The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-16

Of Herbert Wright some one was
fighting him step by step and was
trying to fasten the guilt upon the
young man. 1t could not be the au-
thorities. They were. of course, mere
~ doing their duty to the best of
their ability and they could not be
expected to yield anything to the
sentimental side of the case.
From this time on Warde never
ceased to feel that he and the unseen
were engaged in desperate game,
in which human life was involved.
He silently accepted the unwritten
challenge to battle and made up his
mind that he would not be defeated.
The next morning Nilus was treat
ed to a sensation, the startling evil
dence obtained by the authorities be-
ing supplemented by an exclusive
piece of news published in the Jour
nal. When Warde sat down to break
fast and picked up that paper he was
cold with famaZement at what he
read, for in large, glazing headlines,
he saw that Herbert Wright, "stung
by guilty conscience, had endeav-
ored to take his own life" The at
tempt, it seemed. was discovered by
the "alert and tireless jailer," who
had promptly sent for physician.
and the young mans life was saved.
Wright had taken morphine, but the
physician, who had arrived prompt
ly, administered an epetic, and SO
checkmated the would-be suicide.
Warde was in despair when he read
this. 1t was the virtual confession
of guilty conscience, and it would
be useless to continue his investiga-
his breakfast he jumped on street
car and went to the jail.
Wright was very glad to see him,
and the jailer allowed the newspaper
man and the prisoner to have an in
terview in the rotunda of the Jail.
you have read the Journal?" said
| Wright, with smile.
''Yes, and it knocked me coldl"
But am prepared to astonish
you"
what do you meanT
"Why, that account is a lie from be-
ginning to end"
"Well, am certainly glad to hear
that"
1.-The fact is, an attempt was made
here in the jail last night TO poison
me-"
ITO poison you'll"
eyes, to poison me. The drug wa
put into my food, and Of course att
it. 1 noticed peculiar taste, ane
shortly afterward found myself grow
ing very drowsy. called for the
jailer at once and told him though
1 had been drugged. Fortunately h'
had doctor here in five minutes who
detected the evidences of morphine
and Immediately took steps to reliev'
me. The eructation was preserves
and examined at my request, and th
doctor found that the poison in /
would have rendered me corpse IL
less than an hour"
'Have you found the man who mad
this attempt?"
mo, and fear it will be impossi
BILE. 1t was agreed by the jailer, tn
doctor and myself to say nothin
about it until a thorough investiga
ton could be made. The poison coul
not have BEEN put in accidentally b
the cook, for no one else in the ia
was effected. The food must hav
been poisoned after it was put int
: the bowl-my supper was sort @
: pruel-and it must have been don
| by the man who handed me my bow
l could not tell who did this, as SCI
eral of the prisoners volunteer eac
day to act as walters"
"Of course" said Warde, you coul
, not have a personal enemy anon
these men,"
Certainly not"
;. at is evident that this poisonin
5 scheme was designed outside OF II
S iail. and that some one of the prison
ers was bribed to slip the drug mi
4 your portion of the food
a at looks that way beyond doubt
Irving Warde felt that the unsee
4 antagonist was again at work. 4
shiyered when he thought of the T
r sources of his adversary, who cou
r affect the changing Of the pistols
: the suburbs south of the city, al
i the attempted murder of prisons
In the iail In the northern part
!, the town. He realized now that
was no ordinary foe that youf
|. Wright had to fight. shrewd inter
y gence, an abundance of money cor
' mand OF ready tools. perfect u
Z scrupuiousDess. and murder use
! were all pittsd against the man,
4 The attempt on Wrigbts life h'
= one reassuring quality, u eonylne'
/. Warde that the mind eng'nssfs'
!, these operations wss not sn"sp'
4 with the case already maze y
y against Che young man, otherwise =
a Law might hays been allowed 70 "a
! 10 course, There vefe h9"s ~ a
l.