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reached the police station about 4 o'clock Sunday morning

when the watchman called over the telephone quote send the police station about 4 o'clock Sunday morning, when the watchman called over the telephone,

quote, send the police to the National Pencil factory right away. There's a dead girl down in the basement and she's been murdered, unquote.

Two policemen and a reporter jumped into the automobile of Boots Rogers, which stood at the front of the headquarters and were rushed to the factory.

The watchman stood at the Forsyth Street entrance holding a lantern.

He was trembling, his teeth chattering, and he was visibly excited.

Quote, she's down the basement, I'm scared to go. You all go first. I'll show you the way.

Unquote. The building was dark and had been deserted. The footsteps of the policeman echoed from

floor to floor, creating an uncanny sound that sent chills down the spine. The watchman led the way to a small cubbyhole

near the entrance, just wide enough to admit a human body, and through which a ladder projected.

As the policeman pushed their way through the inky blackness, the night watchman chattered fearfully.

Quote, look out white folks, you'll step on her, unquote.

He was able to readily locate the position of the body.

His wild and excited manner instantly roused suspicion when the body was found.

The limbs had not grown rigid, and the crimson mass over

the wound in the head was still moist. She had been placed in a corner of the basement,

evidently with the intention of concealment. Face downward, the form partly covered by sawdust

and shavings was barely discernible from a distance.

In the meager light shed by the lantern, the body was hidden completely from view.

The night watchman, in custody of a uniformed officer and under arrest, was carried to the office on the third floor. A thorough

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