The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-11-30
A Strange
Revelation
H. EllNoR MARSH

ponce, NJ q dlhHcF gwen Nun ne TON
the following story.
"Most OF you viii remember the
Charnlcy murder case. After a month
had passed aud we had given out cv.
cry day or IN that We We're ON the
track OF the murderer aud would get
him sure the public began to lose con
Hdence aud the papers were full OF
scatbiny remarks about the police. An
election for city officers was coming
on. aud the chic" told me one dry to
drop everything cl'e aud work on the
Charnley ease. lntimating that the al.
ministratiGn's control depended ON my
discovering the murderer
II did hard lot Of thinking on the
problem. Indeed. began to fear that
II kept on ! would run into monoma.
mania. ! walked the floor nights try
Ing TO put this and that together to
my wife put me In n room by myself
where | could prowl without waking
her or the children.
'0ne night after the usual brain
racket | fell into slumbcr. I don't
know how long slept. but think Il
was about an hour. Then ! woke up
and started at seeing man standing
by my bed
3 "'Come with me, he said and I'll
put you on u an explanation OF the
Charnley murder
II jumped out OF bed, hustled on my
clothes, strapped on my revolver-for
despite my anxiety to get the informa-
ton he promised did not forget that
he had come into my house without
being admitted. and was somewhat
suspicious Of him-and followed him
downstairs. 4 horse and buggy were
standing ut the door. We climbed into
the vehicle. the fellow whipped up the
horse. and of We went.
Il was So impatient and curious TO
know what was coming that tried TO
pump 1t out If him. but his mouth
was shut like an oyster. and never a
word did he speak from the time we
started TIL we pulled up In trout OF
the house In which ChlrnlcyS body
had been found the morning after the
murder. | knew II was that house.
though didn't know any one OF the
family OF the murdered man. II had
been shut up since the tragedy. but
now there were lights Ia every pnrt.
my companion nlighted. led the to
the house and opening the front door
io' 'ne' "au' ~, "a'
y, nun "i'v' 'u'' ~"
uiuh see MN "S"ih "'i'''S o'' VI ''e
pe'Son' nu'"' "''''' gu" -'''- ~ ''''
YOU was Nv
Hearing voices mihe'eh win SOUS
upstairs' ran UP anu s'"'u III an
opening on tine second h'"r' 'ooh'he
INTO bedroom through an open uoor
On couch lay the hgure OF man
but number OF persons were crown
Ing about him 80 that could not see
his face. A young woman was ON her
knees beside the couch. hystericaliy
clmging 10 the body. while another
woman was trying To draw her away.
A man was standing apart, wringing
his hands. stepped into the room.
aud the moment he saw me he col
lapsed. The woman trying to draw
the girl away from the body turned
and. seeing me, uttered a shrek. Then
she dropped on her knees before me.
and between her sobs said:
".Don't take him, He made a terrible
mistake. oh. why didn't I confide in
him. Let me explain. and when you
Know how we suffer M what has oc.
Cured nm sure you viii not add to
our mlsfortune This Il nv intimate
friand'-nointing to the girl beside the
couch SHE was tnYrricd claudestinely
IA m. man who lies there. The mar.
riore could not be published because
ber father would di,iuherlt her. per
mi,tea them 10 meet here. Nv hus
hand was away and did not know. Hers
was here This evening. and she was cx
nected NV husband came home sud
danlv and found him here with me.
waiting for her. Mad with jealousy.
vithout irving MS time TO explain. he
seized a heavy glass armament ana
brought II down on the victims head.
Please co AWAY from here and say
nothing We nre the only ones who
know OF the tragedy
II was thinking what | could say 10
tho woman 10 make II easy for her