The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13

Local HollCe
HIS lips snapped tightly together as
he read on:
las the result Of the recent destruc-
tion by FIRE Of a country house at Fren-
hurst. Sussex, Mrs. Mordaunt fecs'
whose husband was burned TO DEATH
has been arrested on charges OF Ut Tlu ~
dead OF night and was discovered by
Mrs. Peck after it had obtained an
alarming hold Of the premises. Sne iI, IN,
mediately aroused the housenoiu. pue
according to her stotT AZ oSe G srr ND aid
not notice till some minutes !atsr tnat
her husband, who was a heavy sleeper.
was missing. BY that time the mouse
was q mass Of flames. Iho1Sn MES
sage was sent to the nearest fire statlon,
eight miles distant. the tiremen arr1ve3
roo late to be of any assistance.
THE charred bones OF the dead man
were discovered later In the ruins, anu
the local police. acting on intormation
snnnIird by the assessors TO Lloyd's.
with whom q claim for 100000 had pesn
lodged by the widow, made strict IN
veStirarlon. They came to the conciu-
sion that the house had oeen cIt ao.e hsd
~ fired and accordingly MIS- ie|N ''@|
been arrested.
"Mr. Peck was an American engaged
in financial matters, who settled IN TINS
country on his marriage a rev nohtns
self in favor OF his widow for tIoVVo:
Mrs. Peck Is a beautiful woman OF
about twenty-five. but no Information, as
to her antecedents has been gained: Inc
case has aroused the greatest i"Ne"~
in the district 49,
Mike dropped the paper to the floor
rs though weary of its contents
no fresh war news ne declared
a Smoke. There's some very good CT,
gars in that box in nay, suitcase. You
boys might help you7selvss' ..
The formalltIes Of an Identification
in the London police district are strin-
gent Paxton badly wanted Hu1EcS
. Mike Identified. but he had to allow
every possible chance to the accused
man. y dozen men mere or less OF tns
stamp OF Brean in clothes and appear
ancc had been collected in the lofty bare
charge room and stood in row wnsri
the crook was brought In and invited
10 stand among them where ne PLEASED,
Then the witnesses were perfectly sure
+bnt the fraudulent Mr.. Adolf Lenney
was not there. 49,, $3.50.
back to Scotland lard. H. had; an. n.ss
pated something or the klno' OUT Was
none the less annoyed -,
WITHOUT Identification there isn't
evidence enough to hang n mouse. nc;
told his superintendent. 'pt course. ne
vas made UP when he posed as Lcnnsy
beard wig. false eyebrows and ali the
rest OF 1t. People seem TO think that
criminals disguise themselves after q
crirn. has been committed--when men
III Mix. do Il before. Even tho hand
Writing on the checks ISN'T hIs: He must
49, had that done BY his stalls. What
I can't. understand. though. IL why nc
tried TO make n getaway. he InuSt
b.va known that hn had us treed-in
fact he said so. And. where's he been
aII this whiln? II ne hadn't some game
on he'd have stayed 20 brazen 1t out.
You are still holding him:
.S,,re. But TIN De a washout when
no comes before the court--unless We
vet remanti-and don't see what 8
Tho good of that" he concluded
xloomly. We can't scare up any more
All" The superintendent rubbed
his chin. II think you'd better let ."es-
ton ask for one. though: 1t may be use