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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-01

flied, and her words doomed me to
life Of wretchedness, for unless her
brother were innocent Of this great
crime she could not be mine, and did I
not know him to be guilty?
Filled with these gloomy thoughts
and forebodings, walked through the
park, scarcely needing whittier my feet
took me, and I pushed forward utterly
unconscious of the passersby. Suddenly
voice greeted me-a voice that before
recognized it seemed to carry with it
unpleasant memories. I looked up, and
there was the police superintendent Of
the previous night-Jewell, now knew
his name to be.
"Well, captain,' said he, with evil
dent determination to talk, 81 hope
you are feeling none the worse for our
nights hospitality. I'm afraid it has
told upon you, though, judging by your
looks, but I hope you see that was
simply doing my duty and was obliged
to carry out the letter Of the law"
"Thank you, Mr. Jewell. I've no
doubt shall be all right again after
nights rest. Of course, l know you on
u did your duty, and it would be alb
surd for me to bear you grudge on
that account. Have You any further
traces Of the murderer"
"WelI, yes, we have,' replied the
officer "We have received some rath-
er singular Observation-Disclosures
which I think will interest you.
was burning with anxiety to know
# there was any more evidence against
George, so listened readily enough.
''On occasions like these, % began the
superintendent, somewhat sententious-
", "we are often indebted to the publlc
for most valuable information, without
which indeed, must confess, we
should many a time be at loss The
discovery of the missing part of the
dagger last night was due to such a
cause, for a stranger brought it to Scot
land Yard. Then. thanks to the con-
ductor of the Harlesden bus, we nave
traced our fugitive to Manchester,
where for the moment our cleW ends,
though no doubt our friend Carainada
there will already be able to supplement
our information, and at o'clock today
we again received from an outsider a
most important piece of news We had
previously found out that the murdered
woman was lady's maid at Mr.
Spiegeleisen's, and had also learned that
she was the object of the attentions of
young gentleman of position.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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but on it went with unerring precision
eouidistant between and it fascinated
me. The silence grew in the room, and
at last Mr.. Fenton did not choose to
wait longer for his answer. He began
to tap the carpet with his foot. and
then he said impatiently:
"WelI?''
"I think it is going little to the
left" said mechanically.
"What?''
He was getting indignant now, and
mechanically I pulled myself together
and told him what l had already said
at the police station, hiding just as
much, confessing just as little.
Stabbed, you say?
'sStabbed to the heart. :"
ssThen the rufian who did the deed
was one of her many friends, I'll be
bound. Depend upon it, she was carry
ing on with two or three. l told George
as much; but, fool that be was. he
wouldn't believe me- Perhaps he'll
think more of his fathers judgment in
future. You seem 70 nave nao touSA
time Of it, Brett. It's most unfortunate
YOU should have been mixed up in the
affair. and it is remarkable coincidence
it should be SO, after all the other trou-
BILE she has caused US But what about
the murderer? You say he was still
standing over the woman when you
came up Couldn't you have secured
him.
81 came across them quite suddenly,
and, as you may we'll imagine, my
thoughts were elsewhere. Itall happen
ed in a moment and before I could full
Iy grasp the situation he had gone. "
"What was the man like? The papers
say he was decently dressed.
Eyes, think that he was so; bat he
had gone in a moment. -
The old man gazed doubtfully at me.
am not an adept at lying, and he felt
there was something was endeavorins
to conceal He looked at me with keen.
critical eyes and left the room.
For some moments after the noise OF
the closing of the door there was dead
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-01

