New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-16

rogated To steward ana 1o0nd him
ready to swsar to the correctness Of
his report and the disappearancs Of
these two bottles. RanelaSh did not
empty them OF the bodies themselves
would have been found somswhsfs
about the place. Now. who 0dt"
sNe enc within tho elubhouse pee-
cincts. They were opened and smptisd
elsewhere Thers's our clsw. ana u the
man you've got up from New York d
worth biz salt he has bis task ready ct
hand"
"Would You Ike to - himr
TN . moment. I want to clear my
mind IN re1srsnce to these bottles. Only
some one addicted to drink would
drag those nix bottles out of that cold.
unlishted cellar"
Eyes, and connoisseur at that, The
two missing bottles held the choicest
brand IN the whole stock. They were
kept far back, too hidden. % It were.
behind the other bottles"
''What was in no four bottles found
on the kitchen tabler
, "sherry, whisky and rum-two bot
tles Of rum and one each Of sherry
and whisky"
THE thief meant to carry them al
OF, but had not time"
'.rhe gentleman thief. No common
man such as we are looking for would
make choice Of Just those bottles. SO
there we are again. Contradictions in
every direction"
'Those bottles, full or empty, must
be found. You know the labels?"
Eyes, and the shape and color Of the
bottles, both Of which are peculiar"
The door opened, and Mr.. Clifton
was ushered in. Well and favorably
known to both men, he had no diff
Guilty in stating his business and pre-
ferring his request. 57'.' -
Il am here in the interests of e.
wood Ranelagh," said he. HE is
willing to concede, and so am I, that
under the. circumstances his arrest
was justifable, but not his prolonged
detention He has little excuse to
offer for the mistakes he has made or
the various offenses of which he has
been guilty. He vows that he had no
hand in the murder, and in this re-
gard feel not only bound but forced
to believe him. have come to en-
treat your aid in clearing up one or
two points which may affect your own
opinion Of his guilt.
"As his counsel have been able to
extract from him fact which he has
hitherto withheld from the police. It
is this: 80
'The ring which Miss Cumberland
wore as the sign and seal Of her en-
gagement to him was not on her hand
when he came upon her, as he declares
he did, dead. 1t was there at dinner
time-a curious ring which I have Of
ten noted myself and could accurately
describe If required. If she took it
of before starting for the Whispering
Pines it should be easily found. But,
If she did not, what a clew it offers to
her unknown assailant! Up till now
Mr.. Ranelagh has been anticipating
receiving this ring back in letter
writtensbefore she left her home. But
he has heard Of no such letter and
douL%, now If you have. May ask
If he is correct in this surmise?"
eve know of no such letter. None
has come to his rooms" replied the
coroner.
II thought not. The whereabouts Of
this ring, then, is still to be determin-
ed. AS Mr.. Ranelagh's legal adviser
I am very anxious to have that ring
found"
"Well search for the ring, Mr.. Cliff
ton"
'Nleanwhile will you cast your eye
over these fragments of note which
Mr.. Ranelagh says he received from
Miss Carmel Cumberland while wait
Ing on the station platform for her
coming?"
Mr.. Clifton drew from his pocket
two small scraps Of soiled and crum-
pied paper, one Of which was the half
Of an envelope presenting very nearly
the following appearances: