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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, TUESDAY, MAY 9. 1882.
THE FATAL FOUR.
THE MALLEYS, BLANCHE DOUG
LASS AND JENNIE CRAMER.
A Look at Bavin Bock-Mr. Maraden'a Monline Look
— Aaa Curtia'a Diacovery on tho Bcach-IdenU-
fyicgthc Bead Body-The Moveraenieof
the Day Bofore-I.oidenta, Eic.
Savin Bock, West New Haven, April 29.—
Stepping out on his verandah in the early
rooming of an August day last year, Mr. L.
M. Marsden, on looking over the broad ex
panse of Ixing Islund sound, which lay about
his feet, had his attention arrested by a white
object in the water. After looking at it a
few momenta, without reaching any conclu
sion, la* re-entered the house, and sat down
to breaksast, thoughts of the strange object
still lloating in his mind. After -a hurried
mea'i, he concluded to go out and investi
gate what he had seen, but was sur
prised to find that quite a knot of
people hud guthered at the beach, and were
engaged in earnest inquiry. ^During
Ins slay in the house, Mr. Asa Curtis, woo
happened to be passing up the beach, caught
what lie conceived to be the outlines of a
human form, and stepping into the water
brought to shore the body of a young and
beautiful woman. One by one the passers-by
•toppl'd, until they were joined by Mr. Mars
den, who at once identified the body of the
drowned girl to he that of Jennie Cramer,
a well known young woman of New Haven.
Thus begun the mystery of Bavin Rock.
WHAT IS SAVIN HOCK T
Bavin Rock is u popular summer resort, sit
uated about a mile from New Haven, with no
adviintugcs or business save its adaptability as
a place of pleasure and as a summer resort.
Not more than half a dozen families reside
here during the winter. The land originally
belonged to Mr. George It. Kelsey, and was
supposed to be of no value. But Air. Kelsey
run a street car line from New Haven, built a
pleasant hotel, induced the Mallaya, Mars-
dens. lloolittles and other prominent citizens
to build summer houses, advertised the beau
ties of the location, and soon, found himself
in the enjoyment of a wealthy summer cus
tom. About this time the action of Hilton
at Barutogu, and the hotel people at Coney
Island, in regard to the entertainment of
Hebrews, threw a very lucrative class of cus
turners into Kelsey’s hands, which he was too
shrewd not to utilize. The leading street—
Reach street—connecting this point by horse-
car with New lluveti, runs almost along the
water’s edge. On the land side, und overlook
ing the sound, is the Beavicw hotel, the Hill
homestead and the Malley summer residence,
ull within three squures. On the waterside,
and opposite the Beaview hotel, there is the
Kelsuy wharf. Prom this point it is about
1,000 teel to where Mir. Marsden saw the white
object in the wafer, lin'u to Mursden’s house
was 280 feet more, while about 1,500 feet fur
theron were t*ie Malley bathing houses, just
opposite their summer residence.
THE IJEAll BODY.
Of course, the first impulse of every one on
looking attlic dead body was that the girl hud
been drowned, but when, how and where?
Then there were those familiar with cases of
death by drowning who failed to see in the
present one many of the usual symptoms in
such deuths. Behind the hotel there is a
grove, in which there are swings, a flying
i enny und otiier means of amusement. The
eeper identified the girl as the one wiio,
at dusk on the evening before, had visited
his grove with Mr. James Malley. Subse
quently several ice cream caterers recollected
the face os being one of a party of four—James
and Walter Malley and a strange lady—who
had patronized them on the same day. A
newspaper reporter, who happened to lie
present, telephoned u message to New Haven
at once, asking that the parents of Jennie
Cramer should be interviewed without delay.
A TALK WITH JENNIE’S MOT1IEC.
Developed the fuels now so well known
througliout the country. James Malley hud
been paying assiduous court, in an illicit way
to Jennie, taking her out after dark, und to
strange places, but never into his own circle.
During tliu week preceding the tragedy, a
strange lady, represented to be a friend of
Walter Malley. Janie's cousin, had arrived
from New York, and was stopping at the Ton-
t'ne hotel. Upon this lady,MissBlunche Doug
lass, Jennie was induced to call. The result
was late hours, being all the night of Thurs
day. On her return home, Jennie was accom
panied by Blanche, who went along to ex
plain mutters. An angry mother refuses
to hear explanations, and leaves the room,
Jennie goes out into the streets, Blanche re
turns to the hotel, und mystery covers t’je
movements of the four until Asa Curtis drew
ashore, the next morning, the dead body of
Jennie Cramer.
THE CLEWS FORMING.
