The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-06-24

! who sped down the stairs and confronted
/ him with the evidence of his damnable
crime clutched in his hand.
| "A moment more and he would have
! been gone, the sheath knife with him. In
! the morning the bankers body would have
/ been found stiff and cold Who murdered
! him? Robert Campbell would have I'M
( dertakcn to fasten suspicion on the young
| cashier rs he does now, and perhaps with
! Il greater prospect of success. But the
! bag Of coin? He did not have it with him
| when he entered the house. But how did
/ he obtain that note? He may have had
/ it and secretcd it somewhere after he
| struck the blow, and before he withdrew
/ the knife blade from the bankers breast.
! 1t may be discovered in the house Again.
| he may have had an accessory. who fed
/ with the coin. At all events, | have the
start of Lang Sellars Oh this case. have
! the man who struck the fatal blow. He
! belongs to one of the first families in the
| State, but there is no wrong man this
/ time. All | will require will be a little
! time to find the gold. Robert Campbell
! is candidate for the gallows.'
| Thus thought Sheriff Cobb as he made
his way home after seeing his prisoner in
carceratcd in Jail.
ne cries OF the widowed mother anu
sister of the prisoner yet rang in his ears;
! but there was only one path for him to
| folow-the path of duty.
At eight O'Clock on the morning of the
nineteenth Jennie Campbell entered the
Office of the county Jail and made known
! her desire to see her brother.
| Follow me, Miss Campbell said Jaier
! Filyaw, an understood, corpulent little
] l,t1it
! you, and if there were YOU should see your
| brother. even if he is in jail on the charge
of murder. | am sorry for you, miss, in
! deed | am. Who would have believed
! it?"
Don't speak of it. Mr.. Filyaw. if you
please" said Jennie. I'VE have every
| confidence that my brother will be able
to establish bis innocence"
! Il hope he may" said the jailer. Il
hope he may But what have you there"
"Mcrcly my brothers breakfast in this
/ basket" said Jennie. He is not used
to prison fare My mother being some
what Frustrated, did not accompany me,
and did not bring my maid to-day"
Bless YOU" said Filyaw, Il should not
! feed Robert Campbell on prison fare. The
! best my own table affords should be his"
"Oh, thank you, sir, but either my maid
| or | will come every day while my brother
! is here in Jail.
They passed from the office through the
! hall into the corridor of the prison Fill
! yaw blew a sharp note on his whistle and
a turnkey came forward and unlocked and
/ swung open the heavy iron door of the
| structure, handing the jaier a bunch of
/ keys as he did so.
/ They passed within and the heavy door
! closed with a clang that grated on poor
/ Iennic's nerves.
/ Two rows of cells confronted them
| one to the right. the other oppositC-with
! passage between them and an iron stair
way ut the further end of the passage
Hey, you jailer. Does my case came
! off At September court?" was the first
| greeting that reached their cars as they
| advanced.
Il think not, WorteIl," was the reply,
but don't worry about it. 1t will come
! off soon enough
| Got any 'bacccr, Mars Jailcr?" were
the words that greeted them from another
| cell
Here, Pompy" and Filyaw passed half
/ Of plug through the iron bars of his cell.
| Tank you, MasSa," and the negro grin
| ned as though he was happy.
why do you keep negroes here, Mr..
! Filyawt'
/ "All, Miss Campbell, who violate the
| law, free born or slave, white or black,
are liable to imprisonment in Jail. Pompy
now is free negro. His offcnse is not
very grave. He merely stole Il hog, if his
accuscrs tell the truth
| ''Da lies, Mars Jailcr; da lies. ! ncb-
| Der stold dat hog He coined to my later
! patch, an was rootin' dem up. You rock
| on | gwinc let someone clse's hog waller
on my taters, an den low him to go free :!
Cidcs dat, | only got scbcn dollars fer de
| hog, an | offer de owner half of it."
Don't worry, Pompy; | have engaged
| a good lawyer to defend yOu."
/ Tank you. Mars Jailer."
They passed on to the stairway and as
! cendcd it. 1t was much lighter on this
| floor, and the air seemed more wholesome
/ There were two rows of cells as below, but
/ not extending the full length of the build
| ing. Two debtors rooms occupied con
siderable space at the rear.
! ~ our brother is in the male debtors
/ room," said JaiIcr Filyaw. Il did not like
the idea of combining him in cell. The
! debtors room is bad enough"
! "oh. thank YOU"
In moment more the jailer had singled
| out a key from his bunch and unlocked
and opened the door
4 recumbent figure, lying on a low iron
! hedStead, sprang to its feet. and Jennie
was Claspcd in her brothers. arms
i Will return in fifteen minutes" said
the jaller. rs he hurriedIy withdrew and
locked the door behind him.
flIyaw had been Wilmington's jaler
for twenty years; but tears stood in his
eyes as he trudged back to his Office.
Something wrong somewhere" he NUT
tered. Lang Selars should he called in
to this case. | can't believe a son of Dun
can Campbell guilty of murder"
Little did Fiyaw know how deeply the
great detective was already interested in
| the case.
Il was in sad despair all night. dear sis
ter, said Robert. perhaps five minutes
after Fllyaw had taken his departure
My reliance was on SeIlars. and |
/ thought he had abandoned me. Your
good news treasures me. | am content to
/ lie III Jail until such time as he is able
/ 10 place here in my stead the murderer
Of my dear old friend. 1t will take time.
| hut he will do it, and with Il network
! around him from which he cannC- escape.
Now let US talk no more about this mat
ter. You know the inquest takes place
ut ten O'Clock. | do not wish mother to be
there. If necessary, promise me that
You yourself will remain home and keep
her from attending. II would be too much
/ for one of her years and sensitive nature.
| shall surely be held to court, and | would
/ spare her the pain of seeing me conveyed
TO Jail again"
She thought you would feel so. Robert.
and VIII remain at home. Several ladies'
Will be with her. l shall be Al the inquest,
my brother, and though you are returned
TO jail, knowing what the future will bring
forth, l am content, and then | must be
with Hattie, your future wife"
Bless you, my sister,
The brother and sister sat side by side
/ on the iron cot when FiIyaw again opened
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