The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08

Jim, with scornful laugh, ''but aiding
detectives Is out Of my line. I'm a
crook. but not SO low down as that"
"Tell me why you think Morals ac-
tion suspicious?" asked Mr.. Mitchell,
with signal to Mr.. Barnes to allow
him to continue the conversation.
why. you ought to see that your.
SELF" said the criminal. "Mora's prop
osition Is that the murderer wore these
togs over his own. Having found
them. he ought to have carried them
to the police station. that their condi-
tion might corrobornte his theory, if
possible. Tint he did not do this
tcmpts one to think that he has little
faith In his own theory"
again you are right" said Mr..
Mitchell. admiring the logical manner
In which the man reached his deduc-
tions. Mora now says that he offered
that explanation to the police because
he Thought Of nothing better mt the
fip,n Nn"- lao ~-r,---~, that .n-ra.r-
er stole his clothes here In Essex
street, wore them to the house, com.
mitted the crime and returned them to
the closet from which he had taken
them" ~
80 that Is the new edition Of his
theory, Is 1t? Quite pretty story.
The criminal must have had n fairy
godmother to throw dust in peoples
eyes. lest they see her protege In oil
this coming and going. Pah! Mora is
coward"
"Why SOP"
HE hit the nail on the head the first
time and then Is afraid Of the conse-
qnences Of telling the truth"
Speak mere plainly"
Il will Go so, though I ought not to
be teaching, this detective his trade.
But this time ] will show him that I
; can use brains. Listen! Let us imag-
,iRe the circumstances. Mora told the
police that the murderer wore the
plaid suit over his own clothing. the
presumption Of course being that there
was blood upon him. When released
from the lookup, lie hurries down here
and looks over the clothes. He finds
upon them something tnat corrobo.
rntes his theory. Then he grows
alarmed. He does not object to having
the police think he has told the truth,
but he fears to have them know that
hc hlu. 1hcy NohuCi ho" hS
chanccd to make so good Il guess"
:. "And for that reason you think he
finally decided to destroy the things
You may be right. but we could test It
II Mr. Barnes would permit us to see
the clothes. Will your!
i} Mr.. Barnes had serious objections
to this, but did not like to refuse q re.
quest which he saw that MFR. Mitchell
made with great earnestness. There.
fore. with much reluctance. he led the
way to his office In lower Broadway
and produced the bundle Of clothing.
The garments had been opened and
dried and were now In n wrinkled and
slightly shrunken condition.
"Now. them" said Mr.. Mitchell. nd.
dressing Preacher Jim, you think
there might have been something about
these which wound corroborate Aioru's
first theory. You must have had some
definite thought In your mind, and
half suspect that could guess what
you mean. but I would be glad to have
you tell me-.
'Tt is very simple. These garments
must have blood stains upon them, or
Mora would not have thrown them
Into the river. The stains must have
reached the clothes either during the
commission Of the murder or after.
fNnrd. In the first instance, the blood
would primarily show upon the out.
side. I'm the second. 1t would be upon
the inside. from contact with the other
clothes"
Very good MS far as II goes. But as
fresh blood would readily soak through
the cloth II would appear on either
side. would II not?"
''You overlook the lining In the YES;
and upper part of the trousers. II the
blood was spattercd on the outside
during the Killing, there would be but
little n ,nny stain upon the Innings