Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-08
vicious kick. The lock was q good one
and did not Weld,


and did not yield.
"Open the door!" he cried.
"Open it yourself" responded the
chief, "and come in"
The door was pushed open and young
man strobe in.
AS soon as he stepped within the room
he was seized by the two men stationed
at the door.
With an oath, he tried to struggle free,
and was nearly successful, for he was a
very powerful man.
Tom turned the light upon him. He
did not know him.
1t was not to be wondered at, but he
was, in fact, the young man who had
chloroformed and abducted Annie in the
morning.
"Good evening, Mr.. Parker, Jr.," said
Tom.
"Who in-great God! Aive!"
Tom had been startled by the look of
wild terror and horror that came over
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 I dreaming-or
mad? Alive! l killed you in Union
square, and yet alive!'
The man was evidently horror stricken
and did not know what he was doing.
Fountain replied:
81 am alive; you did not kill me-"
"But they buried you'll"
"Put the handouts on him." ordered
Tom. eve have the murderer at last. :"
'You are a 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 Templetony'
The young man had 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: Cali right,
my man, but you've confessed, and ST.
lence won't save you now"
"Well," said the murderer doggedly,
81 thought Templeton was his right
name and Fountain a false one he used
among the girls
by Jove!' said Tom, 81 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 unintelligibIe sounds
in the other room.
Tom ordered the removal of the gag.
He struggled to his sou.
Unhappy boy! What made you COM
NIT that crime?"
81 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 a big game for a big stake, and
we've lost. Well, stand game to the
last"
but this murder, boy, this murder;
that was not in the game
"No, it wasn't" replied the son with
bitter laugh. sit was side issue of my
own. That man Fountain, curse him,
stole my girl from me-Marian-and I
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!"
1.-THE same" said the son.
"What tangle is this?" moaned the old
man. "She has the girl Armies mother
in her keeping now, and she herself is a
daughter of James Preston"
1.-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, II think it
would be well to take our bag Of game
to the Central Office. The play is over
and the lights are out"
The three prisoners would be far
more welcome ii some one else than
ourselves were to bring them," sardon-
cally remarked the chief.
Undoubtedly. But let us go. Hand
,uff them all together. Come, let us
let out. Shadow and one man in front.
You, l, and another man behind
AS they moved out in this order, dis
appointed voice commented:
''Dey only hit him onct."
At the Central Office the three prison
,rs were arraigned, and Tom said briefly:
II charge this man Parker with hav-
ng murdered Henry Holroyd Templeton
IN the morning of the 18th of last Au-
gust, by his own confession.
Il charge this man, George Parker,
With having been the alder, abettor and
nstigator of the abduction of Annie
and her mother, this day, by
lis own confession.
Il charge this man, Scar Top Johnny,
,ther name to me unknown, as being the
lider and abettor of the abduction Of