Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 96, Hammond, Lake County, 9 October 1907 — Page 3

"Wcdncsdav, October 9, 1907.

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES 3

The Opal

ef pent By FERGUS HUME, Author Mystery f Hvom Cb." "C4 Mndrin' Fn." Etc Co-pyrirht. 1935. br o. w. Drains. ham Company. "Oh, you mean the street hawker thnt Bart spoke of? Yes, I remember that such an Indian entered, according to Bart's tale, and wanted to sell boot laces, while that young imp Tray was dancing on poor Bart's body. But the Indian wasn't a thug, Sylvia." "Yes, he was," she exclaimed excitedly. "Ilokar, he said he was, and IIokar was a thug. Remember the handful of coarse brown sugar he left on the counter? Didn't Bart tell you of that?" Taul started. "Yes, by Jove, he did!" was his reply. "Well, then," said Sylvia triumphantly, "that sugar was goorand the thugs eat it before strangling any one, and father was strangled." Eeccot could not but be impressed. "It Is certainly very strange," he said, looking at the book, "and it was queer your father should have been strangled on the very night when this Indian Ilokar left the sugar on the counter. A coincidence, Sylvia, darling." "No. Why should Ilokar leave the sugar at all?" "Well, he didn't eat it, and therefore, if he was a thug, he would have done so had he intended to strangle your father." "I don't know," said Sylvia, with a look of obstinacy on her pretty face. "Goor t " Paul looked more puzzled than ever. "But remember the cruel way In which my father was killed, Taul. It's just what an Indian would do, and then the sugar oh, I'm quite sure this hawker committed the crime." Beecot shook his head and strove to dissuade her from entertaining this Idea. But Sylvia, usually so amenable to reason, refused to discard her theory, and indeed Paul himself thought that the Incident of the sugar was queer. He determined to tell Hurd about the matter, and then the hawker might be fo,und and made to explain why he had left the goor on the counter. "But the sect of the thugs is extinct," argued Paul quickly; "it can't be, Sylvia." "But it is." she insisted, "I'm sure." And from this firm opinion he could not move her. Finally, when he departed, he took the books with him and promised to read the novel again. Ferhaps something might come of Sylvia's fancy. The lovers spent the rest of the time In talking over their future, and Beecot looked hopefully toward making sufficient money to offer Sylvia a homo. He also described to her how he had met Mrs. Krill and related .what she was prepared to do. "Do you think we should accept the five hundred a year, Paul?" said Sylvia doubtfully. "It would put everything right, and so long as I am with you I don't care where we live." "If you leave the decision to me, darling," said Paul, "I think it will be best to refuse this offer. Something is wrong, or Mrs. Krill would not be so anxious to get you out of the country." "Oh. Paul, do you think she knows anything about the murder?" "No. dear. 1 don't think that. Mrs. Krill is far too clever a woman to put her neck in danger. But there may be a chance of her daughter losing the money. Sylvia." he asked, -you saw Maud Krill. How old would you take her to be?" "Oh. quite old. Paul." said Sylvia decisively; "she dresses well and paints her face, but she's forty." "Oh. Sylvia, not so much as that." , "Well. then, thirty and over." insisted Sylvia, "lvbby thinks the same as I do." "Don't you think Debby's zeal may lead her to exaggerate?" "It doesn't lead me to exaggerate," said Sylvia, slightly offended, "and I have eyes in my head as well as Debby. That girl, or that woman, I should say, is over thirty, Paul." "In that case," said Beecot, his color rising. "I fancy I see the reason of Mrs. Krill's desire to get you out of the country. Maud," he added deliberately, "may not be your father's daughter, after all." -

