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for the murderous steel was driven to
the heart, and with few. convulsive
gasps he expired.
His pockets and q bundle which he
had carried were quickly emptied Of
whatever they contained of value, the
body was wrapped in the bloody bed
clothes, and buried in the yard, and the
stains in the room carefully washed
away. In the morning he expressed
great surprise and indignation at the
travellers sudden disappearance. accus-
ing him not only Of escaping without
the payment of his bill, but also With
having stolen the bedclothcs, and even
enacted the farce of a pursuit. His
wife, however was not without her sus.
picions. and when the booty was
brought out little by little, she had
no doubt her fears were we'll founded,
and if her sudden death by poison had
not prevented she might have made the
crime public.
The sum secured from the person and
effects of the murdered man was over
$500 in gold and rich and rare jewelry
worth from $500 to fG0O more.
1t was about ten years after his mis-
hap on the coast when Colonel kenyon
returned to England. On one occasion,
as he was travelling through the north
ern part of the country, and night COM
ing Oh. he was compelled to seek ac'
Communications at country inn.
He was waited upon by pleasant,
ta!kative girl, about sixteen years OF
age, who was dressed with more neat
ness than usually characterized females
of her class.
While being served. the Colonel no.
ticed a peculiar charm she wore about
her neck. and, on obtaining her permls'
sion to examine it, he was struck With
the greatest astonishment at the dis
coyery that it was one of the jewels
of which he had been robbed ten years
before, and still had his engraved
monogram upon it.
His first impulse was to seize 1t. de-
clare the crime, and demand Of whom
she had obtained the stolen property;
but he controlled himself and began
TO Joke her about the trinket, saying he
supposed it must have been presented
by a lover. This she denied, but he
appeared unwilling to accept her de-
NAL, and finally asked who gave it to
her if not her lover. She replied that
it was presented to her by her father,
many years ago.
Colonel Kenyon expressed himself sat-
isfed and dropped the subject; in fact,
however, he was far from being salts
fed, and as soon as the meal was over
he made his way to the nearest masis-
trate, and placed the matter in the
hands of the authorities.
Early the next morning the Sheriff
made his appearance, and father and
daughter were both placed under ar
rest. A search of the premises brought
to light several articles Of jewelry
which the Colonel identified beyond a
shadow of doubt
The innkeeper was then examined,
and at first denied all knowledge of the
goods, or that he ever gave his daugh.
ter the charm which had frs. attracted
Colonel Kenyon's attention; but when
he learned how fully everything had
been identified, he became greatly
frightened, and finally confessed the
crime, with all the details given above,
and the remains of the victim were
found as originally buried. The man
he had murdered was proved to have
been the robber of Colonel Kenyon,
who was escaping with his booty when
retributiye justice overlook him in the
manner described.
At his trial the accused reiterated his
previous confession, and was convicted
and duly executed. A large portion
of the property was secured by Colonel
Kenyon, who settled ESQ upon the Or
phaned daughter Of the criminal.7New
York Weekly.