Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-10-22

Without replying deliberately locked
the door and put tho key in my pocket,
while he stared amazedly.
Il see you are getting ready 70
leave" remarked sarcastically.
"Yes.n
"Suppose you stay In New York a
little longer" !" ] said
why, what do you mcanP" he ex-
claimed. rising from his chair.
"Oh, nothing Of consequence" re-
piled, coolly.
"Perhaps you wouldn't object TO my
taking q look into that valise, ehPr
perhaps you win do me tho kind
ness 10 get out Of my ROOM" he re-
torted.
He had taken the valiso from the
floor and | quickly snatched it from
him. / had hardly done so when he
dealt me blow near the temple. send
ing me reeling across the room. where
brought up against the door. He
then threw the valise on the bed and
angrily exclaimed:
Look here, sir, arc you drunk or
crazyP Now hand me that key and gq,
out Of my room, or I'll throw roa ant
OF the window"
"Not so fast" saAd I, drawing my
revolver. II sm IN oficer, and here
TO arrest yeu tor the murder you COM
united last night"
[ lie stared a moment, then n change
came over his countenance. and he sat
down and fairly roared with laughter.
Come, you can't play that" said /.
This is no laughing matter Where
are the money and silverware you took
from Bradley's housepn
"Are you really an ofiicerP" he
asked, growing serious again.
Certainly am. Perhaps you never
saw this bit of paper. sir. said /. dis
playing the piece that had blown from
the window
"My friend" he replied. Il admire
the earnestness with which you 20
about your business as detective. but
you have got on the wrong track. |
ara sorry | struck you in a moment of
anger and hope you will pardon me.
/ am Charley NJ, n Boston de-
tective, of whom you have probably
heard arrived at daylight this morn
ing. and have been taking good sleep
before attending TO some business In
Brooklyn. Registered rs j. Brown,
for a reason you will readily compre-
hend. Here is my card, and here are
some slight evidences of my occupa-
ton" Here he took two pairs Of hand
cuffs cut Of his pocket and jingIed them
before my astonished gaze. "By the
way, il that is the piece of newspaper
that fell from my window, and you
think it has any connection with the
affair you speak Of, it will probably az
ford you an important clew. l found
1t here. where it was probably left by
former lodger. / think you will find
name on the margin"
l examined the margin over the
title OF the paper, and to my astonish-
ment found written in pencil the name
and residence of Henry Collins. It was
a weekly paper, which l observed was
published in a city he had formerly
lived in, and its date was so recent that
he must have received it on the day
preceding the murder. ] Immediately
took leave Of Mr.. M, saying /
thought knew where the paper had
come from, and, begging his pardon for
having been so rude to him, hastened
down to the Office OF the hotel, where
examined the register, finding the name
of }. Brown, with room 2l assigned.
knew the clerk. and inquired:
when did Mr.. Brown take room
21Pn
early this morning, when was not
on duty"
did any one occupy the room dur
ing the evening"
'No-yes-let me see," he replied,
glancing over the register-''here is the
name of Harvey Elton. remember
now. He was without baggage and
paid for the room in advance, saving he
wanted TO be called at three O'Clock.
The porter went up at that hour, but
the door was open and the bed had not
been slept in. The other clerk told me
he gave the same room to Mr.. Brown
because he wanted front room"
do you remember the appearance
Of EltonP'
"Yes-rather small man, with a very
full black beard"
Honry Collins was a small man. but
had no beard. OF course, my suspicious
were fixed on him as soon as / discoy-
cred his name on the margin Of the
newspaper, yet / never dreamed that
he was capable Of committing a crime.
My mind underwent a series Of rapid |
changes. One moment / regarded il |
as almost certain that Henry Collins |
had something to do with the murder;
the next moment | would say to myself |
II is preposterous; he is no such man. |
There are many ways by which this pa |
per might have got into other hands. |
He may have lent il TO Bradley; or it |
may have fallen from his window; or |
he may have lost it from his pocket. |
Why should he have called my at.en-
ton to Bradley's house? Besides, he
has no beard.
: On the subject of this beard, it did
not first occur to me that he might have
wof 4 a false one. but 1t did finally. and
realized. very soon afterward. what 1
now rec lrded rs a very suspicious cir
Il was about midnight that Henry
Collins told me that Mr.. Bradley had
been in but Il very few minutes. / now
that the body was cold
aud rigid when | first went In. and |
fastened away to meet the surgeon
who had made the examination five
minutes later.
/ had the luck to find him soon, and
n reply TO my inquiry he stated that
Bradley must have been dead two hours
when he was called.
Have the detectives found any
,lewg' he asked.
mot that 1 am aware Of" ] replied.
md took my leave.
My first step now was 10 20 TO an
nent in which Collins was en-
'loyed and inquire for him. did 50,
md was told that he had asked and OBJ
aimed leave OF absence 10 visit Tren-
on. | next started for his house.
which was half mile distant. carefully
ooking up and down every street I
rossed. had made half the distance
Vhen l caught a glimpse Of the very
nan was looking for.