Arizona republican., 1899-03-27

--@hSAAJ OAo NOiuulA AAttO OCCA Sl1 II gled. The judge alone knew wha-
 must be done and sent hurriedly fol
 the sheriff and the coroner. Investi
 gation developed that there had not
 only been murder, but robbery. The
 carefully kept books showed that the
 old lady had q trifie over three-uuat.
 ters of q million in coin and bills
 Half the amount was gene, while the l other half was undisturbed. The last
 man known to have visited her was
 Brown, and he had disappeared. Wher | the sheriff and deputies had secured | the country in vain, detectives from l the large eastern cities were stimu- lated by the offer of a big reward. but 1 their shrewdness and industry accom- pIished nothing. Meantime the village absolutely refused to render a verdict against Brown, the judge. the rector
 and the landlord being particularly strong in his defense. They were
 laughed at by the detectives and roundly abused by the sheriff. but they insisted that Brown was utterly in capable of such a crime.
 By the time that the outside world had forgotten the tragedy, the judge
 Foo SeAlNd u HIS OOOG one 0NPHlEG DX knock and confronted Brown. Inside of an hour the judge had listened to strange story. the thought never en- tering his mind that he might have to sit in judgment and pass sentence upon the man who was confiding in him.
 "This woman's father" related Brown, twas my grandfather's part ner in a fine mercantile business. F'1ncton proved rascal, robbed my grandfather of every dollar he had and left the Browns in poverty. Grand father died because he did rot have the courage to live; grandmother soon followed him, and my father, who seemed to have been stricken by the same blow. never did more than sup port his family. Pincton, who after ward showed that he must have some sort of conscience, because he made away with himself, brought ill luck to our family for at least three genera tions. His wealth was left 10 his only daughter, and she added to it with no other thought than of appeasing the wrath Of heaven by giving every thing to the church. After working until my health was impaired, and with three sisters depending upon me when they should have had plenty, 1 determined to collect the money of which we had been robbed, together with what it had since made l con- suited able lawyers, but they regard ed only the law and laughed at my pretensions. I based my rights upon nd Ia+ +o them. Half of that money belonged to us, and was bound to have it.''
 ''Even if you had to commit mur- der?"
 T never brought myself face to face with that contingency, but believe that there was no extreme to which would not have been justified in go- ing had more moderate means failed me. I came here, ingratiated myself with the woman and finally told her the whole story. She knew it to be true, but clung to the idea that she could buy the future happiness of her father through the church. Either that or she so gloated over the hoard ed wealth that she would part with none of it. I worried her conscience increasingly and I believe that she took the same cowardly recourse as did her father.'
 ''The doctor says not. He is positive tkat she was murdered, and all the evidence goes to fasten the crime upon you."
 T found her lying dead upon the floor, handkerchief twisted tightly about her neck. I looked upon her death as providential intervention On my behalf, broke open her secre- tary, scrupulously divided the money and fled in order to place it beyond | recovery. When 1 read that 1 was with murder, I cane back o l indicate myself. I have always lived | lp to the best suggestions of my con- science and all that have done is in | accord with the most perfect equity. 1t is one of those cases in which the | aw IS so unfortunate as to be wrong" |
 The judge could do nothing but turn | Brown over to the custody of a con able while awaiting the sheriff. Next | morning the prisoner was gone, and | he local veterinary said that the | horse had been oyer-drivcn. hough no one seemed to establish any relationship between the two events Before the year was out condemned | prisoner at the county jail confessed | 0 the killing of Miss Pincton because he tried to hold him when she found | jim in her pantry. This confirmed the udge in his belief that Brown meant o do just what was right. and he has 10 end of psychological reasoning to his positiOQ-Detroit Free Press.
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