The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-18

TOE third day of thar week-it was
about the middle of the afternoon
score OF men gossiping In the lower
hall OF the court building were hushed
suddenly A young man came hurry
ing down the back stairs with a look
of excitement.
whats up?" said one.
"Sidney Trove is indicted was the
answer Of the young man.
He ran out of doors and down the
street People began crowding out of
the courtroom. Information. surprise
and conjecture-a kind of flood pour
ing out of a broken dam-rushed up
and down the forty streets of the vii
lage Soon, as of old, many We're
anoat and some few were drowning in
it. For little, busy hands fell limp
and feet grew slow and tongues halt
ed 4 group of schoolgirls on their
way home were suddenly overtaken by
the onrushing tide. They came close
together and whispered. Then a little
cry of despair, and one of them fell
and was borne into near house. a
young man ran up the stairway at the
Sign of the Dial and raped loudly at
Darrefs door. Trove and the tinker
were inside.
'4OId fellow" said the newcomer, his
hand upon Troyes arm, they've voted
to indict you, and I've seen all the
witnesses
Trove had book in his hand. He
rose calmly and flung it on the table.
ITS an outrage said he, with
sigh.
Nay, an HONOR said Darrell quick
ly. Hold up thy head, boy. The lau-
rel shall take the place o. the frown."
He turned to the bearer of these evil
tidings.
Have We more knowledge O. the
matter?"
Eyes, all day I have been getting
hold of their evidence" said the new
conner, a law student, who was now
facing his friend Troye. In the first
place, it was u man of blue eyes and
about your build who broke into the
bank at Milldam. 1t is the sworn state
ment of the clerk, who has now recov-
cred He does not go so far as to say
you are the man; but does say it was a
man like you that assaulted him. 1t
appears the robber had his face COW
cred with a red bandanna handkerchief
in which square holes were cut so he
could see through. The clerk sremem-
bers it was covered with little white
figure, that of log cal bin. Such a
handkerchief was sold years ago in the
campaign of Harrison, but has gone
out of use. Not store in the county
has had them since 1916. The clerk
fired upon him with pistol and thinks
he wounded him in the left forearm.
In their fight the robber struck him
with a slung shot, and he fell and re-
members nothing more until he came
to in the dark alone. The skin was
cut in little squares where the shot
struck him, and that is one of the
strong points against you"
Against me?' said Trove.
"Yes-that and another. It seems the |
robber left behind him one end of a /
bar of iron. The other end of the same
bar and a slung shot-the very one that
probably felled the clerk-have been I
found
The speaker rose and walked half |
across the room and back, looking
down thoughtfully
81 tell We what, old fellow" said he,
sitting down again, cit is mighty /
strange. If I didn't know you well, |
I'd think you guilty. Here comes de-
tective who says under oath that one
night he saw you come out of your
lodgings about II o'clock and walk to
the middle of the bridge and throw |
into the water. Next morn
Ing bar and shot were found AS near
" as he could make out, they lay d.
w 1<,,, he ,, n
halted"
Darrell sat looking thoughtfully at
the speaker.
"A detective?" said Trove, rising
erect, a stern look upon him.
Eyes, Dick Roberts,
"Roberts, detectivew said Troye in
| whisper. Then he turned to Darrell,
adding, Il shall have to find the
Louis Leblanc?" the young man
lsked.
Louis Leblanc" Trove answered,
With surprise
'.He has been found said the other.
"Then | shall be able to prove my
,oint. He came to his home drunk one
hight and began to bully his family. /
y as poatdihS Win TIC MISSES 1oNcI
md went over and took the shot and
ron from his hands and got him to
,ed. The woman begged me to bring
hem away"
HE declares that he never saw the
hot or the iron.''
Darrell rose and drew his chair a bit
learer
Very well, but there's the wife"
aid he quickly.
''She will swear. too, that she never
aw them"
And how about the daughter?'
rove inquired.
Run away and nowhere to be
ound," was the answer of the other
Dung man. I've told you bad news
nough. but there's more, and you
ught to know it all. Louis Leblanc is
4 Quebec, and he says that a clock
mixer lent him money with which to
ave the States
1T was |, an God bring him to re-
enhance. the poor beggarr' said Oar
Fl. he agreed TO repay me within a !,
ortnight an was in sore distress, but .