The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-15

How McGloin Was Brought to Time and
Increased the Rope Collection.
Scenes-intense. dramatic. horrible
beyond conception to the men who are
compelled by a subtle force, a moral
magnetism. TO convict themselves with
their own uncomfortable words-are not
infrequent at police headquarters.
An interesting case vas that Of Nc.
Gloin. a tough who Iilled a French
man. There was Init, positive evidence
against him. Every ming was suppusi-
t%itious. hut Thomas Byrnes' SUPPOSE
tons in matters Of nat kind are likely
10 be not TAR fro ] right. He was
reasonably certain that Mellon was
guilty, and that I re had been three
witnesses Of the G me. Thanamgs and
Whereabouts of Z sc probable witnesses
he knew. NcG in had also pawued a
pistol. Byrnes Iesscd that il was the
pistol with viii 4 the crime had been
committed. z t h. had not a particle
of proof of any M OF these things.
One day. however, he had McGloin
and the three other men arrested. TAX
ing care that no one of the quartet
should know that the others had been
captured. gi-irg Doopa ~ tbc,n an i'm
king Of why he had been taken into Gus
tody. This also occurred during Byrnes'
Term as insnacfor He oocrrio1 H.
room now used bv Insnactor NcLanob.
lin. and around its wallis in tbosn d.
We're the cases Of ipnlemer+s aud mo.
meptoes of crime nov, on evbihi-ion !,
the museum across III. nall I'M, thi.
room. where. rs D., entered a tall L..
case fuil of the rap,S and rlock raps
which had frrru3 IN H.. cir. -.
tiors stared linn IN ell. g... ri.,.a-~
was led. Eri.ru- f,. .7,-. -.,di, .,
the fact that s. WA. p, BIZ. ,.f.....l ,s.
The fgmar, -. I ~. ls..
however. l.. was il. d.. ...rr.r.t.
OF the TOM.
one Of fur wi.r.v. az ,ai-
looks ont ri...I IL. ,.-..F.-i in =. gan.
ter of the TuildiY.. I.-..r-.r lrr,r.
placed "A chair 80 rla. II, t... ,
close a-inst This window and rn..h.r
facing it. with only room for knees ...
tween it AMI the casing. To Il. l--;.r
chair McGloiu WIS led A. f.. -gf
there he had "a fnll view ct the CONT.
yard. Byrur~ sat in the other chair
with his back 10 il. Close ON Ryrue-
right was n desk.
Thus arranged. the ulot began 10 IN
fold. For 10 minutes the INSPECTOR
talked earnestly To the prisoner without
good result. Then he touched a Tell.
The door Of tn. room opened. and an
.oh-eguiUus jew entered. and auproach-
ing the desk laid on IL "a pistol. Ne
Gl0in's attention was attracted by the
noise If the newcomer. and he turned
to sac-th. pistol with which he had
killed the Frrnchmau and the pawn
broker 10 whom be had pledged it.
Without a word. but keeping his ewes
McGlUiu r.. the jew backed ont of
the room. II was a good deal Of a
shock to McGloin. hut not enough to
break down his bravado.
What in - does this mean:'' he
boldly.
? oh. nothing. " replied the inspectur
nonchalantly. 1t Is merely a pistol ]
10 see" Then he picked it up.
- Handsome a isn't 1t, McGloin?
kill a man. eh:"
Then. LAYING the pistol down again.
the inspector went on calmly talking
about the crime. McGloin, beginning
To feel the mystery. the dramatic force
of it all, was getting nervous. He looked
for a at the inspector. but one
long, steady. searching glance from |
hose penetrating ewes made him quick
turn away and direct his gaze ont of
he window into the cour,yard again