At the laundry, whither the underwear of
Blanche Douglass had been sent, it was no'
ticed that every piece was marked with the
name of “Lizzie Bundy," and Lizzie Bundy's
name was somewhat unsavory. Biic fled to
New York, hut suspicion was on her path
The Mallcys denied intimacy with Jennie
and their denials were so strong as to uttrnc
the attention of many who were cognizant of
the real relations of Janies Malley to thed'*ad
girl. Developments on the coroner’s jury
made it doubtful as to how the girl came to
her death. The publication of several letters
received by Jennie on the week preceding her
death proved the intimacy of Jumcs Malley
and the complicity of Blanche Douglass.
These, with other clews, led to the arrest of
the young men and the pursuit and discovery
of Blanche Douglass.
THE LKTTKES.
The following are the letters referred to,
and which the prosecuting attorney purposes
to oiler os evidence in the (tending trial. The
letters written by Blanche Douglass will be
proved to have been written by, or at Walter
Malloy's dictation:
i.
If you will overlook my audacity In requesting
your company on ■ pleasure tiip to Coney island,
ivavfiig by to-night's boat, and overlook the late
ness of the invitation, .1 »ill feel honored by your
iimseul to come. We will meet Walter nud his
friend and return Monday morning nt 7 o'clock. If
your answer is yes meet rae on Uie corner of Temple
and Cha|>cl streelsat 10:80 this evening. [Jeunie’s
mother mid (his was received on Saturday night
nud brought by a little cash girl ]
It.
Pear Jenny—I feel very grateful for your kind
answer, and feel sorry things has luruid out os they
have. Walter has received a telegraph from hi,
lady friend saying she cannot come to our city this
afternoon ou account of illness, vs hi. h makes
things all mixed up again. But the mxt time I
will take care that nothing of the kind shall < ceur
again, for I shall make no engagements again
until 1 st-o her in our city Hoping you will not
blame me for anything, us I have done everything
in my power to have all parties meet. Truly y ours.
j. w.
u.
Pear: I will anil upon you this evening about 8
©'clock. l.ct me know by hr. (meaning bearer] if
you will be at home. Respectfully yours, J. M.
iv.
Jtxi.tr *'$, *81.—My Dear Jenny: Our lady friend.
Miss Blanche, is to come to our city on the six
o'clock tnUu this evening. We would like to have
you see her this evening, so as wo can make ar
rangements to go somewhere to morrow. Please
call at the store this evening: 1 will tell you at what
hotel she is. letmeknow at what time you wi 1
tall at the store. Respectfully yours, J. M.
New Britain, and will return Thursday morning.
Respectfully yours .
VIII.
New Haven, July 28, '8L—Mtss Jennie: Would
like to see you some time thlsaftemoon before 5:30,
if convenient Yours very truly.
Bunchs Docglass,
Answer by bearer. Tontlae Hotel.
IX.
New Haven, August 3. ’81.—Dear Miss Cramer:
Have been expecting to see you the last two days.
Jim Is going to bring me to Walte-’s house this
evening, and I would so much like to have you
join us. Can you call some time this afternoon?
Yours In baste. Blanche.
new Haven, August3,1881.—Mrs. Cramer—Dear
Madame: Jthas pained me exceedingly to hear
from Mr. James Malley that yon were under the
impression that your daughter Jennie was with me.
I thought when 1 requested her to remain oneuight
with me that 1 was doing her a favor and a kind
ness, but It has turned out otherwise. This morn
ing when you left the room she started up immedi
ately and wished me to follow her. I refused to go
till you returned, feeling you would blame me
further. After Jennie had left the room some ten
minutes, not seeing yon, 1 left. Since that time I
have not seen her, except that I think I mw her In
a horse car going toward Savin Rock. She mention
ed y-siterday that she thought of going to her
brother, who lived in New York. soon. When yon
called at the hotel to-day I was at the dressmaker’s,
and am sorry that 1 was unable to tell you this
much in person. If 1 should by any chance see her,
I shall deem it my duty to acquaint you immedi
ately. Yours very truly,
Blanche Docglass.
XL
The subjoined letter was seat to Mrs. Cra
mer, who had been making inquiries as to her
daughter's whereabouts:
Mrs. Cramer—Dear Madame: As promised I
called on Miss Don glass to know if she knew any
thing about your daughter Jenny. She informed
me that she did not know where she was or where
she had gone to and feels very much hurt that you
should blame her for any of Jenny's doiugs, as you
say she had no means to IcaVc town with. It is my
belief that she is stopping with some of her friends
and trust she is home by this time. Yours, etc.,
J. Malley, Jr.
the progress of the malley trial
New Haves, Conn., May 2.—In the Malley
trial to-day Professor Chittenden was cress-
examined at length, and gave his reasons for
concluding that Jennie Cramer had taken the
arsenic in a soluble form within 24 hours be
fore her death. Dr.Prudden was recalled, and
reasserted his opinion that the girl liad died
from arsenical poisoning.
