The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-15

If there was anything wanting IN
the matter of circumstantial proof that
| Perkins had been murdered 1t was
supplied by the fact that his hundred
soyereigns remained with the land
lord He neither called for it nor did
any one present an order for it. And
vet there were persons who believed
that If he had been murdered bis fam
ily 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 knowl
edge was gained as to the identity of
either Brough or Perkins, after awhile
interest In the case died down. and 1t
was at last forgotten.
About the time this curious case
was the talk In and around London
derry. Ireland mysterious robbery
occurred in London, England Edith.
daughter of Edward Trelawney. was
about to be married, and her father
had drawn from his bankers $4,000 for
her dowry that be might have it ready
for the settlements which were to be
| made the next day. Not having safe
In the house. be placed it under bis
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 ne
! 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. Inc
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 1t 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 Trelawney
without dot his father would cut
him off from his Inheritance. The loss
of what was to have been her dowry
broke of the match
Not long after this rupture between
two lovers Anthony Barton. who had
for a 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 he told
her father that he had inherited $4,000
from an uncle who had died in Amer
lea. But even this failed, for. while T.
the daughter did not love Barton, her !
father had a very poor opinion of him,
! Indeed, there was a secret understand.
| ing between Nolan and Miss Trela whey
that neither would marry until he
should have achieved success or had
Inherited his 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 bis profession. and
marriage with portionless girl was !
out Of the question One day when
Miss Trea whey 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 a confession and read
as follows:
When you receive this | shall be
where no one will find me. They say |
love is ennobing 1t has made me the |
most despicable of men . am going |
to confess what | have done have J
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 off your match with
| Nolan, hoping that by doing so / could
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 10 be
missed aud he would be hunted am
not going to betray him. How he got
| y
must remain mystery. The other
mystery | will explain. for you win
need 1t to recover a hundred pounds
belonging to you.
MY confederate determined TO dis
appear from the face of the earth Not
long after his departure he put up at
a hotel III Ireland. having with him
trunk in which there was little besides
a change Of apparel and a red beard
He left 200 with the landlord and
went to his room Dressing himself az
another person and putting on the
beard, he got out of a window. dropped
on shed and, going to the front door
entered as guest, securing the room
next 10 and communicating with bis
own. Then he sent his trunk down
stairs, cut his finger purposely wiping
the blood on the towels. and in the
morning. as the newcomer, went down
and carried the trunk away
"All this was done to leave the i'm
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