The Red Cloud chief., 1888-11-02
\ DESPERATE PLOT.
Determined Efforts OF N Crook %
Assasalnats Nc

II EuI were certain !u Nu4r own mind
that a ua1 sought yuur life Ari thA,
ne wuu'd nu, dos , until o8e ur the
other ~ yuu wore dead. the 'e"ling
would Ir , sirAug" Que No matter
how brave You we're. you could not
hide your anxiety aud alarm NJ mat.
TER how s,run. YOU bcr,c. You would
feel truacn up i1i M >eli YOU word
TODAY thai, seek your life and -ll
not r,-t until | have seen - dead at
my 'crt. and an hout after you receive
the Message ,uu will d. n changed
man. You cant hcip bu, worry. and
"a" NOR" you worry the soonrr your
n"rN. Will "a n ! 10 eight YOU
lair and openly. you would mol, h"-,.
ate. II 1. tho knowledge that ! Nm Ia
strike YOU At an unexpected moment.
that ] ma, stab a. TO the street
ear. shoot, YOU down IN the park. cut
your throat while sou .ies'p, tha, pn-
settles you and make. our f"sh creep
Whilc "A member -, iinker,on's de-
~,rctise forge /! made IN. arrest, ~ n
highway robbcr n, Madison. WI. lie
wa, arrested Tor a robbery committed
IN |llllnui. Eve months before. and !
hal been on the casr two mouths when
! lnnlly ran him down Tie was n
machini-t Nv trade. and ~. then
working In u shop proved him ,o h.
an old rtook and dangerous one, and
sas -tt.-iicd that h. wen, into IN.
.hnp 20 battle pursuit; but II seemed "a
-'rik" others differently. The report
cps wrote him up a- u anxious 10 re-
forL aud they wrote mo down ~ n
bloodhound hanging 10 his trail. aud
Nj considerable public sympathy ~as
aroused for him. then had pr,of- ~
fohr other cri,acs committed by him.
ANY one ~ which would send him la
prison, h,A ! had 10 keep silent and IA
TAX" public criticism, Ny man 20, n
sentence az Gv" years. and he had
sar'"ly departed Tor prison when I
received through the mail u not. read
Ing;
You have by money aud perjury
cont nm hon~>, man to prison You
knew he was honest and hard orkins
You wanted To g!oriiy yourself The
poo- fellow IL n friend ~ mine. and
have q 80 -voug him. Tax.
n%o,icg.l viii have your lie on The frs,
opportunity
Th"rc was no signature I - tho letter.
alt knew NJ = glance hat tho writer
meant business, II so. n plain. bold
rand. and after half An hour. study
mad. th..n deductions:
l. u WIN. written by n crook.
. II va. written IN prison.
8. Tho writor wi, IN dead carrcs'
T. lie was Il large, muscular man.
sith light hair. blu" eyes and fair
.oipplc tion.
- He would wear u silk hat And
dark,.h clothes.
& lie would aim either 81 ihru',le
the or strike NJ. dovn with y club.
How did ! reach ihc.. conclusion.l
We'll. ~, average de,..,iye catches on
10 = CROOKS chirogrephy by instinct.
Il wNs wrtttru m = h-if .nc-'. and tho
pen and ink were poor. The pap.r
vas creased and -oil.d, md I fci, ser.
tain that the writer hal passed 4, to |.
prisoner about to h, discharged. ne
latter had mailed IL 90 TIE in nm en-.
veloIc addressed ny himself. tn
chirugraphy of tho lct''r vas hold and
earnest. Large men ar~ more gym.
pathetic than small ones Larry. men
who t-tray thi, sentiment, ar. ~ san
guin. temperament They sr. sl.s
vaA And dress vel Snd IN taste. L,rc,
men seldom ambush n victim. They
depend an their strength.
That il about Oh. way agurcd q
out. and ! ws- so firmly satisfied TIA,
vasright that, ! founded my pro,ramm.
accordingly. and permitted ne chang.
Ia creep In further believed that tbs
writer would not D. ~, Of prison under
month, and ! had smpl. time To g"'
ready FOR him. Had h. h--~n out
he would % have written. " b.
had .sycrsl months to -erve n,
would not have written. va. /,
bachelor then. having a room on stat.
street and taking M meals a, a ~
'sursnt My RON ~as rrschsi by
private stair. and I alon. had the k.y
to The str-', door. From a -ide sladou
In my RON ~ n side ~inaos IN . r"a
'-tate ofire was only = dI.,aac. - nr.
feet. A. there were bar. on the u;hel
SHADOW ilsd l.n mine u~ssasri.a.
5o~ had them pu, on. aud there "a
nc ~ss ~ reach u,e Ia ms r,.,rn c,cep
20 Open the street door add come ~
stairs. had the inside ~ The dool
c"ver.-i with shoe, iron. and arrAng.4
aspiring gun FOR -. stair.
Wa ] afraid No. ! hAd plcu,y o
confidence In my.eli. ana wanted :.
st the drop oa the stranger ART. H.
had piti.d ais ait. nerve ans ooerAg,
acAin., u.s", and my professional pria,
80 arou.-. He bah q ni. asranLa,
- snosiaS = as u. A.s,s. 1a3 ,