The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-05-07

fOu are my prisoner, CoTktne."
Then he looked up with q smile, being
really amused for the moment. and said
"You are mistaken in the person, my
good fellow. Ny name is not CorkinSi
1t is Tanning"
That's very well played, !" said the de
tective, for such the stranger was. "You
have got u good nerve, sure. But you
know You can't fool me, don't your
know you too well. Now, will you come
with me quietly or notT And he
showed q policeman's shield.
II will go quietly, Of course, II you are
in earnest" said Tanning, "but, really,
this is 4 most absurd mistake"
VERY sensible Of you, toO," said the
detective, grinning, "but you know you
can't play that game. You're too well
known. Iwonder at you coming back
here so sOOn."
Coming backr exclaimed Tanning,
in some surprise. II never was in this
town in my life till today"
VERY we'll, stick to it, il that's your
lay" rejoined the other with some dis
gust, "but it's remarkably foolish when
there are 80 many here that know you.
And he made no further attempt to talk
with his prisoner, but led him straight
way to the police station, where Fan.
ming thought that q simple explanation
would set things right at once. To his
dismAy, however, the chief Of police and
the sergeant at the desk seemed to recog.
niEe him as positively as the detective
had done. He became alarmed.
"At least tell me who you think I am,
and what l am accused Of" he ex.
claimed, when he found that his expla-
nations were Of no avail.
plays 1t well, doesn't hep said the
chief with a smile before answering, and
the others laughed. Then he said: "You
are accused, John Corkins, Of burglar.
ously entering Hayes & Meads jswelry
store and stealing $4,000 in money from
their safe"
Tanning would have demonstrated fur.
ther, but seeing that it was useless he
wisely forbore and submitted to being
searched and locked up for the night.
at Is wretchedly unpleasant" he said TO
himself, but no doubt 1t will be all
cleared up in the morning. It cannot be
that any police justice will hold me on
the charge Of burglary" And he smoked
q cigar which he had been allowed to re-
tain, and tried with rather poor success
to sleep.
But in the morning he found that 1t
was altogether possible for such thing
to happen. The magistrate before whom
he was brought for examination was .
stern though not unlrindly man, who
seemed disposed to do exact justice, and
who listened attentively to what Fam
ming had to say, but the testimony Of
the police was 50 positive that he had
really no discretion in the matter.
IF you are really New York ply
sician," he said to the prisoner, ''you
will have no trouble in establishing your
identity. In the mean time shall hold
you for trial in $4,000 bail. Have you
any COUNSEL"
On learning that the prisoner had not
considered 1t necessary to secure . law
yer, the judge smiled somewhat grimly
and told him that no obstacle would be
put in the way Of his doing 1t, and then
Tanning was led away to his cell He
was confused, almost stunned. by tho
gravity Of his situation, and when the
keeper spoke, not unkindly, TO him he
only answered: II must think Il over. I
do not know what to do"
The more be thought the more serious
the case seemed, although no doubt Of