Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-30

me. and won't be so frightened, whls-
pered the doctor kindly. SIT mere
William, my lad; you don't look nj 10
stand. Now, these gentlemen wait
YOU to tell everything you can ABOUT
this sad occurrence of last night
Dobson cleared his throat, and made
one or TWO Intellectual attempts TO artic-
ulate.
Come. man, pull yourself together:
You have been long time at Welland
Dobson made a great effort, sat up
right and replied: Yes, sir; seven
years, man and boy, sir.
You entered Sir Jaspers stables
when YOU left school, didn't you?
"WeH. no sir. You see my mother
she was all for my rising to be butler
and so Mr.. Parkinson he gave me
trial indoors. But it worn't no good,
sir Ii was allus horses as l Iahcleu'
SO back to the stables goes sir.
I'VE were wondering, Dobson,
whether you had seen any suspicious
looking characters hanging about the
station last night?'
NO. sir. There worn't nobody only the
porter. John Jones. sir, and me. The mas
ter. he was the only passenger as l sor'
sir"
Coming along the road, did you stop
often?'
'No-not once. sir
"Then you drove swiftly all the way?'
Except comm up the ILL., sir. 1 allus
walks the 'osses there"
And you heard and saw nothing TN
usual?"
Nothing a. all. sir.
Now. look here. my man" interposee
Inspector Burley roughly, DO you ex-
pect us to believe that you 'ad no suspic-
ions that something queer was 'appen-
in' just at your back? Did nothink occur
to make you look around?'
NO. sir; l swear l never suspected
nothing
well. brace yourself up, and tel us all
wot took place when YOU reached Welland
Court. What was the appearance Of the.
corpse. now?"
But Dobson had reached the limit of his
endurance. He relapsed into a series of
painful hysterical sobs. and was plainly
incapacitated from further questioning al
the time
Inspector Burley looked Disguised, and
the policemen. who had evidently antci-
pated the more gruesome details as q
bonne bouche. were visibly defrauded.
Giving Dobsou into a footman's charge,
10 be put TO bed, DR.. Freeman hurried in
10 administer a sleeping drausht
81 fear we can't look for much informa-
ton from that groom" remarked Mr..
Sherwood. is he atal weak-minded?'
Not very clever. certainly. save with
horses But the shock accounts for ,hs.
He had the worst Of it. I was sitting in
my snuegery last night smoking and lis
tenng for my uncles arrival when the
door bell rang violently and some one bait
tered furiously at my door. I ran out and
opened it before any Of the men had time
to reach il. Dobson rushed in like "A mad
man and chung to me. imp.oring help.
and praying that it might be kept away
from him. Since Their he has gone from
one nervous attack to another"
eft is so strange that nothing should
supply the slightest clue" said Mr.. Sher-
wood. l. seems Incredible that an Eng
li~h gentleman should be foully murdered
within a mile Of his own house-nay. more,
win one OF MS own servants "llNlH lool
Of hin-ard that no sign Of the villain
should he left"
ct would almost seem to he an act Of
sHIfully calculated revenge" said Miss
Heron.
yet my uncle had no enemies. He was
generous and forbearing "a a fault"
"Dobson is secure to have a good sleep
at least" said Or. Freeman bursting into
the room. and in the meantime matters
seem 10 be NJ deadlock"
Inspector -Burley. who had maintained
an unusual silence for the last few min
utes preparatory 20 sprlrGinE n surprise
upon his audience. now rose slowly and
pordorously to his feet. Clearing his
throat he extended his thick right hand
to demand attention.
"Gentlemer." hit pompous voice broke
the silence. Il ham proud to Uniform YOU
that this case Will cause very little fur
ther trouble, as"-here he paused and
surveyed his audience 10 witness the a.
feet of "a bomb-'I have discovered whose
and committed the fatal act"
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