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Hides. TaIIoVr. WooI and Hons

The local wool market. though drm. Il very
slow. arrivals are very defective and there -
no demand for them. Prices remain thu same.
Hdes-Culls and brands sell abOut 13d1e un-
der duotatfons- Heavy salted steers, l3c; me
dfIinn. 1z0121Scs light, III 01215cs cowhides.
III h12c for heavy, III 612c for hghts staRs-
&c. salted kip. 1Sc; salted veal 17cs salted ealc.
dry veal, 24c: sheepskins. shearIfngs. 20040c
each: short wool. 5od375e eachs medium, 7Scae1
each: long wool. S1.25@1.75: lambs. 15175e:
horsehfdes, salt. s2.2S925o for large and 1i.7S
az FOR medium. 75e0eI FOR small and 2595oe
Tor colts: horsehfdes. dry. e2025 foe large and
81 2502 for medium. 5Oc0s1 for small and 25n
soc for colts: goatskfns, prime Engors, S099oc;
large hair goats. 250f0c: medium. 1Q93oc;
small. b615cs Mexican deerskins, 31A A9SScs dry
TaIl0w-No. / rendered, 6G5kes No. q a
415e; grease. 2026c.
Woof-Southern fall, more OF less detective.
III 6s1Se; fan lambs. s@1Oc for southern and
I7d15e per 1b fer northern.
Hops-Prices % growers are II 014c for 1903
uer ID. with 1s620c for contracts for new crop
delivery.
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Foreign Futures
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grsir and prov,.,or.

CHICAGO. Aug. 2T.-Decided strength d.rel
oped IN the wheat market following a slieh,
weakness At the start due to declines at the
principzI -EuroDean grain centers. Congestion II
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Beans and seeds

Beans (per etK-Bayo. s595.25: pea. nomi-
nal: small white. S707.60; large white. S45Od
s: pink S2.g06S.10; red nomipal; blsckeys
So 25ea3.45 lima. "a. .201425 red kidneys. So so
63 so: cranberry beans nominal: GArVRnzas
25004; horse beans, S1.90Q2-20.
Seeds-BrOwn mustard, 20 03&cs yellow mus
tard nominal: naxseed. 4Q4hc, carload lots.
2021sc: timothy. &c; hemp, sA03&e; nillet.
49, PPssx@esrs.D Pss 10 soa2 as mar ...,,t
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nccIdnnns and CIfrnx Ernif.

