The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-20

been surprised by burglars when
asleep, and. after desperate resist
ance, had been murdered and the
body carried off. And yet all the
efforts of the police to discover
where the corpse had been hidden
had been fruitless. But the investi-
cation having been intrusted to In
spector Bic!zerdyke, that famous de-
tective had already mado an arrest
on suspicion. He had succeeded in
tracking one of the supposed MUIR
derers-the man in the gray suit
step by step from Clapham to White
chapel, where he had discovered
him in a low public house and ar
rested him. 1t was added that he
would be brought before the magis-
trates some time that day (Satur-
day..
When the man was placed in the
dock--which, owing to various de-
lays, was not till the afternoon-it
soon became clear that the evidence
was indeed very strong against him.
Inspector Bickerdyke detailed all
the circumstances of the crime and
the arrest with his usual formality
and clearneas. "From information
received" Though the sweep was to
give his evidence the inspector could
rot bring himself to depart from the
established formula) he had reason
to believe that one of the criminals
was an individual in a gray suit,
who had been seen to leave the
house under suspicious circum-
stances at a very early hour in the
morning.
He (the inspector) had therefore
set himself to work to track this in
dividual and had, J, e believed, sue
ceeded in doing so. He had arrested
him at the Hen and Chickens in
Whitechapel. The man refused his
name and address, nor would he
give any account of himself. He had
therefore been taken to the station
and there searched and his clothes
examined. Blood stains were found
upon them.
These might be accounted for by
q fresh cut on the thumb of the
right hand. He had in his posses
sicn a large sum Of money in notes
and gold, of which he refused to
give any account. In- fact, he had
hardly spoken a dozen words since
his arrest. But the strongest piece
of evidence against him was that o
watch and chain had been found
upon him, which had been shown to
Mrs. Latymer-Wynne and bad been
identified by her as belonging to her
husband.
"Is the lady here's" asked tho mag
istrate
She was requested to be here at
81 said the inspector. 1.-The case
as come on a little hearlier than we
expected, your worship
The magistrate looked at the
Vlock, and the public stared at the
prisoner. He looked q man capable
of committing any crime. Short ana
thickset, hewas evidently possessed
of great strength. His general ap-
pearance was that of disreputablo
loafer. The gray suit, to which be
owed his detection, was very shah
by; he had no collar-in fact, there
was total absence Of linen; his
hair was disheveled, his face un-
washed, his chin covered with
thick stubble.
The evidence of the servants and
OF the sweep (who swore to his iden-
tity) was taken, and then, as Mrs.
Latymer-Wynne had not arrived,
the magistrate ordered the prisoner
10 be removed and the next case to
be called
But the next case had not been be-
gun before Mrs Latymer-Wynne
made bor appearance. She was at
once conducted to the witness box
and the prisoner brought back. Ap-
even his hardened nat,,r"
had broken down III e,,,e thought OF
the widow of his victi1a,
for he came back into the court
holding handkerchief to his eyes.
Mrs. Latymer-Wynne cast one
Glance in his direction and then
averted her gaze from an object SC
repulsive to her.
Her. evidence was very short, re
lating as it did merely to the disap-
pearance of her husband and the
Identification of the watch and
chain. When it had been given, In
spector Bickerdyke asked that the
prisoner should be remanded for
week, a request which was immedi
ately granted by the magistrate
The prisoner had declined to put any
Iuestions to the witnesses. He was
now asked it he wished to say any
hing before being removed, at the
same time being warned that any
hing he might say might be used
against him.
"Well, there is one thing ! should
ike to ask" he said, land that is
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