The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-17


he pulled ont a pocketful o. bank
notes, all Scottish. johnson swore
that he would know the "stlR mani
again, ii, any attire. among a hundred.
Donovan had forged the first link in
the chain Of his evidence.
He would not fan now; be would
,ransaSk all England untii 5he obtained
another witness. The next evidence
came to- hand at Weiwyp, where the
sfugittyes had exchanged their heavy
pust-chaise for a lighter one. At this
place they had sent away suit case
to a certain address. This article was
afterward recovered, and the writing
was found to be In Maekoulls hand.
At Welwyn Donovan was informed
that man named CunninEtop, who
had been a waiter at the White Hart
IN that city in 1911, could identify
Mackoull. Cunningtou. had left for
London, though NOT then SO large asiat
present, contained considerably more
than a million Inhabitants This cir
cumstanee did not daunt pelovanatn.
the least. He began to ransack the
city in the most systematic manner.
lie inquired for Cunningtcn at every
baker's shop, every grocers shop,
every saloon, but in vain. Then he
began to inquire at the public Offices
At one of the coaching Offices Dena-
van came upon a guard who told him
that he had known funningtOn int|-
mately, and that the latter haigone TO
Brighton, Donovan went to Brighton
promptly, followed his clues from that
tOyn to Horsham. thence to Margnte,
then back to London. There the clues
failed. Again Donovan began his in
designations. He knew that few men.
leave London once they have made it
their home. He inquired at the post
Offices, the police stations, the hos
pltals; and in the Mlddlesex hospital
he found Cunnington, who was pa
tent in that institution.
Cunnington remembered the fugi-
tlyes clearly and said, with Johnson,
that he would be able to identify
Mackoull among thousand. He had
noticed the three men counting over
their money at the White Hart while
he was a waiter there, and expressed
his willingness TO- &c. to Edinburgh II
called upon.
Denoyan ma Urged the second link
ip the eyidentiaI chain. ts,v
Mention has been made ofdhe suit
case which 1Mackoall had sent from
Welwyn, addressing 1t in bis own
handwriting. This article had been
seized at the time of the arrest OF
lIufGey White who, as has been stated,
saved his life BY making restitution to
Tie Paisley bank. Hutfey White had
been taken in the house Of q black.
smith named Scoltop who lived in the
Tottenhan Court road, London, and
the suit case, with bunch Of skele-
ton keys, had been found there and
removed to Bow street where 1t was
hidden away in back closet Of an of
flee among numerous other relics of
crimes. 1t was opened by Denoyan,
aud the astonishing discovery was
s % notes IN which Mackoull appeared
u = most comnromisinp light Among
other articles found within this suit
case were housebreaNng implements,
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