Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-11-29
And I, too, shall see more clear1ywhere
we stand; for the necessity of putting
ones thoughts into words is an aid to
clear thinking."

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ones thoughts into words is an aid to
clear thinking"
CHAPTER XIII.
THE LOST TRAIL.
So saying, Sturgis settled himself in
his chair and began his narrative.
"After leaving you this morning, MY
first step was to gain admission to the
Tombs-" =
ITO the Tombs ?" interrupted Dun
lap. -" - -; =.
YES; the,cabman has been remanded
to the Tombs to await trial for compile
ity in the murder Of the unknown man
whose body was found in his cab"
,'"Arbogast's?" =,; - =:'
Eyes, Arbogast's. But of course the
police do not know that" -
Were you allowed to see the cab
manY' :';i.t ';:a;.;,1': -. Is e:
Eyes. AS reporter Of the Tempest.
I was able to obtain an interview with
him.. When first arrested. the man,
whose name, by the way, is Reilly, was
incapable Of making q connected state
ment; the lawyer assigned to defend
him laughed in his face when he heard
his story, and advised him to leave
the romancing to a trained lawyer as
his only chance Of escaping the electric
chair. Naturally, under the circum-
! stances, the? poor fellow hesitated to
unbosom himself TO- a stranger. But
finally managed to gain his confidence
by showing him that believed his
story, and that was trying to find
the men whose scapegoat he now is. It
seems that yesterday. afternoon, at
about three o'clock, he was stationed
at the cab-stand in front Of Madison
square, where he was accosted by a
man, answering Chatham's description,
who engaged him to drive him to the
Fulton street ferry. On reaching the
ferry, the man ordered Reilly to pro-
| coed to low grogshop on South street.
Here he entered, returning in a few
minutes to invite the cabman to take
a drink with him. The men seated
themselves at a table upon which a
bottle and two filled glasses were al
ready placed. Chatham handed one Of
these glasses to Reilly, who drank it
and probably many more. At any
events, he remembers nothing furthef
until he was rudely shaken by Chat!
ham, who led him out into the street.
Here the cold air revived him, and he
remembers noticing several things to
which he did not pay much attention
| at the time, but which seem significant
| now as he recalls them:
"Firstly-1t' was now quite dark.
"Secondly- cab, which had been
facing south when he entered the bar
/ room, was now facing north.
"Thirdly- Chatham persistently car
ried his left hand In the bosom of his
coat; he was very pale and seemed weak
aud ill.
HE with difficulty climbed upon the
box beside Reilly and ordered him to
| drive uptown. Presently the cabman
became drowsy again.! The next thing
he remembers is coming. to himself
after the overturning of the cab by
the cable car. That the man was
drugged there can be no doubt. It is
probable that while he sat apparently
drunk in the barroom, Chatham took
the cab to the Knickerbocker bank, ex-
pecting to smuggle Arbogast into it
without Reilly's knowledge - deep
move, since it would effectually cover
| up the trail. If thc1 we
away IL r~4, as 1ney
evidently did. Seymour may have met
him at the bank by appointment; but
I am more inclined to believe that he
was there unknown to Chatham, and
possibly for the purpose of spying
upon the latter, to see if his instruc-
tions were carried out. He lent his &C.
complete q hand in the nick of time;
and then, like prudent general, he re.
tired to a safe position, thence to di.
rect further operations. What. can
not yet understand is, why Chatham
should have taken the enormous risk
he, did in conveying Arbogast's body
from, the bank. since Seymour's inten'
lion was plainly to make away with
the bookkeeper, in any event. car
explain this only on the suppositior
that Seymour thought: he could con
ceal the body in some way and prevent
it from falling into the hands OF the
police. On the part of any ordinary
! criminal this would have : been ran1
folly; but the resources. of such 9 MAJ
as Seymour are such that / do not fe{
disposed TO criticise his generalship i
this particular without first. under
standing his ultimate: object. From
what>I have seen Of His work thus f4r
Lhave derived q profound admiration
for the mans genius and cunning ,dev
iltry. Fortunately, fate was agains'
him this time.z ltainstrulnlaent was til.
cable car which everturned the cab
thus delivering. Artoge.t'4f body int.
the hands 81 tie - Police lid nliishinl
ths Key VIII dull :tvhhIeh: II I'll 81 axe
IIlys Seymour ni1g iit hav4 femsinsd TOR
Lever aadieeoy erad.7s = n; >sF5.ss 1867
You think, then, you; win suceeed /,
unearthing ;,this -sinainf asked Dun
t.lapy. eagerav.Es.,si sttzx.a i1,-Txt7Trff+T
>stsWhilg thlfssstii1el thSrStsE h&pe,'
said 6tureia,sdiitHd I1H d111f1in1na1ie1
but must con1eeaA Aat tAe0atlooA I
present II not axao3ly. hsilliant, H1w
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