Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-13

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put you onto meH
"Yes.n
"Well. I'll kill him on sight. That is with
little laugh will if get the chance
| knew Rider to he n Milwaukee amber
and hard case, but was completely in the
dark rs to what crime my prisoner had com
mitted 1t was probably murder, and near
the station where he got on, and from his
statements | inferred that it was an old
couple. He had pumped himself, and it was
certain that had made a big catch. When
we reached the station, however, my troubles
| began. There is always an i'll feeling be-
| tween police and private detectives. This
feeling comes almost entirely from the po-
| lice, They look upon the private detective
as a sort Of guerrilla, ready to break up tho
happiest homes or to sell out to the highest
bidder. This, unfortunately is true in many
cases, but not in all AS | entered with the
prisoner the captain in charge roughly de
manded by what right had made an arrest
THE right which any man has to arrest
a murderer" | replied.
"a murderer Bosh Where did you get
himf'
AT the depot
"Well, shan't lock him up. Let's see Ito
the man, but your face Is familiar to me"
81 am Charley Short, bartender in Iarri-
gan's saloon
"Ah! 50 you are Well, what story is this
about MURDER"
can nnu.onsn cir q, ror1iod Short ,,ho. so,,
how tbino,s ,vnrn drif+in,, ,,,d .nn.ll+ +nt,t,
ADVANTAGE 81 wos ON n srrao last mont ond
tbis blolo .o,y ma at tho ,o+ o,,1 ,,'o,t,I+,,
nlov smart -
"Vou nm oon nol,a If cost bi., ,loo,. 10
Won win y
az t,ronoso to IToro +ol,o t,,,.,. i,,,,,, on,
my vi.istt,Y
Tho socbol was ou tho eoo,. ,t my. foo+
T,iftiut, if IN, snid To th, contoiu.
uAroId ,ou,lo Iiv.i,,., aI,out fo,.t,. i,os r,,
fine city were mur,arnd nv NH. n,nn ofta,
midnioht last NIGHT I.xa,nina iii. .o,h,l
if Won want nroofs
"Tbere's NOTHING in tbere hnt l,undr,.
work - boldly renli.d Short ..Ts,+o,,. with
it in NV hand last NIGHT. nnd didn't cot
drunk enough to lose if Onen her ma and
LEFT the cautain SEQ
Take the irons Off this nai,l' commanded
the cai,taiu as lac waved tbo ,o,.,.I in,,,,
"If he doesn't cn,ias Won before dinner bes
not the man talk. Linn ia no
"Aye, he sl,ou nuv fan, ,nt+i,,o, tbo iro,s
on to me WHY duu;i Won take 'nIn. orr
Was dreaming, Had made n fool Of nv.
self Had this man confessed n mu,.olor to
NEE I was STAGGERED for the moment Tbop
tore ut the sachel and burst Off the moor
old lock, and as the receptacle flew otrn I
emptied its contents on the floor Gold GREEN
hacks silver bonds and iewelrv,
Course you," crowded the prisoner no ba
turned away.
The CAPTAIN turned as male MS death There
were the proofs and he stared Mt them for n
full minute before he could sov.
"Weu. this is a col I shall lock vo, IN
Short
The man was registered and taken down
stairs. and then we counted mn the contents
of the sachel and made ont a yalue Of over
$4,000. When this had been COMPLETED
went out after Rider. and inside of an bour
he was behind the bars. He went all to pieces
as soon as charged him with having mt mn
the lob for Short to carry ont bnt denied II
in the most vigorous manner
"Short has been telling for n veor - he
said "what his uncle out in the conntrv was
going to do for him. A few weeks AGO the
old man found out what a bad pill his uephe,y
was, and since then Short has been M n tree
He told Inc a week ago that he'd have some
of their money one way or the other and
when he Ia liked about killing md rnbhincr
did NV best to put the idea ont of his hsad
He softened ND a bit. and sunnosad ha bod
aiyeu over. If Charley Short saws | over
advised him to murder and roh or that
have had INV ewes ON him for n week mist
he's the biggest liar ON earth
Well curiously enough wa had a murderor
on hand without n murder That 10 nn cr;,oe
had vet been reported | had secured tha
murderer without hunt II was NOT so eosv
to find the murder A telerrom vos sont 10
, the arent mt the station where Short had
, boarded the train. and ne renlied that bo had
hoard of no crime II was 4 o,cl,,.k in the
t afternoon before he sent n dispatch savinp
? that AN old connie LIVING about thre,, MIL
, away Ind been fund in their hnuse With
their heads chopped TO pieces with an ox
/ That was the crime of which short wo.
, gniltv and for which he was trir1 When he
} Knew that he was in for il he turned bonstor
: and f.It bi,nself 81 boro Ua vos l.Ii,L+o,
I ,o ,,;,,. mo oil th. n,r,icurors IJo.ai1
r 81 lived with Uncle and Amt Do.hro ,,n+,
: T was ot noe Indeed 7 vos nm adontod son
: hoth nv own nor4nts bong doad ,or,,
, | It, ~, .;, nina ,ao,,, o,ro 90 - I,. I'll