Business in fresh fruits opened with a show OF
activity and the market ruled firm in spots in
the early trade active buying FOR shipment TO
Honolulu, but the feeling was changed 10 one OF
easiness later In the day, when IL was learned
that the steamship company was refusing to ac-
cept all OF the freight offered. owing TO lack OF
space. Grated grapes were weaker. owing to the
falling OF in the shipping demand. and hardly
were received from Martinez and went at 81 so
crate. car of wine grapes came in from
Yolo and the receivers were asking SIT ton for
the stock. Fine Gravenstein apples and wrapped
Bartlett pears remained firm. while low grade
offerings OF the latter were in heavy supply and
densome supply and slow of sale at weak rates.
while freestones found ready market and re-
ceivers were expecting higher range Of prices
supply and moved fairly at about previous prices.
Berries arrived late again and most OF the re-
little better on decreased arrivals while water
melons were still in abundance and inclined to
easipess.
Raspherries-$567 per chest.
Biackberries- 15oG250 per chest.
Huckleberries per ID.
AppIes-Fancy Gravensteias. 81 1.40G1.s0 per
box; fancy reds. e16f.25: common 10 choice
6Sc@s1; crabapples. 4006Oc for small and Isc9
Pears-Bartietts, sL25G1 so per box for No. 1
and 5oc@s1 for No. ?: coming price, sl5G25 per
ton.
Quinees-6od75c per box.
Peaehes-Small boxes, 3O@65e; lug boxes. soc
@S1; carriers. 50@75e.
A
@50c for small and 5oc6ps1 for large
Nsctarines.I5ealsi 2s per box & or crate; ied 4oa
Toe for ordinary packages.
Melons-Nutmeg melons. 4046Oc per box; can
tsioupes. $1915U per crate; watermeions. $i9Z
per dozen.
Grapes (smalI ho,es and erate.N-seedles.. 50
675c: muscat 509S5c: Tokay. 65@9oc; black,
4oae5c; lug boxes, 5Oc9s1.25
s4s@s lrn5: Rsr ff
lemons. s484.50 for fancy. s2@5 for choice and
@1.5o for standard; lines: s5:6o4e-
for Hawaiian and t2.5063.50 for Central Amerf-
can; plnespples, si.25@3 per dozen.
Dried Fruit. Raisins. Nuts and Honey
Europe is reported buying. prunes steadily in
AZ a4lsc for choice and 5@6c for fancy; prunss
size basis, 2@2ise, with he premium FOR the
New Truits-Evaporated apples. 7GsHc: spri-
cots. s@1Oc: moorpark, 11612c peaches. AZ a
se pFunes 2is S2Se. - .o Nth s prs@igann an fSE 4Os
Raisins 1IsOs cropl-seeded. 4G41sc: Themp
sOn's sesdless; SIC for unDl..essd; ssscless sui.
crown. Sc for crown and 21tc for crown.
New Raislns-Lsyers, clustsrs-6 crown, 81 50;
vi esoTo erorl sss sse syes
61sc; seedleB sultanas. 583Ees Thompsonss
seediess. SIC: loose muscatsi, crown, 4xc; >
Nuts-nnonds. aonpsrells, 14K @15e. Xxi.
l4G141sc; ne plus ultra. 1a@is1fc; Drake. 110
ifHc: hnguedocs, loaloitc: hardshells. 6h a7c:
old walnnts: lie per ID fos 70. ! softshefis: C
Honey-comb. 140I5c for water white ana 10
a12c per III for amber; extracted. 7ise for water
ard dark amber. 444Ec per 10.
Beeswsx-2Tl1 u 92sc per 10 for light and IS "a
26c for dark.
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WEAK SPOTS LEFT
BY LIQUIDATION
Stock Market Shows Recovery,
but Continues to Worry
About Hartman
Neu Nark stock List

New ERIK STOCK List
f. r. Hutton * Co, 490 California street
members Of the New York stock exchange, fur
lish the following list OF bond and stock sales
yesterday
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Bntter. Cheese and Eras

Extra eggs lost another cent yesterday. two
small sales under the call the exchange send
ing the price down to 35c, and 6rsts. which had
been previously quoted at that fgure. were
marked down 10 34e. The market was officially
declared firm at the new quotations. but individ-
ual dealers reported that there was barely enough
trade TO absorb all OF the offerings. The quota
fions for butter and cheese were unaltefed, there
being a strong and active market for the upper
grades OF both.
Transactions on the exchange were confined to
extra eggs OF which two 10 case lots were sold
at he quotation
Receipts were $1,000 pounds Of butter, $4,000
pounds OF cheese and AS cases of eggs
The following are official quotations estab-
lished By the sales. bids and ofers on the door
OF the dairy exchange. Prices in the street.
while governed by the exchange quotations. gen
orally range from 15c TO PC higher, owing to
the various charges to be added
Butter-Fresh creamery extras. Sic. per 10.
steady: do hrsts 29c. steady: do seconds, p re,
steady: No. i packing stock, 24he, Arm-
Cheese-Caifornis fancy dats lie per 10,
firm: do frsts 1515c, frm do seconds. 1415e, hrm {,
fancy Young Americas. 1910. nr=.: do hrsts. 15e,
firm; fancy Oregon Young Americas. 1910. nrm;
do fats, 1916. firm; New York fancy. fs1se.
firm.
Eggs foer dozen csses inelude5l-Cslfcrnia
fresh extras. 35c. firm: do frsts. Sac firm; do
seconds. 3Oc, firm: do thirds. 24c, firm.
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London Closing Stocks

Bar siIVer-Steady; D l3-l6d per ounce
Money-1z@% Of / per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
short bills is q per cent and for three months
bills 1 u per cent.
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New York Produce


