The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-03-03
Reginald Birchall of London, Eng

How was the young Hlan uIeSSeu
when you last saw him." inquired the
detective.
Murray was wearing navy blue
overcoat at the time, and Birchall
touched the sleeve Of it lightly.
Like that" he said, "a whole suit
of blue"
did he drink" asked Murray.
Eyes, he used to get pretty jolly at
, tines asserted Binchall.
The detective shook his head
gravely.
THAT London, Ontario, is bad
place for convivial chap" he said.
They'd kill fellow there for SIS.
Were you ever in this country be-
fore?"
81 have been in New York and
Niagara Falls, but never in Canada"
replied Birchall, and having thanked
him for the information given, Muir
ray withdrew.
On his way to the telegraph office
he reviewed the conversation that had
just taken place. He had already
reached the conclusion that Birchall
| had lied to MIN.
Shadow this man." the message
read, but do not arrest him unless
! he tries to cross the river to the
United States. l will be there Sunday
night
Further investigation revealed that
man named Douglas Raymond Pelly
| were guests of Baldwin's boarding
| house at Niagara Falls, and had ar
rived there the day after the murder.
Murray called on Pelly, who was a
handsome young fellow, five feet nine
inches tall, of slight build, with
small, light moustache and decided
English accent. Pelly declared that he
was the son of the Rev. r. p. Pelly of
Walden Place. vicar of Saffron WAL
den, Essex, England. He was 25 years
old, graduate of Oxford, and cousin
of the beautiful Lady Pelly, who was
one of the suite of Lord Lansdowne,
formerly governor general of Canada.
He informed Murray that he knew
both the dead man, whose picture was
in the papers, and Birchall.
"Benwell, Birchall Mrs. Birchall
and l all came out from England in
one party said Pelly. "Birchall and
Benwell left us for a day and Ben
we'll never came back. | saw the pic
ture of the dead man few days later,
and told Birchall it was Benwell and
that he ought to go and identify the
body and make sure
Murray spent several hours convers-
ing with Pelly who was perfectly will
ing to tell all he knew regarding the
suspect and murdered man. Among
BirchalIs papers, found in searching
of what Pelly said. The latter, with
his Oxford course finished and the
world before him, was looking for an
opening in life, when, in December,
1889, he read an advertisement in
London, England, newspapers as FOL-
lows:
"Canada.-University man, having
farm, wishes to meet gentleman's son
to live with him and learn the bust
ness, with view to partnership; must
invest $500 to extend stock;
board, lodging, and five per cent. in
terest till partnership arranged AID
dress, J. r. Burchall, Primrose Club
4 Park Place, st. James, London"
Pelly wrote to the above address
requesting further particulars. In re
ply he received telegram from ]. r
Burchall, stating that he would visit
Walden Place, Saffron Walden, on the
following Thursday. Pelly answered
} with a note, which was found with
other letters in Birchall's effects, hop
was long way to come for such {
short interview, and also he desired tt
have his father meet ]. R. Burchall
On the appointed day Burchall ar
rived at Walden Place, and later me
Pelly in London, and won over boil
son and father.
He pictured to them large farm
one and a half miles from Niagara
Falls, Ontario, farm with larg
, brick houses and barns, the forme
! heated by steam and lighted by ga
and the latter by electric light, wit
e lights placed around the farm. H
y told of the big and profitable bus
l. ness, and mentioned the fine fishing
0 shooting and other sports to be er
n joyed on the estate. He explaine
that the business carried on was buy
l ing horses in the rough and groomin
e them to sell for profit; that the farr
was used to raise horse feed; tina
e during J. r. Burchall's absence hi
overseer, Scotchman named McDol
;. aid, and several hired men locke
after the farm and business; that h
d had a branch business at Woodstocl
Ontario, and had rooms there, wher
II he and his wife lived at times. H
l. said a number of Englishmen live
s around Niagara Falls, and that clu
II had been created in which the men
4, bers lived in English style and ha
a English servants. Burchall said h
= had organized the club. The countr
was an earthly paradise, with wealt
c +o NO bad for cimn1v cOiO,1rniny