The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-09

lodgings. In the public house which he
frequented / came. across man to
whom 1 had previously spoken, who
tant sort of way, and turned the con-
versation on the man l wanted.
"'Ah! I've just seen him. said the
fellow. About an hour ago or mayhap
| little more. He was going to Maccles-
field, he said, to catch the early train
in the morning into Staffordshire, where
| he's got another job. He seemed in a
| mighty hurry, too.'
81 had reason afterward to think that
this man was the. one who had given
| Lamprey warning, but whether that
was so or not his information that night
appeared to be correct, for l met several
people who had seen Jack going across
the fields toward Marple, which was
his best way of getting to Macclesfeld
| from the place he lived in; but when /
| arrived at Marple station 1 was at fault
| again, for no train had been out for
quite two hours, and although waited
| till the last train to Macclesield had
| left Lamprey did not show up.
| 1Ileu anu feAeu ueyO yOuu ueSCilpllOu.
1 tramped back and got what rest
could, hoping that something might
turn up in the morning to assist me in
recovering the ground I had lost, but
afraid that for once had let my quarry
slip, and that 1 might never catch him,
now that he was aware he was being
| tracked.
"Sure enough, something did turn up
| in the morning, and something which
confirmed my fears, though 1 felt that
| 1 had got my man dead If 1 had missed
| him alive. The postman came around
| soon after z, before it was quite light,
and had only just got up when a boy
! came running in with a letter, which
had been delivered at the police station.
1t bore the Marble postmark, and was
addressed to The Detective from Lon
don.'
Tearing it open, read something
like this:
"From John Lamprey. l know you
are after me, and know what for.
managed to keep out of your way to-
night and meant to try and get down
south, but you are sure to have me,
sooner or later, so I've determined to
make an end of it. Look at the church
steeple when you get this tomorrow
morning.
'The church steeple was a tall and
prominent feature whichever way you
turned, and had only to go to the end
Of the street to get a full view of it.
When got there and looked up saw
something that gave me a start. In the
uncertain light Of the early morning 1
could discern against the gray sky,
hanging by the neck to one Of the iron
loops which serve for a ladder on the
side Of the spire, the figure of a man!
$50 much for Jack Lampreyv said
to myself, as 1 hurried to the police
station. He has saved me any more
trouble
"By the time had been to the station
and back to the church it was broad
daylight, and Of course the body hang
ing aloft had been seen and a crowd
had already collected, every one recog-
nizing it as that of Jack Lamprey.
"A strange freak remarked to the
sergeant who was with me.
L don't think so,' he replied. Jack
had made himself sort of hero over
going up the spire to repair the vane and
there was nothing more likely to occur
to his mind than to finish his career at
the same place.
"There was no one round Stockport
who would venture up the spire and a
telegram had to be sent to Stalybridge
for man to come and get the body
down. 1t was past midday before the
steeplejack arrived and by that time
half Stockport had heard of the affair.
81 shall never forget the few minutes
that followed, while the steeplejack
now looking the size Of little child
made his way very cautiously close up
to the body, and, fixing a rope to it,
made his preparations for lowering 1t
to his assistant, who was waiting on the
top Of the square tower to receive 1t.
There was something awfully sad and
solemn about it ALL
"In due course the assistant received
the corpse, which he let down to the
ground and everyone around me re-
marked that he swung it roughly to the
earth, without showing the respect
which might have been looked for. In
fact some actually called out 'Shamer
"But all at once the hush which had
fallen upon the crowd was broken by
storm Of jeers and laughter! The thing
which had given us all trouble was
nothing but a guy! And I never felt
such fool in all my life.
$50 that he might get nearly a days
start Lamprey had cleverly misled me
the night before. While / had been
wasting my time at Marple he had been
employed in stuffing the suit Of clothes
which he had taken from his lodgings
with straw, making very passable rep
resentation of himself, and in the mid
die Of the night he had climbed the
steeple (Which was child's play to him)
and left his effigy to deceive me and lull
me into inaction.
81 need not dwell upon the chaff re-
ceived. 1t is too painful, even now, for
me to recall without annoyance, but you
may be sure that quickly made myself
scarce"
did the fellow get clear?" asked
someone. "Yes He took the train to
the east coast and succeeded in getting
to Holland unnoticed," replied Hookyer.
"But he hanged himself in earnest some
considerable time afterward, leaving
letter behind admitting his guilt and
stating that his conscience troubled him
so that he could not bear to live."-Tit-
Bits.
Well-Paid Clergy.
The Established Church in England
pays it's preachers we'll. The salary Of
the Archbishop of Canterbury is $751;
600 per annum. The Archbishop of
Ua-1- 1..- cEn 900. tho D;cl,or "a -.