Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-12-13

MIFFLINTOWN. y
For the fetters that bind Us are stronger
than steel,
And danger has fed il your lips you vii
seal.
Two nights in q garret and one on th'
road,
With shot bag behind, was 4 very biz
load
I guided the blade Of the sheath knife
you see.
And now there's a fortune for both yor
and me.
You jingled that bell at an opportnne
time,
And can clasp in your arms an heires.
divine.
Gold satisfies me, you know very well,
For sending the soul of banker to HI
T. S.-The bag Of coin was a rich find
and one that came Unexpectedly. Thai
poor devil, r. c.. made a fatal error en-
tering the bankers residence that night
1t will cost him his life, but it is better SO
l feared to leave the house with the coin
and had every opportunity during the com
motion heloK TO place it where you will
find it. Send its equivalent-Quick! Ad-
dress a. before, Stephen Abbott, Balti-
more. Nd"
That concludes the letter." said the
clerk.
Exclamations of horror arose from ali
opfa 80 h k,pt thar-
soon checked by the voice Of the judge
himself: "Order in court! Mr.. Sheriff
Tou will preserve order!'
How came that letter in your posses.
sion. Mr.. SellarsY asked the judge. "And
% whom is it addressedT'
That letter, your honor, arrived at the
2ostoffice in Wilmington, on the morning
If the twenty-fourth Of September. The
envelope bears the address Herman Ora
ven, Wilmington, N. c. On the left
hand corner appears the word, Person
al"
II never saw it! I know nothing
about it!' gasped Herman. There is 8
foul plot here!
Proceed, Mr.. Sellars,' said the judge
Il had for some time suspected that
Banker DeRosette was murdered by ont
e. A. Stephens, and that Herman Craver
was an accomplice. 1 had requested Post
master Grady to hold any mail that might
arrive addressed to Herman Craven
marked Personal or out Of the ordinary
line that the bank usually received. fol
my inspection.
ION the night Of the twenty-third l re-
turned from a trip South. l had visited
New Orleans, and had ascertained the
fact that Herman Craven had lied to his
uncle when he had stated that his father
fell a victim to yellow fever two years pre-
vious to his CHerman's) arrival in Viii.
mington. The yellow fever had claimed
no such victim in New Orleans as Ste
phen Craven.
Il at once came to the conclusion that
Stephen Craven and G. A. Stephens were
one and the same man, and before left
New Orleans I had formed the opinion
that Stephen Abbott was the same indi
vidual.
"On the morning of the twenty fourth
Mr.. Grady handed me this letter. Aftel
reading it 1 fixed up a dummy express
package in his private ONCE and consigned
{ by express to Stephen Abbott, taking
myself the-same train for. Baltimore thai
bore the package. l was accompanied By
Adam, the colored coachman Of the late
banker. who on the night of the seven
teenth of August had seen c. A. Stephens
and Herman Craven conversing together
In fact, who had driven them twice past
he bankers residence in the DeRosette
.arriage on that evening"
II never saw that man before! There
is a conspiracy here to blast my charac
teri cried Herman.
Proceed, Mr.. Sellars," said the judge
Arrived in Baltimore, took up my sta.
ton in the express office with Adam near
me, and at IL a. m. on the twenty-sixth,
whe2 tais man entered the express office
called for and obtained the package, l ap-
pretended him. He fought desperately
for his life, as you can see from this rent
in my coat sleeve, caused by a thrust of
his dirk, but l easily disarmed him, and
he stands before you. On his person |
found these letters. They were purloined
from a package taken from q trunk in the
attic of the late bankers residence, where
the assassin had secreted himself, and
where he remained for two days and
nights after the murder.
~ had no trouble in obtaining a reaui.
sition from Gov. Elliott Of Maryland to
convey my prisoner from the State. We
arrived here at 9:15 this morning. found
the bag Of coin beneath the brick hearth
before the fireplace in Miss DeRosette's
room at her residence. Adam, Of course.
recognized this man as G. A. Stephens, the
man he had driven out in company with
Herman Craven, and although testimony
Of his would not be admissible it will not
be needed think have stated enoupb
to convince the court that Robert Camp-
bell is an innocent man, and that the muir
ierer Of Alvin DeRosette stands beside
me-"
"Marvelousr' CALCULATED the Judge.
II will say further" said the detective.
that even the sea has given up it's dead
to show q motive on the part of Herman
Craven for the foul crime, in which he
was an accessory. Indeed. without his
aid it could not have been committed.
Il encountered on the steamer, coming
down the Chesapeake bay, one long since
mourned as dead-a man who, though one
IF the survivors of the ill-fated Gossmore.
has for months lain with disorde, ed
brain in an asylum near Liverpool. Eng.
land. As soon as he was sane and in a
condition to travel he left England for
America. He is yet frail and feeble. but
YOUR honor will have no difficulty in rec
ognizing in the gentleman standing here" +"
and the detective moved slightly to one
side-"John d. Lloyd, the surviving wit
ness of Alvin DeRosette's will