.Special Dispatch to the Constitution.
New Haven, May 3.—In the Malley trial
this atternoon Professor Moses C. White gave
his opinion that if the injuries described upon
Jennie Cramer were caused by sexual inter
course, it was accompanied "by brutal vio
lence
William A. Countryman, a newspaper re
porter, testified that on August fltli, at 3 p.m.
he talked with James Malley, and that Mai
ley denied knowing Jennie Cramer, but bad
seen lier on the streets. He denied writing to
or visiting her, and requested the witness not
to mention his name in connection with the
case.
The Ram Didn’t Bluff but the Man Did
In the Berrien county, 6a., News.
Dan Henderson had a pet ram. Everyone
knows, especially stock men, that a ram is
the greatest pest of all pets. “Nas” Hender
son resides with Dan, but we are not saying
that “Nas" had anything to do with the rani.
However, the ram has been committing many
depredations of lute, such as butting the bark
ofl the fruit trees, butting down the fencing,
eta. In order to place the ram nt some dis
advantage in carrying on his mischief, it was
decided to put him on the ou'sule. This did
not meet the approval of his ramship, and
after being worried for some time, decided to
end the matter vi et arinis. With fire in his
eye he made fora certain black-eyed man,who
thought at first to play a ‘'bluff" game. The
ram didn’t “blntT’ worth a cent, and his
close proximity made the black eyed man
think fast. Hu made a good soldier during
the war, but to be charged by a rain, was a
different kind of warfare. Actmy upon the
idea that “everything is fair in war," lie
took leg bail for the nearest fence, keeping
just far enough ahead of hir pursuer that lie
could not feel his warm breath upon the seat
of his pants. He finally reached his place of
refuge without feeliug the force of the ram’s
head where he earnestly expected it, and as
cending to the top of the fence and looking
down, saw the enemy staring him in the face.
The ram backed off several steps as though
he would jump through the fence, when the
black eyeii man stepped back an equal dis
tance on the opposite side and said: "Old fel
low, if you come through this fence to wrere
I am, there will be one of the biggest rain
fights that was ever seen in this country."
The Book Agent at Work.
From the Rome. 6a.. Bulletin.
Yesterday morning a veritable live book
agent—of the first water—called to sec Judge
Wright—the original A. R. The Judge tried
to make him “take water,” but the the agent
said ‘'no." That agent was after money—he
didn't wish water. He bored the judge long
and well, but the judge didn’t feel well tinder
the boring, not a bit of it. The agent sat
down and failed to rise for two mortal hours,
hut never failed for one second to unfold the
advantages of a certain “law book.” The
judge finally asked the agent to excuse
him while he went up ou Bridge
street to get IPs dinner. He said lie felt weak
and exausted. The agent told him “all right."
Judge Wright, I am not near done for it
will take me a week to exaust the value of
this work. The judge lingered long over his
dinner, and lute in the afternoon ventured
to re-euter his office. Upon entering tHe
first thing he heard was: “As 1 was say
ing judge it will take me a week——
Tlie judge in holy horror threw up his arms
saying: “0, Lordy, what have ever 1 done
to be tints afflicted?" and the last seen of
the judge lie was running up Broad street
to catch up with Beab and Max, who hav
ing caught a second glimpse of the agent
had hopped into Mrs. Anna's pbtetou and
were flying for refuge to tae safety of Glen-
wood.
Who the lU-Manncred Puppy Was.
From the Athens (6a.) Bauuer-'Watchman.
The other day an excellent old lady in this
city had occasion to visit the store of Mr. Laf-
feriy, who has in his piaza the representation
of a man iii the latest style spring suit. Mrs.
K. was near-sighted, and naturally took the
image for u creature of flesh and blood, so
after her purchase she asked her daughter,
“Sallie. who is that ill-mannered young puppy
that kept- staring at us so as we went in ? He
didn't have politeness enough to give the way
to ladies. I am surprised at Mr. Lafferty let
ting such men loaf around his store. This is
a true 6tory. 1
A llO Year Old Gander.
From the Franklin. 6a., News.
