The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-24

but after tracing him through severa
towns the trail was lost.
II there was anything wanting In
the matter OF circumSiantial proof that
Perkins bad been murdered II was
supplied by the tact that his hundred
sovereignS remained with the land
lord. He neither called for II nor did
any one present an order for II. And
yet there were persons who believed
that II hp had been murdered his fam
ily would make the fact known that
he was missing. No person in the
country roundabout nor indeed In
Ireland was reported missing but
communication In those days was
very STOW and news Travelled neither
fast nor tar Since no further knowl
edge was gained as to the identity of
either Trough or Perkins, after awhile
interest In the ease died down, and II
was at tasl forgotten.
About the time this curious case
was the talk in and around London
derry Iceland mysterious robbery
occurred in London, England. Edith,
Daughter OF Edward Trela whey, was
about TO be married, and her father
had drawn from his bankers $4,000 for
her dowry that he might have II ready
for the settlements which were to be
made The next day Not having safe
10 the house. be plnced it under his
pillow IN the morning 1t was gone
He expected to find that some one
of his servants bad disappeared during
the night. but on going downstairs he
found The butler setting the able 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 few hours after II was lost
Marriages in England were in that
day dependent upon the settlements
The groom in this ease. Thomas Nolan
had studied medicine and required cap
ital to SET hlm up In his profession
He would receive t10,UO1 from his IN
Their ut the Iatter'S death hui not ill
then. and II he married Miss 'rrejuwuey
without "A dot his father would cut
him of from his inheritance fhe loss
of what was to nave been her dowry
broke OF he match
Not long after this rupture between
two lovers Anthony Barton. who had
for long while been madly In love
with Miss rreiawuey, renewed OF at
| tempted 10 renew his attentions to her
| But she would have nothing to do with
| him. He was persistent fellow, and
1t was difficult for her to get rid OF
| him. In order to help his case be told
her father that he bad Inherited $4,000
from an uncle who had died in Amer
lea. But even this failed. for. Will.
the daughter did not love Barton. he
father had ~ very poor opinion OF hin
. indeed, there was secret understand
:, ing between Nolan and Miss Trela wne
that peifber would marry until h
, / should Aforementioned or ba.
| Inherited his portion of hts fnfher's IS
| tate
| Two years passed. during which
| young ~ Nolan whose father would
| DO nothing tni hlm pta'Iinihriiy. made
| itt.r lf1sfpss ~ his profesSi0n. ana
| narrjdst Alih u portiouesS Eiri WAS
| al Ut m" question pne dry when
Mss l'"..~np3 returned from shop
tn: stu fo,ioh III uri room n bag con
dinnI4 D. asst dowry. With tn" tx
ep'iun % j nindsed pounds III the
]ae 'Vn- i pHtrt signed by Anthony
Barton II was a confession aud read
as follows
"Whru sou receive this shall be
where no one VIII tind me they sag
love is eunDhllng IT has made me the
most desprHblt OF men nm going
10 confess what have doue have
made Two mysteries viii explain
them both uu' / nave mad a confed
crate / did not steal your dowry bat
employed another to do 1t Tor me.
did not want your money but
wanted TO break Of your match with
Moan hoping that by doing so ! could
10 time persuade s0u to be my wife
| rhp man VINO stole the duwry TOOK
way with Tim as much more money
AZ. ana the money were sure 10 he
missed and tlc nnt,td he hunted am
lud gong 10 brtrai nifn How he got
ypul duWry huW II rs returned to yon
must remain Il mystery. The other
myStery will explain. for yon viii
Deed II Ia recover q hundred pounds
belonging to yea
My confederate determined to dis
aplpat from tn" titce ot the earth MOI
.ong after MS departure ne put up al
4 hutel III ireMpd. having with hlh d
trunk in winch there was little besides
| d, change OF apparel and red beard
/ He left tlN win The landlord ana
| went To his luum Dressing himself as
| another person and putting on me
| DeArd he got Out ct window. dropped
! ID Al shed and going 10 the front door
| uttered as a guest. securing the room
| Aqxt to and communicating with his
| own Then he sent ais trunk down
stairs. cut his finger purposeiy. wipiug
/ AZ n