CHAPTER I.
PAGE The Arrival in South Norwalk .-- The Purchase of the Farm .-- A Miser's Peculiarities, and the Villagers' Curiosity 17 CHAPTER II.
William Bucholz .-- Life at Roton Hill .-- A Visit to New York City 30 CHAPTER III.
An Alarm at the Farm House .-- The Dreadful Announcement of William Bucholz .-- The Finding of the Murdered Man 39 CHAPTER IV.
The Excitement in the Village .-- The Coroner's Investigation .-- The Secret Ambuscade 47 CHAPTER V.
The Hearing Before the Coroner .-- Romantic Rumors and Vague Suspicions .-- An Unexpected Telegram .-- Bucholz Suspected 56 CHAPTER VI.
The Miser's Wealth .-- Over Fifty Thousand Dollars Stolen from the Murdered Man .-- A Strange Financial Transaction .-- A Verdict, and the Arrest of Bucholz 67 CHAPTER VII.
Bucholz in Prison .-- Extravagant Habits, and Suspicious Expenditures .-- The German Consul Interests Himself .-- Bucholz Committed 78 CHAPTER VIII.
My Agency is Employed .-- The Work of Detection Begun 87 THE HISTORY..