The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-02-02

crime than be would csre 10 make pnhile
In various dissuiscs, the detective coI
stsntly Swallowed this msp. aud. noiicins
that be took frequent solitary wslts IN !
eeitsin direction. veat 10 the same dirrS
ton, to hnd, tn . lonesome spot, i1 from
vhere one would be likely to so merely
Tor pleasure, that the earth had the ~
pesrsnce OF having been htely disturbed.
Exsminips this spot. be found buried .
blouse CO which v,rs spots like those OF
blood -skeieton.kcy,, smell h'mmrr
With . large iscs and
At this moment three shots were heard
IN rapid succession. Mr.. Fink fell 10 The
door his false hair and beard dropping
n ss he did 30 with one bullet hole 10
bis right arm. q second 10 his left side;
sod turnins toward their pastor ell saw
the smoking revolver 10 his hand, ss be
dropped from bis sect -seltshot through
tns hesrt.
What The whole thing impor,sd. they
only knew too veil that he whom they
hsd 90 implicitly trusted vas Mr.. Beck
iord's murderer. thst Mr.. Fink vi. the
detective Who hsd volunteered working
upon the case. 90 impression thst not =
few Of Mr.. Fink's listeners had for several
moments entertained. SO singuIsrly did
the circumstances OF the crime detailed by
him coincide with those Of tina. ooutsii
ted 10 their midst.
The r,pot OF whN had baeo sal and
done 10 The vestry rapidly spresd and tb,
excitement c.used thereby rivaled that
oonseqnel npcn Mr. Beokford's murder
Later. 1t was lean : ,tst 'h't very
evening mr bad q. i-nred at the botel
10 Whurtop ss Anot u ckfotd, Who was
quietly ar - lu,tlgstion OF Mr..
Fink the :. ilIividual having, at no
smAll oQtlsy al tiae and nancy, traced
Mr.. Beckiord's son from the time be left
home, . boy, ill tie time when he died
from oholers on sbipboard his real
name uDkposn t. aDy one on the vessel
snd hence b a are that the newcomer
must bes
Alton Is -, Sc 'r'rtsd by Mr.
Fink wi .r4 ~ ~. said:
He VII, h~ p.s Il Versnd James
Sssrlet' u A. ll'"' pr 'ntsRe, but
going I. /, into evil wsys,
snd hIell ~. re ne to the worst
meth ida 40 { Ma,s ai support. lie
sssooist j him elf ,.tu gang OF male
fso,ou, iorgr' conuurierers. incen
disri Q, burg liars, mh le ero OF which he
eventually bectne h leader, as bis
supe. ior talent. emu JieI DiL 10 10 'o"s
fscto lily to the gar ~ s.iuri 81
notoiiseJ j--
For 10 8 n all ,ll,,,. D. oa.!--
failed, bat be was hlsliy taken. tried and
found guilty Of heinous crime robbery,
ipcendisrism, msnslaughter combined =
and sentenced to states prison. He es
capped from hi, place OF confinement and
the next ! heard from him, he was the
Reverend james Sssrles.'
/ wss leading miserable life 10 Colora
10 I was never guilty OF anything worse
than robbery, however. when. last Septem
Der, l received Q letter from him asking
me to come here aud take possession Of an
immense property ss Alton Beckford,
and saying that be would have things so
fixed that ! could easily get It, advising
me not 10 hurry. was TO share it equally
With him.
He explained mstters 10 me SO that /
know be was 80 far admitted to the con
6denoe Of Mr.. Bedford as to have been
made acquainted with the combination
used on the safe, that be forged the des
crip.ion Of the missing SOD, masking ii to
tally with the description Of what was
when . boy. That is oil know Of the
affair.
Having learned this. Me-, Fink, accom-
panied BY two officers 10 Disguise, went to
the vestry TO srfest the pastor. He was
uncontrollsbly impellsd to say what he
did, and the result Was the criminal went
for judgement before . higher .hsn hn
man court
Mr.. Fink was considered rsmSrksbly
skilIful 10 working up the CASE, which
gave him great prestige among his irster
nifty. He received the $4,000 offered fer
the apprehension oil the criminal, which
be thought fully compensated him Tor the
services and the physical sufi ring entail
cd by the-pot dangerous wounds inhict
Cd by Reverend James Sesrles."