r p

"What makes you think that?" "Well, according to the marriage certificate and to Mrs. Krill's admission, she was married to your father thirty years ago. If Maud is over thirty can't you see, Sylvia?" "Yes." Sylvia colored. "You mean she may be the same as I am?" "Not exactly, dear," replied Paul, soothing her. "I mean that Mrs. Krill may hare been a widow and have had her little girl with her when she married your father. In that case Maud certainly could not get the money, and so Mrs. Krill wants you to leave England." "In case 1 would get it," said Sylvia, excited. Paul looked puzzled and rather sad. "I can't say, dear," he replied doubtfully. "Certainly the money is left to 'my daughter,' but as the marriage with your mother unfortunately is void I fear you would not inherit. However," he said grimly, "there would be a certain pleasure In taking the money from that woman. Maud is a mere puppet in her hands," he laughed. "And then Hay would marry a poor bride," he ended maliciously. Sylvia could not quite understand all this and gave up trying to solve the problem with a pretty gesture of indifference. "What will you do, Paul?" she asked. "I'll see nurd and tell him what you and Deborah say about the age of Maud Krill." "Why not see Mr. rash?" "Because he Is a traitor," replied Beecot darkly, "and, knowing he has lost your confidence, he will certainly try and give Maud Krill possession of the money. No, I'll speak to Hurd, who Is my friend and yours. He is clever and will be able to unravel this tangle." "Tell him about the goor also, raul." "Yes. I'll explain everything I can, and then I'll get him to go down to

Christehurch and see what happened there when your father lived with Maud's mother." "What did happen, Paul?" asked Sylvia anxiously. "Nothing," he replied with an assumption of carelessness, for he did not want to tell the ffirl about the fate of Lady Rachel Sandal, "but we may find in your father's past life what led to his murder." "Do you think Mrs. Krill had anything to do with it?" "My own, you asked that question before. No, I don't. Still, one never knows. I should think Mrs. Krill is a dangerous woman, although, I fancy, too clever to risk being hanged. However, Hurd can find out if she was in town on the night your father was killed." "That was on the Gth of July," said Sylvia. "Yes. And he was murdered at 12." "After 12," said Sylvia. "I heard the policeman on his beat at a quarter past, and then I came down. Foor father was strangled before our very eyes," she said, shuddering. - "Hush, dear. Don't speak of it," said Paul, rising. "Let us talk of more Interesting subjects." "Paul, I can think of nothing till I learn who killed my poor father and why he was killed so cruelly." "Then we must wait patiently, Sylvia. Hurd is looking after the matter, and I have every confidence In Hurd. And, by Jove," added Beecot, with an afterthought, "Mrs. Krill doubled the reward. Were she concerned In thfe matter she would not risk sharpening the wits of so clever a man as Hurd. No, Sylvia, whosoever strangled youi father It was not Mrs. Krill." "It was this Indian," Insisted Sylvia, "and he's a thug." Paul laughed, although he was far from thinking she might be wrong. Of course it seemed ridiculous that a thug should strangle the old man. In the first place, the thugs have been blotted out. In the second, if any sur vived, they certainly would not exercise their devilish religion In England, and in the third, Ilokar, putting aside his offering strangled victims to Bhowanee, the goddess of the sect, had no reason for slaying an unoffending man. Finally, there was the sailor to be accounted for the sailor who had tried to get the jewel3 from Pash. Paul wondered If nurd had found out anything about this individual. "It's all very difficult," sighed Beecot, "and the more we go into the matter the more difficult does it get. But we'll see light some day. Hurd, if anyone, will unravel the mystery," and Sylvia agroed with him. CHAPTER XVII. OR the next day or two Fain was kept closely to work in the office reading a number of tales which were awaiting F his judgment. After hours he several times tried to see Billy Hurd, but was unable to meet him. He left a note at the Scotland Yard office, asking if Kurd had received his communication regarding Mrs. Krill, and if so, what he proposed to do concerning it. Hurd did not reply to this note, and Paul was growing puzzled over the sileuce of the detective. At length the answer came, not in writing, but in the person of Hurd himself, who called on Beecot The young man had just finished his frugal meal and was sitting down to an evening's work when there came a knock to the door. Hurd, dressed i-n his usual brown suit, presented himself, looking cool and composed. But he was more excited than one would imagine, as Taul saw from the expression of his eyes. The detective accepted a cup of coffee and lighted his pipe. Then be sat down in the armchair ca the opposite side of the j fireplace and prepared to talk. Paul j heaped on coals with a lavish hand, j little as he could afford this extravaj gance, as the night was cold and he i E-nessAil thfif TTnr.1 hnd much to sav. So, on the whole, they had a very comfortable and interesting conversation. "I suppose you are pleased to see

