The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-01

Then he looked up with smile, being
really amused for the moment. and said:
You are mistaken in the person. my
good fellow. My name is not Corkins;
it is Tanning"
.'That's very well played, said the de-
tective, for such the stranger was. sYou
have got good nerve, sure. But you
know you can't fool me, don't your /
know you too well. Now, win you come
with me quietly or not?" And he
showed policeman's shield.
81 will go quietly, of course, if you are
in earnest" said Tanning, but, really,
this is 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 backi" exclaimed Tanning,
IN some surprise. 81 never was in this
town in my life till today
very well, stick to it, if that's your
lay" rejoined the other with some dis
gust, ssbut it's remarkably foolish when
there are SO many here that know you. y
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 simple explanation
would set things right at once. To his
disnay, however, the chief of police and
the sergeant at the desk seemed to recog-
nize him as positively as the detective
had done. He became alarmed.
SAT least tell me who you think am,
and what I am accused Of" he ex-
claimed, when he found that his expla-
nations were of no avail.
plays it well, doesn't hes" said the
chief with smile before answering, and
the others laughed. Then he said: 'sYou
are accused, John Corkins, of burglars
ously entering Hayes g Mead's jewelry
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.
sit is wretchedly unpleasant" he said to
himself, shut no doubt it will be ali
cleared up in the morning. 1t cannot be
that any police justice will hold me on
the charge of burglary" And he smoked
cigar which he had been allowed to re-
tain, and tried with rather poor success
to sleep.
But in the morning he found that it
was altogether possible for such thing
to happen. The magistrate before whom
he was brought for examination was a
stern though not unkindly 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 SO positive that he had
really no discretion in the matter
''If you are really q 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 it 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 it, and then
Tanning was led away to his cell. He
was confused, almost stunned, by the
gravity of his situation, and when the
keeper spoke, not unindly, to him he
only answered: II must think it over.
do not know what to do"
/ The more he thought the more serious
F the case seemed, although no doubt of
his acquittal yet entered his mind. To
! give bail was impossible without send
ing to New York, ard he was reluctant
to aDDly to any OF hia acnuaiztaneAa for.