The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1893-04-29 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

MOM. Suspicion seemed to point to some inmate of the castle, who must have let the miscreants in. Yes, but what inmate? No member of the small family, of course; no visitor, certainly; no servant, probably I Yet, for want of another subject, suspicion fell upon Peters, the valet. He was always the last to see his master at night, and the first to see him in the morning. He had a pass-key to the ante-room of his master's chamber. It was believed to be a very suspicious circumstance, also that he had so persistently declined to call his master that morning, asserting as he did to the very last that Sir Lemuel had given orders that he should not be disturbed until he rang his bell. This story of the valet was doubted. It was suspected that he might have been in league wit the robbers and murderers, might have admitted them to the house that night after the family had retired, and concealed them until the hour came for the commission of their crime ; and that he made excuses in the morning not to call his master so as to prevent as long as possible the discovery of the murder and give the murderers time to get off from the scene of their crime. The valet was not openly accused by any one. The officers of the law were too discreet to permit that to be done. But he was detained as a witness, and subjected to a very severe examination. Peters VMS a tall, spare, middle aged man, with a slight stoop in his shoulders, a thin face, sharp features, blue eyes, and scanty hair and whiskers, who dressed with foppish precision ; but as little like the confederate of robbers and murderers as it , was possible to imagine. Witness testified that his name was Abraham Peters, that he was born in lh ury-lane, London, and was now forty years of age; that he had been in the service of Sir Leinuel Levison for the last five years; that he respected the deceased banker, and had every reason to believe that his master valued him. He said that it was his service ever night to assist his master in undressing and gettit to bed, and every morning in getting up  Ang and  dressing. Asked whether he was in the habit of waiting every morning for his msster's bell to ring before going to his room, the witnessed answered that he was not; that he had standing orders to call his master every morning at seven o'clock, except when otherwise instructed by Sir Lemuel. Asked whether he had received any exceptional instructions on the previous night, the witness answered that he had received such ; that his master had sent him with a message to his daughter, Miss Levison, requesting her to come to his room, as he wished to have a talk with her. He delivered his message through Miss Levison's maid, and returned to his master's room. But when Miss Levison was announced Sir Lemuel dismissed him with permission to retire to bed at once, and dot to call his master in the morning, but to wait until Sir Lemuel should ring his bell. I left Miss Levison with her father, your t onour, and that was the last time as ever I saw my master alive," concluded the valet, trembling like leaf. "I presume that Miss Levison will be able to corroborate this part of your testimony. Where is Milli! Levison? said the fiscal. The family physician, who was present, arose in his place and said; "Miss Levison, sir, is not now available as a witness. She is lying in her chamber, nearly at the point of death, with brain fever." " Lord bless my soul, I am sorry to hear that 1 But it is no wonder, poor young laly, after such a shock," said the kind-he.rted fiscal. "But here, sir," oimtinued the doctor, "is a witness who, I think, will be a.le to give us some light."  (To be coutinuetl. )