OF article 5 was amended so
that any minor league organization de-
string TO be classified as GLASS A shall ro-
ceive the sum of $500 for n selected player,
and the ameant to be paid TO tho secretary
shall be onc-half the amount now paid by
class A.
Mr.. Soden announced TINT the League
members werc anxious 20 pcrpetuate tho
memory of the late Harry Wright, who
had lone so much for Americas national
game. Resolutions wero adopted setting
forth that Harry Wright Ind no enemy;
his friends were legion, and included
those to whom his voice and form were
strangers, but whose name and fame were
as household deitics.
Mr.. Byrnes moved that a day be named,
prior to the opening Of the baseball sea-
son next year, on which every club in the
League should be- instructed to play with
the best attraction possible and the pro-
ceeds of such games to be placed in tho
hands of n committee which would ar.
range details for the erection of a suitable
monument in memory of Harry Wright.
This was carried.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-15
Back From Russia.

New YORK, Nov. l5.-Archbishop Nicjh-
olas, of the Russian church in Alaska,
returned yesterday from a visit 10 Russia.
He came on the steamer Havel, and was
met at the sdocis In Hoboken by a largo
delegation OF the Russian, Syrian and
Arabian societies Of this city. These
formed into line, and, as the archbishop
descended the gangway, each OF those
present to welcome him kissed his hand.
He was attired in full c~anonicals and car
ried his staff of Office. The archbishop
was driven to the Russian Orthodox
church, where he delivered an address.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-15

Slated as Next Chairman OF The Ways
and Means Committee.
AMPLE ROOM FOR REPUBLICANS
Made by the Retirement Of
Seven Democrats.

WASHINGTON, Nov. n-Political gossip
has begun to center on the makeup OF the
ways and means committee Of the Fifty
fourth congress.
Mckinley. Springer and Wilson have
been, respectively, the chairmen OF this
committee In the last three congresses,
and Ii now ooks as though Serene Payne
Of Auburn, N. ", would enjoy that honor
In the Fifty fifth congress, so soon to as
semble, and any new revenue measure
would be known rs the Payne bill.
or the ~ plembers OF the committee, ii
In the last conRres were Democrats and q
Republioans-Reed, Burrows, Payne, Dali
zell, Hopkins and Gear. OF Reeds cleo
ton as speaker OF the house there Is no
doubt. Burrows and Gear are likewise on
The eligible list for this committee chair
manship by reason of their election TO the
senate from the states of Michigan n
Iowa, respectively.
Three possible chairmen remain-Payne,
Dalzell and Hopkins and there Is little
rsason 10 believe that the priority claim OF
Mr.. Payne will DO ignored. He has been
for years a close personal friend OF MIR.
Reed, and Dalzell, the next ranking mem.
Der, has incurred the hostility of MIR. Quay
during the recent fractional struggle In
PENNSYLVANIA, where Dalzell was one OF
tho leaders Of the opposition to the junior
ssnator-ef that state.
Payne is, moreover, pretty well fitted
for tho responsibilities OF house leadership.
He Is &c years old, q graduate OF the Uni
vsrsity of Rochester, and has been a mem.
Der Of the Forty-sight, Forty-ninth, Fifty
syst, Fifty-second and Fifty-third con.
Sgresses, and was triumphantly reelected
. the Fifty-fourth.
Where Massachusetts, Comes In.
Some speculation exists as to the posi-
BE Massachusetts, representative on the
ways and means committee. Joseph III.
Walker of Worcester will probably prefer
TO take the chairmanship OF the commit
tee on banking and currency, OF which he
Is tho ranking member. Many believe
that the choice lies between Mccall,
Draper and Barrett.
The objection might be raised that this
wsuld be Mr.. Barrett's first term In the
house, but n similar honor was accorded
20 Moses Il. Stevens of North Andover,
Mass, upon his entry into public life.
Certainly Massachusetts, deserves a place
IN . committee Of IA members by reason
Of her largo business interests, with which
this COMMITTEES deals so closely.
OF the IL Democrats on this committee
in the last house. but four a lived to
tell the tale, politically speaking. They
are Mcmillan. Turner, Tarsney and
Wheeler, and 10 is probable that they will
retain their places, with possibly one or
two more Democrats added.
There will then be room for five or more
new Republicans on this much coveted
committee, and the appointments now
made may serve someone as a stepping
stone to house leadership a few years from
now, with all that 1t implies.
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CITY hDVERTISEMENTs.
CIry OF PROVIDENCE.
SeWerAssesSments

