Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-07-07

numbed to realize the awful turn things
were taking.
Hoping against hope thAs shs sound
Hetty had heard had had $1,000 cnanactiom
with the deed. I locked sor The tVsntic<h
time ~ some Indication q m canss
Every inch cf the piarxa n0or ns~r her
room went over. ard wss ~ last reward
ed by hndinx very slight clew--very
sliGht ind<sA. but In darkness such ~
mine II seemsd = rny OF light.
On the piaxxa floor discovered twocuri
Gus little indentations, one ON each side OF
. pillar and very close to it. They were In
the form OF \ tiny horseshoe, with the toe
toward the edge Of the piaxxA. NJ II some
diminutive pony had left his tracks i'm
pressed ON the soft pine floor. - might
have been done BY children &C play. but
that was not likely, for I could nnd but
the two. To me they seemed like the dints
made by plates on the heels II shoes 70 pre-
vent their running down. They were in
the very spots where = mans heels would
strike u be should slide rapidly down the
pillar from tho 6oor above.
To be more certain, told Hetty to 20
into her room and listen. ] then went up
20 Mr.. winthrop's room and stepped out
clasped . pillar aud slid down, striking
sions Ii the naane relative positions on the
floor, and Hetty avowed that 40 de Lawd,
dat waa iis' sich Mise a. she'd done heard
dc might ole massa was Killed.
This might prove 20 be a clew. Now II
could 6nd the man who made those trscksl
l informed the detectives of my theory. bat
they considcred Il worthless.
The time passed rapidly for me and the
dsy before the one set for Nnt's trial a.,
rived without spv further discovery. On
thaf day went 70 the VILLAGE % make
some anal nrrHnrcments for the trial. 1
hsd decided to do my best to have the case
continued, In the hope Of fnding some fs.r.
thef cIew 70 the real murderer. but public
feelinxwss % strong against Nat that
was morally certsiu of : refunni.
man wns that tlAv being tried for bur.
Qlarv. and having 6nished the buslnsss.
which had brought me 70 town wens ~
10 The courssuun1 - - t1&sf&uf
II n.oQfm1x - - ntSSne hn4 come 70
n - ! ~ Iurv IA boen rworn. ana the
ururnrntinr utiorney rnu iusk h.xincinu
70 STATE hin case when I entered Learned
from his statement that On the very night
of the truredy nf Wfnthrup place = hole
hsd been cut iu the door of the VILLAGE
store. the Sinor hax been upbolted ana slI
The valunbles stolen. Nearly s0o was
/ taken. toUether with several revolver~.
| nuuure chrSn ;evxelry ara other articIee.
The crirne VIVA committed A. or near the
hour a the murder Of Mr.. Winthron. for
the ssurskneper psrunsnAx1 until nearly mid.
nin1.f. ara the deed was discovered bv n
watekman shortly after |. The evidence
was purely circumztantial. but unless the
prisoner could prove an alibi &c looked dark
tor him n the prosecutor could prove all be
stated.
l watched the prisoner narrowly during
the statement Of the ease, and was struck
| by the attention with which he listened.
| A hardened criminal, as his appearance
| indicated him TO be, seldom manifests any
interest In the proceedings against him.
| but he paid as close attention as II this
was tins FIRST account he had had Of H. He
| listened with Intense Interest to the story
| Of tbs burgiaxy--the boring of 4 hole IN
ths doqr. the saving cut Of eircnlaxpsecs
of ~ dopr, the insertion Of the hand, the
/ pNsbfnH back % The two bolts and all the
detalls 0f the rrirna
He wss avery large man. With immense
hands and feet, which were apparenfiy ~
much I'm his way ~ are those of n bashfnl
| schooiboy ! was much Impressed with
the muscular appearances Of his great,
brawuy haufix. NJ he moved thssn restlessly
abeaE They seemed 20 be Just healing
from rccentiy inflicted wounds. His eyes,
shining LIKE these OF beast beneath q
tanEie Of busisy eyebrows had IN them the
| pseuiisr, crafty iosk uf man who b de-
/ cni<tux NJ telioEs and " Grez1iy plcased
4 tAs1enE Hrsn<hIetely he iist<ncd until tbs
stnesnsns wNs mnhs, when ~ eisrtriflsl
eeew1stsesnStruom ~ rising slowly and
e1dxew6uo the cunrts
"Nayt plesss sh' court. we mizhs -
we'll eheuue ths r~ekef IN save troableI
Pm ~ bloks ~ palled th' shanfy.s
His cuunael WIS h0rritied. but this jud8x
| asked sternly:
so you enter q plea Of guiityt"
you've said 'er jedge. T'm the cove ~
done II"
In splte Of this confession his eyes seemed
20 me TO CLEAN with secret satisfaction
and there played about his mouth q smil.
which thauxht had In it . touch ef pits
i for tho stupidity Of mankind In genera
i ana ef this court In particular.
i Tha conrt askesi numerous auestions a,
10 the motive of the deed, the manner o
performing IL. and whether be hsd had an,
accompiices. To all These he replied. with
the same sly twinkle Of crafty satisfactins
In his eyes-or. At least, % I Thought. RI,
needed money 20 20 to New Jersey 10 se,
his wife; he had not had an accomnllce; b,
had done inst ~ the lawyer had aid; en-
hole In the door. inserted his hand. sho
back tho bolts and entered. His senteuc,
wns deferred until the close Of the term
when all the sentences would be an
nounesd. The spectators filel out Of th,