Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-12-27

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be ashamed of.
1T must have been about . o'clock
in the night that Grinnel street sta
ton was called up by telephone and
mans voice announced that there were
burglars in Il house at No. 1868. | WIS
finishing report about an incendiary
fire. hut AZ the available men at that
hour were scarce, | jumped into the
patrol wagon with the others, and
went to the house mentioned. The
family were all in the hallway, or in
the front parlor waiting for lis. and
they said that the burglar or burglars
had been locked in the middle bed
room on the second floor.
THE daughter OF the house their
name was Tnulby, and the girls name
was Janicc--had found II man under
her bed. and without making any cont
motion till she was in the hall, had
locked the door on the outside ana
awakened her moihCr and brother.
who slept in the front and back rooms
respectively on the same floor. That's
stairs and opening the door. There
We're three OF us policemen. besides
the driver. and TOolc held the light.
Griffin the door, and /. always fool
hardy, Went in with my gun ready. ]
had Il pistol in my right hand ready
sound nor a stir when | entered the
half lighted room. made bold to strike
Il match with my left hand and lighted
the gas. The drawers of the dresser
| We're opened and tossed the closet
door was open and the contents We're
sign of life.
Il looked under the bed. Tooic turn
ing on the lantern, and saw man
lying at full length. | ordered him TO
| come out. and Griffin began to pull off
| the mattress and bedding for Il safer
command Of he situation. The intrn-
der never stirred. We .oOk off Tie
mattress. lifted out the wire spring
frame, and saw that the robbers eyes
We're shut and his face CHASTITY. The
minute touched him l knew he was
dead. We dragged him out then and
saw that his skull was dented as by
| the mighty stroke Of q narrow. dull
| edged weapon. We called the COrO-
ner, and he said it was a murder, or
that the rOhbcr had been caught in the
act Of searching the room and had
been killed by one of the inmates CT
the house. As the latter SuppoSitiOn
seemed prcpOSterOus, l searched the
building for an open window, a door
that had been left open, or any kind of
aperture that might have given egress
to the dead mans confederate and
slayer. There was none. The win.
dOws and doors were all locked or
| latchrd on The inside. In the yard
found a blackjack. or 'billy.' which
seemed to give color to the Coroners
theory, but only added to the mystery
Mrs. Taulhy, the mother, was =
widow. gentle. arlstocratic. wealthy
and Unfortunately ford Of her two chill
dren Miss Janice. soon discovered
was the flower of all girlish tenderness
and virtue. She hadn't even Il sweet
heart to whom Il thread Of invcstiga
ton might he reasonably attached
Randall Taulhy. the son. was. ] discov
cred. a lawyer by profession, but moi
by practice. IN fact. lie was only re
Gently from college. ana was living il
n pretty well-sown field Of wild oats
a care and even n menace to his moth
or. submissive only TO his sister Janice
whom he loved, and-vPry much il
debt. Tpon the slim prospect of con
Meeting him with the killing | had thu
nerve TO search his room, his clothin:
and all his belongings before / left tn,
house that night found nothing in
eliminating.
Miss Janice explained that she hAt
been awakened ny scream. sh
thought, but in terror had lain quictl,
for many minutes before rising. Thel
she struck a match. and. seeing Moth
ing, with feminine instinct stoOpe,
and locked under the bed. She saw
hand move and face stare, and. dror
ping the match. took out her door key
ran into the hall. locked the door he
hind her and gave the alarm. 1t WI
Randall who had called the police. HI
conduct was very calm and deliberate
He had seen Oil one, heard nothing
till his sisters cries aroused him. The
he had run down stairs and telt
phoned. The mother, Frustrated wit
grief and understanding nothing wa.
| knew, incapable of any connectio
with the singular affair. Somebody /
the house had killed the burglar. q
that was certain. Eut who? An
why did he or she refuse to admit 1t
| gave them TO understand that n
crime was done hy killing n houS,
breaker, but they all stuck to the
stories.
THE dead bu"s.Ar was a commo
looking, SQuarc.built, chCaply dreSsc
man of about twenty-siX. That i
was n burglar we had 10 doubt. f,
We found the household jcwelry, ,
most OF it. slowed in his pockets. II
{ had no keys nor any If the tools whic
} househrcakcrs use: no letters of ilol
! tilicatlon, M marks upon his clothin
| couldn't figure out how he eject,
I nm entrance. for. as | said. tn doc
} We're all locked on the inside. the wi
dows latched. and there were 10 sigh
= of violent entrance. Among Il
papers. the letters and memorant
which | had taken from young Tau
by's room was one letter dated Have
hill. Mass, and signed Kent lIowar
= | l. ntilpntlc fran, al ,nII,,
!. mate. and | would have ignored it if