NEW YORK Aug. 27.-Hops-Qu
Hides-ouiet. Central America, PIC
Wool-Sfeady-
SnxarNSteady. Fair refining ssfe: centrif
ugsI, .9e test. Ale; mOIasses sugar. 3-sec Re
'''coi cores@F1tures closed steady. net S points
lower TO 10 points higher Including about 1900
bags switches sales aggregated 26.500 bags
5.s5c; January. 5.4Oc; Msy. s.45c; July s.4Sd
5.5Oc, spot1ouiet Rio No; .; Ike: santos
Butter-sfeady. Prices, arsts to specials, Is
G251zc: western factory. 2o@22c.
Cneese-Firm and unchanged
Eggs-Steady. Western extras nrsts, 4G26c.
DRIED FRUITS
Evaporated Apples-Firm. Fsncy. sE 095sc;
choice. sdslsc; prime. IA97Ae; common %
PiunesG6uiet spot California. 2Ea1ll.e:
ApricOtsEunehanged Choice. 1oaioEe. e1-
ira choice. 19ls Gl0s.s; ~ fancy; II dl3c.
., feaenes-slrm. SnoIee. oiseoc' extra cnoice'
Rsisins-ouiet but steady. Loose muscat-ls.
3is d4l-c: choice to fancy seeded ~ 06c: seed
Chicago Dairy Products
CHICAGO., Aug. 2T.-Butter steady: cream
receipts l2.4T5 cases: al marx. eases Included
1Sc: hrsts. zoe: prime hrsts. 2iHc. cheese.
strong; daisies 15&Q1ee; twins. t5@i51sc;
Lo. Angeles Markets
Los ANGELES. Aug. 2z--Bidding was brisk
on the produce market today. Cheese. butter
and eggs remained drm. although receipts were
larger than those OF yesterday. Eastern daisy
and eastern lOnghorn cheese advanced to 1o6l20c
pound. Receipts on the produce exchange
today were Eggs. 135 cases. butter. IA. 49s
pounds; cheese. 31I pounds. potatoes II sacks;
onions. % sacks: beans. none: sweet potatoes.
200 sacks. apples. 1899 boxes
EggEExtra select. 3Tc: California ranch
eandled. s5e: local case count. sic; eastern
Bntter-Creamery extra IN roll s2tsc:
creamery nrsts. soc; eastern extras. 55c; cook
Ing. 25c.
Cheese Gper pOuudl-NOrthern fresh. 1Tise.
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Portland Buttcr Nnrket
Egg Market in Nearby Counties

PORTLAND. Aug. 1.-Butter-City and
county creamery extras, 33c; fancy, 306S2c;
store. 1962le.
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Mining Stockr

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday
COMSTOCKS
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Provisions

The market is steady, but trade is not very
: 0,sfoIsap|one half bbl, 1okc; half bbls.
Ioc: tierce, s5tc; tierces, ske' tterees
iTbe western meat company quotes as follows:
Hams. 6hGlSc picnic hams, lz15c; bacon. Q
TO lbs, 2oi5c; to 10 l6s, Is ~ aa,l 20 u l.
lbs lss fancy sSsss -, se 1900 i0 To- "a Is
isiSe: iirht dry salt bacon. 10 10 lbs. 1se -
10 il lbs, iTc: medium bacon. 1s1sc; Hight me
oid% InrdMTierces p.epI f4c. sos l4hc los 14sc s..
1Sf.c 3s I5e: compound lard tierces SIC. sos
I'll. Sic CT per gall white cooking oil, 5se per gal;
Is BeefMiocsl prices ar. quoted Export lots. in.
specfed by the government. are 81 PEI Dbl
higher. Extra family beef. xiz per 0el; rsnily
beef. s115o per DOl; extra mess beef. .ii-OO per
O'T PorkNEItrs prime ln barrels, S2f; clear. SO:
pig 90 sSr h tes ses pi aS fos
Meat Market
Hogs. both live and dressed. are somewhat
io"er DRESSED MEATS
SIauxhterers' rates to dealers and butchers are
Beef~s1s@ per lb for steers. s@s1lc for
cows and heifers.
ys.7 @sac for lsrgs and &c fSs e. Saih s@1n
pound.
Dressed Pork (Der lb}-114 IL lac for light ana
'f ',ae 10 LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations for good, sou MI
livestock. delivered In San Francisco. gross
weight:
under 900 lbs. 4c: second quality, 1593Ze; thin
and undesirable steefs. 363Ac.
No I cows and heifers. 3Kc; second quality,
&c: commou. thin. undesirable cows. 2@21zc.
Fat bulls and stays, IL 92c; half fat or thin
Caives-Iight weight. per Ib. sac; medium.
4Ec: heavy. 4G4Ec.
sheep Cper ib)-wethers, No. l. 4He; ewes.
s%c
Lambs fper lbl-This years milk lambs. SIC.
10 40 lbs 797Lc: 40 10 25O lbs. Itac: $50 to
$50 lbs Te: rough. heavy hogs. 5q5lae; common.
undesirable hugs, 41a65c-
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New York Mining stock

