Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-02

INK aEeinet sullivan. Inc fAtef WAS
heard To say at the time that N he
ever got out OF Jail alive be would
get even" with the prosecuting attor.
aey.
sullivan was released from con6ne-
ment month ago. and nj that time
the Telegram published the following
story:
"Charlcstown. Nov. g --lSpeciai to
the Telegram Spike Sullivan was
released from states prison this morn
Ing after serving a sentence of ten
years.
Sul'van was visited by two
Springfield gun manufacturers this
morning after be had been released.
end before he left the ofiice Of the In.
Sutution. The men offered sullivan
$4,000 for a gun called an air gun
OF which sullivan II the inventor II
appears that Sullivan was an adept
mechanic and during his stay at the
prison was employed In the machine
shcp- Al odd moments he tlnkered
on a strange looking contTivance
which he was pleased 60 call his air
gun
About yea ago he finished hls
work and had the gun completed. al.
though In rough CORN lie was ap
.aTeniIy afraid lest somebody steal
the result Of his inventive genius as
he guarded the gun closely and never
allowed anyone TO touch Il.
"A week before his release he asked
Warden Smith to give him lead bull.
let and Sullivan placed II In the gun.
Aiming AT a pine plank. three inches
thick. sullivan pulled the trigger. No
report was heard Walking 20 the
pine plank Warden Smith saw a hole
that extended through tho board. Tho
bullet was found crushed against the
wall
The Springfield gun manufacturers
heard about the air gun. aud were
present TO negotiate with sullivan for
its purchase
sullivan said he guessed he'd rath.
or keep the gun for awhile. and on
heing pressed said be would not part
with IL for any figure.
lie left the prison free man. car
rying in box his precious gun"
This article appeared IN the Tele-
gram. but little attention was accord
ed Il then Fortunately Mr. Spade has
q faculty OF remembering such little
things.
lie noted that Officer Mcclure said
that nobody excepting one man had
been around the premises This man
was at the front door between nine
and ten o'clock and spoke 90 some
one In the house through the speak
ing tube
He remembered that Miss McGee
declared that she had heard no noise
except that of slamming door. and
yet Mr.. Boid'a bedroom door was
found open the next morning lie re-
mcmbered that the bed had not been
slept in lie concluded that some one
on the lower vcranda had called MIR
Bold To- the speaking tube. and had
then fired revolver up fhe tube. tho
bullet striking Mr.. lloid between the
Dyes. II was evident that when Mr..
Bold fell to the floor beneath the
mouihpiece OF the spcaking tube the
noise made by coming In contact with
the floor was that which made Miss
McGcc think Il was the closing Of
door
But II revolver was fired up the
speaking tube somebody would have
heard the report.
Then Mr.. Spade remembered that
sullivan had threatened to get even
with Mr.. Bold Also he remembered
that Sullivan had been offered $4,000
for an air gun. a gun that made ALSO
iutely no noise.
Mr.. Spade concluded that Sullivan
vas In no financial position to turn
down such an offer for weapon I'M
less he had some important reason.
Could u be possible that sullivan
wanted the gun to satisfy the ven.
geance he had been nursing for ten
years.
Mr.. Spade decided In the affirma.
tive.
The rest was easy.
Chief Fitzgerald was notified and
two detectives brought sullivan. who
was found In a waterfront barroom.
10 police headquarters.
sullivan. lcosiplctely taken by sur-
prise. confessed AS follows;
n went 10 the bold house that night
aud rang the bell was near tho
tube. and In few seconds ! heard
Iloid's voice asking who was there:
Il showed The barrel OF my KUN In
The mou,hpiecc Of the tube 80 that
The curved end pointed up. and the
tube belrg Just the same rs long
gun barrel pulled. the trigger.
heard Bold drop To the floor above
me. I was sure that no one got wise
To me.
Il wasn't there more than two min.
nics. The next mornin ] read In the
napcrs that he was dead and the cops
we're daffy. q. yes. I'm your man.
hut LIN insane And take good care
81 the gun. nut anyway. I've sold
he patent rights for $4,000. and
,uess III be able 10 get lawyer that
sin make you fellcrs hustle 10 prove
aln't insane. Why. only an insane
nan would chatter the way I'm do
ng."