The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-04-18

but after tracing him through several
towns the trail was lost.
If there was anything wanting in
! the matter of circufnstantial proof that
| Perkins had been murdered il was
supplied by the fact that his hundred
/ sovereigns remained with the land
/ lord. He neither called for ii nor did
/ any one present an order for it, And
/ yet there were persons who believed
1 that if be bad been murdered his fam
/ lily would make the fact known that
/ be was missing. No person in the
| country rounda bout nor indeed in
/ Ireland was reported missing but
| communication in those days was
| very slow, and news travelled neither
fast nor far. Since no further know
edge was gained as TO the identity of
either Brough or Perkins, after awhile
interest In the case died down. and it
was at last forgotten.
About the time this curious case
was the talk in and around London
derry. Ireland mysterious robbery
Ill IAoD0Ou. II. FUltu,
daughter of Edward TreIavney was
about to be married. and her father
had drawn from his bankers $4,000 for
her dowry that be might have ii ready
for the settlements which were to be
made the next day. Not having safe
in the house. be placed it under his
pillow. In the morning it was gone
T.
of his servants had disappeared during
the night. but on going downstairs he
found the butler setting the table for
breakfast. the housemaid busting in
the library and the cook in the kitchen.
These were the only servants kept,
and there was no one else in the house
who could have taken the money. The
matter was reported to the police, but
in those days the machinery for hunt
ing up criminals which exists today
was unknown. and all hope of recov-
cry of the treasure was abandoned
within a few hours after it was lost.
Marriages in England were in that
day dependent upon the settlements.
The groom in this case, Thomas Nolan.
had studied medicine and required cap
ital to set him up in his profession
He would receive 10000 from his ia
Their at the latter's death. but not till
then, and if he married Miss Trela whey
without a dot his father would cut
him oft from his inheritance. The loss
of what was to have been her dowry
broke off the match
Not long after this rupture between
two lovers Anthony Barton, who had
for long while been madly in love
with Miss Trelawney. renewed or at.
tempted TO renew his attentions to her,
But she would have nothing to do with
him. He was a persistent fellow, and
1t was difficult for her to get rid of
him. In order TO help his case be told
her father that be had inherited $4,000
from an uncle who had died in Amer
lea. But even this failed, for. while
the daughter did not love Barton, her
father had a very poor opinion of him.
Indeed. there was secret understand
ing between Nolan and Miss Trela wney
that neither would marry until he
should have achieved success o. had
Inherited bis portion of his fathers es
tate
Two years passed. during which
young DR. Nolan. whose father would
do nothing for him pecuniarily. made
little progress In his profession. and
marriage with portionless girl was
out of the question. One day when
Miss Trelawney returned from shop
ping she found In her room a bag con-
tanning the lost dowry. with the ex-
ceptiOn of hundred pounds. In the
bag was a paper signed by Anthony
Barton. 1t was confession and read
as follows:
when you receive this | shall be
where no one will find me- They say
love Is ennobling. 1t has made me the
most despica Bile OF men. am going
to confess what ! have done. have
made two mysteries. | will explain
them both. but ] have had a confed-
crate. did not steal your dowry. but
! employed another to do it for me.
! did not want your money. but |
wanted to break OF your match with
AN0'ou' hopiuS tAdl W uOluS 81 cOulQ
In time persuade you to be my wife
The man who stole the dowry took
away with him as much more money.
He and the money were sure to be
missed and he would be hunted. Lam
not going to betray him. How be got
your dowry. how it is returned to you,
must remain mystery. The other
mystery | will explain. for you will
need it to recover hundred pounds
belonging to you.
MY confederate determined to dis
appear from the face of the earth Not
long after bis departure he put up at
hotel in ireland. having with him a
trunk in which there was little besides
change of apparel and red beard
He left f10O with the landlord and
went to his room. Dressing himself as
another person and putting on the
beard. he got out of window, dropped
q nd