me?" asked Hurd, puffing meditatively at his brier. Paul nodded. "Very glad," he answered, "that is, if you have done anything about Mrs. Krill?" "Well," drawled the detective, smiling. "I have been investigating that murder case." "Lady Rachel Sandal's?" said Beetot eagerly. "Is it really murder?" "I think so, though some folks think It suicide. Curious you should have stumbled across that young lord," went on Hur musingly, "and more curious still that he should have been in the room with Mrs. Krill without recollecting the name. There was a great fuss made about it at the time." "Oh, I can understand Lord George," said Beecot promptly. "The murder, if it is one, took place before he was born, and, as there seems to have been some scandal in the matter, the family hushed it up. This young fellow probably gathered scraps of information from old servants, but from what he said to me in the cab I think he knows very little." "Quite enough to put me on the track of Lemuel Krill's reason for leaving Christehurch." "Is that the reason?" "Yes. Twenty-one years ago he left Christehurch, at the very time Lady Rachel was murdered In his public house. Then he disappeared for a time and turned up a year later In Gwynne street, with a young wife whom he had married in the meantime." "Sylvia's mother?" "Exactly. And Miss Norman was born a year later. She's nearly twentyone, isn't she?" "Yes. She will be twenty-one in three months." Hurd nodded gravely. "The time cor

responds," said he. "As the crime was committed twenty-three years back and Lord George is only twenty, I can understand how he knows so little about it. But didn't he connect Mrs. Krill with the man who died in Gwynne street?" "No. She explained that. The name of Krill appeared only a few times In the papers and was principally set forth, with the portrait, In the handbills. I shouldn't think Lord George was the kind of young man to bother about handbills." "All the same, he might have heard talk at his club. Every one isn't so stupid." "No; but, at all events, he did not seem to connect Mrs. Krill with the dead man, and, even with regard to the death of his aunt, he fancied she might not be the same woman." "What an ass he must be!" said nurd contemptuously. "I don't think he has much brain, confessed Paul, shrugging his shoulders, "but he asked me if I thcv.ght Mrs. Krill was the same as the landlady of the Red Pig. and I denied that she was. I don't like telling lies, but in this case I hope the departure from truth will be pardoned." "You did very right," said the detective. "The fewer people know about these matters the better, especially a chatterbox like this young fool." "Do you know him?" "Yes, under the name of the Count de la Tour. But I know of him in another way, which I'll reveal later. Hay is still fleecing him?" "He is. But Lord George seems to be growing suspicious of Hay," and Paul related the conversation he had with the young man. Hurd grunted. "I'm sorry," he said. "I want to catch Hay redhanded, and If Lord George grows too clever I may not be able to do so." "Well," said Paul, rather impatiently, "never mind about that fellow just now, but tell me what you have discovered." "Oh. a lot of interesting things. When I got your letter of course I at once connected the opal serpent with Aaron Norman and his change of name with the murder. I knew that Norman came to Gwynne street over twenty years ago that came out in the evidence connected with his death. Therefore, putting two and two together, I searched in the newspapers of that period and found what I wanted." "A report of the case?" "Precisely. And after that I hunted up the records at Scotland Yard for further details that were not mado public. So I got the whole story together, and I am pretty certain that Aaron Norman, or, as he then was, Lemuel Krill, murdered Lady Rachel for the sake of that precious brooch." "Ah," said Taul, drawing a breath, "now I understand why he fainted when he saw it again. No wonder, considering It was connected in his mind with the deatn of Lady Rachel." "Quite so. And no wonder the man kept looking over his shoulder in the expectation of fcelng tapped on the shoulder by a policeman. I don't wonder also that he locked up the house and kept his one eye on the ground and went to cltarch secretly to pray. What a life he must have led. Upon ray soul, bad as the man was, I'm sor ry for him." "So am I." said Taul. "And, after all. he is Sylvia's father." "Poor girl, to have a murderer for a father!" Beecot turned rale. "I love Sylvia for herself," he said with an effort, "and if her father had committed twenty murders I would not let her go. But she must never know." "No." said Hurd, stretching his hand across and giving Paul a friendly grip, "and I knew you'd stick to her. It wouldn't be fair to blame the girl for what her father did before she was born." "We must keep everything from her. Hurd. I'll marry her and take her abroad sooner than she should learn of this previous murder. But how did it happenr (To be Continued.)

