The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-02-04


glass spectacles; and as 1t was be.
lieved that he and the assailant OF |
Williamson we're one, search was
made for person answering this de |
scription.
Weeks passed and the mysterious
robberies and holdups seemed no near
er solution Every clue and sus
picion was followed up. Strangers were
arrested and obliged to prove their in
nocence. Everybody became a detec
tive.
Some weeks after the last robbery,
stranger came TO the express Office
with a trunk which he wished trans.
ported to New York Something in the
manner of the man. an unnatural,
half-disguised appearance, excited the
suspicion of the alert, sharp-eyed ex.
press agent, and while he proceeded
to make out the receipt he secretly
sent message to the constable. Upon
his arrival that official instantly began
to question the stranger, demanding
to know the contents of the trunk
His inquiries were frankly answered
with proper explanation, and the key
produced that the captain might verify
the same by examination. The inno
cent frankness of the stranger dis
armed the constable, and, half apollo
giving for not accepting his statements
as sufficient, the captain stopped to-un.
lock the trunk, when suddenly the
stranger leaped by him and out
through the door, barring it after him
|
the iron handle Throwing himself
against the door the captain soon
broke the improvised bolt and rushed
off in pursuit, following the fugitive
down through Dock square, Marshall,
and Hanover streets, into a narrow
court leading from the last street,
where the man had disappeared. But
though there was no outlet other than
that by which he had entered, thor.
ough search Of this place few mo-
ments after failed to discover the flu
gitive, or the way of his escape. After
the houses opening on the court were
searched without discovering any
trace of the probable thief, the pro-
prietors of the stores fronting Han
over street on each side and having
rear entrances, were sent for. Among
these was Mr. Williamson, but as it
was ascertained at his residence that
, he was absent from the city, entrance
, was gained to his store by side win
dow Here, however, as in the other
stores, no person or sign of one was
found. The burglar, for such an ex-
animation of the trunk at the express
Office proved him to be, was never cap
i, tured, nor was trace of him discov'
! cred, although diligent search of that
: peighborhood was made by the whole
police force.
/ mot long after, the city was again
q startled, this time by the announce
4 ment in the morning papers of the
g mysterious disappearance and prob
v able murder of Mr.. Williamson. He
e was known to carry large sums OF
n money upon his person, and as there
r was no good explanation of his alb
k sence, it was thought most probable
that he had been robbed and muir
dered.
!. Information was sought by adver
r tisement in the newspapers witt
|. promise of liberal reward, but all in
# vestigation proved unavailing.
a After some weeks of vain inquiry
l. and search, the general suspicion tina
s he had been murdered and his bod,
h thrown over the Charlestown bridg,
d became settled conviction; but hi
h faithful, trusting wife refused to be
r lieve him dead. and her father finall,
S proceeded to New York to see wha
S information, if any, could be gained
4. from those with whom his son-in-lav
d had dealings in that city
What he ascertained there l d.
C not know, but Immediately on his re
&c turn he came to my employer for
e workman to go to the store and opel
If in his presence the safe containing
IF the stock stored therein After som
e drilling the bolt was sprung and tn
IF door swung open, disclosing sigh
,r at which | started back affrighted an
Or amazed and which so Mortified tn
h. troubled and anxious father that h
h fell like a dead man on the fiool
" Taere within the safe lay the dea
r body of Mr.. Williamson, the truste
ID and respected jewelry merchant!
lie IAN examination of the safe di:
III closed a hardly discernible apertur
e, drilled through the back near the toI
t. from which, on the inside, hung fe,
III ible tube by which respiration wa
1t made possible for person enclosed
l. and through which noise from withou
Mt could reach the inmate.
m ION the inside of the door hol
er had been cut so that the key could b
inserted and the bolt thrown. TIL
II. handle of this key had broken OF
IN leaving the key in the lock Their
IT. were indications that food and waite
is had been stored in the safe, but non
lie remained; even the shoes bore mark
&c of the teeth. as If gnawed for SUI
d, tenance. A black wig and blue glas
OF spectacles lay on the floor of the SAT-
n Seeing all this, we soon conjecture