The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

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whom he ycntured 10 ask questions
lie went 70 bed at last but his mind
kept working. and there were but few
moments when he slept soundly,
II was a haggard Jimmy" then,
who was taken mp into the long room
IN the Central Office next morning to
face the detectives assembled there,
He had not been able to eat much
breakfast although n sumptuous one
was provided. He did not feel any
better elther-for the mystery was
deepenlng-wh he found himself
standing with men whom be had con.
sldared far above him IN his chosen
Geld Of life. lie grew positively faint
when one detective after another men
who had known him for almost a score
Of years, came up and scrutlnized him
closely as though they had never seen
him before. When he was finally led
up to the room TO be placed under the
hands Of the man who keeps the meas
ure Of the heads Of those who are at
odds with the law he was almost too
weak TO walk.
Say, you've got nine" he mumbled
\ to Brannan.
~ know" returned Brannan gently,
rs he placed him in the hands of the
measurer "but that was only as a pick
pocket"
"Jimmy's' brain was working as It
had never worked before when the ex-
animation was finally over and he was
taken down stairs again and led into
the Captains room. This was another
honor he had never known before, one
accorded only to the men who do mo-
mentous things He was overwhelmed.
His sharp eyes tried to dig into the
brains of the impassive Brannan and
the equally impassive Captain, but they
could not The Captain gave him one
long, searching stare, then took up
some papers on his desk and looked
them over, glancing up now and then
at Jimmy"
Great Heavens, Captain, what is
it?" he family cried, when he could
stand it no longer.
Come, now, don't give us any Of
that You'd better make a clean breast
Of it and throw yourself on the mercy
of the court" The Captain spoke
sternly.
"But amt"
"Shut up" said the Captain" we
know what you've done"
So Jimmy" sat, his brain awhirl,
while the Captains eyes seemed to
search him through and through. De
tectiyes brought in other men, and he
was stood up with them, and q man
came in and looked them over and
picked him out, saying
That's the man"
He almost fell to the floor. His eyes
were starting from his head, every Bit
of strength in his body seemed to be
oozing out when they let him drop into
chair.
I'm surprised at yog, Jimmy
finally spoke up the Captain, when the
, others had gone. Il thought you stuck
{ to the pickpocket game 1 wouldn't
bave looked for you in this HARRISON
deal if everything wasn't such a cincl
: against you"
The HARRISON case, Jimmy" gasped
= He had read all about it in the morn
S ing newspapers the day before-how +;
sneak thief caught in a house sho
: down man, and the whole police force
4 Of the city was on the lookout for hi
slayer
o cap, you're kiddin'," he fnall,
. gasped though his tongue SCENE,
|, double its size and his mouth an,
0 throat were yarched.
e mot bit Of it. No use trying t
n skin out OF it," said the CAPITA
It We've got plenty OF evidence,
e you've been identified by the man W
n saw it done. Sorry, Tut 1 guess you
/ have to so to the chair"
Good above Cap, you know I didn
p do it. You know 1 couldn't do it. ]
" amt in my line. l never knew how.
Il Jimmy" was groveling on the foo
gripping the Captains knees with hi
It hands. The Captain only looked {
1t him sternly and rang a bell thl
II brought a policeman.
Take him down to court and as
to them to bind him over another day
al a suspicious person" the Captain 0
Il, dered The policeman lifted him I
ut ald half dragged him out through Il
ne Office. He managed to walk after TIN
in rs they went out and up the sire
ed and took a car leading down the Boy
IL cry Tue policeman had put on han
err cuffs that bound the two togethe