BIG COMPANY LOOTED

SAYS ANTHONE BRADY Accuses Ryan and Associ ates of Getting Big Sums From Metropolitan. FIVE GET $111,652 APIECE Receive Nearly a Million for Prop erty and Give Most of It Back in Rebates. New York, Oct. S. Startling testi mony uncovering what la charged to be a big plot to loot the tretsurv of the Metropolitan Securities company, of hundreds of thousands of dollars was brought out today at the Inter-borough-Metropolitan inquiry of the public service commission. District At torney Jerome was an Interested list ener. lie saw Anthony X. Brady, one of the wealthiest of New York capitalists, take the witness stand and heard Mr. Brady practically accuse Thomas F. Ryan and the late William C. Whitney, both of New York, and Peter A. B. Widener, Thomas Dolan and the late William L. Elkins, all of Philadelphia, of having looted the treasury of the Metropolitan . Securities company In a single transaction of the sum of $111,652 apiece. No Excuses Offered So far as the record of the inquiry stands nothing tangible in explanation or extenuation has been offered to war- I rani a muuer characterization or Air. I Brady's narrative. Mr. Brady in 1902 acquired control of the property and franchises of the Wall and Cortland Steel Ferries Railway company, a paper corporation which never had laid a rail, but which Mr. Brady regarded as having franchises sufficiently valuable to make it a good investment at a cost to him of about $250,000. Then, as now, Anthony N. Brady was a powerful factor in the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system, across the East River bridge, while William C. Whitney was then the moving spirit in the Metropolitan Street Railway system of Manhattan. According to Ml Brady's testimony, Mr. Whitney came to him in 1902, suggested that the Metropolitan interests did not relish the idea of Mr. Brady Obtaining Manhattan Railway fran chlses and offered to take the Wall and Cortlandt Street Ferries Railway company off his hands at cost on behalf of the Metropolitan Securities company, and Mr. Brady agreed to the sale rather than cause friction with the Whitney interests. LUMBERMEN INDICTED Nineteen Named in Black Book Cases Plot to Harrass Competitors. Minneapolis, Minn., Oct .8. Follow ing its searching investigation of the so-called "little black book," the fed eral grand Jury today returned nineteen indictments against well known lumber men and officers of the North western Lumbermens' association. charging conspiracy to defraud by the use of the mails. The black book was pursued by lumbermen and other opponents of mail order houses, it is charged, and provided simply that the victims of the device were to be made, to answer fu tile correspondence, and send out in numerable catalogues, all with no re suit in trade. The indictments charge twelve overt acts committed by the alleged conspirators in sending for catalogues, and samples of paints and roofing, and bo gus estimates on lumber bills. Beside the persons named are men tioned "Divers others to the grand jury unknown," implying that all lumber companies in the association were engaged in the so-called consplracy. The alleged conspiracy is in violation of section 5480 of the revised statutes, which provides for a maximum fine of $10,000, or imprisonment for two years, or both. weds his gmidim Bride Only 23 Years Old, Saves Fortune for Her Husband. San Francisco, Cal., Oct. Hugh Alison of Manllus, N. married his grandmother, is 8. Tom Y., who here on his honeymoon. He told the story today. "My grandfather. Dr. Buffum of Rochester, was a peppery old fellow," said he. "First he disinherited my sister because she married a barber. This left me his sole heir. Then he cut me off because I kept race horses. Soon after that he decided to marry, although he was past SO. "The girl he picked was my sweetheart, only 17. She accepted his offer to save the estate for me. That was six years ago. He died a year ago. I have since married my grandmother, and here we are, on our honeymoon." Light Travels Far. A light of -one candle power is plainly visible at one mile and one of three candle power at two miles.

