Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-11-24

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II think thts is for you. SIR" Dobson er-
claimed. handing UdrTent u note.
rent as he read the superscription felt
horrible desire to kick some one, or, for
the matter Of that. even himself. fail
ing better target.
ITO the smart { y detective In charge
of the NorcoInbe murder case.
With curse he tore open the envel-
ope and perused the contents, written
in the same sprawling hand as his note
Of the afternoon:
To the American Lecoq
Really, sir, ! fancy you've had 4 nice long
sleep Wake up and yourself TOOL. l,
Silas Cosnel. kilied-not murdered, but killed
Josiah Marsden
He had been kind enough TO pay me an an
nuity, aud went. as usual 10 collect my allow
ance on the night OF the murder.
The old man was nlad,ler than ever, talked
about blackmai and all that sort OF thing. work
ed himself up into the fury Of maniac and sud
denly went bang for me with the poker. ! reeled
back, and my hand touched a knife. ] wish It
hadn't. but it did. II was his life or mine
preferred his. As to that paper. you've all been
trieked ! wrote it-wrote 1t because that soft
Drained ass Of policeman, that old fool Dobson.
sInelleu rat. thouRht the pekt tnlnE Was 10
give him chance Of bleeding Astray Marsien TO
keep him quiet The idiot gave the whole show
away
thought when I wrote it II anything went
wrong il might be pleaded that the old man was
going to write "a stranger" but ] did not think
such brilliant young detective as yourself would
take UP the and ehectually condemn in
noeent
Things are too hot for me. I'm Oh.
Goodby.
] am. my dear Lecoq indebted to you for
your blind stupidity and SO sign myself. always
gratefully yours. snAs GosszLL.
Darrent ground his teeth together in
rage. He had been fooled from start to
finish in this great case-he. Herbert
Darrent. the famous detective. the
American Lecoq Bahi Completely
fooled by an Englishman who despised
him so heartily that he had even left
him a mocking letter admitting every
thing on the eve Of his fight
He's in New York by this time,
possibly on his way to England, but I'll
have him yet if the thing is possible"
Darrent cried. striking his knee in his
Iexation. Hurrying to the nearest tele-
graph Office. Darrent sent careful de-
scription Of Silas Gosnell to the chief OF
police Of New York and then started
for New York himself. firmly resolved
to follow Gosnell TO the ends Of the
earth if necessary
Up to this point in the case he had
been anything but bloodhound of the
law. although various people had re-
ferred to him rs such. but now the ap
pellation described him perfectly. Dis
appointment chagrin. wounded vanity.
had given him afeverish interest Ia the
chase of the Norcombe murderer that
be had not felt before.
At Buffalo he was notified by the
chief Of detectives Of New York that an
Englishman exactly answering his tele-
graphed description had sailed week
before on the liner Strelesia He learned
nothing further upon his arrival in
New York and was about to sail for
England--was ON the dock. In fact
when he heard newsboy shouting:
Extra. extra Terrible loss Of lifei
Liner Strelesia sunk Two hundred and
dfty drowned y
Total wreck of the Strelcsia.' he
read, in glowing headlines Fearful
loss Of life = And then: "A boat WAS
picked mp m mid Atlantic by the Ma
jestic. having on board five Of the crew
Of the missing steamship Sirelesia. these
being the only survivors Of the Ill fated
vessel. y
Then followed some brief personal
narratives and the list of passengers.
among which was the name Of Silaa
CosnelL
The sea had avenged the murder of
Josiah Mar~den silas Go~nell had gone
before higher court. a greater Judge
II was useless TO proceed further.
Consequently Darrent returned TO CHI
cago. where he found another note
awaiting him. another Of Gosneil .
mocking epistles:
Dear " Lecoa-why don't ynu have look s'
kIa. cosnelrs house by the ritsrf
"well. there's one thing in favor of
the poor wretch. Darrent soliloquized
as he placed il with the others IN bis
pocketbook-"h he didn't intend TO let
an innocent man suffer for his crime. p"
Little remains 70 be told. Shortly
after Darrent's return To Chicago the
governor Of Illinois pardoned Astray
Msrsden. and Astray soon found him
self the ra~,sesssr of q snug fortune