Sir. James S. Ray, of this county, near
Otvcnsbyvillc, is the owner of a gander
which he says was GO years old
when Dr. W. II. Watkins was born. We do
not know the doctor’s age. butsupposeitto be
about 50, which would make the bird 110years
old U hurley Furlow lias seen hisgundersiii'p.
and says that his wings drag the ground. How
much of the ground they drag he does not
state, but says tbe gander walks half a mile
down to Brushy oreek every day to get water.
WATERY FACTS.
A PLOT TO KILL.
INFERNAL MACHINES SENT
VANDERBILT AND FIELDS.
The deepest known hole in the ground is
an artesian well at 3t Louis, S.730 feet below the
surface. The water was salt and useless. Brooklyn
has oue 2,500 feet deep.
The Swiss lakes are so low this year that
great flails are being made on their borders among
the remnants of the ancient pile dwellings. The
lower part of the lake of Constance appeals to have
been girdled by a complete circle of pile dwellings.
A huge iceberg formed at Niagara Falls
has floated out into Lake Ontario, and is to be
seen about one mile and a half northeast of the
harbor. It has been there several days, and is at-
tmeiug a>t -ntiiPi. as it is said L> be ihe first
iieberg seen in that vicinity for the past twenty-
eight years.
not pin ofl' your g.fing out of town this evening and i Tits scarcity of water from which Parissuf-
join ouri«*r v? Do nut say not, but let your an- ; fered last summer is likely to be repealed during
swerbe )e>. Truly yours, J. M. I the protein year. The winter jnst passed was a
1*. 8.—If yon can join us you will please call fur ‘ period ut exceptional drouth and the results oT it
Blanche ut 0:30. i are not confined n> the basin of the Seine. In Ra
in answer to the foregoing. Jennie not being at ' tern * ranee the situation is especially distressing
liomc. Mrs. Cramer sent Hie following reply: j At Kehl the bed of the i.fiine is dry in places, the
vn [ Meurthe was never before so low even in August
Dear Sir am very soiry you are so disappointed, • and the level of the Moselle and the Meuse has
but daughter left New llaven on the 4:13 train for fallen.
Peak Friend.—'Would yon like to drive out to the
shore with a party of four of us and have supper
and music? Please say yes and we will call furvou.
Yours, etc., James Mallkv.
n.
New Haven, July 21. 18S1 —Pear Jenny: You
have indeed disapiioiuted us so rauoh that I am
afraid that the same parly will not hare the pleas
ure »f meeting »g in. as Miss Blanche may leave
town before yon return Walter has just started tip
to his home fw thetaun suit will fed greasy dis-
«p,*>intt-t at hi# return totiuil your letter, saying
you cannot join us tills evening, so much so that I
fear if we wish to rake a party up ag.in I am afraid 1
v c will have much tiouLle n. iloiua so. Will you t
Tbe Malls Used ss a Means or Carrying Deadly Ex
plosives to tbe Persona Mamed—How tbe Plot
Wat Discovered in Time to Save Life—A
Third Attempt Brought to Light.
*4
New York, May 1.—A great sensation has
been created by the discovery of an attempt
to convey explosives, through the mails to
Mr. Wm. H. Vanderbilt and Mr. Cyrus W.
Field. On Saturday afternoon two square
pasteboard boxes, with five ten cent stamps
on each, were sent out from the general post-
office for delivery, one of which is known to
have been brought in by a down-town collec
tor. It was addressed “Cyrus W. Field, cor
ner Twenty-first street and Lexington avenue,
city.” The other had been deposited in the
general post-office, and was addressed in pen
cil: “William H. Vanderbilt. 459 Fifth ave
nue, city.”
how the discovery was hade.
The packages were enclosed in a mail
pouch, to be left at station F, and at four
o’clock this pouch was placed with a number
of others on the forward platform of the first
car of an “L" road train. The latter had
passed from the city h»U station to the one in
Ninth street and Wits inst moving out from it
when the messenger in charge of the mail
heard a strange, smothered report just at his
feet. He stirred the mail pouches, as the re
port seemed to have come from them. A
moment after he saw he was not deceived.
From one of them smoke was issuing,
but in the swift running of
tiie cars and the passage of tne air
he could not detect its telltale odor. Station
F is located in Third avenue, between Twen
ty-eighth and Twenty-ninth streets. There
the pouches were taken, and on delivering
them the messenger mentioned to the super
intendent of the station the queer occurrence
on the car platform. Mr. Mosier is in charge
of station F. He listened with interest to the
other’s narrative and then carefully emptied
the contents of the pouches upon the floor.
The evidences of the explosion of some
material were manifest. Many of the
letters were scorched and blackened.
