The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10

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- VIZ XXI E the best method
NE>1g5S H of procedure.
n \HgESgAAM The sergeant
NJ NE~ thought he saw
6 an opportunity t.
Ts,S/WW gain credit to
"'R%E"h himself by the
gpeedy discovery of the murderer, and lie
was anxious that as much progress Us
was possible should be made at once.
He was compelled by the rules of the
department to inform the central office
of the crime at once. He had done so,
but he hoped the headquarters detectives
would not stir in the matter until later
IN the day, when he hoped to have made
=. much progress.
he had already concocted a theory.
but ne was anxious to hear what the
coroner, who was man Of great COM
mon sense and no little experience, had
to say.
The trouble was, the coroner had
theory too, and no idea of giving theser-
geant the benefit of his brains, though
he was anxious to know what the SER
geant thought.
1t can be imagined, therefore, that
neither said very significant things, and
Fiat each approached the other diplo-
= matically.
IA mysterious case, sergeant"
i Very: something different from the
usual drunken brawl."
Yes; likely to give US much trouble"
"a long examination; little to go upon
III the beginning, anyhow"
UNLESS the examination of the friends
the man was with last develops some
thing"
Perhaps it will"
This sort of sparring not having
brought forth anything, they were silent
for short time, when the sergeant put
in a feeler.
What could have been the mOtive;"
The coroner returned the ball.
at could not have been robbery, evil
IDENTIFY"
AT all events there was no attempt
made"
Unless after the blow the man was
frightened by the cry of Wessing."
That's one view of it, certainly"
This having brought forth nothing, the
coroner made q lead.
Still it could not have had robbery
for its purpose. You see both HoIbrook
and Messing say the man was about to
pass when he stopped short and said, 1t
is you, is it, that shows he knew the
man Templeton. No, it was not rob-
berry"
That was what was thinking; if it
9aad been robbery, even if he had known
7 him he would heve said nothing. As u
matter of fact it seems to me that it was
an accidental meeting-that is, the man
was not waylaying him"
"Oh, do you think so? That would
make it all the more difficult"
Unless Messing was in the job and
gave the signal from the other corner"
Il shouldn't wonder if you had hit it
straight now" This WAS what the coro-
ner said aloud; what he thought was,
my friend the sergeant has gone off on
the wrong tack; so this is his theory,
chr"
The sergeant thought, "If he won't
. talk he can't pump me, and SO I'll give
him that little misleader."
This game of verbal chess might have
long continued, if it had not been inter-
rupted by the arrival of the reporters,
who had been aroused by the receipt of
the news at the Central Office.
Among them was one reputed to be
very shrewd, and who was credited with
having tracked more than one crime
home, where the police authorities had
failed.
He was known as Tom Bryan.
When the others hurried off with their
information he remained, asking permits
sion to write his report at the desk.
He wrote hurriedly; the coroner, who
i had been detained by the reporters, pro-
posed to go home for the night.
AS he was about to leave, Bryan
asked:
DO you thinl, Messing to be connect
ed with this crime?
NO" replied the coroner unguard-
cdly.
The sergeant said to himself, Hang
it, didn't give him stiff after all"
The coroner could have bitten off his
tongue for his carelessness.
why do you bold him them" said
Bryan.
t'Because he refused to tell his bust
ness in New York city" replied the SER
geant.
THAT'S hard" commented the report
ser. sit isn't everybody who wants to
make his business public. 1t would be
4 very tough on me if had to tell my
business every time 1 entered a strange
town"
This increased the uneasiness of the
sergeant, who doubted the wisdom of
OBTAINING the man, and it was he who
had taken the responsibility, not the COR
oner.
''Oh,' said the coroner, 'we have the
right to detain him as a witness"
The sergeant felt better; the RESPONSE
6ility now rested on the coroner as well;
nevertheless he proposed another visit to
their prisoner.
81 do not know why should not tell
you," said Messing; II do not want to
4 get into the papers. Why, you will ap-
preciate it when tell you. Here is the