Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-03-26

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THAT would make him my accom-
plice. You are wrong. do not know
the man at all. +"
"You admitted having met him when
Miss Dora Remsen introduced him to
you"
"Once only-at a gaming table. That
is why I was displeased to see him in
the home Of my intended. Passing the
robbery, then-for despite my denial you
may think your explanation correct,
and jury might agree with you-let
us come to the murder. Do you suppose
a man would make a wager to commit
a crime and then go to the extreme of
killing woman?"
81 do not But, having committed
the robbery, and then having discovered
that this woman, who, you say, has
blackmailed you, had actually taken an
apartment in the same building with
your affianced, you may have gone there
to urge her to leave and have killed her
to save yourself. "
PLAINLY you do not know me. There
is one point in what you say which is
interesting Did 1 understand that this
woman had an apartment in the Thir-
tieth street building?''
Certainly, and you knew it,.
You are mistaken. Let US return to
the jewels. You think that these are
the missing gems. If prove to the con-
trary, will you agree not to place me
under arrest?"
with pleasure, said the detective,
feeling safe in the idea that what Mr..
Mitchell offered TO do was an impossi-
bility.
Thank you! That gives me my free
dom, in exchange for which courtesy
promise you all the assistance in my
power in finding the murderer. 5" Say
ing which, Mr.. Mitchell touched an cleo
tric button, and when it was answered
sent a message up stairs asking Mr.
Charles to come down. In a few mo-
ments that gentleman appeared.
'Mr, Charles" said Mr. Mitchell,
would it be possible for me to enter
these vaults without your nowledge?"
sit would be impossible for any one
to enter here without my knowledge" I"
said Mr.. Charles.
"You keep my key, do you not?"
Eyes, sir :"
"Have I ever taken it out of this
building?"
"No, sir. "
"Then you think it impossible that I
should have been able to have dupli-
cate key and to have entered here with
out your knowledge?"
"An utter mpossibility, sir. )"
"Can you remember when was here
iast?"
Certainly. 1t was about two weeks
ago, when you told me that you were
going to Boston"
"Thank you very much, Mr.. Charles.
That is ALL" Mr.. Charles retired and
Mr. Mitchell looked at Mr.. Barnes with
a smile, saying:
You see you are wrong again. The
jewels were stolen yesterday morning,
and have not been to this place since,
and therefore could not have placed
them in this box. Are you satisfied" p,
''No. If you were able to commit the
robbery on the train while watched
your section all night, and to have sue
ceeded in getting the jewels away al
though you were searched, you are in
genious enough to have found way of
getting here without the knowledge of
Mr.. Charles. Or, he may be paid to lie
for you. feel too sure that these are
the gems to be SO readily convinced to
the contrary"
$50 you did watch me that night.
Well, l am sorry you had so much trou-
Bile. I must give you further proof?
Very good. Examine these" He took
out a package of letters and from th"m
extracted bill of sale, dated five years
previous, in which was once more an
accurate description of the Jewels and
case. In addition there was pinned to it
receipt from the New York custom
house for the duties paid, which paper
was also dated back. This was evidence
which Mr.. Barnes could not refute
Plainly this particular set Of jewels Re-
longed to Mr.. Mitchell.
"That is sufficient It would be folly
to arrest you when you could show those
documents to any judge and be released.
At the same time I shall not forget the
coincidence Of these two lists, and that
one of the button.
"By the way, Mr.. Barnes, would you
mind saying where you found that but
ton?"
"In the room where the woman was
murdered.
"No wonder you valued it. I am sur
prised that you should have presented it
to Miss Remsen. There was twinkle
in Mr.. Mitchel's eye which annoyed Mr..
Barnes, but he made no reply. Mr..
Mitchell continued
"In consideration of your not placing
me under arrest, Mr.. Barnes, I will
give you hint. I made that wager
with my friend Randolph yesterday
morning-that is to say, Dec. 2. have
until Jan. 2 to commit the crime about
which the bet was made. Should you
SO1AC w tllo tudG L ALL uOU
guilty Of either of those now engaging
your attention it might enter your head
that I still have crime Oh hand, and
it might pay you to watch me- Do you
catch the idea?"
There is little danger of your COM
mitting any crime during the next
month without my knowing it" said
Mr.. Barnes.
"Now let us change the subject. Do
you see this ruby?" taking large ruby
from the case before them. II am
thinking Of having it set as a present to
Miss Remsen. Will she not be enyied |
when she wears it?"
fro BE CONTINUED.