A queer, powderltke smell pervaded
the heap, and among the pile of envelopes
and the like wore lying the fragments of one
of the packages. It had been torn apart, and
on closer examination the mail bag itself was
found to have been rent open for fully five
inches. The bits of paper and pasteboard
were gathered up and then it was found that
it was the package addressed to Mr. Cyrus W.
Field that had exploded. In the same pouch
was lying a twin bundle. Paper cover and
size .were alike, and when Superintendent
Mozier noticed its address, “William H. Van
derbilt,” he put it aside and sent word to the
general post-office.
THE POSTMASTER INVESTIGATES IT.
Postmaster Pearson, notified of the occur
rence, hastened to station F and there took
charge of the contents of the pouch. From
the package addressed to Mr. Vanderbilt lie
stripped the paper on which the name was
written, ami then he put it in a tub of water,
where he allowed it to soak till ten o’clock at
tiight. Meantime word of the alarming dis
covery was transmitted to both Messrs. Field
and Vanderbilt. Neither of them betrayed
much excitement over it, and the serious
aspect of the affair was iost sight of
iu its important denouement. They joked
over tne receipt of such disagreeable remem
brances, and Mr. Vanderbiltsaid that whoever
had transmitted the package intended for hhn
had evidently hern lacking.in information, as
it was directed to his old place of residence
and an old directory had doubtless been c-ilh-d
into use when it was addressed. Postmaster
Pearson proceeded to examine the packages
on his own account. Brown wrapping paper
covered both of them. Within were blue
pasteboard boxes with pictured labels.
THE BOXES DESCRIBED.
Each box was about seven inches long, five
inches wide and two in depth. They were
fitted to pull in and out in drawer fashion
and contained a lot of cotton. In this a pow
der canister had been placed. It was five and
three-quarter incites long, and an
inch und seven-eights across the bot
tom, which was ten and one-
hu f inches in circumference. It did not con
tain much power. There was not more than
seven or eight ounces in it altogether. The
end of this canister was perforated with small
holes, und into each of them a thin glass tube
was inserted which communicated with a
tube containing some fluid resembling mer
cury. These tubes were fastened to one end
of the box by putty, which held a piece of
green ribbon protruding from the box cover.
It was so arranged that when these strips were
l»ti led the mercury-like fluid would De dis
charged into.the powder canister through its
perforated bottom. The package addressed
to Mr. Field was of course iu fragments, but
it appeared to be in every respect like the
other one.
A THIRD ATTEMPT.
Postmaster Pearson brought the broken
powder flask and the remains of the paste
board inclosing it to the general post-office,
and while fie was showing them to a number
of reporters a new discovery was made. A
strip of paper adhered to the interior of the.
box and when it was examined it was found
to bear German characters. Before long a
comparison of the type and a perusal of the
subject matter showed it to be a fragment of
a German newspaper published in this city.
Upon this anottier discovery presently fol
lowed. One of the spectators, in uutolding
the brown wrapping paper which had covered
the package, noticed some writing upon an
inner sheet, it hail to be soaked before it
was parted and when exposed to scrutiny
there was found written upon it, in a hand
which had evidences of a German training,
the address, "George W. Walling, No. 311
East Nineteenth street, city.”
THE CHANCE OK DETECTION.
The chances ot discovering the sender of the
package addressed to Mr. Field are admitted
to he very slight. It was deposited in the
regular way, and there is apparently no
means by which it can he traced. The one
addressed to Mr. Vanderbilt, however, may
and the territories 11, the sume as last week;
Canada had 13, an increase of 7. In the prin
cipal trades the failures were as follows:
General traders 16, grocers 13, clot hers 9,
liquors 8, manufacturers 8, dry goods 8, shoes
6, drugs 4, hardware 3, produce and provisions
3, fancy goods 2, coal 2. furniture 2, hats 1,
tobacco and cigars 1, millinery 1.
GEORGIA.
Acworth—H. B. Goodwin, trading as H. B.
Goodwin A Co., general store, has assigned.
_ Carrolton—W. P. Kirkly, grocer, has as
signed, with preferences for $2,700.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Lancaster—S. M. Mathis, general store, who
was recently closed out by the sheriff, had
assets about $1,000 in stock, and owed $3,500
to a Charleston house, secured by mortgage on
stock.
Orangeburg—D. E. Smoak A Co„ general
store, have obtained an extension to Decem
ber 1st, and have given O. F. Winters a realty
mortgage to secure advance of $6,000 cash, to
be made during the current year.
TENNESSEE.
Sewanee—Hoge A Miller, general store,
have assigned. They had been in business
ten years, and recently claimed assets of $17,-
700, and liabilities $4,000.