For one s11eet moment GlJ else but oar IoUe
ac0S forgotten.
and begs him to leave her alone. All
this has made me very anxious about
George. never know what this mad
ness of his may impel him to do. Even
his not being at home last night has
,alarmed me, though once I should not
have thought anything about it. Iwon-
der where he is?"
at this moment there was a sound Of
hurried footsteps outside the door,
which was abruptly opened, and Mr:
Fenton appeared, holding mornings
newspaper in his hand. He was in a
state of great excitement and did not
seem to notice my presence at all.
Mabel he said, 'tthe murdered
woman
"Well, father?"
fsShe is Harriet Staplesl"
eNo, no, father; that cannot be!'
"Here it is. Read for yourself. .
Mabel took the paper from him in
silent horror, and then he turned to me.
"Brett," he said, "it is most e1-
traordinary that you were mixed up in
this affair. There is no need to keep the
matter from you now. The woman who
has been murdered was flame OF
Georges. The lad was infatuated with
her. Now thank God that is at an
end. But how did the poor wretch come
by her death2 What were you doing
there? Why were you arrested?'
The old msn gasped out his words in
whirl CT excitement. These questions
were most natural under the circum
stances, but as they were hurled at me
I again felt my equivocal position.
We're to tell him all I knew, just as
it happened, should expose the Grim
inaiity of his own son-Mabel's brother
and yet did hesitate imperiled my
own reputation.
All the answers I had carefully pre-
pared for these and kindred questions
vanished from my mind and left it a
perfect blank. I felt that the old man
was waiting for my reply, yet l could
not speak, and all the while my atten-
ton was rooted elsewhere on one OF
those trivialities that stand out incon-
gruously on the most momentous occa-
sions AS / looked at Mr.. Fenton and
beyond him my eye was caught by the
perpendicular lines on the wall paper.
Between two of the lines fly was
crawling along the center with absolute
precision. All the while, when ] ought
to have been collecting my thoughts for
some sort of an excuse to my prospective
father-in-Ia was wondering to which
side the fly would eventually incline,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-01
CHAPTER V.
THE NET DRAWING IN.

THE NET DRAWING IN.
"If George is guilty. l can never be
your wife p
With these words still ringing like
deatElznell in my ears, I left De We're
Gardens. What change from yester-
day! Then left the same house abso-
lutely happy. for had not Mabel prom
ised to be mine? But now there was
condition attached to her promise which
it seemed impossible should ever be full
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A FINE FALL EXPOSITION.
Wanamaker & Brown Open the Au-
tumnai Season With a Magnifi-
cent Stock OF Clothing.

1t will he rren by reference to the adver-
usement of Wanamaker d Brown in another
part OF to days issue, that the Fall outlook
for that great house is most suspicious
Wanamaker & Brown enjoy the distinction
of having the oldest and greatest clothing
house in the United States, or more cor.
recty, perhaps, the world, for no European
house can rival them in the magnitude of
their manufacturing and retailing business
The firm was established nearly forty
years ago, and since its inception has CON
tinued steadily at the head OF the clothing
procession. During this time the house has
transacted more than sixty million dollars
worth OF business.
The firm sticks to the tme-houored prac-
tlce OF making everything. 1t knows
everything it sells. Selling thing you
don't know through and through may he
erninently respectable, commercially, but
Wanamaker x Brown prefer to hew clos,r
to the line. Every bit of cloth that zoe,
into their store is inspected lay men who
have become veterans in the SEW zoe every
yard of goods is sponged in room whtre
millions of yards have been sponged. And
when at last the suit is placed on tn sales
table 1t Is perfect III every seam, in every
bit OF lining, in every stay, in every button
in every respect. That's the hest advtr-
tising Wananaker & Brown say they eau
get
During the past two years the women's
and misses departments have gov, pN emo
menaly, and th,y are now DOM an i'm.
meme business. The Wanamakrr 4 B,o~n
tailor-made SUITS tor latits at tauuusy
little prices are SAID to be particularly
h .ndsome
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-30
CONVICTED OF MURDER.
HARTFORD COUNTY WILL HAVE A
HANGING UNLESS A NEW
TRIAL IS GRANTED.
Joseph Young Convicted of murder in
First Degree" and Joseph Bush of
"Murder in Second Degree" for Shoot
Ing Edward Lee, Near Belair. All the
Men We're COUred.

