The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-06-17
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When ] was on the detective force
by the way, my name is Jack
Hindsotl, at yonr seryiceI had q
case on my hands that baffied me.
WANTED to- get on, for I was at thas
/ TINE engaged to Kitty rfease, and i
she had said that though she was
very fond Of me she did not mean
to marry me until I had enough to
marry on, which, I should have as
soon as / had found out. the party
who committed certain murder.
Mrs. Jeffries, rich, misery sort
Of old lady, had been found dead
IN her bed, murdered by some one.
No one knew who it was.
Everybody was under suspicion
o. manservant who had been lis-
missed weeks before, a dissipated,
nephew, who had auarrelcd with
her; a peddlar, a man who had
mended the roof-but it seemed
likely that no one would be actually
proved guilty. To be sure, the neph-
ew would come in for her property,
being her only relative, but though
he had been to the door that even
ing he had been seen to go away
! again, and no doors were found nn-
locked, and the servant had to call
.for help before the bedroom dec.
! onIY1d bo hrolyar II,
The only clew 7 had was q bit of
black cloth clutched tight in the
dead woman's hand, fine bit cf old
black broadcloth torn in quite a
singular shape. We hid the fact that
this had been found from the news
paper men, and I was looking for
the coat it had been pulled out Of.
That would be my chance. g
The dismissed servant was await
er, but I bribed myself into chance
Of seeing his black coat off duty,
and it had not been torn or patched.
! hunted nr the nephew's boarding
house and got into his room under.
pretense Of having been sent from
the telegraph Office to see the wires,
but his clothes were all Of chick,
coarse cloth. / talked these things
all over to Kitty, md she set her
wits to work to help me. She asked
me to let her 60 to the old lady's
home and show her the room she
slept in, and she went out on the
ROOF, as I had done many time,
and went along first in one direc-.
ton and then in another, looking
at all the scuttle doors, until [
thought she would go OFF into the
street, but she stopped at the last
OF the row and beckoned me. +
1xrried up. as
Close TO the scuttle door lay a lit
/ tie black button.
sThis belongs to the garment the
bat Of cloth came from, she said.
There are blacks and blacks. This
is button that matches that black,
Not a blue black, nor brownishI
black, nor foxy black, but q black
that iss almost invisible green. Do
you know No. 100
Hts very respectable, first class
boarding house." 50 A'5.i #.5..
Will they take ladies 2" she ask
sIe they are well introduced.n
s fI shall go there to board !" 81
Next day, ] got a card from her
che hadn't been in the habit Of hav-
ing cards with that address on it.
I.called. She came down to Gee me-
in.her best black. silk, with her BON
net and nantilla on. =s
There was an old lady in the
room. She introduced me to her
and then said she was ready. ],
took the hint. We went out to-
gether. q i 81. Il. 's VI t,t :li
Cf course you know why I came
here, she said. I'm spending all
my salary and wearing my best
clothes, but I've found something
out already. Mrs. Jefries' nephew
calls here sometimes. He calls on,
as young widow, who has the upper
front 1Hom. He has been engaged
to her for some Time. :" 7.
She paused q long time and then
said:
+ he was here the night Of the
murder.'','
Wei, r I said, has she let him
out upon the roof 2"
wish you wouldn't ask me any.
questions, :, said Kitty. CT shall,
know before long. When Z send
for YOU come at once VIII Won LET