The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-02-07
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would have succeeded If 1t hadn't been
for one person.
His clearing out looked very suspi-
cious, and they found quite sum Of
money on him when he was arrested,
although 1t was known that he had
been cleaned out before he went away.
He would not tell where he got it ell
Their. None of their blessed business"
he told them.
1T may hang you," said friend, ''if
you don't tell"
Hang it is, then" he replied dog
gedly.
/ But worst of all was Baptiste Gabri-
elle's evidence.
Eyes, by goss! Dat fell, he SCOT
Tree TO- time me. Steek his head up
fom dat stump. See him me soor."
Then Nanny Nolan went out to the
place where Whisky Sanderson had
met his fate, and she found something
too. The bullet that had killed poor
Sanderson had been In terrible hurry
and had gone clean through and
through him.
Nanny Nolan followed up the line
OF sight from the stump across where
Sanderson had fallen and luckily To-
Gated the bullet In sand knoll 30
yards beyond. 1t was a case hardened
1856 Winchester bullet.
THAT'S the bullet that killed him
right enough" unused Nanny, 'but it
might possibly have been fred there
some other time" 1t wasn't quite con-
elusive.
Then she found the bullet that had
scorched the leg of the foremost rider
that day imbedded in his saddle. That
was conclusive
Then commenced the search for the
rifle itself. There was only one such
rifle owned In Golden, and 1t had be-
longed to Bulldog Carney.
Now, Carney had been back In Gold
en- after the murder, and he hadn't
taken bis rife with him when he went
away with "Lanky' Ball, SO be must
have hidden 1t somewhere. To return
TO Golden after killing Sanderson he
would cross the ford at Kicking Horse.
1t was forlorn hope. but she made I'D
her mind to drag the ford for the rifle.
When Nanny found the rifle where
1t had dropped, she knew she had
forged one Of the strongest links in
the chain OF evidence which fastened
the guilt on Carney.
1t was Nanny, too, who introduced
new witness to the court in the per-
son OF Grace Alton. She had come
back from Vancouver in obedience to
Mammy's telegram. Her evidence
was very simple. but effectually clear
ed up the mystery Of the money.
Il gave 1t to him." she said simnlv
Ito pay his passage home to his moth
er. | told him falsehood; told him
1t was from his mother. He wouldn't
have taken it from me If he had
known the truth. but wanted him to |
go home to his mother. who was ask
Ing for him every day. We were chill
dren together-Arvil Santley and nv
self"
1t was revelation to that wild
western life, this sweet, womanly girl
and the man who would rather hang
than compromise her by telling that
she had given him the money.
Il had too bad a name" he said
when his friends rounded on him for
a chivalrous goat.
Nanny didn't know about the mon
ey when she sent for Grace. She only
knew that Grace and Santley had met
when Grace was In Golden.
In the face Of the new evidence not
much stock was taken In Baptiste Ga
Drielle's saying that Anvil Santley was
the man who had shot at him. He had
been too badly frightened to know
what the man who had done the shoot
ing really looked like. Besides. the
other man, who had galloped on In
'front.', swore that 1t was a fair man
VINO had shot, while Santley was dark.
II came out that Nanny Nolan was
Pinkerton detective, and the business | '
u running restaurant and selling
whisky on the side was only a blind.
NOBODY but the major had known this
,efore. \
AFTER many moons of ANXIOUS tracing :,
voro OF Carney came to hand. He WA
: st: Vincent. just over the border I
rom Manitoba.
Inc extradition law is slow" unused 7
ne major; likewise 10 It uncertain. l
'ow' II We had Carney on this side n