San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-24
THE DIAMOND BUTTON
FROM THE DIARY OF LAWYER AND THE
NOTE BOOK OF REPORTER.
By BARCLAY NORTH.

via terror ana horror unaJ came Owe,
the young mans face, and he saw that
it was caused by the sight of Fountain.
"Do the dead rise again? Alive! You,
Fountain, alive? Am l dreaming-or
mad? Alive! / killed you in Union
square, and yet alive!'
The man was evidently horror stricken
and did not know what he was doing.
Fountain replied:
IL am alive; you did not kill me"
But they buried you'll"
"Put the handouts on him." ordered
Tom. "We have the murderer at last"
"You are great man, Tom" cried
Chief Hanford, jubilantly. "Once more
Tom Bryan, the keenest newspaper man
in New York and Hanford's Detective
agency, beat the regular police"
"No," said Tom, not needing the chief.
"You did not kill Fountain, but you did
Templeton. But how can you have con-
tinued to believe that it was Fountain
you killed." said Tom, much confused,
''when the papers announced the death
of Templeton?'
The young man bad recovered suffi-
GENTLY from the fright and consterna-
ton into which he had been thrown on
seeing Fountain, and began to realize
what he had been saying-the confession
he had made-and SO would not reply.
Tom repeated the question, but re-
ceived no answer.
The chief, Hanford, said "All right,
my man, but you've confessed, and ST.
lence won't save you now"
Well said the murderer doggedly,
II thought Templeton was his right
name and Fountain false one he used
among the girls"
by Jove!' said Tom, never thought
of it before. Do you know, Mr.. Fountain.
there is strong resemblance between
you and Templeton?"
II have heard it noted BEFORE" said
Fountain. sit is not strange; the same
blood ran in our veins"
The old man Parker had been strug-
Cling and making unintelligible sounds
in the other room.
Tom ordered the removal of the gag.
He struggled to his son.
Unhappy boy! What made you com
nit that crime?"
Il don't know that your hands are so
white that you can afford to throw
dirt"
"Oh, he reproaches meme"
''Reproaches you, yes. Shut up. We
played big game for big stake, and
we've lost. Well. stand game to the
last"
But this murder, boy, this murder;
that was not in the game"
mo, it wasn't" replied the son with
bitter laugh. st was a side issuesof my
own. That man Fountain, curse him,
stole my girl from me-Marian-and l
had it in for him. That's all. Now that
I'm done for, I'd give every day yet
have to live to get at him once"
marian. What Marian? The Marian
who lives in Hudson street now"
The same" said the son.
"What tangle is this?" moaned the old
nan. "She has the girl Armies mother
in her keeping now, and she herself is a
daughter of James Preston"
THE number in Hudson street please"
said Tom.
There's little use in concealing any
thing now. It's No. ="
- Let me handle that part of the case.
please?" asked Fountain. I'll guarantee
to return Mrs. Templeton safely"
LAS you will, said Tom. You will
do well to take some of the chiefs men
with you. We can spare two"
Fountain departed with them at once.
Now, chief" said Tom, Il think it
would be well to take our bag of game
to the Central Office. The play is over
and the lights are out.
1.-The three prisoners would be far
more welcome if some one else than
OURSELVES were to bring them, sardon-
ically remarked the chief.
Undoubtedly. But let us go Hand
cuff them all together. Come, let us
set out. Shadow and one man in front
You, |, and another man behind"
AS they moved out in this order, a dis
appointed voice commented:
''Dey only hit him onct."
At the Central office the three prison
ers were arraigned, and Tom said briefly:
81 charge this man Parker with hav-
ing murdered Henry Holroyd Templeton
on the morning of the 18th of last Au-
gust, by his own confession.
81 charge this man, George Parker,
with having been the alder, abettor and
instigator of the abduction of Annie
Templeton and her mother, this day, by
his own confession.
81 charge this man, Scar Top Johnny,