lighted on a heavy stick. When it was brought forward and held
under the strong light made by a circle of lanterns, a big
movement took place in the crowd. The stick had been recognised.
Indeed, it was well known to all the Claymore men. They had seen
it in Scoville's hands a dozen times. Even he could not deny its
ownership; explaining, or trying to, that he had been in the
ravine looking for this stick only a little while before, and
adding, as he met their eyes:

"'I lost it in these woods this afternoon. I hadn't anything to do
with this killing.'

"He had not been accused; but he found it impossible to escape
after this, and when at the instance of Coroner Haines he was
carefully looked over and a small red ribbon found in one of his
pockets, he was immediately put under arrest and taken to the city
lock-up. For the ribbon had been identified as well as the stick.
Oliver Ostrander, who had accompanied his father to the scene of
crime, declared that he had observed it that very afternoon,
dangling from one end of Mr. Etheridge's watch-chain where it had
been used to fasten temporarily a broken link.

"As we go to press we hear that Judge Ostrander has been
prostrated by this blow. The deceased had been playing chess up at
his house, and in taking the short cut home had met with his
death.

"Long Bridge should be provided with lights. It is a dangerous
place for foot passengers on a dark night."