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When the posse went to arrest him , they found him cleaning the clothes he had worn last night , and discovered in his room a part of the plunder . He denies it strenuously , but it seems a clear case . '' `` There can be no doubt , '' said Ellis , who had come into the room behind the reporter . `` I saw the negro last night , at twelve o'clock , going into Mr. Delamere 's yard , with a bundle in his hand . '' `` He is the last negro I should have suspected , '' said Carteret . `` Mr. Delamere had implicit confidence in him . '' `` All niggers are alike , '' remarked McBane sententiously .