The jury in the cases of Jos. Young and
Jos. Bush, both colored, charged with the
murder Of Edward Lee. cniored in Belair,
on the night of August Goth, arrived at a
verdict about o'clock Saturday morning
and delivered it at the opening OF court at
10 clock.
The jury fouad Joseph Young, the elder
of the two prisoners, guilty of murder in
the first degree, and Joseph Bush guilty Of
mudeT in the second degree. Young was
visihy affected by the verdict, hut Bush
received it with stoid Indifference. They
gave notice that a motion lot new trial
would he entered
One Of the grounds urged for rehearipg
will he the fact that one of the jurors on
the panel which found the verdict of CON
viction was also foreman of the coroner's
inquest upon Lees remains.
The facts of the case are about as follows
On Sunday night, August 20, large nun
Der of colored people arrived at Belair, on
special train at II o'clock from a colored
campmeeting near Falston, Hartford county.
Among those on the train were Bush,
Young, Murray, Lee and several of their
friends When the train reached Belair
majority of the persons got off, including
Lee Some one threw a bottle at him from
the car window, and he went back TO in
qnire who threw it, and was standing on
the station platform, a short distance from
the train, when some one fired at him from
"a Car window, the bullet striking him in
the mead, from which he died the next
Wednesday. A number of persons who
saw Lee flll when the first shot was fired
from the car window testified. Jane
Chancey said she beard Young say he
meant to kill Lee when he got to Belair
John Jackson testified that he saw Young
shoot out OF the car window; he fired three
times. Sheriff Forsythe testified that when
he arrested Young the latter acknowledg
killing Lee and gave the officer the pistol
with which he did it. There was much
other testimony, but the above was the
most important and direct. The defense
claims that Lee was shot by some one on
toe station platform.
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Claims, Pensions and Real Estate.

I beg to announce that | am the recognized
agent for Cecil and adjoining counties, OF the
well known firm of George w. +. Vernon Il
Co., of baltimore. and will be glad to serve
all parties interested.
JOSHUA NJ. ASH,
Attorney and Agent Elkton, Md.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-30

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issue, and wish to say to our readers that
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KODoL DYSPEPSIA CURE is prepared by
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We further add that if this preparation
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-30
NEWS IN BRIEF
Local Matters Boiled
Down for HaSty Pc
rusal by Busy Readers.

The Elkton Fair begins on Tuesday
An effort is ling made to reorganize
a military company at Harrington, Del
Harry Oakford has accepted position
as salesman in the store of H. C. Nesbitt,
at Port Deposit
The tomato crop in Delaware is so
large that hundreds of baskets are rotting
because there is no marke for them.
The Aberdeen postoifice becomes a
presidential Office on Monday, and the
salary of the postmaster is increased to
81 600.
Joseph NJ, Page, who lives near Perry
man, has tomato plant which is ten feet
high 1t came up voluntarily, and is COW
cred with tomatoes.
Joseph H. Black is preparing for min
iron ore on his tract Of land near Sylmar,
a siding TO be run to the mine by the rail-
road company. The ore is OF the finest
quality and very rich
Magistrate Samuel B Grant sentenced
Philip Hall and Alfred Fallahee to ten
days in the Elkton Jail in default of paying
and Joseph Sigers, last Saturday night
week
The Democrats will open their cam
paign in Cecil county with mass meeting
in Odd Fellows hall, Elkton, on Thursday
evening next Col. John Walter Smith,
DR.. Herring and Hon. Isador Raynor are
speakers who are announced to be present
The formal reopening of the Forest
Presbyterian Church, at Middletown, Del,
will take place tomorrow, Sunday, when
services will be held morning and evening
in the main auditorium for the first time
since the completion of the renovation of
the building. A prominent feature of the
morning service will be the unwilling of
the handsome stained glass memorial win
dow in honor of the late Rev. John Patton,
D. d., by his little granddaughter, Mildred
Patton portion of the music which will
be sung at the unwilling was brought from
London for this service by DR.. Moore.
With the Fall fiction number OF the
Saturday Evening Post, OF Philadelphia,
that journal will he enlarged from a six
teen to twenty-four page weekly maya
zine, with double number every fourth
week. The Fall fiction number will have
handsome colored cover and thrtytwo
pages OF short stories and entertaining
articles by well-known and popular writer's.
1t will be on all newstands Sept. %. The
price has not been raised. Sarah Grand,
known almost entirely through her novels,
contributes to this number a strong, capti-
waiting short story, entitled "a New Sensa.
ton" Bret Harte tells characteristic
tale of the gold.seeker's California; Stephen
Crane is at his best in graphic war story
Cutcliffe Hyne weaves an ingenious detec-
tive story around some counterfeit &, 900
bank notes; Bailey Willard chronicles the
love affair Of California girl, and ex-Sena-
tor Ingalls, tells the dramatic story of
Blaines Life Tragedy. In the Fall fiction
number begins Cyrus Townsend Brady IS
strong serial, "For the Freedom Of the
Sea-" nearly one-third Of the story being
told in the first installment. The new
form of the Post will give space each week
for a greater number of short stories, for a
page of humor and department Of anna
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-30
CECIL COUNTY FAIR AT ElKTON.

Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania
Railroad Up. w. g. B. Railroad.)
For the accommodation of visitors to this
Fair, to be held October 8, 4, 5 and 6, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore rail
road will sell excursion tickets, including
admission to the grounds, from all stations
on the Maryland Division between Will
mington and Baltimore; all stations on the
Delaware Division between Farnhurst and
Harrington, including Queen Anne and
Kent Railroad and Delaware and Chesa-
peake Railway, and all stations on the
Central Division between Oxford, Pa, and
Rowlandville, on October 3, 4, 5 and 6,
good to return until October T. at greatly
reduced rates. Children between the ages
of and IL years, half price.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-30
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Henry Caldwell Sudden BY Lightning
Last Saturday at West Amwell.

Henry Caldwell, youngest son Of Milton
Caldwell, Of this town, made narrow
escape from being killed by bolt Of light
ming during the storm last Saturday after
noon. He was at the old West Amwell
rolling MILL engaged moving some old
machinery, when the bolt struck steel
wrench Caldwell was using, knocking him
down in an unconscious condition, and in
which state he remained for several hours.
His brother, Edward Caldwell, also felt
the shock, but was not seriously hurt.
Henry Caldwell was removed to his
home and physician summoned who rem
dered medical assistance. He is now fully
recovered.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-30
PROCLAIM Alto N.

WHEREAS at a session OF the General
Assembly of Maryland begun and held in
the City of Annapolis on the fifth day of
January, 1898, a Bill was passed proposing
an Amendment to the Constitution of the
State by adding a new section to Article
Four thereof, to be known as Section 81
A, which said Bill and Amendment are in
the words following, to wit:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-30
CHAPTER 1913.
An Act to Amend the Constitution of
Maryland by Adding New Section
TO Article Four.

SECTION |. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, thrcc-hiths of all the
members of both houses concurring, That
the following section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Maryland and If
adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof, as hereinafter provided, the same
shall stand as an additional section to Article
of said Constitution, to follow section 81 and
to be known as Section 3lA.
STA. In addition to the sum OF five hundred
dollars, which by the preceding section the
Mayor and CITY Council of Baltimore is fur
thcr authorized to pay 10 each of the Judges
of the supreme Bench of Baltimore City. the
said Mayor and City Council of Baltimore il
further authorized to pay to each of said
Judges annually. Il sum not exceeding fifteen
hundred dollars; provided that the same or
any part thereof, being once granted. shall
not lie diminished during the continuance of
said Judges in office.
Section . And be il further enacted, 10y
the authority aforesaid, That the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an amend
mCnt TO the Constitution shall he, at the next
general election to he held in this State, sub
mittcd to the legal and qualified voters
thereof tor their adoption or rejection, in
Article IA of the Constitution of this State;
and at the said general election the vote on
said proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot, there
shall be written or printed the words, For
the Constitutional Amendment, and "A gainst
the Constitutional Amendment" so that the
al
election due return shall be made to the Gov
ernor of the vote for and against said pro-
posed amendment, as directed by the said
fourteenth Article of the Constitution.
Approved April Q, 1893.
Now. therefore, |, Lloyd Lowndes, Cover
nor of the State of Maryland in pursuance of
the provisions of Section one of Article four
teen of the Constitution of the State, do here
by order and direct that "A copy of said Bill
proposing said Constitutional Amendment be
published in at least two newspapers in each
county, where so many may be published
and where not more than one may be pub
lished, then in that newspaper. and in three
newspapers in the city of Baltimore, one of
which shall be in the German language, once
week for at least three months preceding
the next ensuing general election, (Which
said general election will be held on Tuesday,
the seventh day of November, eighteen hum
drcd and ninety-nine), AT which election the
said proposed amendment shall be submitted,
in the form and manner prescribed by the
General Assembly to the qualified voters of
the State for adoption or rejection
Given under my hand
TIM cpr,rsr.r and the Great Seal of
Maryland.
Done at the City of
MAJ" LAND Annapolis on the 18th
o. - day of July, in the year
of our Lord, eighteen hundred and ninety
nine.
LLOYD LOwNDES,
Governor of Maryland.
BY order of the Governor:
GEORGE T.. LOwEREE,
Secretary of State.