Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-05-03


ney.
Sullivan was released from confine.
ment a month ago, and at that time
the Telegram published the following
story:
"Charlestown, Nov 22.-(Special to
the Telegram Spike Sullivan was
released from states prison this morn
ing after serving a sentence of ten
years.
Sullivan was visited by two
Springfield gun manufacturers this
morning after he had been released,
and before he left the office of the in
stitution. The men offered Sullivan
$4,000 for gun called an air gun
OF which Sullivan is the inventor. 1t
appears that Sullivan was an adept
mechanic, and during his stay at the
prison was employed in the machine
shop. At odd moments he tinkered
on a strange looking contrivance
which he was pleased to call his air
gum
About year ago he finished his
work and had the gun completed, al
though in rough form. He was ap.
parently afraid lest somebody steal
the result of his inventive genius as
he guarded the gun closely and never
allowed anyone to touch it.
"a week before his release he asked
Warden Smith to give him lead bul.
let and Sullivan placed it in the gun.
Aiming at a pine plank, three inches
thick, Sullivan pulled the trigger. No
report was heard. Walking to the
pine plank Warden Smith saw hole
that extended through the board. The
bullet was found crushed against the
wall
"The Springfield gun manufacturers
heard about the air gun,' and were
present to negotiate with Sullivan for
its purchase.
Sullivan said he guessed he'd rath,
er keep the gun for awhile, and on
being pressed said he would not part
with it for any figure.
He 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 it then. Fortunately Mr.. Spade has
faculty of remembering such little
things.
He 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 to 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 a slamming door; and
| yet Mr.. Boid's bedroom door was
found open the next morning. He re-
membered that the bed had not been
slept in. He concluded that some one
on the lower veranda had called Mr..
Bold to the speaking tube, and had
| then fired revolver up the tube, the
bullet striking Mr.. Bold between the
eyes. 1t was evident that when Mr..
Bold fell to the floor beneath the
mouthpiece of the speaking tube the
noise made by coming in contact with
| the floor was that which made Miss
MCGEE think it was the closing of a
door.
But If 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, gun that made abso
lutely no noise.
Mr.. Spade concluded that Sullivan
was in no financial position to turr
down such an offer for a weapon un
less he had some important reason.
Could it be possible that Sullivan
wanted the gun to satisfy the ven
geance he had been nursing for ter
years?
Mr. Spade decided in the affirma
tive.
The rest was easy.
Chief Fitzgerald was notified ant
two detectives brought Sullivan, who
was found in a waterfront bar-room
to police headquarters.
Sullivan, completely taken by sur
prise confessed as follows:
81 went to the Bold house that nigh
and rang the bell. l was near thu
tube, and in a few seconds l heart
Boid's voice asking who was there
81 showed the barrel of my gun II
the mouthpiece of the tube SO tina
the curved end pointed up, and th
tube being just the same as loni
gun barrel. pulled the trigger.
heard Bold drop to the floor abov
me. l was sure that no one got wis
to me.
II wasn't there more than two mir
utes. The next mornin' read in tn
papers that he was dead and the cop
were daffy. o, yes, I'm your mar
But I'm insane. And take good car
of the gun. But anyway, I've sol
the patent rights for 100000, and
guess I'll be able to get lawyer tina
will make you fellers hustle to prov
/ amt insane. Why, only an insan
man would chatter the way I'm d.