Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-01-06

uliyht
trlved to get arrested by the police and
almost lynched by furious mob. l was
suspected OF murder of the foulest kind,
and tie only way of clearing myself
was by duplicating George Fenton, the
man whom Of all others in the world |
had reason to wish we'll by The per-
splration stood thick upon my brow.
The whole chain of circumstances SEEM
ed too horrible to be real. could have
thought myself the victim of some ex-
traordlnary hallpcination had not the
presence of the policemen with me in
the cab been tangible evidence of the
stern reality of my position.
was still brooding over this terrible
position when we drew up at the police
st Ption Another great crowd collected
TO see US alight. London seemed full Of
crowds that awful night In few min
utes was taken before the superintend.
ent on duty, who, after duly cautioning
me, asked if wished to make anv
statement l didn't see that | could do
any good by Withholding my tale, SO
gave him full and most minute &C.
count Of my doings since leaving De
We're Gardens at half past 0 that night.
Keeping lack only George Fenton's
name, said that the murderer was
mai whom had met with suddenly in
Back SaviIle street; that he was of dark
complexion and of middle height; that
he was standing over the body with the
hi!t OF & weapon in his hand that when
| accused him he 1l>d away, making in
to the darkness, ;;:;t! finally that | had
not followed him AID didn't know where
he had gone, except that his direction
was toward Oxford street.
Ibid you know the man?' the super
intendent asked
| had my answer ready and gave it
coolly and without hest tation.
II should know him again in an in
slant if l saw him"
The superintendent made a note of
this. And them" he questioned
When the man took to be the muir
derer ran away. stopped to examine
the body. The woman seemed to me-
stone dead, and there was nothing to be
done for her. At that moment seedy
looking individual, who gave his name
as DR.. Fitzgerald, came up and tried to
rifle the body That l. prevented and
struck him, and in revenge he denounc-
ed me to the police as the murderer
That is all have to add to what your
own officers have told you already"
lyon are sure, J." said the superin.
tendent, there is nothing more you
wish to add:'
mo-" said l. THAT is my plain
tale, and my only comment is that you
have made mistake in arresting me.
Here is my card, and it you go to any
OF the service clubs you can hear about
me-
The superintendent looked at the
pasteboard. IT'S very unfortunate
position for you to be in, Captain Brett
and in my civil capacity, as it might
easily ha ve happened to myself. can
sympathiTe with you extremely, but at
the same time my duty forbids me to
let you cd at present. We shall pnsh in
quirles inthe morning, go through the
formallty of verifying your tale, and
find out thu identity of the unlucky wo.
man who h1 IS been murdered You have
no suggestis N to make as to the reason
for this QUIT ge?''
How sh(uld ! have?' l answered.
II never .sdv the wretched woman in
my life befor|. l."
mo, l do1't mean that, said the
superintendent "What l was wanting
to know was, lid you. hear any sounds
OF a quarrel d scufle as you came
down Back SaNlle street,
RI No. ans4ered, land if there had
been any suoh sounds don't think !
should have head them. My mind was
very fully occupiN with something else.
Indeed i it had pot been ! should not
have come that lay at all. To DO pro.
else, had lost mi road. {, :.