The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-17


to believe that he was no assassin by
his own choice and that the murder
would never have been committed had
he not gone in fear of his life from the
spies and agents of Captain Shannon,
whose instructions he dared not DISC
hey. He expressed his readiness to re-
veal all he knew of the conspiracy and
declared that he was not only aware
who Captain Shannon was, but actually
had portrait of the archconspirator
which he was prepared to hand over to
the police. He then went on to say that
the murder of the editor of the Dublin
News was to be companioned in London
by the murder of the editor of The
Daily Record
On hearing this last startling piece Of
news the Dublin police wired immedi-
ately to New Scotland Yard and to the
London Office of The Daily Record, but
the warning arrived at the latter place
few minutes too late, for when the
telegram was taken TO the EDITORS room
he was found lying stabbed through the
heart
An alarm was raised, as already de-
scribed, the doors locked and every one
within the building subjected to the Sc
verest examination, but all that could
be discovered was that well groomed
and young looking man, dressed and
speaking like gentleman, had called
some ten minutes before, saying that he
had an appointment with the editor. He
had sent up the name of Mr.. Hyram b.
Todd of Boston, and the EDITORS reply
had been, "Show the gentleman in. "
Why this unknown stranger was allow
ed access to an editor who is generally
supposed to be entirely inaccessible to
outsiders there was not a particle of
evidence to show. All that was known
was that minute or two before the
murder had been discovered the sup
posed Mr.. Todd came out from the edi-
tors room, turning back to nod GOOD
morning, and thank you very much" at
the door, after closing which he left the
building.
No cry or noise of scuffling had been
heard, but from the fact that the editor
was lying face downward over table
upon which papers were generally kept
it was supposed that he had risen from
his chair and walked across the room to
this table to look for a manuscript or
memorandum. To do so he must have
turned his back upon the visitor, who
had apparently seized the opportunity
10 stab his victim to the heart and had
then left the Office just in time to escape
detection.
The Importance of the arrest which
had been made was fully realized when.
two days after its occurrence, the name,
personal description and portrait OF
Captain Shannon were posted up on
every police station in the kingdom,
with the announcement that the govern
ment would pay a reward of Go, 600 FOR
information which should lead to his
arrest
He was, it seemed, the fourth man on
The Daily Records list. his name being
James Mullen. an Irish-American, and
was described as between 40 and 80
years of age, short and slightly lame.
In complexion he was stated to be dark,
with brown hair and bushy beard, but
his most distinguishable feature was
said to be his eyes, which were describ-
ed as particularly full and fine, with
heavy lids.
Then came the portrait, which, the
instant looked at it, startled me
strangely. The face as ] saw it there
was unknown to me, but that some
where and some time in my life had
eeen the face-not of some one resem-
bling this man, but of the very man
himself was positive, though under
what circumstances ! could not for the
life OF me remember. / have as q rule
an excellent memory, and / attribute
this very largely to the fact that never
allow myself to forget. Memory, like
the lamp which came into the posses.
sion of Aladdin, can summon magicians
to aid us at call. But memory is lamp
which must be kept bright by constant
usage or it ceases to retain its power
The slave sprites serve mortals none
too willingly, and if, when you rub the
lamp. the attendant sprite come not
readily to your call, and you. through
Incidence, allow him to slip back into |
the blue, be sure that when next you
seek his offices he will again be mutt.
nous. And if on that occasion you com.
pei him not, he will become more and
ever more slack in his service, and final. |
ly will shake off his allegiance and
cease to do your bidding at all.
Hence, as / have said, never allow |
my self to forget, though when 1 STUN
BILE upon stubborn matter / go like a
dog with a thorn in his foot till the
thing be found. Such a matter was it
to remember where and when / had
seen the face that so reminded me of
Captain Shannon. Day after day went
by and yet. cudgel my brains as 1
would, could get no nearer to tracing
the connection, and but for sheer obsti-
macy had pitched the whole concern
out Of my mind and gone about my bust
ness. Sometimes was nigh persuaded
that the thing sought was sentient and
alive and was lodging me of pure devil
try and set purpose. Onceit tweaked me,
as it were. by the car. as il TO whisper
therein tho words Vas wanting But