Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-02-22

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TT\XNAAV The sergeant
~ M thought he saw
" AI an opportunity t..
>NN gain credit to
w"1ah himself by the
speedy discovery Of the murderer, and he
was anxious that as much progress as
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.
Ha had already concocted theory,
out he 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 the ser
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
that each approached the other diplo-
matically.
"A mysterious case, sergeant.
"Very; something different from the
usual drunken brawL"
"Yes: likely to give us much trouble"
"a long examination; little to go upon
In 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
fox short time, when the sergeant put
in q feeler.
"What could have been the motive?"
The coroner returned the ball
ut 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 lead.
Still it could not have had robbery
for its purpose. You see both Holbrook
and Wessing say the man was about to
pass when he stopped short and said, ,
Is you, is it, that shows he knew the
man Templeton. No. it was not rob
berry,"
THAT was what was thinking; if it
had been robbery, even if he had known
him he would have said nothing. AS a
matter of fact 1t seems to me that it was
an accidental meeting-that is, the man
was not way laying him."
"Oh, do you think SO? That would
make it all the more difficult"
"Unless Wessing was in the job and
gave the signal from the other corner"
II shouldn't wonder if you had hit it
straight now" This was what the coro-
ner said aloud; what ne thought was
my friend the sergeant has gone off on
the wrong tack: so this Is his theory
ehY'
The sergeant thought, "If he won't
talk he can't pump me, and so Ill 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 permis
sion to write his report at the desk.
He wrote hurriedly; the coroner, who
had been detained by the reporters, pro
posed to go home for the night.
As he was about to leave, Bryan
asked:
do you think Wessing to be connect
ed with this crime"
"No," replied the coroner unguard-
edly.
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 hold him then?" said
Bryan.
because he refused to tell his busi-
ness in New York city," replied the SER
geant.
"That's hard" commented the report
er. at isn't everybody who wants to
make his business public. 1t would be
very tough OH me if l had to tell my
business every time l entered strange