Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-06-17
COPYRIGHT 1886. BY O00O MEAD AND COMPANY.

ed IN Dribing postman, for, though it
may not be impossible to find dishonest
postmen, the odds are very much against
finding the dishonest man in the one
particular office with the mails of which
one wishes TO tamper.
A far moro probable theory was that
which had at first occurred 10 me-
namely, that the letters had been di-
rected to the care of a tobacconist, or,
more likely still, Of hairdressor 1t is
a matter Of common knowledge that
many hairdresSers add to their business
takings by allowing letters, on each of
which fee of 1 penny is charged, to
be addressed to their care. Though gen.
orally implying a not very oreditable
connection, these letters are, as q rule,
Of no criminal character than as
signations with people to whom the re-
cipient has thought it inadvisable to
give his real name or address or whose
letters he is anxious should not come
under the notice of his family.
If Green had intercepted the letters
at a tobacconist's shop, the first thing to
find out was where that tobaoconists
shop was situated, and the only way TO
do so would be to trace the inquiry
agents recent movements. Hence I de-
cidod that could not do better than run
down to Yarby again and see what
could be learned about him. But before
l could do this with safety | should
have to ascertain whether the body had
been found, and whether suspicious of
foul play were entertained, as in that
case it would not be advisable to visit
the neighborhood for the present.
The morning paper of the following
day settled that point satisfactorily, for
on opening my Daily News l read the
following announcement:
Sad Death From Drowning. Mr..
Robert Bakewell Green, visitor from
London, was accidentally drowned at
Baxenham, near Yarby, yesterday. The
body was discovered late last night on
the beach by the Baxenham rural post
man. From the fact that the unfortu-
nate man was wearing no boots it is
supposed that he had taken them off in
order to pursue the pastime-so popular
among cockney visitors to the seaside
of padding among the small pools left
by the last tide DR.. Ellis, who exam
ined the body, is of opinion that while
so engaged the deceased was overcome
by faintness and was drowned in quite |
shallow water. the body being subse-
quently washed up upon the beach by
the incoming tide. An inquest will be
held" "
Five minutes after I had read this |
was on my way to catch
the next train to Yarby. The reader
will remember that Green had given his
address as "Care of Mrs. Brand, Elm
Cottage, Baxenham," and my first step
was to interview this lady under the
pretense of being press representative
who had come down to collect further
about her late lodger. From
Mrs. Brand learned, among other facts,
that Green had been in the habit of |
paying frequent visits to Cotley, town
7ome 20 miles inland.
To Cotley accordingly botook my
self, and, curiously enough, the very first
thing that caught my eye after leaving
the station was the legend, Letters
Taken" displayed in tho window of
shop Immediately fronting
The booking office entrance. The door
was closed. but as | pushed 1t open
oell overhead announced the arrival Of
\ customer.
found myself in q small shop. with
another room beyond, on the swing
loors of which were the words, "To the
Saloon" There was nu
me behind the counter. nor, 50 far as l
'ould see, was there any one in the
lair cutting rooms. But on the counter
before me lay half a dozen letters, ap-
thrown there by an impatient
,ostman who could not wait for the
return. One of them was
or "Mr. Robert Bakewell Green," the
inscription being in his own handwrit-
ng. Another was addressed In wom-
ms hand to "Mr. Henry Jeanes," and
saw that it bore Norwegian stamp
Ind the Stavanger postmark Could
Henry Jeanes" be the name under
which James Mullen was having letters
ent to him?
A