The National tribune., 1899-09-28

presents with just such awful realism the
picture of Fagin in the condemned cell
counting the squares and colors Of the rag
carpet on which he sat-even while the
horror of the next few hours filled his soul
with unspeakable anguish.
"Mr. Wright, have come to help you If ]
can. There yet remains a chance for you.
Can you not trace your steps after you lett
the gaming house in 28th street,"
why, yes; [ have done that over and
over, but it seems that no one can be found
to substantiate my story"
alas! know that. / have followed your
steps in New York You lost nearly all OF
your ready money, and then yOu left the
house and went wandering about the city
until time for the early morning train at 4
o'clock. Have you not thought of any one
| who saw you or of any place where any one
| we may find may have seen you?"
None" said; "the train people do notre.
member me, it appears. 1 had q return
ticket, but do not know its number; spoke
to 10 one; 1 neither ate nor drank in any
public house; saw no one; avoided being
observed, fearing some old acquaintance
might see and recognize me-"
"Yes, i know this; but do you remembe,
giving to Mr.. Crawford in the early days OF
your visits to the house before your mar
riage sacrificial knife with hieroglyphic
| inscription"
why, yes, do. 1 picked it up at Zanzi.
bar years ago when visiting my cousin who
was Consul there. 1t was a curious knife
and gave it to Mr.. Crawford to add to his
collection. He refused TO place it there, be
cause he wanted the originals kept sepa'
rately. Oh, yes, remember it."
Well Mr.. Wright, / knew that knife, too
Many grewsome fancy / used TO have oil
it. Your wife knows It, too, and scores OF
others have known it and will identify it."
"But what of this" cried. What has il
to do with the murder?"
"Well!" said this cool young woman, "a
have found it. found it in the possession
of :. notorious receiver of stolengoods. Its
point was nearly broken off, and on search
ing the house carefully found the broker
piece 1t was in the drawer of the olG
secretary in Mr.. Crawford's room, where il
had Becn used in al attempt to break the
lock. Here it is-and here is the knife"
"YeS, yes; but what does this mean"
"lt means that on its discovery i found
the missing jewels in the receivers house
He has confessed that he bought them
Now, as the knife was known to hang OH the
wall Oh the day Mr. Crawford said he had
been robbed, you will see that this man ol
his agents must have bcen in tie Over.
brook house between the hours on the 18th
of August when the robbery was announced
and the murder was discovered"
why, yes; Of fcourse-but they will say il
was who took the knife"
GUILTY PARTIES ARRESTED.
| well not likely. We have forced con.
fcsson from this buyer He is under
arrest, and the two professional cracksmer
| who went there to steal the remaining
/ valuablcs are taken. They are in Tic
police cells now. Tomorrow you will &c
forth a free man. Here is some one who
wants TO tell you So"
| turned and my wife stood by me.
yes" she said; "Jane has done this
| She had seen the knife and knew it, hang.
ing in its old place. She has saved us.
do not know how she found clew; she says
| by that intuition which makes her good
detective"
1t all fell out as / had been told. The
District Attorney said that both charges
We're Withdrawn; the Judge said that owed
much toJane, and walked out, to be received
with acclamation by the crowd and to be
welcomed by my friends. Mile. Frazer was
invited to leave town, which she did, but
afterward heard that Jane employed her in
the New York Agency.
AS for the men charged with the robbery
and murder, their conviction was effected
with ease and they suffered the penalty