Do cv Is. ser B. z4lsl westiug FL ev 5s "a.
Gen Elect CIV IS. $50 Wis Central 4s..- 95as
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VEGETABLES


Alligtr Pears. ea.-@-l
Apples -.-....- 34 8
Bananas. doz. - -25 636I
Blackberries, bkt. i0@1SI
Cantaloupes, ca .15@20
Figs, dried, lb. 6g 8
Do fresh, doz. 10015I
Grapefruit, doz. .60Q75
Grapes. Id. -..... 5Q 8
HuckieberrieA lb. b.-@15I
Lemons, doz- .20Q30I
Lines, doc. 100l5|
Nuts, pound
Almonds .....--@20|
Brazils .......-@20|
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DAIRY PRODUCE, Etc
Butter, . Id sq.I5Gs0l Swiss Cheese 25QSs
Ia lib square dge0! Eggs, doz .40@45
Cal Cheese ....-H25 Honey. comb. Ii. .20G25
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PRIZE FOOD
PaIatabIe, Economical, Nourisi,Inq.

A Nebr. woman has outlined the
prize food In a few words, and that
from personal experience. She writes:
After our long experience with
Grape-Nuts, cannot say enough in its
favor. We have used this food almost
continually for seven years.
I'VE sometimes tried other adver-
tised' breakfast foods but we invariably
returned to Grape-Nuts as the most pai
atable, economical and nourishing
of all.
when quit tea and coffee and be-
gan to use Postum and Crap Nuts
was nervous wreck. I was so ir-
ritable could not sleep nights, had
no interest in life.
"After using Grape-Nuts a short time
I began to improve and all these. all
rlents have disappeared and now / am
q well woman. My two children have
been almost raised on Grape-Nuts.
which they eat three times day. :.
"They are pictures of health and
have never had the least symptom OF
stomach trouble, even through the
most severe siege of whooping cough
they could retain Grape-Nuts when ILL
else failed.
"Grape-Nuts food has saved doctor
bills, and has been, therefore, a most
economical food for u.s. -
= Name given BY Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. there's Reason"
Ever read the above letterS 4 new
enc aDDeaFs from time to time. They
.a1e geoutne, tEues and fuu Of humo1
Interest. i ~. - =. - -,
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Saffron Walden. Essex, and Benwell's
father was Col. Benwell- Of Chelten-
nahl' = (: - g, s>5
At Woodstock Murray learned that
Birchall and his wife. arrived. there
from England III the autumn of 1888
to look over farm lands and enjoy the
country life of Canada. Birchall and
his wife passed as Lord and Lady
Somerset. They lived gayly and
seemed to have money befitting their
rank In life: They were fond of driv-
ing and picnics, and one of the spots
Lord Somerset" visited on various
occasions was Pine Pond, which was
surrounded by Blenheim swamp
When they returned to England, Lord
and Lady Somerset departed from
Woodstock very suddenly, leaving nu-
merous unpaid bills behind them.
When Birchall again sailed for
America it was not in the role of Lord
Somerset. He came accompanied by
his wife, Pelly and Benwell, and the
four arrived in New York on the Bril-
tannic on February IA. From this
date Murray took up the trail and
verified the truth Of Pelly's narrative
He verified the dates of arrival and
departure at the Metropolitan hotel of
the party of four, and their arrival at
the Stafford house, Buffalo, on Feb
ruary 16. At the Stafford house he
ascertained the fact that, on the day
following their arrival, Pelly and Mrs.
Birchall stayed at the hotel, while
Birchall and Benwel were called be-
fore six o'clock and went away to-
gether. Birchall returned in the even
ing but Benwell never returned.
The next step was to follow the
course of Birchall and Benwell after
leaving the Stafford house on Febru-
ary II. Conductor William H. Poole
running on the Grand; Trunk railroad
between Niagara Falls and Windsor,
asserted that he had two passengers
who got off his train at Eastwood,
four miles from Blenheim swamp.
Their description answered that of
Birchall and Benwell. The train
stopped at Eastwood at 11:14 that
morning. Matthew Virtue, bailiff Of
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we'll told him that he did not like the
place or the people but he had stayed
at the farm when Birchall left for
Buhalo. Birchall also said he had
given Benwell several addresses be-
fore leaving, so that he could visit
foE in the country roundabout, in
cluding Attorney Hellmuth of London,
Ontario, who had been a passenger on
the Britannia. Pelly began to ask too
many questions, whereupon Birchall
declared he was tired and went to
bed. On the following day they went
to Niagara Falls, taking their lug
gage with them. They crossed to the
Canada. side and stopped at Mrs.
Baldwin's, Birchall arranging for
rooms and board there.
Soon after their arrival at Baldwin's
Birchall invited Pelly to take walk
during which the young man, who was
beginning to suspect that his astute
host was not playing an altogether
straight game, told Birchall that he
had not made good his representa-
c. Benwell, son of Col. Benwell of
Cheltenham, England. Birchall limited
to Pelly that Benwell was not much
of fellow, but that he was simply
