El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02

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her own misdoing on one or both of
these unfortunate old men. She is suf
to de so, and circumstances certainly
favored her. Shall show how"
Mr. Fenton consulted Knapp, who
nodded his head. The Boston detect
i've was not without curiosity as to
how Sweetwater would prove his case
"Old James label had seen his BROTH
er sinking rapidly from hamilton.
This their condition amply shows. He
was weak himself, but John was weak
er and in a moment of desperation he
rushed out to ask crumb of bread
from Agatha Webb or possibly-for l.
have heard some whispers of an old
custom of theirs-to join Philemon at
his yearly merrymaking and so obtain
in a natural way the bite for himself
and brother he perhaps had not the
courage to ask for outright. But death
had been in the Webb cottage before
him, which awful circumstance. acting
on his already weakened nerves. drove
him half insane from the house and
sent him wandering blindly about the
streets for a good half hour before he
reappeared in his own house. How do
know this? From a very simple fact.
Abel here has been to inquire, among
other things. if Mr.. Crane remembers
the tune we were playing at the great
house when he came down the main
street from visiting old Widow Wal
ker. Fortunately he does. for the trip.
trip, trip in IL struck his fancy. and he
has found himself humming 1t over
more than once since. Well. that waltz
was played by us at quarter after
midnight, which fixes the time of the
encounter at Mrs. Webb's gateway
pretty accurately. But. as you will
soon see. it was 1880 before James
label knocked at Lotions door. How
do know thisi By the same method
Of reasoning by which 1 determined
the time of Mr.. Cranes encounter.
Mrs. Lotion was greatly pleased with
the music played that night and had all
her windows open in order to hear it,
and she says we were playing Money
Musk when that knocking came to
disturb her. Now, gentlemen. we play
ed Money Musk just before we were
called out to supper, and as we went TO
supper promptly at 1:45 you can see
''Thirty-fve minutes then passed be-
tween the moment James label was
seen rushing from Mrs. Webb's gate
way and that in which he appeared at
lotions bakery, demanding a loaf Of
bread and offering in exchange one OF
the bills which had been stolen from
the murdered woman's drawer. Thirty
i've minutes! And he and his brother
were starving. Does 1t look. then, as
II that money was In his possession
when he left Mrs. Webb's house?
Would any man who felt the pangs Of
hunger as he did or who saw a brother
perishing for food before his eyes, al
low 35 minutes to elapse before he
made use of the money that rightfully
or wrongfully had come into his hand?
No, and so | say that he did not have
It when Mr.. Crane met him. That, in
stead of committing crime to obtain 1t.
ha fl--nd it in his Own home. living on
his own table. when. after his frenzied
absence. he returned to tell his dread
full news to the brother he had left be-
hind him. But how did il come there?
you ask. Gentlemen. remember the
footprints under the window. Amabel
Page brought it. Having seen or per-
haps met this old man roaming in or
hear the webb cottage during the time
she was there herself. she conceived
he plan Of throwing upon him the onus
II the crime she had herself commit
ted and with a slyness to be expected