Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-17


Elizabeth was questioned till she broke
down sobbing once more, after declar
ing that Bob was the mischievouses1
young imp as ever lived, but she was
very fond Of him; and If it hadn
been for his wicked old tipsy mother
who was no better than thief, there
weren't a dearer, more lovable boy in
the "old world"
The sergeant of police and John
Whyley made notes, afterwards com
pared, about Bob and his mother, and
| Elizabeth went off crying and refus.
ing to be comforted because Of Bob.
Then the sergeant stated perspiring-
| ly in the hot room, buttoned up in his
coat, that the cabman had been found !;
and In due course a red-nosed, prom
inent-eyed member of the four-wheeled
fraternity corroborated John Whyley's
evidence as to the three men whom he
took In his cab. He reiterated the
statement that zone on EN- was very
tight" told that he drove them to an
| hotel In Surrey Street, close to the EN-
to the driving, because you see,
gents It was like this here: the fog
was that thick, II you sat on the box
you couldn't see the 'oss's tail, let
alone his ears, and you had to lead
him all the way"
Did the men go into the hotel?
He couldn't say; they helped out the
one as was 80 very tight, and they
gave him arf-suff 'rin-first money he'd
took that night, and the last on ac-
count Of the fog.
And where did the three men GO
into the hotel?
He didn't know; they seemed to
him to go into the fog. Everything
went into the fog that night or come
out on 1t. 1t was all fog.as you might
most ha cut with FrIfe; and when
no had wash next morning, his face
was that black with the sut you might
ha' took him for sweep,
But the man who seemed to be
drunk, did he say anything?
Not n word.
"bHlN ne hUbW TIE mon again
Not likely; and besides, If he took
notice of all parties as was very tight,
and as he took home in his keb, he'd
have enough to do. That there cog
was 80 thick that
The coroner said that would do, and
after the people Mt the hotel had been
called to prove that no one had en-
tered their place after eleven O'Clock
that night, and that the bell had not
been rung, the coroner said that the
case would have for the present to be
left In the hands of the police, who
would, he hoped, elucidate what was
at present one of the mysteries OF our
great city, He did not think he was
own as to the causes of the dramatic
scene that must have taken place in
Or, Chartley's surgery. They were
men to investigate the causes Of the
Geath Of this man who was at present
unknown No doubt the police would
be able to trace the three men who
left the surgery that night, and during
the adjournment Or. Charley would
probably recover; and SO on, and SO
on; n long haranguo In which it
seemed as II the fog, of which so
much mention had been made, had
got into the evidence,
Finally the coroner said he did not
think he should be doing his duty II
he did not mark the feeling he had
with respect to the conduct of the
police constable John Whyley.
Tho gentleman in question gowed,
! for he felt that he had suddenly be-
come prominent parsonage VITA
! choyrons upon his arm to denote his
rise In rank Then he froze, and his
face assumed n terribly blank express.
sion, for the coroner went on to say
that never In Il Q whole course OF his
experience, which now extended over
n quarter of century, had he been
cogni2ant of such utterly cras stu
pidity as that OF this polceman--a man
who, In his opinion, ought to be dis
missed from the force.
John Whyley wished wicked wish
after the jury had been dismissed, and
orders given for the burial of tho
Mcphistopheean-lo looking man. lying sc
stif and CHASTITY In the parish shell
and John Whyley's wish was that Il
had been the coroner instead of Doc
tor Charley who had got that one go
two on the mob, "
CHAPTER XII.