The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-08
CIIAPTER VII.
MR. RANDOLPH has a FIGHT WITH MS


former going down to TiGmy's, where
no left the ruby, with instructions us to
how no wished it set On the following
morning Wilson'S report to Mr. Barnes
stated that Mr. Mitchell had spent the
afternoon at the Union League club and
had accompanied his fianceo to u private
ball III tho evening.
On the morning of the 9Th, as Mr..
Mitchell was dressing, u card was brought
to him which bore the name Of his
friend, Mr. Randolph, and that gentle
man Il few minutes later entered. Mr..
Mitchell was cordial in his greeting and
extended his hand, but Mr. Randolph
refused it, saying
Excuse me, Mitchell, hut ! have
come to see you about that wager | was
stupid enough To make with you
"Wcll, what Of it,"
Il did not suppose that you would so
so fur
$50 far as whatt'
"Why, haven't you read the papers?"
"No; never do. | am above that
class Of literature
"Thcn with yonr permission, will
read one 10 you
Go ahead am all attention Mr.
Mitchell seated himself in his most com
Portable armchair and Mr. Randolph,
without removing his overcuat, sat in an
other Taking morning paper from his
pocket he read the following;
THE inquest upon the body Of the
mysterious woman found murdered iii
the Thrtieth street apartment house
was resumed yesterday at the coronor's
office Mr. Barnes the well known de-
teGtive, testified that he had been upon
the Boston express at the time Of the
robbery of the jewels; that no had an
interview with the woman at which She
gave the name Rose Mitchell and made
an appointment with him at her resi-
dcnce He called Mt the timo agreed
upon--9 o'clock on the morning Of the
3d--and discovered her lying in bed with
her throat cut. one singular fact brought
ont by the detectives testimony is that
the woman namc had been deliberate
ly cut from every garment This may
indicate that Rose Mitchell is an assumed
name
"The doctors who performed the an
topsy declare it as their opinion that the
woman was attacked while she slept.
Otherwise there would have been more
blood stains found, as the iugulr vein
and carotid artery We're both cut They
think that the assassin used IN ordinary
pocketknifa, because the wound, though
deep, is net very large.
A curious story was obtained from
the jauitor The woman Mitchell had
been in the house about three weeks.
She was not a tenant, hut occupied the
apartments Of Mr.. and Mrs. ComStock,
who are absent in Europe The woman
gave him letter purporting to be writ
ten by Mrs. Cumstuck, instructing The
janitcr to allow the bearer TO OCCUPY tho
apartment until suited elsewhere, and
also asking that the janitor's wife would
see that she had proper attendance. The
janitQr did not doubt the authenticity
of the letter, but it now appears from
the testimony Of relative Of the Com
stocks, who is well acquainted with
Mrs. Comstock s writing, that this let
ter is % forgery,
After little further evidence Of no
special Importance the inquest was adj
journod until today 1t is plain that the
detectives are all at sea in this case. a
startling piece of evidence has now been
obtained by a reporter which may serve
az "a cloW 1t is no less than the discoy-
cry Of the lost jewels twill be- remcm-
bered that Mr. Barnes was on the train
and ordered that the passengers should
be- searched. Nothing was found, from
which it seemed safe to presume that
there were two persons connected with
the theft One Of these secured tho
plumber and handed it through win
dow Of the car to his accomplish out
side \ reporter went over the routo
yesterday, beginning his investigation
IN New Haven. He went the rounds Of
the hotels, cndcayWiug to discover if
any suspicious person had been noticed
in the city. At enc Of the last which he
visited. which is about five minutes
walk from the railroad depot. thc clerk
remembered man whodid act strange
ly II seems that this man came into
tho hotel al about noon on the 3D. regis
tered, asked that his satchei should be
placed in tho safe, went ont and has
not returned since The reporter at once
guessed that this was the missing satch-
81, and, ~ stating. the chief Of police
was sent for, and in his presence il was
opened liz It was found a red Russia
leather aso containing unset Jewels ct
sach size and lustcr that one can well
believe that they are worth Fi00, 600, rs
claimed That these are the missing
gems is plainly indicated by the fact
that the jewel ease has the name If
Mitchell stamped upon IT, Unfortunate
ly there-was nothing about the satchcl
OF in it which gives any clew to tho
thief himself The clerk, however, re
members him distinctly. and from his
description the detectives hope soon to
have him under lock and key"
What have yen to say to that, Mitch
el?"
"Why, If is Just that kind Of thing
that made me give uprcadng the news
papers-a sensational Dissertation Of a