Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-26

have been mistaken for the devil him
self under conditions that were fla
vorablc. The potent influences of
rum were apparent in his sinister
ewes, the botchcs of red upon his
nose and checks and the stubble upon
his face. In short. the entire scene
reminded ono strongly of the pic
lures disseminated by the prohibit
tionists to give pa lpable illnstra-
ton of the effects of the demon
drink.
When the chief of police entered
the place the barkecpcr. Mr.. William
Bogys. looked up. slightly alarmed.
| Then he seemed to reflect II moment,
and the expression of alarm was sue
ceeded by one of relief. The chief
had never let his eye wander from
Bills face. for il was to certain ex-
tent an open page when read Alright
! Had BoggS at once put on an air OF
kdetiance. the officer would have said:
"This fellow knows all about the af-
| fair. but he will not tell" If he had
shown signs Of fear when the officer
entered. and without appearing TO
| reflect had assumed Il iauntN. Il suS-
! picious or a defiant air. the chief
! would have been sure that i;ill had
| himself taken II band in the crime.
! But when he stopped TO reflect the
! chief knew Just as well what was
/ passing in the scamp's mind as if he
| had spoken out. If Bill had TO review
| the recent past in order to ascertain
whether there was anything for
! which he could be wanted. il WAS owl
dent that he was not implicated in
| the murder
The chief told him that he and his
/ friend wanted to warm themselves
! for minute or two. asked him a
few questions. satisfied himself that
! Bin had never even heard of the rag
edy and then Departed
"'rhat place offers every induce
mcnt to a man to go ont and asSas-
sinate his fellow man. but this time
/ | believe it plays no part in the trag
! cdy. Our labor is Simplficd that
much: for where we have TO examine
! the dcniHcns of the Den ~ witnesses
there is SO much ornamental artistic
and clumsy Wing done that il is al
most impossible to get the truth.
Sometimes. however. those fellows
nave trick Of telling the truth Just
to throw the police of the track"
They now drove around the woods
until they came TO the roundabout
path already referred to in he state
mont OF Herbert Wright The horse
was hitched to a Tree and the two
men began to pillow their way through
the snow. II had melted just enough
10 make thcir footprints as distinct
is if they bad been drawn by an az
list ON paper. suddenly Nal'de callcd
attention to the fact that there were
two series of footprints in the snow,
and that some one "lcNc than Wright
had travcrsed the path. II was fur
thcr discovered that the foot prints
were pointed in opposite directions:
in other words. one of the persons
had been coming to the city and the
other had beCD going from il. 1t
would be interesting to know who
bad taken the rounda bout Datl, from
the city and why he had done so. It
occurred AT once to the two men
,hat perhaps Wright had gone back
by that route.
This 81 Ggcstcd an examination of
the tracks. and il was Immediately
apparent hat thcy had been made
by two persons. or at least by a
person who had worn two different
kinds OF shoes. for the footnrintS