The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-29
The CLASS DAGGER.

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utes l was taken before the superintend.
ent on duty, who, after duly cautioning
me, asked il i wished to make any
statement. didn't see that / could do
any good by withholding my tale, so /
gave him full and most minute ac
count of my doings since leaving DE
We're Gardens at half past 0 that night.
Keeping back only George Fenton's
name, i said that the murderer was a
man whom had met with suddenly In
Back Saville street; that he was of dark
complexion and of middle height; that
he was standing over the body with tho
hilt of weapon in his nand; that when
/ accused him he fed away, making in
to the darkness, and finally that had
not followed him and didn't know where
he had gone, except that his direction
was toward Oxford street.
"Did you know the man?" the super.
intendent asked
had my answer ready and gave it
coolly and without hesitation.
81 should know him again in an in.
slant if saw him."
The superintendent made a note OF
this. "And them" he questioned.
"When the man / took to be the muir
derer ran away, stopped to examine
the body. The woman seemed to me
stone dead, and there was nothing to be
done for her. AT that moment seedy
looking individual, who gave his name
as DIR. Fitzgerald came up and tried to
rife the body. That l prevented and
struck him, and i'll revenge he denounc.
ed me to the police as the murderer.
That is all [ have to add TO what your
own officers have told you already"
"You are sure, said the superin-
tendent, there is nothing more you
wish to add:''
"No," said I. "That is my plain
tale, and my only comment is that you
have made a mistake in arresting me.
Here is my card, and if you go to any
of the service clubs you can hear about
me-.
The superintendent looked at the
pasteboard. "It's very unfortunate
position for you to be in, Captain Brett,
and in my civil capacity, as it might
easily have happened to myself, can
sympathize with you extremely, but at
the same time my duty forbids me TO
let you go at present. We shall push in.
quiries in the morning, go through tho
formality Of verifying your tale, and
find ont the identity of the unlucky wo-
man who has been murdered. You havo
no suggestion to make as 20 the reason
for this outrage?"
"How should l have!n answered.
az never saw the wretched woman in
my life before"
mo, don't mean that" said the
superintendent. "What / was wanting
to know was. did you bear any sounds
of a quarrel or a scuffie as you came
down Back Saville street,"
"No," / answered, land if there had
been any such sounds l don't think
should have heard them. My mind was
very fully occupied with something else.
Indeed if it had not been / should no!
have come that way at all. To be pre-.
else. had lost NV road. ="
"Very well, Captain Brett. think
we have nothing more to say to one an
ether, but il / were you j would writo
TO some friends to appear here tomorrow
to give evidence both as To your move
ments this evening and to bear testi-
mony To your reputation. Your solicitor
would probably be very useful to you.
I'm afraid shall only be able to give
you poor accommodation for the night,
but you must blame our regulations for
it and not me. ="
thanked the worthy official for his
courtesy, and, acting OH his advice,
wrote to Butterton. my legal mau, and
to half n dozen friends l knew ] could
rely upon IL they were in town. L was
then conducted 60 cherries cell. On
my way thither / passed the body of tho
murdered woman. now lying upon "a
| stretcher and covered with a sheet. This
, sight completed the unstringing Of my
nerves and / passed tlfe night feyerish-
ly pacing my room, never even trying
| to court sleep.
| Ks / walked 70 aH1 no DetWV6H rnB
| cold, bleak walls ON that horrible night
my feelings might indeed be better inn.
| agined than described. Event had fol-
lowed event with sickening rapidity,
and now, 10 crown all. was the neigh
! Dor Of thieves AMI roguCs under lock
\ aud lac at a ,,,ft,., ufagfap Tho o,,erS