Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-21


 either side, if I were called upon to make 1t. If the Syndicate of Scoun- drels gets to know I've been playing the spy on them, there would be an other vacancy in the council, for the villains would never rest till they'd poisoned, or drowned, or knifed, or dynamited me. And don't know that should find myself altogether popular with the police if I had to tell them my story. Besides which, they mightn't believe 1t, and, for all know, l might find myself in the dock along with the other two. So I'll leave you to settle your little difference among yourselves, gentlemen.
 One can think in three seconds what cannot be written down in thirty The report of the pistol was still ringing in my ears as l opened the door, and, stepping out, walked away at a pace which, though 1t was not so rapid as to attract notice, was, can promise you, smart Very glad I was too when had turned the corner of the square, but 1t was not until found myself in 8 crowded thoroughfare, and knew that had put good 500 yards between myself and the place, that began to slacken.
 The evening papers had no more eager reader than that night, and 1t was with no little consternation that saw the following announcement in a late edition:
 "A tragic discovery was made this afternoon at 89 Fassett Square, Dals- ton, the house in which quantity of dynamite was recently discovered by the police. Constable X24 noticed when passing on his round that the front door was open, and on entering and searching the premises, he discov- cred in the cellar the dead body of the policeman who had been left in charge. The unfortunate man had been stabbed to the heart, but by whom there was no evidence to show, but that struggle had taken place was clear from the fact that a revolver, one chamber of which had been discharged, and which has been identified as his property, was found lying beside him. It is, however, supposed that the crime was committed by some member, or members, of the gang by whom the dy- namite had been concealed on the premises, and that they had revisited the house, not knowing that the police lad left anyone in charge"
 And in the Stop Press space in the paper, which is devoted to late extremely significant announcement: -
 "The police refuse to give any par ticulars Tn regard to the sensational murder of policeman at Fassett Square, Dalston. Our representative, however, succeeded this afternoon in obtaining a short interview with the wife of the murdered man, who has informed him of curious circumstance in connection with the case. This is that an empty beer barrel, which was | lying in the cellar where the body was found, had been very carefully taken l to pieces, and this she is confident was not done by her husband, who she as- sured our representative had no tools on the premises by which the work | could have been accomplished.
 .sThis is bad newsi" said to my self as laid down the paper. "The scoundrels have not only got clean away, but they have evidently accom- | pllSuGu luc OUJSCL Ol IuclH VAolty duO succeeded in taking the dynamite with ! them. 1t makes me feel very un- comfortable about the whole business; although even if I had gone down to the cellar I should not have been in time to save the poor fellows life; and ! after all, if the police don't take proper steps to guard premises which they are in charge of, it's their affair, not | mine.
 "But now that know the scoundrels l have got possession of the dynamite, and that they intend to use 1t in blow ing up Lord Cranthorpe's house, will make 1t my business to see that ! they don't do anything of the sort; :, and, knowing what I do of them and their plans, I think shall succeed, though fancy I'm setting myself a risky job"