crossing with them to a farm and
that it would be wise for Pelly to have
nothing to do with him. Therefore
Pelly treated Benwell rather distant
ly, and devoted himself to Mr. and
Mrs. Birchall on the voyage. Benwell
seemed to reciprocate by treating Pei
ly coolly, so Birchall deftly kept the
two young men from becoming famil-
lar and confidential. But finally Ben
we'll and Pelly chatted together and
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Woodstock, and Birchall proposed that
Pelly should 60 there and see If the
remains were those of Benwell. This
sinister remark aroused fresh sus-
picions In Pelly's mind and alarmed
him to such an extent that he Slipped
q revolver into his pocket, determining
to carry it in the future.
On the next day Birchall persuaded
Pelly to go over to the American side
of the river with him, under the pre-
tense of looking after some missing
baggage. It was raining and blowing
hard when they started to walk back
to Canada across the Suspension
bridge. There were no other pedes-
TRANS In sight as they neared the
center of the bridge and Birchall, halt
ing, requested Pelly to look over the
cables at the roaring torrent below.
"The view is superb" he said, as
he leaned over the edge, "come and
see it."
Pelly saw that it would be an easy
thing to thrust an unsuspecting per-
son over the cable into the river. His
mistrust of Birchan had increased a
thousand fold and he curtly refused to
move from where he was standing.
Birchan turned white, looked around
and stepped toward his companion.
AS he did so Pelly walked on. Birch
all called to him sharply: Come,
walk alongside me- he said. your
heavy overcoat will help keep the
rain on me-" Pelly shook his head
obstinately and was about to take to
his heels and run when two men came
walking across the bridge. Birchall
then ceased to argue with his COM
panion and the two made their way
back to Canada, keeping several PAGES
apart. The next day Birchall, accom-
panied by his wife, went to Paris, On
tario, to view the body of the man
whose picture had appeared in the
papers and shortly after their return
to the Falls the arrest followed.
The letters founu among Birchalls S
effects proved exclusively that Ben
we'll, like Pelly, had been caught by
Birchall's advertisement. and that
Birchall bad arranged matters with
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Benwell told Pelly that he, too, was to
join Birchall in the horse business.
Pelly went to Birchall and threatened
to withdraw from their agreement.
The diplomatic Mr.. Birchall soothed
him cunningly, saying that he would
find some way of getting rid Of Ben
we'll, and appeased the grumbler by
dwelling rapturously on the big profits
awaiting them.
Arriving at New York the party
stopped for one night at the Metropoli-
tan hotel and the next day, February
Is, they went to Buffalo, registering
there at the Stafford house on the
morning of February 16 Each young
man was eager to view the mythical
farm, which Birchall assured them
was only couple of hours ride from
Buffalo. Mrs. Birchall preferred to
wait in Buffalo until sure everything
was in readiness for her reception at
the farm, and Pelly courteously
agreed to tarry behind with her while
Birchall and Benwell went on to the
T, farm to surprise the employees. If
all was we'll at, the farm Benwell
would remain there and Birchall re.
turn and bring his wife and Pelly.
!, Benwell and Birchall accordingly left
the Stafford house on the morning of
February II to take a Grand Trunk
train to the farm.
At half past eight that evening
Birchall returned to the Stafford
house in Buffalo alone. He was in
high good humor, joking and laughing
pleasantly. In response to Pelly's in
quiry for his companion of the morn
ing he stated that he took Benwell
to the farm and, introduced him to
Mcdonald, the overseer. Later Ben
tions. Birchall gave an evasive re-
ply, and under pretense of showing his
companion the beauties of the Niagara
river, took him down an old rotten
stairway that led over the cliffs to
the. edge Of the water. At the bottom
of the shaky steps there stood q
stranger, the sight of whom seemed
to annoy Birchall, for without linger-
ing to admire the view he turned and
retraced his steps, Returning to their
rooms they saw a newspaper contain
ing the account Of the discovery of
the body of murdered man Eear
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heve I would not be living today
says Mrs. Hinson. my eyesight was
poor, l suffered with nervous, splitting
headaches, spots would dance before
my eyes, and at times l would be so
dizzy I would have to grasp some
thing for support. My back was so
weak and painful could hardly bend
over to button my shoes and could not
get around without suffering severely.
Doan's Kidney Pills helped me from
the first, and continued until practi-
cally well again."
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
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CTOrlDLED OVER THE:
LlFELESS BODY OF A
YOUNG 11AN HALF BURIED
III THE WEEDS AND BRUSH

