The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-09-29

Ever hear the story of how the
seven of diamonds, which filled the in
side straight, saved an innocent man
from being lynched?" asked the former
deputy sheriff. Sounds like weird
.narrat tive. eh2-- -Ruts,its4 all true; for
was near by at the time and got the
facts from q man who was in the party
which had been sent to overtake a
young chap suspected Of crime.
1T was this way" continued tho
deputy as he filled his pipe ana got
back where the breeze could do him
| most good. Il was railroading in those
days at q small place called Benson.
Not far from us was bigger town and
we were sort of a branch village. One
morning we got word from Wilton,
| which was the larger town, that old
| man Whitesides and his son had been
murdered and the place robbed. We
got only a few Of the details but these
were enough to show us that Il dcsper-
! ado had done the trick. No man in
the city had stood higher in the pub
lie esteem than Whitesides and when
| 1T was known that he had been killed
| iynchlng talk was rife. Everybody
seemed to hit OF Il young fellow named
McLoy AS the murderer and the fact
That he had disappeared on the night
| OF the murder without paying his
board bill or saying when he would re-
turn added strength to the belief that
ne was the murderer. McLoy had been
| IN the city for u couple of months and
[ was working some insurance scheme
He had been figuring on old, man
! Whltesidcs as Il possible policy t;ker
and the towns folk argued that McLoy
knew the ms and outs Of his way OF
living. The son was there with him
only part Of the time. The two bodies
were found in the library by SER
Vant.a good many hours after the crime
had been committed. The police found
absolutely no clue on which to begin
1t was found that the safe had been
robbed of good deal of cash and the
entire house had been rummaged.
! about p. m. a telegram came from
benson that McLoy was stopping there
and detective was sent to place him
under arrest. An effort was made to
Keep the fact quiet, but before the Of
flcer had left to arrest his man it was
known throughout the city that some
thing was about to drop. Just as soon
us the populace found that McLoy was
III reach of I. mob it was agreed to go
over and take him from the officer AMI
lynch him on the spot. This suggestion
met with such favor that the mob was
soon organized and on it's way to inter
| Cept the detective and his PRISONER.
Watson, the detective, was notified by
| wire that the mob would endeavHr tn
find him, and he was told to keep I'M
der cover until he could deliver his
man for safe keeping
| watson arrested his man without
any trouble and McLoy said it was !,
big mistake, as he could prove. All he
asked that he DC properly protected
from a wild mob. The officer guaran :
teed him IL safe trip to the Jail at Haw-
ley, where he would be fully protected.
Watson got a second message from
Wilton advising him to take an out
|Of-the-Wa route and to hide his tracks.
| "WatSOn was acquainted with the
country and he decided to take the
back route to HawIey. He handcuffed
his prisoner and started off in a trap,
while a binding rain began to- fall.
! This did not interfere with his speed,
and the horse raced blindly, for it was
a safe gamble that McLoy would be
1 lynched, guilty or not, if caught Wat
/ son appreciated his position. and he
8 got SO ashamed of himself that he un-