The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-15
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At the appointed time on the night of
the 10Th Uncle Duke was admitted to the
presence of the detective. But the old
man could give no information that Sci
lars deemed material. It was evident that
he knew less Of the cashiers life, aSsocia-
tions and career after banking hours than
did Adam.
He occupied a room on the lower floor
of the house back of the bath room, and
usually was sound asleep by nine o'clock
at night That had been the case on the
night Of the murder. and he knew nothing
Of the terrible deed that had been com
mitted until he was aroused by the com
motion that followed it.
He had never heard of a party by the
name Of c. A. Stephens, nor had he ever
known Herman Craven TO bring com
panion into the bankers house.
The night following his conversation
with Uncle Duke the detective met Con
luctor Borden at the Carolina Hotel and
in a discussion which he brought about in
regard to the traffic Of the road, he grad
ualy led round 10 the number Of pas>en-
gers that the various conductors carried
over the road on their trips. In the moan
while the hotel register was open before
him.
The transfers from the Manchester
road form the bulk of the passenger list
going north now said the conductor. but
on my last trip, the night of the 18th |
had a soodly number from Wilmington"
Yes" said ScllarS, turning back the
leaves of the register. Il notice quite
number Of arrivals on the 18th and 18th
It is 50 hot here now that they DO not
tarry long. suppose YOU carried them
all back up The road with YOU. | see that
those that arrived on the nth are nearly
all checked as having departed on the
night II the 18th. Jo Wallace ana Hoyt.
and Caldwell, and Turner. and STEPHENS.
BY the way, | wonder what family Of Ste
pheuScs this {. A. Stephens belongs to-"
Il declare don't know" said Borden.
He came down the road with Browning.
| believe. If he left the city on the night
Of the 18th be did not 90 over the road
with me He may have gone south.
Grady and Hoyt went that way back 10
Charleston, l suppose"
The OBJ Of the month the remains Of the
banker we're consigned to the grave, and n
vast concoIr>e Of people was present in
the cemetery VIXEN the last sad rites were
spoken.
All eyes were seemingly bent on the
form Of the bereayed young daughter.
who in the anguish that wrun- her heart.
clung, strange To say, not 10 the arm Of
Herman Craven, who seemed L. shuddcr
and grow pale as the clodS Of earth rolled
in upon the coffin, but to the arms Of TWO
women who We're seemingly scarcely less
agtated than hcrself-fhc mother and sis
ter OF the man who lay in Jail accused of
the damnable crime OF the bankers taking
of.
Many there were who looked on this
scene with surprise. but none with Il deep
G feeling Of annoyance than Herman
Craven and Sheriff Cobb
To Sheriff Cobb's cold nature it was in
explicabIe that the daughter Of the muir
dered man should seek consolation of the
mother and sister Of his murderer.
To Herman Craven'S mind he circUm-
stance BODIED not the easy fuiflIment of
his wishes. Wait he thought. Wait
Lang SpEdrS. is he stood some yards
away. leaning against a stately pine. his
tall form towering above all others,
thought. a his keen eve rested on the fig-
ures before him: There viii be tie that
Will bind you yet closer together Wait"
1t was ten o'clock on the 2Sd day of the
month, and gathered in the spacious par
lors OF the residence OF the late banker