The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-10
The F1AN WHO WAS A r1ISFTT Claude
BY Alice and Claude Askew
Copyright. isls. By the North American CO.

whom I refer had been employed BY Lora Bsrdley-
Of the chief witnesses the prosecution the
present case and n scoundrel never breathed-
to do harm to George: he In fact the assailsnt
the garroting at Dover street. thu. man whom tho
police have searched for. Tar In vain I suppose
you'll be forced TO betray him. Bob after this letter
bat I think, then, the police viii have their
work cut out to find him don't much mind II they
do though IL would probably prison for me as
well-but tell you I'm sick OF my life. sick and
desperate
We'll this man had an extra Erudge against Mr.
Hilton. you may imagine. after the AFFAIR OF that
night, and he went to Lord Bardley and revealed
o him what he believed to his great discovery.
this followed Lord Bardley's accusation against
Ceorge-Tve heard all about that you and how Il
ultimately cleared up. and definitely shown that
George Annesley and George Hilton were and the
ira have gone George had not been pre-
vented. 1 was hurried away from London. and am at
present little less than prisoner You
ened speak and give my companions away. and
they've MORALLY afraid thst should keep
It's not been get this long letter written.
but it's written I'm just leaving things to fate.
I may be murdered II they know I've done Il, but,
really, I'm too reckless to care.
now. let come at last 20 my chief reason
for sending you this lengthy epstle. You Judge
the value the inoiosed letter. addressed by sir
Arthur Gervalse to Lord Bardley the moment you
IT, My friends-save the marki-were IN league with
the perpetrators Of the jewel robbery at Lady Sara
and in OF the the precious
document found.
MY associates meant to It for blaclman against
Lord Bardley a they could conveniently got
back London-probably IN the interval between the
polce-court proceedings and the trial-but IN the
meanwhile succeeded IN stealing it-you Bob. I'm
quite a capable thieft-and sending Il TO YOU
together with all this explanation order that you
may make the right OF Il, and that George may
be acquitted OF a crime he never committed
That's all You may be forced TO give me and my
friends away. but I have said, don't much mind
II you do. Perhaps George viii be bit grateful TO
me and feel really done something for him
In return all his kindness in the past Goodby
Bob. You'll give a thought occasionally, won't
your Even a thief such may have little
good at bottom her heart"
And so the letter ended abruptly without signature
Poor unhappy grill" said George. thoughtfully. as
he put the which he had read through from
beginning 10 end. Bob. must do something for
her; we try TO get her away from these wolves
among whom she has fallen. -
days that followed devoted. The detectives who
took the up had act wariy, since IL was
evident what the girl herself had written that
her associates would not hesitate murder IL they
realized she had betrayed them
And ultimately they were caught In n clever trap.
Chris Morrison and sam Loveland were brought 70
book. There lack OF charges against them
Morrison finally convicted for conspiracy against
weil-known racing man, named Beaumont; IL was IN
connection this he had been originally
advised get away from London.
His partner, Loveland, received well merited
having dealt with the stolen goods Whlc
had brought TO him by the actual burgiars OF
Lady Sara's house; there was second charge, also
a. Lacame known his trial upon the instructtS1s
OF wretched man, Lord Bardley. now gone to his
account
mere aominal sentence was pronounced upon Rosa