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Show I: CRIME AND $g t KETKIBUTION. i , $y fMetttttitmttnttttmt" T'TSG) Bi WRENCK LESLIE. lOJV N the summer, many years T ns' Co,0,u'1 Kenyou, a 13 I 2 y''e son of Lord Kenyou, X - f wag cruising in a small , "WOW yacht off the const of Ireland, Ire-land, when ho.wr.s overtaken by a sudden sud-den storm, the little craft capsized, and All his companions were drowned. Colonel Col-onel Kenyon himself was -washed ashore In a half dying condition, In which state he was discovered by a fisherman. The man, Instead of offering offer-ing any assistance to the unfortunate colonel, set to work to plunder him. "When his unhappy victim partially ro--vivctl the robber struck him over the head with a heavy club, finished rifling tils person, and left him for dead. The booty obtained from the person of the colonel, and from bis baggage, "Which bad washed ashore, consisted of some very rare and valuable Jewelry, Tings, plus, a watch inlaid with diamonds dia-monds nml other costly orunments which his lino taste coveted and great wealth enabled him to Indulge lu, betides be-tides nearly 200 In gold. The property and the plundered man dead as be supposed tho would-be murderer started, start-ed, he hardly knew where. Crossing tho Channel he went to England, "Where, It is believed, he bad some ac- unlntanccs or relatives residing. Tho colonel lay upon tho sands for JJ komo '"urs Insensible, but was finally !. found by an honest laborer, carried to Ills humble cottage nnd carefully Jiursed back to life and eventually to perfect health. All efforts to obtain a clew to the discovery of the man who Had robbed him were unavailing. A person answering the description was found to have left tho country about the time of the occurrence, and It was thought had gone to England, but nothing noth-ing more satisfactory could be obtained and all attempts at detection nnd pursuit pur-suit were given up. Colonel Kenyou soon after Joined his TCglmcnt, served In Europe and elsewhere, else-where, and finally, after nn absence of tcn years or more, returned to England. In tho excitements of camp and field, the Incidents of his life on the Irish coast had been almost forgotten; but the return to tho old haunts, nnd tho re-nowal re-nowal of old friendships brought back tho memory of that even with much distinctness. T.ntc In the nfternoon of nn autumn flay a rough-looking man, clothed In tho attire of n fisherman, stopped at a Jonely Inn In tho North of England, nnd demanded lodgings for the night. Tho proprietor glanced suspiciously nt the scanty and threadbare wardrobe of the stranger, nnd Intimated that people kept tavern for money, and didn't desire de-sire to entertain strangers who were lcstltuto of the wherewithal to Hqut-B Hqut-B -date their reckoning. Tho stranger RV quickly comprehended tho situation, BV and, thrusting his hnnd Into his pocket, W brought out n score of glittering gold -coins, nnd remnrked to tho landlord I that ho was not only nblo to pay his I bill, but could buy blm out every hour i In the day, aud pay tho cash at each S 'purchase. M At this display of wealth the inn- Iceopcr'a eyes sparkled, and tho strnn- I er wns cordially Invited to mako tho m inn his homo so long as ho found It m -desirable and convenient, which Invito- M tlon was promptly accepted. It was M oon apparent that tho traveler was fond of his tod, and tho humor was S gratified to Its full extent, so that when B tie retired hoi Immediately fell Into n B licavy slumber, which wus not easily K disturbed. B The Bight of the stranger's gold had H tired tho cupidity of tho Innkeeper, nnd B no sooner had tho man retired than BJ lie began to speculate on tho surest BJ and safest moans of possessing him- BJ self of tho gold. Bobbery nlono was B$ attended with dnngor, for tho plun- Bj dorcd victim would undoubtedly call Bf tho authorities to his assistance, and Bf punishment would bn almost rcrtnln; BJ so, acting upon the principle that "dead BJ men tell no tales," ho finally resolved BJ' upon murder as well ns robbery. Bs Ills family, which consisted of his BB j "wifo nnd a little rtnuihlT, Hit sir BEL- yearn old, were requested lo retire BrM early, and were soon asleep. A little Bfl after midnight he cautiously entered BB tho room where tho doomed Inan was