Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28


following paragraph is taken from
L paper in large western city and properly
opens this tale of mystery:
The police of the Second precinct
Er..% upon strange of suicide in the room
EAANMNYN ing house district of the north side
ySEAs92l night wilingham Constance, an old Eng
lishman who lived alone in a little room
on Aantic street was found dead on his bed knife
buried to the hilt in his breast Evidently, after
Ing stabbed himself the suicide some in
nocent person be suspected punished DEATH
had dipped the forefnger of his right own
blood and had written the bed cover in weak
Crawling hand: 'Wilingham Constance killed The
use of his formal name under such circumstances the
police believe due to delrium seized him
as death approached The authorities charge of
the body as it is not known that he had any relatives
or ecquaintances."
This also view Of the matter that the coro-
ners jury took verdict o suicide was returned But
both the police and the jury in the wrong,
was no case of suicide that occurred that night
1t was not Wilingham Constance there on the
bed. Here is the true story full:
Wilingham Constance a doomed man. The Sons
of Freedom at their headquarters in Whechape Lon
don. had decided his fate a year before. In
common with other anarchstic societies the
Freedom had many dark and grewsome secrets hidden
among ,nem ana once man had entered their iniqui-
tous fold and had gained their confidence he was in
position to send several the gallows score
more TO prison or course the man who took advantage
of his knowledge of these them over
to the authorities every minute for the
society had only code of punishment for those
played the it-death.
And this is what wilingham Constance had done He
had played the and played successfully that
the anarchists had sentenced him die. Constance
was a younger son, and often is the with
younger sons in England he had astray. Possibly
he was not bad at heart to begin with but years
roaming around the world, and living by his wits, had
made him thoroughly bad and life honor
At first he cheated at cards playing with friends
For this he ostracized and out into the world
first to Australia, later to America, later to
the capitals of continental Europe where there
ways fat pickings for INSCRIPTIONS blackguards
have the polish and manners of a gentleman. He had
killed fellow gambler in Australia helped rob and
murder miner the western states land he had
to Brussels to hide make a living in his
usual manner. There it that he into con-
tact with the anarchists and then entering
their society," securing possession of their secrets
lmparuns the information to the police who were al
ways glad to and pay for such stuff was con-
ceved in Constance's mind He money badly
and the work much akin which he had
DONE for, although he thorough blackguard the
man was imbued with courage that would have
his name famous had he applied 1t to fighting
his countrys regiments. few after his advent
in Brussels he became of the anarchists.
In cheap cafe in of the vicious quarters of
the city the society accustomed to hold meetings
and 1t was here that Constance taken
after having to all the the society's code
of initiation After this he was blood brother and
qualified TO sit in the councils the inner
most secrets of the past, present and future.
In this manner he became invaluable to the
Brussels police His inner knowledge workings of
the society enabled the authorities to begin cru
SADIE which resulted in the arrest of notorious
anarchists In Europe. men who had fled from other
countries and were hiding in Brussels So consistent
these arrests that the society began to sus
pect 1T had traitor in its midst. Naturally thew
began to watch Constance he being the addition
to their ranks, and 1t not long they dis
covered that 1t he who beraying brethren
to the hated police The discovery spelled death for
Constance One night he entered the cafe he saw
that the members of the society there before
him He knew that he was discovered when they rose
as one man, and with cenched fists him the
words: The spy-kin him!"
Constance, ready for emergency stepped back
and drew a revolver man behind him knocked the
revolver from his hands and he stood forth, unarmed
and helpless before his He protested vigor-
ousy that he innocent that someone else who
was revealing the soceys secrets but merely
laughed at him. They had tried him and they knew
Constance had faced death before faced it