RIDING TEST IS ENDED

Washington Society Women Follow in Automobiles as Officers Go Over Course. Washington, D. C, Oct. S. Headed by General Duvall, flanked and followed ty the beautj- fashion of Washington in automobiles, and with an ambulance in the rear, thirty staft officers today set out on the fifteen mile practice ride planned by President Roosevelt. On all sides, as far as the eye could reach, embattled photographers sought to pierce the lines and were held back by the United States army. At the head of the column foxy photographers who had saved energy by refraining from a battle with the army, were in readiness to lead the procession in auto mobile, and did so. I.nst Hope 1m Disappointed. At 1 o'clock the officers had left the War Department, most of them on horseback, to show that they were willing to throw in an extra few miles. When they arrived at Fort Myer their gallant commander was not there. At first there was a gleam of hope. If Duvall had been thrown off his horse the ride might yet be postponed. Suddenly an automobile chugged Into view with Duvall mounted securely on the back seat. At ten seconds of 2 o'clock General Duvall directed the officers to form in a column two abreast, and .it 2 the bugler sounded the signal to start. All were off quickly, with the general in the van. As soon as the officers started the women gave the signal to their chauffeurs, the newspaper men dug their heels into the spare ribs of their llverv mounts, and the nhotoeranhers rlmirchugged into the lead with kodaks un limbered and snapping. Onlcers Jeer Ambulance, Aiicr a riue or nneen minutes at a walk, seven and one-half minutes at a trot, and five minutes at a gallop, the signal was given to stop for a six minute rest. Here the electric ambulance came lumbering up. The officers, all of whom were fresh as daisies greeted it with hoots and jeers. GRITIG!ZESPRES!DENT Lord Rothschild Declares Policy Hurts Market Capital Not Interested. London. Oct. 9. The Daily News to day publishes an interview with Lord Rothschild on the depression of stocks at home and abroad, in the course of which the financier attributes the decline not to the booming of trade, but owing to the fact that governments all over the world are "hitting" at capital. Cites Ilri.lsh Legislation. Among other things. Lord Roths child instances the prospective British legislation regarding old age pensions. land purchases, etc. Continuing, he says: UI course. President Roosevelt's speeches against the conduct of American railroads are disturbing the mar ket greatly. AVe must all admit that the manipulation of rallrod stock in the United States has not always been quite what it ehould, but this does not detract from the serious character of the president's campaign. "It is difficult nay, it is almost Im possible as things stand today, for us to furnish from this country fresh capital for railroad development across the water." Thinks RiiMMla Xeeds Money. Lord Rothschild declined to fore cast the future course of the market. but he said he thought it possible that Russia before long would come to the market for another ten or twelve mil lion pounds.

a THE 1 I .

II "V

only the very choicest leaf from the finest crops for Piper Heidsieck and the greatest discrimination governs every detail of its manufacture, yet its price is little more than that of ordinary brands. Sold in more stores than any other plug tobacco made. Not expensive even though it is the best

NOT l!l ACCORD WITH THE PRESIDEHT'S VIEW Eailroad Commissioners in Session at Washington, Minds State Rights.

