Year: 1878

clleCI Vi slthulaIeu ueatn. amos BartOL
procured body from the University Medi
cal College in New York. While Henry
Barton lay in an insensible condition hi
body was removed from the coffin, and sub
stituted by the one obtained from the city


"Great heavens. how did you find al
this out? l had no idea that any morta
man, save the other guilty party, knew
anything of the NATTER


here related the manner in which / hac
ferreted out the truth, with which the
reader is already acquainted.


But what became of the boy, the right
full heir?" asked the doctor, eagerly.
81 don't know. If you remember, al
the time all this occurred | left your house
and visited New York. | made every pos
sible search, but without any success, ex
cept obtaining information from where
Amos Barton obtained the substitute.
debated a long time whether ought not
to make known what | had discovered tc
the authorities. But knew Amos Barton
influence, and feared l should only bring
disgrace on myself. Besides which,
could not bear the idea of blackening youl
fair fame"


80, thank you for your consideration.
| did not deserve it. But do you think
he ~


The old man hesitated, as if he dared
not give utterance to his thought.


Murdered him, you would say" re-
Joined. No; this very day l have dis
covered that he did not make way with
him.


And here related the conversation had
heard in the railroad car.


"God grant that he may still be alive -
said the old man, "and now, James, listen
to my dying words. Promise me you will
use every possible exertion to discover
young Barton and reinstate him into his
property"


l made the promise, and few hours
after Dr. Lignon was no more.


After | returned TO New York, l debated
in my own mind as to the means to be used
to discover if Henry Barton was still alive;
at the same time | set watch on the pre-
misses, 222 East Broadway, giving orders
for the messenger to inform me the mo-
ment he caught sight of the man who had
been called Ralph.


had been home two days when my mes
senger informed me that he had seen Ralph
just enter a restaurant in East Broadway.
Immediately started for the place, and
found the man seated in a box, gazing
earnestly at a young man about twenty
two years of age, who was seated in the
box exactly opposite to him.


At last, satisfied with his scrutiny, he
man.


young man," said he, carelessly seat
ing himself by the young mans side, "may
ask your name?"


My name is Henry Graham. What do
you want with me?'


No, sir, your name is Henry Murdock,
and am your father


/" You my father? You know you lie.
Do you suppose that when l had the sense
to discover such was not the case when
was child, you can impose upon me
now?'


"Oh, it's all yer! well for you to deny it,
but can prove that you are my son.


Have done, and leave me, or rather
will leave you," returned the young man,
rising from his seat, "and listen to me,
fellow--if you presume to address me
again l will invoke the protection of the
law, and should that not be sufficient to
shield me from your persecution l will take
the law in my own hands,


So saying he left the place. Ralph Muir
dock followed him, and l was not far be-
hind. The young man entered the St.
Nicholas Hotel. In ten minutes sent up
my card, and was at once admitted into his
presence. In very few words l ex-
planned my business and was perfectly
satisfied that | stood in the presence of
Henry Barton.


When Harry Barton had finished his his
tory, which is not essen tial for the purpose
of our sketch, we entered into a long con-
versation as the best means to prove his
identity. The task was not an easy one,
and | saw but one way, and that was to
get Murdock into our power, and make him
confess the truth. 1t was to this end that
devoted all my energies.


The messenger that l had set to watch
Murdoch informed me that the day after
his meeting with Henry Barton he had left
by the Hudson River cars. / felt certain
he had gone to inform Amos Barton of the
discovery of the heir. In two days he had
returned again.


My mind was made up what to do.
disguised myself as a denizen of the Five
the same haunts that he did,
and ended by making him believe l be
longed to the same class as himself. At
last he accosted me, and we became quite
intimate. He then proposed to me bit of
business, which was no less than the muir
der of Henry Barton. l managed to draw
out from him the fact that he had been
promised five thousand dollars by Amos
Barton to effect this piece of villainy.
seemingly entered eagerly into all his plans
and it was decided that he should give me
one thousand dollars to assist him. l al
lowed the affair to progress to certain
point until l had him completely in my
power. then revealed myself in my true
character, and threatened him with imme-
diate arrest unless he would make an in
slant confession. This he did after some
little hesitation, and it was properly wit
messed.


Armed with this document, the confes-
sion of Doctor Lignon, and my own knowl-
edge, presented myself to Mr.. Amos Bar
ton. When l had told my story he at first
set me at defiance, but when read to him
the two confessions, he gave in at once.
Henry Barton treated him leniently. The
uncle resigned all the estates to Henry, and
then left the country for France, where he
lived on an annuity bestowed upon him by
his much iuiured neDhew Henry Barton