Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28

the hotel. The first words to be
IL spoken when they got there came
from johnson.
az don't believe those chaps muir
dered COL Engleden." he said. I think
We shall find out this afternoon that
they'll swear they didn't. But I don't
know If they'll tell US who did"
You think they know who did,"
suggested Shoreham.
Il think they know something" as
sented Johnson. Perhaps a great
deal. But whether they'll tell what they
know is another matter.
"The evidence put forward this morn
ing is quite sufficient to ensure con-
viction," said Engleden. Butt really
don't know why-I'm inclined to agree
with johnson. Mallinson's very posi-
tive about these chaps, and there's no
doubt they somehow got possession OF
Col Engleden's money and valuable,
but"
you've an instructive feeling that
they're not the men," put in Shoreham.
well, I felt a bit that way myself,
and I can't tell why. Probably because
we suspect some one else. And as 70
that, If I'm to endeavor to identify
Smelling and Hardle in Sanderson and
his butler, I shall have to see both at
closer quarters"
"I,eaye that to me-" said johnson.
'IIl arrange something by which both
men shall see you suddenly, unexpected
lv. I want to see the effect OF such
fneeting-on them. For they'll know
youl A start of recognition on their
part-a mere glance of surprise-eh?"
- wonder what these two men want
to tell?" remarked Engleden. Anyway,
all speculation is useless till we hear
that. It struck me that Madison was
not particularly pleased when Pecke
made that pplication-why, don't
know"
IT dol" said johnson. .'Adallison had
got everything cut and dried. Pickles.
application threw him out of his stride.
For you may bet all you're worth tnat
these two men know something and are
going to say something that WILL
won't say totally upset Mallison's theory
but viii throw new light on the situa-
ton.
You're a person of great perception.
Mr.. Johnson" remarked Shoreham.
Have you any notion OF what 1t Is
these men are going to say?"
We'll, If you really want to know"
retorted johnson, IT have!-but I'm not
going to tell you what it is. All say
at present is that in my opinion we've
still got to look for Col. Engleden's
murderer murderers!"
Three O'Clock came. The court was
densely crowded. Pecke rose, glancing
"Since your Iordships adjourned" he
said, st have had an opportunity of con-
sulting my clients. At their own wish,
that consultation took place in the pres
ence Of Supt. Madison and Detective
Sergt. Peel. My clients stated that
having heard the evidence produced
against them, they were now DESTROYS
of making a statement as to their
doings on the night of the murder of
Col. Engleden and particularly as to
how they became possessed of the
money and property found by Detective
Sergt. Peel in their boxes at the Wrais-
dale Moor Camp. I put it to them that
your worships would certainly commit
them for trial and that they had better
reserve their defense, but they insisted
on their desire to-as they phrased it
tell and be done with it. Supt. Malli-
son warned them that any statement
they made could be used against them
in evidence; they replied that what they
wanted was to have it all put down In
writing and read to the magistrates!
Accordingly, and still In the presence
of Supt. Madison and Detective Sergt.
Peel, the defendant Luttreu dictated a
statement which was afterward read to
and signed by him. The defendant
Clarkson then made a short confirm
atory statement. These statements are
ships permission"
"Yes. yes!" said the old mayor i'm
patiently. Let the statements be readl"
Pecke then read the following state
ment:
This is statement made of my own
free will by me, Alfred Luttrell, pri-
vate soldier, Of G company, 1st Bat
talon the Northern Counties Regiment,
= now CHARTERED at Wraisdale Moor, in
the presence of Laurence Pecke, So
licitor; Charles Madison, superintendent
Of police, and William Stephen Peel,
detective officer, all of Barowsburgh.
wish to say that neither nor my
fellow defendant. William Clarkson, had
anything whatever to DO with the muir
der of Col. Engleden with which we are
now charged. We never laid a finger
on Col. Engleden. We are willing to
j plead guilty to being in possession of
Col. Engleden's money and valuables,
but we had no hand in his death, Col.
Engleden was dead when we found him
and that is the gospel truth.
i have heard the evidence given IN
court this morning by the witnesses
Hopkinson, Suite, Scott, and Good
hind. It is all correct. What the wit
nesses Peters and Shipton said is cor
rect, too. have nothing to say about
the evidence given by the detective; 1t
is all right. wish to tell the plain
truth about what happened, as far as
Clarkson and myself are concerned, on
the night on which Col. Engleden was
: murdered. Clarkson and that night
went into Barowsburgh. We passed our
time as was said by Hopkinson and
( Suite. We were not drunk when we left
Is, Suite; we were not even the worse for
liquor. We might have been bit
merry, but that was all. We knew
q what We were doing with ourselves
All we were thinking about when we
Z passed Scott and said good night to
him was how we could get into camp
without being caught.
~ After We passed Scott at his door,