The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-18

been following Mora. He had been act
Ing most suspiciously all the evening
that that is; ! was sure that he was endeay- sr,
lowed or not Perhaps he did so. AT
any rate, he gave me the slip by entering
hotel which had several exits. ] walt
ed lorg enough to be sure that he was
not coming out again at the door which
was watching and then gave up the job.
! started for your house, wishing to In
form you OF. the death of Preacher Jim's
mother. I had only few blocks to go
and was near 10 your street when
man hurriedly. brushed by me, ! only
Matthew Mora
Matthew Mora?',
Yes. I gazed after him. undecided
whether to follow him or not. l looked
around. on an impulse. reckoning how
near ! might be to your place. and then
] observed a man leaning over another
ward and saw you bending over Slippery
sam whom Mora undoubtedly had Just
''No. no. Mr. Barnes, am sorry. very
sorry. that your fine castles must fail.
but Mora Is not guilty OF numbering any
one. certainly not of killing slippery
How can you be so sure Of that?"
Have I not told you? know who
kiiled old Mora, and l know who killed
Snppery sam. am They are one and the
DID you. witness the murder of Slip
DeES Eo'. ssm''
Then you cannot be certain. There
must be doubt"
Not a shadow OF doubt"
We'll, then. who Is the guilty mani"
An. that l prefer not to tell you!'
Do you mean that you will conceal
the criminal?'
MY knowledge is not absolute IN the
sense that I have been witness or the
edge .eained by analytical deduction. I'm
afE 80 a -
bound TO make a charge OF murder
against man"
Mr.. Barnes was silent. and Preacher
Jim: who had been listening attentively.
IT would be much interested 20 hear
you tell the steps by which you have
though I would not ask YOU TO divulge
the name againrt your will"
Mr.. Mitchell looked az him sharply be-
very i We'll s said M Mr. a'S MtcheI hcb n'nen Fl will
grant your request I will tell you how
! know who killed these men. In the
the an Rase who somm,,ss ibis ,Ss Ssse ca Th
though ! did not SUSPECT him at that
time. During our theoriying I renea,cd
MT. MI Barnes s ara argument that the murderer
tcrnai arrangements OF the house be-
cause the weapon. warclub. had been
taken from case in the hall below r This
man In replying argued that the murderer
did not need TO know OF the collection OF
weapons. because Matthew Mora had
taken the club TO bed with him. That
was a fact which could not have been
known TO any. one except the murderer
Consequently know az once that the
man with whom ] was speaking had
himself committed the crime What say
YOU. Preacher Jim7'
II say that the man made a slip OF the
tongue: and that you were very. shrewd
with the killing OF Si'rrerv sam"
Mr.. Barnes. you Will recall the cir
cumstances OF your finding nv match
box near the BODY OF Slippery SAM"
Yes. returned II 20 you
Very well I had lent that 10 the rnur-
derer OF Matthew Mora. and he had not
returned n 20 me. What say you 70 that.
Preacher JIM"
'T say that you are clever IN this also
But question or two more. why do Won
hesitate 10 name this mani why do YOU
not efve him up % ju-tice7'
because ! have given promise 10 |
shield him n he should ever be IN the
predicament in which he now Is"
Ton made a promise7 To whom7' ex- |
rlainned Preacher Jim excltedlv.
That matters not A promise is binding |
without regard 70 the identity OF the per- |
son who exacted r."
10 was-s woman7"
Mr. Mitchell ala not reply.
1T was 20 my-ny nnotherr TIA. hat
You are good man. Mr.. Mitchell You |
rs ssrp re, fs''n, N You would not betray. But
stop cried Mr. Mitchell. bu, Preach.
y JIM Dot he>ding him. confinued:
= an the guiity man. I killed Matthsw