The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-25
A Bit Of Detective
Work
BY c. l.. DAYTON.
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.
BY c. l.. DAYTON.

o'clock In the bank. he to do some
work on the statement to be made to
the directors tomorrow, ! to post my
books. The janitor saw us go in To-
gether. Brant worked in his private
office, | at my desk. When | finished
! went to him to ask IL he was ready
to go home. I found him lying on
the floor dead. the carpet covered with
blood"
And you came away without mott.
flying any oneT"
Yes; the murderer viii doubtless
and made to suffer for his crime"
The wife, trembling the while.
thought what was best to be done and
thought quickly. Presently she said,
speaking rapidly:
Whether you were right or wrong
in not calling the police, you have made
a step which is irrevocable. You must
get away. Go and shave off your beard
while l get some Of my clothes ready
for you"
Half an hour later Henry Hunt left
his house disguised as a He
carried In a.suit case male attire which
he designed putting on as soon as he
felt 1t best to do so, He was to notify
his wife from time to time by a code
as to his address.
The murder was not discovered till
the next morning, and, as Hunt had
been with the cashier the night before
and was missing. there was no doubt
as to his being the murderer.
Great sympathy was manifested for
Mrs. Hunt. who had been left not only
with the obloquy Of her husbands
crime resting upon her. but without
support for herself and her children.
She had had the night before the muir
der was discovered to think over the
matter and decided that 1t would be
best, when questioned. for her 10 say
that her husband had come home at 10
o'clock, that he had gone out and she
had not seen him since. Under exam
ination nothing more than this was to
De got out or her.
Mrs. Hunt at once began the study
OF bookkeeping and in Il few months
applied to the president of the bank
where her husband had been employed
for a position, Her request was
granted.
The new b~ookkeeper, on account Of
her inexperience-so she told the Of.
ficers of the bank-found 1t necessary
to work nights. She was given per-
mission. and the ~janitor was instruct.
ed to admit her whenever she desired
TO enter.
Now, In all this there was a method.
The more Mrs. Hunt thought over her
husbands flight the more she was sat
with the course he had taken.
Not a scrap of evidence came up to
Incriminate any one else. 1t was be-
Iieved that no other person could have
the bank during the limit Of
time, and the murder could NOT have
been done for the purpose of robbery.
for no funds were taken. She sa 10
escape for her husband had
he remained and faced the charge of
murder.
Detectives were for a time secretly
out on the case by the president of the
DaDk with a view to ascertaining a
motive for the killing Of the cashier.
But, no such motive being discovered,
he matter was dropped. There was
| detective at work ON the case Of
whose efforts not a person connected
With the bank was aware. Mrs. Hunt
sure from the first that some one
connected with the institution had
committed the murder and that the
murderer had a motive. The most
easonable theory was that there was
secret between the cashier and the
murderer that would explain the mo-
i've.
Mrs. Hunt had been working but
few evenings when Horace Tiff,
lead bookkeeper. found it necessary to
work nights also. He offered to help
irs. Hunt on her books. but she de-
lined. One evening when they were
ogether Mrs. Hunt. who had brought
With her a sandwich and a bottle of
milk. offered Tiff a glass of the milk.
drank 1t and for several days after
yard was laid up with an Illness.
When be recovered he resumed his
light work on his books. He found
irs. Hunt there and said to her:
There was something In that milk
on gave me TO make me ill.,"
Certainly there was. l put 1t
What for2" asked Tiff, turning pale.
Mrs. Hunt raised the skirt Of her
ress. unslung a revolver and laid 1t
n her desk. Then she said:
ITO work on your books. You are
overing up a large deficiency"
Tiff stood looking at her in terror.
my husband is a fugitive for your
added the woman.
Tits head fell on his desk.
IN tell you what I'll do" pursued
he woman TN let you change places
Nth him Sign a confession OF the
and you may go into hiding
The man took ten minutes to con
lder. then accepted the terms.
The next morning Tiff was missing
frs. Hunt suggested that his books be
IA mined This was done and a de-
Of 100000 discovered. Then
he produced the defaulter's confes
on