WILL EXTEND SUPERVISION All Favor Additional Legislation That Will Regulate Public Utilities Say Work is Effective. Washington, Oct. S. The State Railroad commissioners, who are holding a national convention here, are not in accord with the president's program to have the federal government take over practically ail the work of regulating the railroads. The question may come up for consideration in the convention, and it may not. Most of the state commissioners desire to keep it out. They say no good could come from any formal discussion or action antagonistic to the president, but they are very certain the people of the states are not going to favor any federal legislation that will tend to put the state commissioners out of business. The state commissioners say the facts justify the statement that the state commissions are doing work that is much more effective than that being done by the Interstate Commerce Com mission. Will Extend Supervision. It is their impression that States will in the future extend their supervision over railroads and all other public util ities. The public utilities law passed by the New York legislature last spring at the request of Governor Hughes is looked upon by the commissioners as a model law In many respects. They expect to see many states patterning after that law at the next round of state legislatures. The state commissioners are not disposed to op pose federal regulation of the railroad so long as that regulation does not In any way infringe on the rights of the state. SPANIARD JUH1GBEAR King Alfonso's General An gers and Insults French Leaders. Paris, Oct. 8. Intense dissatisfaction bordering on revolt, exists among the European residents of Casablanca ow ing to the arrogant behavior of the Spanish commander. This officer is adding to the griev ance which France holds against him on account of his failure to co-operate with General Drude in ousting the Arabs by showing a lack of respect amounting almost to Insult toward th French leader, who is his superior in rank and military standing. This lack of courtesy is noticed by the troop under General Drude. Assuming the powers of a dictator, the Spaniard recently issued an orde that no European shall leave the city without a written permit signed by himself. He followed this affront bybreaking Into the Union club at th head of a body of men, installing him self in the building and establishing his headquarters there. The French war minister is seriousl considering the advisability of asking the government at Madrid to recall its military chief at Morocco, intimating that difficulties may arise between the two nations otherwise.

HARRIMAHJSJHDORSED Union Pacific Stockholders Uphold Railroad Magnate's Methods.

Salt Ike City. Utah. Oct. $ E. IL Harriman and his policies were Indorsed in a resolution passed by th stockholders of the Union Pacific railroad company at the annual mtettn today. The bo.ar.1 - r..i.iA.i v - 4 v v irv k 1 1 It had been rumored that omuisitlon o Mr. Harriman would dev.-ion hut thnly antl-Harriman manifestation was the refusal of a proxy for James Ferris to vote his 100 shares of stock in favni. f the resolution indorsing Mr. Harri dan. This same proxy entered a rroest asking that the bylaws of the com pany be changed so that the chairman f the board would not be accorded tha ower of the executive committee vhn he executive conunif f...-. u . t ... stolon. This urotest was talil.l Of the total of ;.9.r0.5!2 shares, comnon and nroferre.i th !61,317, mainly by proxies. llarrlinan Mnmlt 1'nt on I. . New York. Oct. 8. U. H. Harriman. who was at his Wall street office today or the hrst time in more than two weeks, declined to discuss the transfer o himself of ll,(i00 shares of Illinois Central stock from the Union Pacific reasu ry. "Mr. Fish, I understand," ho Paid, has had something to say about that .ratter, but I do not see that any statement is called for from me. All that I have done is for the bt inftt of the Illinois Central stockholders, including myself." Mr. Harriman did not care to make u prediction in regard to the outcoma of the Illinois Central fight.JOHN D. GETS HIS 2 Earned the Money For One Day's Work on the Grand Jury. New York. Oct. 8. John D. Rocke feller, Jr., crown prince of Standardotldom and heir apparent to his father's millions, went to the criminal court today to earn $2 from the city and county of New York. When h went away he took the cash with him. Mr. Rockefeller's father is at least a near-billionaire. Just how much money the son has Is not known positively. It is said, however, that he has probably $10,000,000 in his own name. lth an investment at the rate of 5 per cent this would yield an Income of $500,000 a year, or a llttlo more than $1,372 a day. In order to earn the $2 from tha taxpayers of New York county Mr. Rockefeller had to listen, for a half a day, to witnesses who told how other persons against whom they gave testimony had committed nearly every crime on the calendar from murder down to larceny. The $2 was earned by Mr. Rockefeller as a member of the afternoon, grand Jury, which had its first official session today. John D. jr., was promptly on time. His father long ago taught him that punctuality is a basic rule of business. He was there when Edward J. Cuddihy, the foreman of the grand jury, called the first session to order. When Judge Crain announced adjournment Mr. Rockefeller's exit from the courtroom was as prompt as his entrance. Sugar Used by Gothamltes. There are consumed br the people of New York city 1.008.700 pounds of sugar each day.

most particular care exercised in selecting