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scream being heard shortly after his departure, the poor 

 woman's neighbour entered Sarah Hart's cottage and 

 found her in the throes of death. After two or three 

 more screams, one fainter than the other, she expired 

 in her neighbour's arms, on the floor of the cottage. 



The affair was so sudden, the woman who w^as with 

 ]\Irs. Hart was so unnerved, that the Quaker was not 

 followed. After he left the cottage he hurried towards 

 Slough, met an omnibus going to Windsor, entered it, 

 and, after going rather over half a mile, got out, and 

 was seen by the driver to go up to the house called '' The 

 Herschells," which was at one time the residence of the 

 celebrated astronomer, Herschell ; he did not, however, 

 attempt to call, but merely went to the door of the 

 house and turned back again, the omnibus having gone 

 out of sight. He then quickly returned to Slough 

 station, got into a train which was waiting, and was 

 whisked off, as he thought, safely to London. But he 

 had reckoned without his host ; for unknown to him, or 

 at all events unheeded, science had just discovered how 

 to put into practice one of her greatest w^onders, the 

 ■" electric telegraph," this being the first time the invention 

 was put into play as a detective of crime. The station- 

 master wh'cd to Paddington — " A Quaker in the train ; 

 watch him, follow him, and on no account lose sight of 

 him ; find out who he is." This was done. Tawell, 

 arriving in town, was followed to a house at Islington, 

 which he entered, and in which he remained for some 

 time. On leaving he was traced to Euston Station, then 

 by rail to Great Berkhampstead, where it was found that 

 he was a well-known and greatly-respected resident. He 



