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

asleep, and, after a desperate resist
ancc, had been murdered and the
body carried Off. And yet ALI 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 Bickordyke, that famous de-
tective had already made an arrest
on suspicion. de had succeeded in
tracking of the supposed muir
derers-thc man in the gray suit
step by step from Chaplain to White
chapel, where ho had discovered
him in a low public house and ar
rested him. 1t was added that he
would bo brought before the magis-
trates some time that day (Satur-
day..
When the man was placed in the
d~ock-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
not bring himself to depart from the
established formula) he had reason
to believe that one Of the criminals
was an individual in n gray suit,
who had been seen to leave the
house under suspicious circum-
stances at Il very early hour in the
morning.
He (the inspector) had therefore
set himself to work to track this in
dividual and had, , e believed, sue
ceeded in doing SO. He had arrested
him ut tho Hen and Chickens in
Whitechapel. The man refused his
name and address: nor would he
giveany 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
sion Il large sum OF money in notes
and gold. of which he refused to
give any account. III fact, he had
hardly spoken . dozen woi1ds since
his arrest. But tho strongest piece
OF evidence against him was that .
watch and chain had beon found
upon him, which had been shown to
Mrs. -Latymer-Wynne and bad been
identified by her as belonging to her
husband.
"Istho lady herei'' asked tho mag
istrate.
She was requested to be here at
g." said the inspector. The case
as come on a little hearlier than we
expected, your worship"
The magistrate looked at the
Slock, and the public stared ut tho
prisoner. He looked Il man capable
of committing any crime. Shortan
thickset, he was evidently possessed
of great strength. His general APP
pearance was that Of a d%isreputablo
loafer. The gray suit, to which he
owed his detection, was very shah
by; he had no collar-in fact, there
was u total absence of linen; his
hair was ~disheveled, his face un-
washed. his chin covered with a
thick stubble.
y The evidence of the servants and
of the sweep (whc sworc to his idcn-
tity) was taken, and then, as Mrs.
Il a xyr1n ~ NOv,nna hui Mt r,o1
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 her appearance. She was at
once conducted to the witness box
and the prisoner brought back. APP
purentiy even his hardened uatrrn
had broken down III ehe Thought or
confronting the widow of his victim,
for he came back into the court
holding Il handkerchief to his .oy %.
Mrs. Latymer -Wynne cast one
glance in his direction and then
averted her gaze from an object go
repulsive to her.
Her. evidence was very short. 20
lating az it did merely to the disap.
pearance Of her husband and tho
Identification Of the watch and
chain. When it had been given, In.
spector Rickerdyke asked that the
prisoner should DO remanded for q
week, a request which was immedi.
ately granted by the magistrate.
TGhe prisoner mad declined to put any
questions to the witnesses. He was
now asked il he wished to say any
thing before being removed, at the
same time being warned that any
thing he might say might be used
against him.
i "Well, there is IL thing I should
like to ask" he said, land that is