The owners OF estates assessed for tbe con-
struction Of sewers in the streets hereinafter
named are hereby notified that tho assessments.
November. iseS, lodged ~ the Office Of the
In PLUM STREET from Oxford street to
In MARLBOROUGH STREET from East
Beacon street to Pearl street, and in FRANK
STREET from beacon avenue 10 Plain street
In POMONA AVENUE from Academy ave.
hq In b Bo LANDER" s s!rsf! from Grand View
In WILLOW sTiiET from Mess.r street to
EMlilIilG Gyy STREE, street. : Z, tn Wool WLLfs ssr.. si "a hatupasgooaa
said street to Huns,nrton avenue. and IN
WOOD STREET from Ellery stro,t 10 Hunt
Ia TAYLOR STREET from a point about
ninety.one feet south Of Chester avenue 10
Marlborough avenue. and from Buckley street
90 Potters avenue. and in RLYNOLDS AVL'
In L~ExINoToN AVENUE from Niagara
In BARTON STREET. from Broadway TO
In HENDRIcK STREET from Carleton
In HARRIS AVENUE FROM Charlotte Hopa
street 20 Eagle street, and IN SiN AVENUE
from Harris avenue to the woonasquatucket
River
In CHAMBERS STREET from po,ters are.
nue. 10 Huntington avenue
In CRANsTON STREET from Potters ave-
nue. 20 Huntington avenue
In LINNOOD AVENUE from Cranston
street Co Union avenue
III payment OF the whole OF any assessment
IL made before the Pa day Of November, 1890 q
deduction Win DC made on the = me ~ the
rate OF = K il per centum For annum froil
the datp II the payment 10 said last mel
toned daIO
One.third Of the assessment may DO paid Mt
any time within one year from the tims the
assessment IL lodged with the City Trensurvr,
without interest
The second instalment Of one'third may be
paid within two years from the day tof said
Judgment with the City Treasurer. by paving
IN addition thereto the interest ON the whole
amount due ON sain assessment. at the rate OF
six 90 per cent. per annum from the hrst day
OF the second year after said Judgment 10 the
time OF payment
The last or third instalment Of the assess.
mont may be- paid within three years after
said Judgment by paying In addition rher,fo
the interest thereon at the rate Of six t6l per
cent. FER snnum from the dale Of the last pay
mput
IL the first i%nstalment IL not paid at the
end ~ one year from the cay OF the lodg-
ment OF the assessment with the City Treas
urer, the whole assessment can then be col.
lectcd, with interest therefroni, at the rate OF
six l6) per cent. por annnn, and EXPENSES OF
colleC ION ID. L. 4. GhANGEk,
Nov2-sN City Treasurer.
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A Question of Treasurership.

BOSTON, Nov. t5,-In the case, of the
V~assalboro Wooden company Of Vassal-
boro, Me-, VS.. Samuel Williams, on petit
ton for a mandamus 10 compel the de-
PENDANT, the treasurer OF the company, 10
turn over the books and papers of the
corporation to Thomas Sampson, alleged
to have been elected treasurer Of the com
pany, Judge Barker, in the supreme court,
denied the writ, and oyerruled n demurrer
filed by the defendant. The court held
that the election of Sampson was not by
ballot, according to law.