Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-02-09
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By FERGUS ". HUuE

putting his arms on the table. Suppose.
murderer Eh! Does that mean that ha
hasn't been convicted by Jury, or do YOU
think Fitzgerald is innoccntf
Kilsip stared hard a. the lawyer, II vague
kind Of way, slowly rabbin. his hands to-
gethcr.
"Well," he said at length, in dclibcrats
manner, "lcfore | got yogr note was con-
vinccd Gorby had got hold of the right man,
but when heard that You wanted to see me,
and knowing you are defending the prisoner.
guessed that you must have found some
thing In his favor which you want me to look
after"
"1:ght.' said Cation. laconically.
"As Mr.. Fitz gerald said he met Whyte at
the corner and hailed the ca5n- went on the
detective.
How do you know thatr' interrupted Cal
ton, sharply.
.'Goroy told me-"
GLOW the devil did he find ou.r cried the
lawyer, with genuine surprise.
"Because he is always pol'ng and prying
about" said Ei!sip, forgetting, in his indig-
nation. that such poking and prying formed
part of detective business. But, at any
rate" he vent on quickly, ''if Mr.. Fitzgerald
did leave Mr. Whyte, tho only chance he's
got of proving his innocence is that he did
not come back, as the cabnan alleged"
"The,l, suppo e, you think that Fitzgerald
will prove an alibir said Calton.
"Well, sir" answered Kllsip, modcstly,
"of course you know more about tho case
than do, but that is the only defense can
see he can maze"
"Wen, he's not going to put in such a de-
Tense"
"Thca ho must be guilty." said Eilsip,
promptly.
''Not necessarily" returned the barrister,
dryly.
'.Dut IL he wnnts to save his neck, he'll
have to prove an alibi," persisted the other.
"That's in3t where the point is" answered
Cation " doesn't want to save his neck. "
kilsip. looking rather bewildered, took
sip Of wine and waited to hear what Mr..
Calton had to say Oh the subject.
''The fat is" said Cation, lighting n fresh
cigar, "hes got some extraordinary idea in
his head about keeping where he was on
that night n secret"
~ understand" said kilsip, gravely nod
ding his head. "Womcnr
Nothing Of the Sort" retorted Carlton,
hastily. "That's what l thought at first,
but was wrong; he went to sec dying wo-
man who wanted to tell him something"
what apouti'
''That's just what can't tell you," an
swered Calton quickly. ''lt must have
been something important, for she sent for
him IN great haste--and he was by her bed
side between the hours Of l and on Fri
day morning."
'Then he did not return to the cab7'
mo, he did not; he went to keep his ap-
won't tell where this appointment was
went to his rooms today and found this half
burnt letter, asking him to come'
Calton handed the letter TO kilsip, who
placed it on the table and examined it care
fully.
'This was written on Thursday" said the
detective.
''Of coursc-you can see that from the date;
and Whyte was murdered on Friday, the
9th"
rak," pursued Kilsip, still examining tho
paper. "Oh! l understand, he went down
there"
Hardly" rctortcd Calton in n sarcastic
tone ale couldn't very well go down there,
have an interview and be back in East Mel
bourne in one hour-the cabman Royston
can prove that he was at Russell stree. at
o'clock, and his landady that he entered his
lodging in East Melbourne at 3-no, he wasn't
at Toorak"
"When was this letter delivered2'
"Shortly before IL o'clock, at the Mel
bourne club, by girl, who, from what the
waiter saw of her, appears to be disrepu-
table individual-you will see it says bearer
will wait him at Bourke street. and rs an
other street is mentioned, and as Fitzgerald,
after leaving Whyte, went down Russell
street to keep his appointment, the most
logical conclusion is that the bearer Of the
letter waited for him at the corner of
Bourke and Russell streets, Now" went ON
the lawyer, II want to find out who the girl
that brought the letter isl"
''But howl"
"God bless my soul, Kilspl How stupid
you are" cried Calton. "Can't you under
stand-that paper came from one of the back
slums- there, ore it must have been stolen"
A sudden light flashed into Kilsip's eyes.
talbot Villa, Toorak," he cried quickly,
snatching up the letter again and examining
it with great attention, "where that bur-
glary took place"
Exactly" said Calton, smiling compla-
Gently. snow do you understand what
want,-you must take me to the crib in the
back slums where the articles stolen from the
house in ToorGk were hidden. This paper"-
pointing to the letter-"is part of the swag
left behind, and must have been used by
some one there. Brian Fitzgerald obeyed the
directions given in the letter, and he was
there at tho time Of the murder"
~ understand" }" said Kilsip, with a graft
fled purr. There were four men engaged in
that burglary, and they hid tho swag at
Mother Guttersnipe's crib, in a lane Off Little
Burke street-but, hang it, q swell like Mr..
Fitzgerald, in evening dress, couldn't very
we'll have gone down there unless"-
"He had some one with him well known in
the locality" finished Calton, rapidly. eek
actly, that woman who delivered the letter
at the club guided him. Judging from the
walters description Of her appearance,
should think she was pretty well known
about the slums." -
"Weli," said Kilsip, rising and looking at
his watch, ''it is now o'clock, SO If you like
we will go to tho old hag's place at once
diving woman he said as IL strucl. by q sud.