Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-08-18
AGAINST such a course. You know he has

against such II course. You know he hs.
his w theories"
nc ~ a strange man with his methods.
re Keeps nus secrets TO himself. Now ne
70 'hls 2. n. Stephens that he is scarcbinp
ior. What possible connection can he
nave with the casc! Why, the mun moy
DC III Europe by this time. think Srllors
IS wrong with his theories. bclirv. Rob.
t't Saihpbeil to bc entirely innorcu; of
Tue loui CRIME charged against him. and
believe every word of the Statement, hc
mace TO the jury, but | do not believe
german Craven guilty of that murder.
Ne''her do believe him to have brcn am
accessory to it. or TO have had a knowl-
cage OF the fact that it was contemplated.
l am fully satisfied that he believes Ro,,.
ert Campbell to be the guilty wretch who
murdered his uncle"
"Iossibly. father; hut / have s, faith
in Sellars' Judgment"
i1ttie wonder, SON; but Sellary in this
case mas made an cgrc.ious bl,lnder. NV
theory now is that there were two uartics
10 this crime-tramps, probably. That
one was sccrctcd in the house. pcrhnns in
the bath room adjoining the bankers
chamber, perhaps in the closet under the
stairs, and that the other was on the ont
side of the house"
'Wcl!?'
Tint the object was to rob the banker.
mat unexpectedly Robert Campbell an
pcared before that had been accou,plisl,.
ed and was admitted to the house. The
tramp on the outside waited PERHAPS half
an hour after lie had entered the house.
Perhaps through the open window Oh the
east side of the house he had a view of
the Two men seated in the library. Final
~ he asccnded to the piazza and ra;,v the
bell vigorously. with IL design of S%cuarat-
ing the two men. Possibly he thought the
younger one would come TO the door"
Very naturally So"
We'll after ringing the he'll he dashed
AWAY in the darkness. Robert went To
TN" door. as he stated. There was no one
there. He walked ont on the piazza aud
examined that. Next IL" descended the
steps ana pccrcd round in ali directions in
the gloom and darkness. Presently he
heard !; :ro:i from within the house. lie
fctraced his steps quickly. The murder
had been committed. The tramp had So
car'd The bag of coin and in SOME man
ircr made his exit from The house."
Your theory is-"
wait! Robert WAS appalled, at the
SlsHt lhal confronted him. He cried,
Help. Murder. and drew forth the rrek-
ing blade from my old friends breast: but
only TO find himself Il moment later charg-
cd by the nephew with having committed
the crime"
You draw Il fearful picture. father"
III picture wis IL reality. my son. You
could have made yn,lr ease stronger. much
stronger. Non roulL have shown all these
possibilities. You could have shaken the
founded belief of that jury. as you did not
do"
~ know it. father. and but for Srllars
would have done 81. lie protested against
such Il course. as you know, and Robert
Campbell has such implicit confidence in
him that he directed me to be guided by
ilim in relation 10 all matters pertaining
to his Defense
Robert Campbell will soon be under
sentence OF death. and for IL crime that
he did not commit. AS for Sellurs, he has
not been frank enough with us. III hehas Il
hope of material cvidrnce-anything aside
from sllspicions-he should have made it
apparent
Remember, father. Lang Scllars is a
man OF action. not OF words. AT the pro.
PER time he will speak in thunder tones!
Have patience, and watt
In the meantime Robert Campbell APP
breaches thu sallows."
CTo be continually