REGINALD SIMPSON’S CHEEK.
will be closely questioned, and it is thought
that whoever collected it will be pretty sure
to recall the fact. Everything, tlfeu, depends
on his memory. If tie cannot remember wiio
gave him the package it will be almost im
possible to proceed with the search.
A RUSSIAN SCHEME.
Moscow, May 1.—A man named Koboyoff
Bogdanowitscii recently submitted to the au
thorities a plan for the illumination of the
Kremlin with the electric light. Inquiries
were instituted and it was discovered that his
intention was to blow up the whole of the
Kremlin during the festivities attending the
coronation of the czar. At the man’s resi
dence there were found a number of peasants’
(Tips, tne crowns of which were filled with ex
plosive material. It is supposed tliat these
c«lis were intended to tie thrown inio the air,
and that on falling to the ground theemrtents
would explode with the effect of homits.
BogdanowitscU and three hundred nihilists
were arrested.
THE WEEK’S BUSINESS.
Falla, f and Bu.lnra. Chances Tlirougliout the
Called Stales Last Week.
There were 105 failures in the United States
J reported to Bradstreet's during the past week,
an increase of lit over the preceding week.
; and three less than the corresponding weekof
i lust year. Tiie weekly average for 1881 was
■ 111. Few failures of importance were an-
nounced, the majority being small traders.
1 Tin- more important failures were Lemuel L.
Croeker, manufacturer of fertilizers, at Buf-
; ffi:-*, .in-1 the Rochester car wheel works. Tiie
; middle states had Si!, an increase of 10 oyer last
: week; New Fnglauu states 27, an increase of
‘ it': .southern states 17, an increase of 2;
western stales 27, a decrease of 3; California
. - <1
flow lie Told the Old hun of (he Sunday at the
Track.
From the Chicago Tribune.
"What do you think. Myrtle?’’
“I hardly know what to 'chink, Reginald,” replied
the girl, her eyes illUtuinated with the radiant
light of love as she turned in response to Reginald
Simpson's quesdon and looked at him with the
heautUtil, tender, calf-like look of a first aud only
love, “i only know that, whatever my father may
say, whatever he may do, my love for you will
never falter or fail; my trust in the nobility of your
nature will be as steadfast as the mighty rock of
Gibraltar that iliugs back in scorn from its stone-
buttressed base the mighty billows that are ever
beating against its solid sides in their mad, im
potent fury.”
When Myrtle got well under way she was a pretty
fair talker. She was a fair, slender girl with the
lustrous brown eyes that one sees so often in
Bramah hens, and a complexion that never cost
less than one dollar per box. As she stood in the
parlor of her father’s palatial residence this balmy
June evening, her hand placed trustingly in that of
Reginald, while her face almost touched his as they
spoke the words quoted above, the picture was in
deed a pretty oue.
"You are sure that he has heard all?” asked
Reginald, in solemn, pleading tones.
* Dead certain,” replied the girl, “you can bet ou
this, darling."
At this moment.the sound of footsteps was heard.
Myrtie ran to the window and pee ed anxiously
out in'o the yard.
"He is coming,” she said, in frightened tones,
“and you must confess all, aud trust to his mercy.'
“I guess you are right, sis,’ reclied Reginald.
In a moment George W Hathaway, the merchant
prince, entered the room. Reginald at once went
up to him.
* Mr. Hathaway,” he said, “I have come here to
night to tell you frankly that last Sunday morning
1 went out to the race-track. You know that Myr
tle and i love each other with a deathless. Dear
bora avenue love that opposition will only make
stronger, and that we have plighted our troth. I do
not seek to defend my conduct of last Sunday. 1
know it is wrong to visit a race-(rackat all, and
especially on Sunday. But it seened to me more
noble, more tunuly, lo tell you tire exact truth.’
"Did you see a Utile bay mare with a sort of spi k
tail and her near front foot white being exercised
out there Sunday morning?"
“Yes, sir,” replied Reginald.
"How fast did she go?”
“She trotted a nule In 2:23%, the last quarter in 35
seconds,” was the reply.
A peaceful, happy smile stole over the old man’s
face. "Reginald, my boy.” he said in low, earnest
tones, "that little bay mure belongs to me. My
positi n as deacon will not allow me to publicly
acknowledge Ihe owueiship of the animal, but you
can bet your sweet life that when she is cm loose at
die .Inly I:i.-e> ] wilt break nil iln* officer* of our
.church and several people in me adj.nuing nur.sh
1> • von uhut rs a. d. n.y tmy?"
