The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-10

three cotton factories and n Sitting mill can
mako 1t The machinery not In motion and
but few OF tho shop doors unbarred when no
hiisated In tho stable yard OF the tavern and
made 1t his hrst business order marc
four quarts Of oats. His second duty. OF course
was to impart NJ. Higginbothams catastrophe
10 the hostler. He deemed IL advisable. how
ever. not to be too positive to the date OF
tho direful fact. and also be uncertain
whether II perpetrated BY lrishrnan
and a mulatto by tho OF Erin alone
Neither did he profess relate 1t on his own
authority or that Of any person. but men
toned II as report generally di:fused.
The story through the town like FRO
among girdled trees. and became much tho
universal talk that nobody could tell whence Il
had originated. Mr. Higginbothau was as well
known at Parker's Falls as any citizen OF tho
place. being part-owner OF the Sitting mill and
considerable stakeholder IN the cotton fac
tories. The inhabitants felt their own prosper
tty interested in his fate. Such was the excite
meat that the Parke:'s Falls Gazette amtc!-
nwful emergency. Certain It IS. however. that
out with half form OF blank paper and a coll
and Seaded pnS ra %iih ffnpitals
botham."
Among other dreadful details. tho printed
account described tho mark of the cord round
the dead mans neck and stated the number OF
thousand dollars OF which he had been robbed:
there was much pathos also about the aftl!c-
ton OF his niece. had gone from one faint
Ing fl another ever since her uncle was
found hanging the ST. M!chaers pear tree
with his pockets inside Tho village poet
likewise common GRATED the young ladys grief
held meeting. and in consideration of Mr.
Hsgnbothams claims tho town determined
TO Issue handb!lls offering reward o five hun
dred dollars for the apprehension OF his muir
derers and the recovery OF the stolen property
Meanwhile the whole population or Payker's
Fails consisting Of shopkeepers. mistresses of
boarding houses. factory girls. mill men and
schoolboys. rushed into the street and kept up
such a terrible loouactty more than com
pensated 70. the silence OF the cotton machines
which RETAINED from their usual din
spect to the deceased. Had Mr.. Higginbotham
ehos @oad GSe eRuisd FfaGW s ta s Hnney
Our friend DominicUs in hts vanity OF heart
forgot his intended precautions. and. mounting
on the town pump announced himself the
bearer OF the authentic Intelligence which had
caused SO wonderful sensation. He imme-
ciately became the great man Of the moment
and had just begun new edition Of the mar
mall Stage d2ose se eo the ee wAfp IT
had travelled all night and have shifted
horses at k!aballton at three in the morning
Now We shall hear all the part!culars!"
shouted the crowd
The coach rumbled UP to the piazza o. tho
Nan Been n dnE his P o@ s IS
til then. he now left it at skies and seveas to
hear the news. The pedd!er. foremost IN the
race, discovered two passengers both OF whom
had been startled from comfortable nap TO
md themselves in the centre OF 4 mob Every
man assail!Hs them with separate questions
all p-opounded at once. the couple struck
speechless though one was a lawyer and the
other young lady
Us TIE particulars about old Mr. Higginbo,han!"
oswled the mob. What is the coroner's YER
d!ct' AFRO the ulurde-ers app-eheaded? Is SIR.
H:ggiabotherls niece come out o. her ta!nt!nG-
fts? Mr.. Hgginbothayn! Mr.. H!gginbotham!"
Tho coachman said nor except to
swear awfllly at the hostler for not bringing
him fresh team horses. The LAWYER inside
had generally his wits about him even when
asleep; the hrst thing no did after learning tho
cause OF the excitement produce a largo
red pocketbook. Meantime. Dominicus Pike. be-
Ing an extremely polite young man. and also
suspecting that female tongue would tell tho
story as glibly as lawyers. had handed tho
lady out of the coach. She a fine. smart
GIRL now wide awake and bright a button
and had such sweet pretty mouth that Do
minicus would almost a lief have heard
loSe-tale from X as tale OF murder.
Gentlemen and ladies' said tho lawyer to
girls. Il can assure you that some unaccount-
hood maliciously contrved to injure Mr. Hlc-
uproar We passed through Kimballton al three
o'clock this morning and most certainly should
have been Informed OF the murder had any been
perpetrated But have proof nearly as strong
as MI observation-disclosures oral testimony in
the negative. Here is relating 10 suit
or his In the Connecticut courts which was de-
hVeFed me from that gentleman himself l ma
u dated at ten o'clock last evening"
So saying, the lawyer exhibited the date ard
signature OF the note. which irrefragably proved
either that this perverse Mr. Higgtnbotharn was