The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-10-18

superintendent FASTENED t. the hote
where Williams was staying, he found
a large and excited crowd blockin.
up the approaches.
What's up" he asked. as he
clbowed his way to the door. why
they've get'the murderer. Wiliiams.
and he's making a fight of it in the
hall, replied half a dozen voices.
"Contound il '" exclaimed the super
intendent. not because he wished tie
criminal to elude Justice, but because
ne hai hoped to have the honor and
credit OF arre>ting him himself. He
had avoided bringing a constable with
him, so that nobody might be able IL
claim a share in the capture.
The door OF the hotel had been
locked. AMI the superintendent found
some difficulty in gaining admittance
When ut last ne got in he found that
the people fighting in the hall were
Harry Fowler, the bank clerk, and
Hans kruckmann. a German waiter.
The latter, Ii seemed. had noticed
Williams appearance in the coffee
70 IN at breakfast. AMI happening t.
be in In hal. when the bank clerk
came 10 ask for the list of strangers
"ho hal arrived over night. he hal
instantly rushed up TO MIR. Whites"
room. 50 aS TO have the merit of max
img the arrest single handed. In hi,
hurry, however, he had seized. in one of
The paSSagers, a young man who owing
"a the partial obscurity. seemed To
be the criminal, and clutching him bv
he sleeve. hal hallced, Help, help.
I've cot eem, de murderer help.
.. nv vr;ends ," These cries set the
whole ho,ei in an uproar. and gave
the real Mr. White time to iecamp.
Hearing the noise, and dreading 10 be
iynchel BIZ an inturiatel crowd. the
hapless lean man with dark hair
plunged down back staircase, used
only BY servants, and darted out q.
the hotel by small door leading into
Hind street. The boots saw him 90.
and. hearing the hullabalIoo in the
hail suspected who he was but the
Boots reasoned with himself: If /
catch hold Of him here, they'll say
that [ only assisted the other people:
whereas. if J follow the cove into the
town. dodge him about for an hour
aad then nab him mvself. Il If ii We're
altogether an accident. nobody vii!
De able to say that didn't ID the
trick all alone 81 the fir-seeing
Boots called out. casually. TO house
maid, Mary I'm just going into the
town to buy some blacking." and.
catching up MS Jacket. he ran out ia
pursuit, rs he blis>fully hoped of
goo.
Ii WAS not the Boots game to col
lar him too near the hotel, as he
quietly let him 90 fifty yard. ahead
The suspected murderer was not run
ming. but walked fast. being scared.
pale and breathless. Every now aad
then he looked behind him: but the
Boots was following with an uncon-
cerned air, sauntering on the opposite
pavement, with his hands i'm his
pockets. Suddenly the haunted man
halted at the corner of Sma |, desert.
Ell street, and allowed his pursuer to
come up. Boots did not like this, for
he would rather have captured his
prey in a crowded thoroughtare; how
ever, he advanced, and looked the
suspected murderer in the face.
"Will you show me the way to the
police station?' asked the latter in
agitation.
"Hullo. this won't d." reflected
Boots. and he laid his hand on the
speakers cuff John Williams. | know
yer, he said: faint no use irving to
escape. Well 60 to the station TO
gether."
All. you, too. suspect me of being
the murderer, them" exclaimed the .
wretched man. We'll, you're wrong
but [ was just going to the station to
explain. You needn't grip me so
tight by the cuff.
Look here, John Williams, I'll act
the man by You, if you act likewise
by me" replied boots. impressively.
IF you promise to tell EN- at the
station that it was ME, and me only,
that nailed you, | won't hold your
sleeve. You looks like a gentleman.
and YOU wouldn't try to do poor
Dloke out of his goo"
Il tell you am not the murderer,
80 you'll get nothing by catching me-"
answered the man. However.
,ome along; | see YOU are incredu-
Gus; you shall say what You please
md L won't contradict you"
A few minutes later Boots and
John Williams stalked into the police
station together. There was ONLY