The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-06-17


library, dar he stood, with de bloody knife
in his hand, and Mars Herman 'cusins
him Of murderin' master
WAS that the first you knew of his be
Ing in the house,"
wait, Mars Lang. | had been dozin
in de kitchen. Mile had gone upstairs tc
bed, and when | wake up | thought I'd
see If ole master had gone TO bed, and put
out de lights in de hall. You see, l know
ed, unc' Duke had gone TO bed, so | passed
through the dining room and out into the
hall. Somehow, I happen to look up.
spose | was lookin at de hangin' lamp
but seed someone standin' on de stairs
about FIVE steps down. Da had on long
white night gown. At first, | thought il
was Miss Hattie but then | seed 1t was
too tall and big for her, and de hair on
he head was too black and short. L was
jest about to speak when de person on dc
stairs bent ober, sideways like. and reach
ed out one arm, and wild de hand seized
hole of de wire dat leads to de bell at de
lower end of de hall and pulled it. He
pulled 1t several times, and as he was
bent ober. I saw his face
at was the face Of Herman CravenE
Yes. Mars Lang. and he was as white
as death. | diden know what to do. A
trembin' seized me, and | was that skeer
ed lax to fell down. Suddenly, | heard
ole masters voice. and someone started
for de door from de library. | thought il
was ole master. Mars Herman had dodg
ed back upstairs and | ran through dc
dining room and into de kitchen"
Then you did not see Herman Craven
descend the stairs?'
NO Mars Lang. Mars Herman was in
his night shirt and he ran back after he
had pulled de bell wire"
Did he see you, Hannah?'
q can't be certain, but | don't think be
did. Mars Lang"
'If he did, your life may be in peril
not that he would fear your testimony
but that you might give me information
You must be on your guard, and watch
him closely. You must never be alone
never leave the house by yourself He
must have committed this murder"
How could he, Mrs. Lang? | baden
been back in de kitchen no time when
heard a groan. l ran back to de dinin
room door, and was standin' there trem
bin, when Mars Robert pushed open dc
front door and run in. He was bare
headed, and | lodged back, as he entered
de library door. The next thing | heard
his cry: Help. Murder" then | hear Mar
Herman knock on Miss Hattie's door and
call her, and saw them come down stairs
together
Robert Campbell, you say, pushed oper
the front door and ran in? 1t must have
been unfastened, then"
The door was standin' ajar. Mar:
Ial- no loft yI-b no ont z
see who was dar.'
Then you do not think Herman de
scended the stairs after you saw hin
pulling the wire, until after the murder
had been committedE'
mo, Mars Lang, he hadn't time"
do you know when Herman entered
the house to-nightY'
"No, but | know he was in de library
and I was in de dinin room, when he pass
ed through de hall and went up to bed"
How long was this before he pulled tn,
wire?"
ooh. a long time, Mars Lang, before
was dozin' perhaps an hour"
Did you hear loud voices, as though
your master md Herman were quarrelinl
I tO-nighti'
"No. Mars Lang Ole master nebbel
quarrel. He say what he mean, but ht
nebber quarrel. and | heard no loud voice:
until l heard Mars Roberts cries o
Help. Murder.'
For a moment the detective stood Their,
in the darkness. in thoughtful silence
Suddenly he said You know, Hannah
that it would not have taken Herman
Craven long to run down the stairs. strik,
/ that blow and dash up them again"
Il know that, master; but he couldn'
/ have done it. If he had already beer
down stairs when de bell sounded, and hi,
/ in masters room, or in de library, b.
might have had time after Mars Rober
/ went to de door to have killed ole maste
/ and dashed up de stairs before | hearc
/ that groan and got back to de dining room
1 door. He didn't run up after that"
I You forget" said Sellars, that if he i
/ the murderer OF your master he was dow
/ stairs at the time you heard that groan
He couldn't have been, Mars Lang
/ Mars Herman is not the murderer of oil
master"
Why did he pull the wire and SCUM
/ the bell? He must have known that Rot
ert was in the house, and it must hav
been for the purpose of calling him to tn
! door"
Either he or old master, Mars Lans
He must have thought had gone TO bed.
Yes, either Campbell or your maste,
! You say that when you finally advance
to the library door Robert was standin
with the bloody knife in his hand?"
Yes, and right over ole masters body
as though he had just pulled the blad
from his breast. There was blood on hi
hand and sleeve. and horror on his fac,
Mars Herman denounced him as master
murderer, hut Mars Robert did not kill ol
master. He was not in the house whe
that blade was driven to his heart and
heard that cry
Did Won see anything Of a bag OF col
when you entered the library, Hannah
Nothing. Mars Lang"
Hos Herman any personal friend
whom he sometimes brings TO the house
Young men. probably"
No. Mars Lang; none have ever a
companied him here"
DO you think your master had Il hie
regard for his nephew"
He take him in when he come - hin
Mars Lang. because he was his sister
son; but ole master hal no use for h
father. who led Miss Matte Il sorry If
and broke her heart before she died
don't think he had much use for his son
You don't think he would have give
him his daughters hand in marriageE'
Never, He know Miss Hattie 10y
Mars Robert, and l often hear him prai:
Mars Robert up
Well, that IS all tonight, Hannah. y
word, you understand, to anyone Of OF
conversation. II Herman speaks 10 70
DO not seem 10 doubt the guilt OF Robe
Campbell. To your mistress. say that
will see her tomorrow. Tell her turtle
that If she has suspicious, 10 keep the
TO herself. | do not think she beliey
Herman guilty; but she must not see
suspicious OF him. She must try and 4
as though she believed the right party /.
been apprehended. Tell her that Robe