sleeping; aud Just then the weary trav. BBf lur turned uneasily, and tho assassin i BV croiched tremblingly lu the muteness! BwaV to avoid exposure. At length all trie stni ngaln save the heavy breathing of the victim. Tho innkeeper nrosc to his feet, moved cautiously to tho bedside, aud let n few feeble rays from n dark lantern lan-tern fall upon the sleeping form that there might be no failure In the stroke, and the kulfe do its perfect work. The straggling rays of tho light fell upon the hard fnce of the Usherman, and he suddenly opened his eyes, caught tho gleam of tho bright blade as It flashed above him, nnd a sharp, quick cry at-tested at-tested the completeness of tits terror. The cry, however, was quickly silenced, for the murdcroui steel wns driven to the heart, and with a few convulsive gasps ho expired. Ills pockets and a bundle which be had carried were quickly emptied of whatever they contained of value, the body wag wrapped In the bloody bedclothes, bed-clothes, nnd burled In the yard, and the stains In the room carefully washed away. In the morning ho expressed great surprise nnd Indignation nt the traveler's sudden disappearance, accusing accus-ing him not only of escaping without the payment of big bill, but also with having stolen the bedclothes, and cveu enacted tho farco of n pursuit. Ills wife, however was not without her sus-plclons, sus-plclons, nnd when tho booty was brought out little by little, she had no doubt her fears were well founded, and If her sudden denth by poison hnd not prevented she might have made the crime public. The sum secured from tho person and effects of tho murdered man wns over 500 In gold nnd rich nnd rnro Jewelry worth from 500 to 000 more. It was about ten years nftcr his mis-hap mis-hap on the coast when Colonel Kenyon returned to England. On one occasion, as ho was traveling through tho northern north-ern part of tho country, nnd night coming com-ing on, he wns compelled to seek accommodations ac-commodations at a country inn. He wns waited upon by n pleasant, talkative girl, about sixteen yenrs of age, who was dressed with more neatness neat-ness than usually characterized females of her class. While being served, the Colonel noticed no-ticed a peculiar charm sho woro about her neck, and, on obtnlulng her permission permis-sion to examine It, ho wns struck with tho greatest astonishment at the discovery dis-covery that It was one of the Jewel of which ho had been robbed ten yenrs before, nnd still had his eugrnved monogram upon it. Ills first Impulse was to seize It, declare de-clare tho crime, and demand of -whom sho had obtained the stolen property; but ho controlled himself and began to Joke her about tho trinket, saying ho supposed It must have been presented by a lover. This she denied, but ho appenred unwilling to nccept her denial, de-nial, and Anally asked who gavo It to her, if not her lover. Sho replied that It was presented to her' by her father, many years ago. Colonel Kenyon expressed himself satisfied sat-isfied nnd dropped the subject; In fact, however, he -was far from being satis-fled, satis-fled, nnd ns soon as the meal was over ho made his way to the nearest magistrate, magis-trate, and placed the matter In tho hands of the authorities. Early tho next morning tho Sheriff made his appearance, nnd father and daughter wcro both placed under arrest. ar-rest. A search of the premises brought to light several articles of Jewelry which tho Colonel identified beyond a shadow of doubt. Tho Innkeeper was then examined, and at first denied nil knowledge of tho goods, or that ho ever gave his daughter daugh-ter the charm which had first attracted Colonel Kenyon's nttentton; but when ho learned how fully everything had been Identified, be became greatly frightened, nud flnnlly confessed the crime, with all the details given above, and tho remains of the victim were found ns originally burled. Tho man ho had murdered was proved to have been tho robber of Colonel Kenyon, who wag escaping with his booty when retributive Justice overtook him In tho manner described. At his trial the accused reiterated his previous confession, nnd was convicted nnd duly executed. A large portion of the property wns secured by Colonel Kenyon, who settled 150 upon the orphaned or-phaned daughter of tho criminal. New tyrk Weekly. |