Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-04-01
had notified Kendrick that he would

had notified Kcndrick that he would
expect him to assist In the arrest which
he was about to make, the latter could
hardly contain himself.
81 knew II all the timc," no NUT.
tered. al knew he was a Jonah. I
gave him the name and II has stuck to
him. lncvcr make mistake on those
fcllcrs."
After instructing Kcndrick fully rs to
the part he was to play, Hitchcock set
out with him for the place where Jonah
was at work. "rll simply slap tho
wristlets on him." said the officer,
"and then. when have informed him
who am and what intend to do with
him, you step up and take one side Of
him while take the other"
As the two men approached Jonah
he seemed pleased at the return of his
companions, and greeted them pleas.
antly. Hitchcock was i'll at ease. and
Kendrick was embarrassed, but the de-
l,,crtivc stepped up rs he had agreed
and in a moment Jonah's hands were
in the irons. He dropped the saw
handle which he had held, and turning
ghastly white and trembling violently
he gasped, rs Hitchcock told him that
he was prisoner;
"You are joking. partner. Take
them or"
The s,crnness Of the detective and
the quick movement of Kendrick to the
side of the bewildercd Jonah convinced
the latter that hc had been trapped,
and rs the full force Of his betrayal
broke upon him he groancd in agony
my ouly fricnd.
At that instant there was q cracking
aud splitting noise, mighty whizz.
and a crash that shook the earth, all in
such quick succession that no one OF
the three could do more than spring in
voluntarily from his tracks. The tree
which Jonah had nigh fcllcd ~ he was
interrupted. and whose condition all
were too much excited Ia notice, hal
come down, and under il was tho hand
cuilcd murderer. Hitchcock and
Kcndrick escaped with n few scratches
and bruises, but Smiths legs were
ground to powder.
When. after IN hours work, with tho
assistance of other men who had been
summoned. the manglcd body was re-
moved, consciousness was gone, and 1t
returned for moment only before
death put an end Ia his suilcrings. Tho
injured man had been removed 10 tho
boarding house. where he rcclincd on
some blankets in the middle Of the biz
bunk room. The short afternoon had
nearly gone. and the sun, already gild.
ing the tops Of the lofty pines, cast
bright hut chccrlcss rays upon the
scene. Hitchcock knclt by the pros.
,ra,c form and deity removed tho
handcufis. placing them in his pocket
Kcndrick stepped To the door to tell tho
men ON the outside that II was all day
/ With Jonah.
As the detective, no longer assuming
that role. but with tender compassion
rc-cnaciing that Of companion and
friend, cssaycd to moistcn the lips OF
the dying man. Smiths ewes opened.
For a moment he appeared ODE think
Ing. Then. raising his hands, and with
smile as he bchcld Hitchcock, ho
whispered:
They're gone. knew twas a joke,
old man. You are my friend To the
end"
ii am," said Hitchcock. the steel
rings and chain in his pocket ra,tling
as he stepped to the head OF the couch;
81 am." and thus, holding the murder
stained hand, the detective saw hi'
prisoner pass beyond his reach.
They buried Jonah here in the woods,
yesterday, and Hitchcock left immc.
diatcly thereafter. Kcndrick said rs he
saw him leaving:
"Thcy were both Jonahs."-M T.
Sun.