Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-05-26


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. a mysterious robbery
occurred In London. England Edith.
daughter Of Edward Trelawney. was
about to be married. and her father
hsd drawn from his bankers $1,000 for
her dowry that he might have 1t ready
for the settlements which were to be
made the next day. Not having safe
In the house. he placed It under his
pillow. In the morning It WIS gone
He expected to find that some one
Of his servants had disappeared during
the night. but on going downstairs be
found the butler setting the table for
breakfast. the housemaid busting in
the library aud 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 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 fa-
ther at the latter's death, but not TIL
then. and II he married Miss TreIawney
without dot his father would cut
him of from his inheritance The loss
Of what was to have been her dcwry
broke of the match.
Not long after this rupture between
two lovers Anthony Barton. who had
for long while been madIy 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 persistent fellow, and
it 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
the daughter did not love Barton, her
father had very poor opinion of him.
Indeed. there was secret understand
ing between Nolan and Miss Trela wney
that neither woulA 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 his profession, and
marriage with portioness 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-
ceptioh Of hundred pounds. In the
bag was a paper signed by Anthony
Barton. 1t was confession and read
as follows:
When you receive this l shall be
where no one will find me. They say
love Is ennobling. II has made me the
most despicable Of men. am going
TO confess what have done. have
made two mysteries. will explain
them both. but have had confed-
crate did not steal your dowry, but
| employed another to do it for me.
] did not want your money, but l
wanted to break or your match with
Nolan. hoping that by doing so l 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 to be
missed and be would be hunted. am
not going to betray him. How he got
your dowry. how 1t is returned to you.
must remain a mystery. The other
mystery l will explain. for you will
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 in Ireland. having with him a
trunk in which there was little besides
change Of apparel and red beard
He left fi00 with the landlord and
went to his room. Dressing himself as
another person and putting on the
beard. he got out of window. dropped
on shed and, going to the front door.
entered as guest. securing The room
next TO and communicating with his
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
preston thar the first guest had been
murdered. by the second aud carried
away in the trunk. The deposit be
made was Out small portion Of his
plunder and was Intended to prove that
he had not left the inn alive. His
ruse was successful. Some months
after be put It In practice those who
had lost money by him tracked him
to the Irish inn and learned. as they
believed. that he had been murdered
there. The landlord. however. refused
to pay the money the murdered man
had left. without proper proofs. think
you can se; it by presenting this con-
fcssion. which is duly executed
The money was recovered but before
that nr. Nolan and Miss Trelawney
had been married As for Barton, he
was never again heard from