Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-06

soyereigns 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 he 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 slow. and news Travelled neither
fast nor far. Since no further knowi.
edge was gained as to the identity OF
either Brough or Perkins, after awhile
Interest In the case died down. and II
was at last forgotten.
About the time this curious case
was the talk In and around London
derry, ireland. q mysterious robbery
occurred In London. England Edith,
daughter of Edward elawney, 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, he placed 1t under his
pillow. In the morning 1t was gone.
He expected to find that some one
of bis 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 II 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, aud II he married Miss Trelawney
without q dot his father would cut
him of 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 q 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.
| len. 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 Hiss Trela whey
| that neither would marry until he
| should have achieved success or had
inherited his portion of his fathers 60
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 a portionIess girl was
out of the question. One day when
| Miss Trela whey returned from shop
| ping she found In her room bag con-
tanning the lost dowry. With the ex-
ception of hundred pounds. In tine
bag was a paper signed by Anthony
Barton. II was a 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 despicable of men. am going
to confess what have done. have
made two mysteries. viii explain
| txNAk. kxae HaA NoA
crate. / did not steal your dowry. but
| employed another to do II for me.
did not want your money. but
wanted to break OF 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.
ae and the money were sure to be
missed and he would be hunted. ! am
not going to betray him. How he go,
your dowry, how It is returned to you
must remain a mystery. The Other
mystery 1 will explain. for you will
need 1t to recover hundred pounds
belonging to you.
my confederate determined to dis
appear from the face Of the earth. MOI
| iOuB hTItf MS departure ue put up o.
hotel In ireland, having with him Q
trunk In which there was little besides
change Of apparel and red beard
He left f100 with the landlord anc
went to his room. Dressing himself al
another person ana putting on th,
beard. he got out of window, dropped
on shed and, going TO the front door
entered as q guest. securing the room
next to and communicating with hi
own. Then ne sent his trunk down
stairs. cut his finger purposely, wipini
the blood on the towels. and In thu
morning. as the newcomer. went dow
and carried the trunk away.
IAN this was done to leave the I'm
preston that the first guest had beer
murdered by the second and carriet
away in the trunk. The deposit b,
made was but small portion OF hi
plumber and was intended TO prove tina
he had not left the Inn alive HI
ruse was successful. Some month
after he put Il In practice those wh'
had lost money by him tracked hin
to the Irish inn and learned. an the.
believed. that be had been murderer
there. The landlord, however. refuse,
10 pay the money the murdered mai
had left. without proper proofs thin