Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1902-01-03
CHAPTER X.-(Continued.)

"The night befo' de murder, Mars Lang,
and he didn't hab any OBJ dat crowd wild
him. He lef de carrige in front oh Will
lise's drug store, on de corner OBJ Market
and Front streets, and tell me to wait.
He walk off towards de Carolina Hotel,
and when he come back dar was a man
wild him / nebber saw befo' dat l knows
of. He was taller and heavier dan Mars
Herman, and older, too. He had gray
ish mustache and wore a beaver hat. Both
of dem was smokin' cegars, and dey got in
de carrige.
"'Drive out Market street, Adam,
Mars Herman say, and did"
'Did you catch this party's name"
81 heard Mars Herman call him Ste
phens.' l spec dats his name. WE'LL
drive past de house, and hear Mars Her
man say, 'dar's where my Uncle Alvin
lives
now,' says Mars Herman, and de ratlin'
OBJ de wheels drown de rest. When l got
bout six blocks beyond de house Mars
Herman say: Drive back, ADAM and I
drive back de same way. Coin back,
heard dat man ak Mars Herman what
kind OBJ game dey run at de Planters
Rest Mars Herman say: "A pretty stiff
game, sometimes.
"'Oh,' Mr.. Stephens say, 'dey plays fer
high stakes in Baltimore. Oars de place
fer high rollers"
"He did,"
"Yes, Mars Lang. Well, dey lef de car
rige at de same place pick dem up, and
Mars Herman give me fifty cents and
say: You go home, Adam. 1 will walk
and as l drove off dey was goin' towards
de hotel"
Herman is liberal with money, is he
not, Adam?"
Mos ebery night when he keep me out
he give me a quarter or half dollar"
II see! l see!' and the detective ran
his fingers through his hair. ''Would you
know this man Stephens if you saw him
again, Adam?
Know him, fer true, Mars Lang. He
speak quick and short, and he eye mighty
sharp lax. Oh, know himv'
What time was it when you drove
home?"
"It wan late. spec bout nine o'clock"
"You don't know what time Herman
Craven came home, or whether he was
alone?"
"No, Mars Lang. 1 wen to bed directly
l got home; but I wen up to get Mars
Herman's shoes, to black dem, in de morn
in, and dar was no one but him dar."
Last night you did not have the car
riage out?"
mo. Mars Lang; but Mars Herman
was downtown. saw him go out de gate
after supper. l don't know what time
he get in"
HE carries night key to the front
door, l suppose"
Certain
Here there was a rap on the door lead
ing into the hall.
Its me, Lang" replied Mrs. Sellars.
Hannah is waiting to see you"
"Yes, yes, in moment, wife. You may
go now, Adam. And remember, not a
word to d living soul that you have been
here, or that you have had any conversa-
tion with me-not hint! And notice par
ticular]y when you are downtown if you
see that man Stephens again. will send
Calban for you when l want you again.
You may be of great assistance to me, and
you shall not go unrewarded."
"Golly, Mars Lang, all de ward / wants
is to see de man what murder my ole
marster hanged, and Mars Robert Camp
bell turned loose, kaze | know Miss Hat
ties sweetheart nebber murdered ole
marster."
you may earn a greater reward than
the satisfaction of seeing a guilty wretch
hanged, Adam-perhaps your freedom
who knows"
The detective had been rolling up the
bloody shirt, and here he handed it to
Adam with the words: Take your shirt;
the stains on it indicate indeed that fowl
murder has been committed
Oats so, Mars Lang" said the negro,
grinning. Chicken murder. Is guilty OBJ
dat, and you's got witness agin me in
de mex ROOM"
As the door closed behind Adam, Cal
ban admitted Hannah.
"Did you cook chickens for dinner yes
terday, Hannah?"
Yes, Mars Lang"
"Who killed the chickens, and when,
and where?'
"Why, Adam, just back of de kitchen,
yestidy mawnin'. He chop dar haids off
wild de hatchet."
Are you sure, HannahT
"'Deed is, Mars Lang De fool niger
let dem chicken bloody his shut all up, and
tell him, Who's gwan wash dat shut?' 4"
did you ever see or hear of a man nam
ed Stephens, a friend of Herman Cra-
ven's, HannahT
II nebber did, Mars Lang-nebber. II
he got friends, dough, dey nebber comes
to de house."
rs Miss Campbell yet at the DeRosette
residencer
NO. she gone home, poor chile"
you in the leastT'
NO. Mars Lang, amt think So"
"Well, ] wish you to watch his move
ments as closely as you can. also to note