“Yes, 1 catch on,” said Reginald, “i knew you
owned the mare all the time, but a Chicagoan is too
noble to give away bis prospective father-in-law"—
and stepping to thesideboard Reginald courteously
poured out a drink of sour mash for Air. Hathaway
before taking one himself.
The old man did not fail to notice this action.
“This boy has the true Saxon spirit,” he murmured
to himself, “and he shall marry Myrtle when the
leaves begin to turn, i shall need him myself dur
ing the trotting season.”
School Children.
From the New Haveu Register.
Just about these days the children come
rushing in from school in that free and easy
sort of way that is very trying to carpets and
furniture and in soft dulcet tones that can be
heard for four blocks announce:
“I stood ninety-two in er-er-drawin’, eighty-
five in er-er-writing.”
“No yer didn’t. I stood eighty-five in
writin’, myself.”
“Well, anywav, I’m goin' to be permoted,
an’ yon aint,” and so it goes on until the
mother wants to send oue of the children on
an errand, when lo, and behold, the entire
party are over in a vacant, lot quarter of a
mile away playing ball. There is a neat de
gree ot suddenness about children.
A CALIFORNIA ROMANCE.
Swe t May hath come to love us,
Flowers, trees, their blossoms don;
And through the blue heavens above us
The very clouds move ou.
—Heine.
When April steps aside for May,
Like diumonus all the ruin-drops glisten;
Fresh violets open every day:
To some new bird each hour we listen.
—Lucy Lurcom.
Crimsom clover I discover
By the g.ir-ien gale,
Aud the bees about her hover
But the rubbius wait;
Sing, robbiu.-, sing.
Sing a roundelay,
’Tis ibe latent flower of spring
Coming with the May.
—Dora Read Goodale.
1 feel a newer life iu every gale;
The wiud thaj fans the flowers,
And wim their welcome urealhiugs fill the sail,
Tell of serener hours:
Uf hours that glide uufelt away
Beneath the sky uf May.
—Percival.
As when the sun is present all the year,
And never doth retire his golden ray.
Needs must the spring be everlasting there,
Aud every seasou like the mouth ot May.
—sir J. Davies.
When merry May first calls the mum.
With merry maius a-Maying they do go.
—sir Philip Sidney.
Another May uetv buds aud flowers shall bring;
Ah! why has happiness iiu second spring.
—Charlotte Smith.
O. May, sweet-voiced oue, going thus before,
Forever June may pour her warm red wine
Ur lue aud passrou—sweeter days are tuiire’
—Helen ilunt.
The spring is here, the delicate-footed May,
Wiur Its slight lingers full of leaves anu flowers,
Aud with itcomesa tuirst to be away,
Wasting iu Wuod-paths its Voluptuous hours. -
—A'. P. Willis
Cld April wanes aud her last dewy morn,
Her uealh bed steeps in tears; to ami the May
New blossoms 'nea u tne sun are bora,
Aud ail poor April's charms are swept away.
—Clare.
Spring's last bora darling, clear-eyed, sweet,
Pauses a moment, wun white, .wrukliug feet,
Aud golden lucksiu breezes play,
Halt teasing anu iuuf tender to repeat
Her song ot May.
—Susan Coleridge.
When the flowers from out the grass ’gin springing,
As if towards the sparkling suusuiue smiling
OU a May-day, in mom's early glow;
And the birtilels in their nests are singing
W ith delight, tue flow'ry wor.d beguiling;
o, what rapture can compare thereto?
—Vogelweide.
Hail, bounteous May! that doth inspire
Mirth and youth ana warm desire;
W oods and groves aie of thy dressing.
Hilt and dale doth boast thy blessing.
Thus v.- salute thee will* our early song,
Aud welcome thee aud wish thee long.
—Milton.
The robin, the forerunner of the spring,
The bluebird with its jocund carolling
The restless swallows building iu the eaves.
The golden buttercups, the grass, the leaves.
The lilacs tossing in (he winds of May,
All welcomed this majestic holiday.
—Longfellow.
A Foot-Pud Falls Heir to n (treat Rotate tn Knclund.
From (he Woodland, California, Democrat.
A few days ago a gentleman l>y the name of
Eodery Eidridge, arrived in Woodland and
took rooms at the Capital hotel. He stated
that he was an Englishman, and that his ob
ject in visiting California was to find a man
by the name of Agenion Brannincsford, who
had left his home in England in the year
1350. Mr. Eidridge, who cousin of the
missing man. arrived in San Francisco about
one month ago. Late last evening he hap
pened to step into the Capital hotel saloon
and overheard the barkeeper, Patsy Donnelly,
incidently mention the name of “Old Ag!”