Woodstock, was on the train AS it
left Eastwood he saw two young Eng
lishmen walking away from the sta
tiou, one of them wearing cape coat.
A Miss Lockhart of Blandford was on
the train. A couple of seats ahead Of
her sat two young Englishmen. AS
the train approached Eastwood her at
tention was drawn to them by the
manner. in which they were talking
about the land. They were admiring
fields which had nothing about them
to be admired. One was easy to iden-
tify by the big astrakhan cap he wore.
She saw them alight at Eastwood and
walk north.
Alfred Hayward and his wife saw
the pair leave Eastwood station. John
Crosby, young farmer living in
Blenheim township, was driving in
Governors road about noon when he
saw the two young men walking to-
wards Blenheim swamp. Miss Allie
Fallon, who lived with her mother a
short distance from Blenheim swamp,
saw them pass the house on the road
leading past the marsh. One, in a
cape overcoat, walked ahead of his
companion. She had known Lord
Somerset by sight the year before
and thought the man, walking behind
was that nobleman. James Rapson,
owner of swamp adjoining Blenheim
swamp, was out with his men cutting
timber about one o'clock in the after
noon, when he heard two pistol shots
fired in rapid succession in Blenheim
swamp.
Thus Murray completed his chain Of
evidence to the swamp and the very
hour of the murder when the assassin
was alone in the swamp with his vic
tim. The shots were fired about one
o'clock, half an hour after Miss Fallon
had seen the men pass. Birchall had
evidently pointed out land from the
car window as part of his farm. and
told Benwell they would take short
cut through the woods to it. Benwell
was credulous youth and innocently
entered the swamp and started up the
winding path. 1t was an easy matter
for Birchall to drop behind a moment
while Benwell was pressing eagerly on
anxious for q view of the farm-the
farm he was never to see.