Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-09

my cue to act quickly. But if I left the
/ train l knew that the detective would see
me | therefore gently raised the sash
/ and deftly let myself to the ground out
of the window. quickly took the satch-
ell, ran to the end of the depot, and
/ found place where l could shove it far
under the platform. Then l climbed
! back into the berth, and after that l as
sure you I slept very we'll "
The company applauded this descrip-
tion Of how the robbery had been COM
mitted, and Mr.. Mitchell bowed.
"Wait, my friends I'VE are not through
| yet The woman who had robbed me
| had the supreme audacity to report her
loss, or perhaps we should say that she
was so angry that she became desper-
! ate have reason to believe that she
had an accomplice in this man, and that
suspecting him of robbing her she
would have been willing to give testi-
mony against him if caught and trust
to escape herself by turning states evil
! dence. When we were running in to
| New York, NJ. Barnes directed that all
should be searched. enjoyed that, l
| assure you. 1t seemed so amusing TO
! look in New York for what l knew was
! in New Haven. At the same time l was
| anxious to get back to New Haven as
! quickly as possible. With that end in
view invited Nh, Barnes to breakfast
| with me. tried to make it appear that
l was anxious to have him agree to be
the only detective on my track, but in
reality 1 wished to discover whether he
would be able at once to place SPY at
my heels; that is, whether he had
man at the Grand Central already. This
1 found was the case. 1 therefore was
obliged to 90 to my hotel as though
| having no desire to leave town again,
Then subsequently eluded this man
! by the convenient bridges across the
elevated railroad. | went to New Ha-
ven, found the satchel, and then depos-
| tied it at hotel near by for safe keep
ing. My object in this was plain. 1
knew that the robbery would get into
the newspapers, and that by behaving
| suspiciously at the hotel-of course,
was Observation-Disclosures would be at
tracted there. This did happen, and the
result was that the jewels were given
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ties, the very safest place for them, so
far as was concerned. Gentlemen, that
| is the story of the crime which l COM
mitted. I have only to show my receipt
from the Boston custom house and my
bill Of sale from the Paris dealer to be
able to recover my property Are you
satisfied, Mr. Randolph"
Entirely. You have won fairly, and
I have a check for the amount with me,
which you must accept with my con-
gratulations upon your success.
''I thank you very much, said Mr..
Mitchell, taking the check. Il take this
because I have immediate use for it, as
you will learn directly. Now must
tell you the true story of the other rob-
berry"
At this all were very much astonlsh-
ed Mr.. Thauret appeared trifie nerv-
ous He placed one hand over the top
| of his claret glass, and let it rest there
| q moment, after first having taken sip
from it.
"You all recall the fact that I was
sick in Philadelphia, - continued Mr..
Mitchell, "at the time of the Ali Baba
festival. I fatter myself that that was
the most artistic thing that have done
throughout this whole affair. Any one
seeing me would have been satisfied
that was truly i'll, yet, in point of
fact, my cough was brought on by drugs
administered to me by my physician at
my express desire, and for purposes
which 1 had explained to him. 1 guess
| ed that had been followed to Phlladel-
phia and took care that should not be
too closely watched, as Mr.. Barnes
knows. Yet I expected that after the
affair Mr.. Barnes himself would come
to Philadelphia to see roe, and my artl-
fcially produced illness was to battle
him. But I am anticipating events.
| After the train robbery the woman was
murdered. By what seemed an odd
chance she was in the same house where
my wife then lived. knew that had
been followed from the theater to that
house on the night Of the murder. |
knew that other circumstances pointed
strongly to my guilt But I had the ad-
vantage over the detective, for knew
that the man. who had stolen the jew
els from the woman, not finding them
when he returned to New Haven, must
have been furious. Judging the woman
by himself he would suppose that at
least it was possible that she had taken
them from the satchel herself. Then on
that slim chance might he not have re-
turned to the woman, and, admitting
the theft Of the satchel. have endeavor-
ed to make her confess that she still
IL Ia I1as1 in
he not either in fit of anger or to pre-
vent her from peaching, as they call
it, have cut her throat?"
"You are wrong there, Mr.. Mitchell,
said the detective. 1.-THE woman was
killed while she slept There was no
struggle, "
even SO, we can imagine the sneak
going into the house and killing her
that he might search for the gems un-
disturbed, and also to rid himself Of a
companion for whom he no longer had
any need. At least, that was the view
that took Of it, and, more than that,
felt convinced that knew the man. "
At this moment Mr.. Thauret nervous
" reached forth his hand toward his
glass of wine, but before he could get
it Mr.. Barnes had taken it up and
drained it to the bottom. Mr.. Thauret
seemed livid with wrath, and dramat-
ic incident occurred, unobserved by the
rest of the company. Mr.. Thauret turn
ed toward Mr.. Barnes and seemed on
the point of making demonstration,
when that gentleman just tipped back
his chair slightly, and meaningly ex-
posed to the view Of his neighbor the
cleaning barrel of a revolver, which he
held in his hand below the table. This
only occupied a moment, and lmmed1-
ately afterward both men seemed, like
the others, simply interested listeners
to the narrative
"When I say that l thought that l
knew the man." continued Mr.. Mitch
ell, "I make statement which it may
interest you to have me explain. In the
first place, saw the fellow who hid the
satchel at the New Haven depot. Still
l obtained but o momentary glimpse OF
his face and would not have been sure
of identifying him. Twill call yoqE at
tention now to the fact that very Slight
| Incidents sometimes lead the mind into
a suspicion, which, followed up, may
elucidate mystery. Prior to the train
robbery had met man at my club one
night, or rather had seen him playing
q card game, and conceived the notion
| that the fellow was cheating.
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