The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-21
A MOMENT OF ANGER:
The History OF Mr.. and ArA
BrownloWs Quarrel
By ROBERT HOTE

CHAPTER N-COxr7xuKp.
Having made this important discovery
Detective ketcham decided that it must b
supplemented il possible by the discover
OF the body Of the victim He accordingly
procured q chart Of the North river which
showed just how all the currents ran anf
where the eddies are and the deepest pools
With this in hand he tried to study how tn.
cloak could have foated to that particular
point where it was found. and thus to trac,
back its course to the place where it hai
been thrown in. After diligent study hs
dec ded That the river should be dragged a
apoint IN the vicinity Of the Forty-seconG
street ferry to Weehawken. This work wa:
At once undertaken under his direction. L
had not been progressing more than q few
hours before the searchers brought up 4
the surface what was At once taken to bt
the dismal object Of their toll. 1t was the
badly decomposed remains of a woman. The
garments she had on had been torn and
worn SO much BY the water that they could
not be identified, but it was hoped that in
the general form and feature Of the de-
ceased some mark might Still be found tina,
would be recognizable. The BODY was re
moved TO the morgue and the members OF
h Champion family were summoned to
examine it. They came confident that they
were to see there the body Of their relative.
Mr.. Champion looked At the remains stead.
tasty, admitted in q hesitating voice that
il was hard to tell because the face was SO
distorted and worn away that it unQues-
tionably bore no resemblance to the face of
his daughter, and Yet ne finally decided that
it was she. The other members Of the fam
lily conceded with HIM and the detectives
concluded that they had at last obtained the
evidence they sought
For three days previous to this discov-
cry Mr.. Brownlow. by orders Of the chief,
had been left severely alone by the de-
tectives. There was one stationed o q
chair near the door Of his cell in such = way
hat every movement or sound that the
prisoner made could be heard, and SO that
II he AZ any time evinced a desire to make q
confession there would be opportunity At
hand for hum to do so. However, II had
been decided tina no further efforts should
be made TO induce him 10 confess. On the
morning after the discovery Of the body
n its Identification by the Champion fam
ily the prisoner was sulEmouedt to the chiefs
private Office. He entered with a firm,
proud step and defiant demeanor.
Mr.. Brownlow.'' said the chief, in grave
tones, "to q man Of your knowledge Of
human affairs and Of your age, it must be
apparent that four course in this extra
ordinary a6air is such as Will prejudice
very badly you'll case when 1t comes TO trial
You must be aware hat . search Is con-
stantly going on to get At the truth OF this
matter, the truth which you may yourself
disclose If you see At to do so. You are un-
der no co,npuision to tel any thing about this
q. present. and Yet you ought to see that 1t
will be 10 your great advantage to do 50.
Bear in mind that whatever we may dis
cover now, We shall know OF no extenuating
circumstances .ecause Of your silence. 1t
will be highly important therefore, Tor you
to let Us know your side OF the story before
tie case goes further. If you choose to
make a confession you might at the same
time adduce circum stances which would
cause the court to favor you when your
trial comes to an issue"
Mr.. Brownlow sneered slightly as he
answered In a low voice:
"You hare not yet proven to me that my
wife is dead"
..Itis unnecessary to do 81" responded the
chief; There Is evidence enough not only
tha. she is dead, but has been foully dealt
with"
SHOW me the body" demanded Brown
bow. with Al lnsolent, boasrng manner.
Don't go too fast. Mr.. Br,wnlow," re
piled the chief. calmly. Il have not the
body here, but I can show you this" Say
ing these words. he took from behind his
desk the opera cloak and displayed it b.
fore Brownlow. The prisoner became
dreadfully pale and appeared about to
faint. He could not talk. His eyes were
fixed on the cloak and his lvid Q was
covered by an expression Of terror, which
left no doubt in the mind Of the detective q
to his guilt
where has this been foundf' asked
Brownlow, in q choked voice.
you know better than L" answered the
detective, where it should be found"
There was q moment OF silence, during
which Brownlow, stunned. seemed to turn
over in his mind the most sinister recoliec-
tons.
d you still persist in your denialF"
asked the chief
Il do"
The interview was brought to an end and
the prisoner taken back to his cell Two
hours were allowed to elapse before any
thing was said 70 the prisoner. The detect
i've on guard heard him pacing up and down
. hD cell incessanty, but that was al
Then he was summoned 70 the door Of the
prison, where he WA placed in . closed car
rage and driven rapidly up town. 1t
seemed q long ride to the prisoner. and
When he emerged he saw himself before
the morgue OF the Bellevue Hospital He
knew what was coming, and those who
were watching him 20 sharply thought that
they detected the T~esolutioo forming in his