Mr. Eidridge, thinking that possibly this was
an ellipsis • of the name of the
man of whom he was in search, made
further inquiry about him. Mr. Donnelly in
formed him that “Old Ag” was a sort of "dead
beat,” whom he had known for years as a
tramp, and supposed tliat every saloon-keeper
in the land was equally familiar with him, but
he knew nothing of his history. At present
he was engaged in sawing wood for a gentle
man near by, and managed to spend his
money for drink about as fast as he earned it.
Mr. Eidridge, having been directed, then
sought out the man in question, whom he
found engaged in that healthful occupation,
and at once recognized him as a man of
English birth, which greatly increased his
hope of success. After a scries of questions
were answered by "Old Ag,” it became very
apparent to Mr. Eidridge Lathe was tne same
person he was looking for, notwithstanding
his foriorn and dilapidated appearance. Fi
nally Mr. Eidridge—who, by the way, is an
English gentleman of the strictest type—ven
tured the remark: “Well, ‘Old Ag,’ as they
seem to call you here, allow me to introduce
myself as your cousin, Kodery Eidridge. I
have come to tell you that your old father.
Lord Brnnningsfold, is dead, and that you are
heir to four-fifths of his estate, which is about
$2,000,000.” To say that “Old Ag” was star
tled by the unexpected news would not ex
press one-half, and the scene which followed
can be better imagined than described.
Lord Branningsford, who was very wealthy,
had two sons, one named Lionald and the
other Angernon. In 1847 Lionald was mar
ried to a young lady of high birth by the
name of Elizabeth Strattou. Angernon was a
frequent visitor at the family residence, and
owing to a quarrel between the two brothers
over the young wife Angernon embarked for
America, and arrived in San Fjancisco in the
fall of 1850. According to his “vn story, he
first engaged as bookkeeper iu the wholesale
house of A. P. Hotaling, in which position
he remained for a year aud a half, when a
defalcation in his accounts caused ins dis
charge. He then went to mining, and his
history from that epoch down to the time
when lie was found a penniless tramp in this
city is but the story of the many who have
gone the same way. About two years ago his
brother died, and only five months ago his
father also died, leaving him heir to four
fifths of the immense estate, one-fifth going
to the cousin, who was made the residuary
legatee if he could prove Angernon’s death,
This lie set out to do, but coming to San Fran
cisco he found the living heir a vagabond.
A Lonesome Charivari.
From the Mobile Register.
Last “Wednesday a middle-aged couple were
married, and that night, about 11:30. a large
and good-natured party of young men went to
the house, which was not a hundred miles
from the corner of Franklin and Madison
streets; and, provided with a wheezy accor-
dcon, several bells, a triangle, and otiier com
plicated instruments, began a serenade.
Boused by the concord of mellifluous sounds,
the neighbors began to be interested, and
lights appeared in many houses and white-
robed figures moved around uneasily. For
one good hour the musicians labored, "but no
light glanced from the house they honored
with their visit, and no hospitable'invitation
to “come in and take suthin,” sounded out
on the night air. After about fifteen minutes
more an old colored woman came out of the
back gate, and said to the expectant crowd:
“Humph! cliil’en, dem folks liaint come back
sence they went away dis mawnin’.” There
fell an ominous hush on that crowd of sere-
n ad ere, and they quietly vanished into tiie
darkness with the idea that somebody was
badly sold.
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Stdng to Death.
From the Talbottou, Ua., Register.
Quite an unusual occurrence took place
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tance to a lot in which were several gums of
working bees. The motherly uninml in her
investigations of the surroundiugs unfortu
nately upset a bee gum, when the little busy
stingers fastened punctuation points on the
young colt, in a little time inflicting injuries
from which the animal died.
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G EORG.a, MILTON COUNTY—WHEREAS. C
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1S8A ' W. H. NESB1T,
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OEORG!A, MILTON COUNTY—WHEREAS,
Va \\ Jami-on, administrator of Wilkinson Jam
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filed ana entered on record that he lias fully at
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EORGIA JASPER COUNTY' ORDINARY
Office, April r, 1882.—James II. Fuuderbu
Guardian of William A. Funderburk, minor, rep
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discharged his trust as such guardian;
All persons concerned are hereby required
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should not be discharged from his gnardiansb
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day iu May, ,882.
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S tate of Georgia, fayetts county—
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having applied to the Court of Ordinary of said
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£ 2 EORGIA, JASPER COUNTY-ORDINARY’S-
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C'I EORGIA, JASPER COUNTY—ORDINAR'
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