The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-04


toned bell OF the city hall. Brentwood's
pride. and sharp at the sound every hand
In the railway shops sheds and yards fol-
lowed suit and went out. SO did the hres
I'm the furnaces In the course OF the night.
for no man succeeded in getting I'm TO re-
plenish them. SO did not the trains.
freight or passenger. on either Big Horn
or Seattle. for the rails were lather OF
soap. the boilers a reek Of foam. The
casualty list In the motive power showed
Is engines KILLED" and the only wheels
70 revolve east or west were those trun-
ding the United States mail the opera
tives. With calm sagacity. offering no OBJ
lection to the running OF postal cars. yet
firmly opposing everything else. Follow
ing the traditions OF the Big Horn, the
new general manager appeared promptly
ON the scene, while he OF the Seattle
shifted the battle from afar and staid
there. Mr.. Burieigh came 10 threaten
and command promptly hoisted
aboard baggage car and hidden TO ad
dress the meeting from the plat
form. which he essayed 10 do, the car
speedily gliding away with him to the
accompaniment OF much derison and many
decided catcalls. not 10 mention a few de
funct duadrupeds and doubtful eggs. Mr..
Burleigh was given a sample Of the run
ming qualities of the fast mail down the
winding gorge of the Red Water and
spent the night In blasphemy and bitter
ness OF spirit at Gunnison. Not even a
farmers blackboard could he find TO take
him back He wired for the trainloads
OF substitutes across the Big Muddy, and
they were ditched ten miles from any
town and had 20 build bonfres out OF the
wreck until that was used up and then
kept warm with few miles OF snow fence
that unaccountaby went up I'm flames.
The Seattle sent SO Pinkertons on
special and thereby precipitated n sympa-
thetic strike across the Missouri and the
special into the shadows near the eastern
shore well up TO the Pinltertons middle.
When finally rescued these amateurs
were roosting on car roofs. cold wet and
bedraggled. an object OF charity TO the
countryside. Then came the order for
troops. long withheld. and before II
issued the Brentwood rifles knew there
would be no first sergeant to call the roll.
Somewhere about midnight OF the 27th.
dazed and bleeding, Colonel Cresswell had
staggered into the street IN front OF his
office. feebly calling for help. The police
found a pool OF blood at the foot OF tho
cellar stairs and splashes all along from
near the top. but not sign OF struggle
elsewhere and not trace OF Eric Lang
don. Along toward morning Cresswell
managed TO tell his story. and then the
police went and routed out the division
superintendent. who told queer tale.
When the doctors heard II. they looked
oddly at each other and agreed that IL
were best that cresswell shouldn't hear n
until he was stronger. IL might unduly
excite him now. Cresswell said he left
the superintendent. Mr.. Belts on guard
at the cellar stairway in the back yard.
revolver In hand. and that he should have
seen his (Cresswells assaants when
they made their escape at the rear the
only way they could have gone. The SUI
perintendent said he had met Mr.. Cress-
well casually on the street inquired for
Mr.. Langdon and went with Cresswell 10
the Office 10 find him. They knocked IN
tff TREY believed that Langdon couldn't
be there and he (the SUPPLEMENTARY de-
sired TO search elsewhere. but Cresswell
was somewhat persistent that Belts should
wait while ne went round and tried the
back way. Belts went Just TO oblige the
colonel didn't like Ia offend him" The
fact was he noticed that the colonel had
been drinking little. and at such times.
as was well known. the Kentuckian was
apt to be bit dictatorial and 10 take
otfense rather easily. Belts said he knew
the colonel had been at the bar OF the
brentwood that evening. and after wait
ing few minutes Just TO assure himself
the colonel was safely within he hurried
away about his own business. Had he
heard no sound CT fall or struggle? was
asked Not a sound Of that kind. He
had heard some one moving about In the
hall and thought, OF course. II was the
colonel. In fact sotto voice, he added, he
thought go stil and that under the cir
cumstances the colonel might later have
missed his footing and fallen headlong
II could not be conceived possible that
Mr. Iangdon would brutally assault h,s
friend and benefactor.
Now. Cresswen had taken three or four
nins OF his favorite beverage that even
ing. but Boniface swore he was perfec-y
himself when he left the Brentwood. That
might be said the shrewd and somewhat
envious lawyer employed by the Big Horn
as counsel and yet might he be "unuer
alien Influences" One OF two theories.
said the railroad lawyer. could he u--
rived from the facts and only two. MIR.
Cresswell had fallen down stairs under
the influence OF one Of two forces. Bour-
bon or blow II a blow. who gave IL but
Eric Langion? No one else was known
TO have entered those doors that night.
In all the tense. pent up excitement at
tending the inevitable strike this Incl
dent was discussed with bated breath.
Men who knew Cresswell and saw MIN
that night knew he was not 80 Tar gone
In liquor as to fall down stairs and there
fore believed the story OF assault. Men
who knew Langdon swore he was Inca
pable OF assaultng Cresswell. What
could possibly be his motive? The snre
stood securely locked. Desk and draw
ers were intact. There were no reasons
why Iangdon should go except the threats,
which he held I'm contempt. and every
reason why he should stay. The rail-
way lawyer hinted at renewal OF pro-
ceedings by Perrigo's bank 10 recover
certain sums with interest. The bank.
however, being questioned. reluctantly
testified that that incident was closed,
satisfactory settlement having been made.
and go n had I'm Dangdon's behalf by the
big hearted Kontuckian and his friend the
mayor. No: nothing but threats against
I.anedor's life could be heard of AZ
cause OF Langdons disappearance. nom
ing whatever until the second day of
the strike. when two people appeared VINO
said that II guaranteed protection they
would tell something The something
nrovad 10 be that an open two horse
wagon drove into the alley just before
10 o'clock and drove out again about 10:40.
when n had two more men In 70 who
were bending over something In the bot
tom These two Jumped out when II