The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-05

protested Kelly. I'VE know nothing
about the job done here
That's on the level, sir, we don't .
added Coyle. with grim shake of his
T battered head.
as that all you have to say here and
now2' demanded Boyd.
That's all, mister. II you think US
vie to this thieving-Job. you're dead
wrong
Boyd turned quickly TO the waiting
officers. and his voice took on ring
that brought a change of color to the
cheeks of both sullen ruffians.
Away with them. Ryan," he cried.
Lodge them in jail. and make sure
they are held till 1 can run down their
confederate. Well see If a month or
two behind prison bars will open their
mouths"
The threat had precisely the effect
that Boyd anticipated. Both men
glanced quickly at one another, invol-
UNFAIRLY betraying some secret under
standing. and Kelly then vehemently
declared. with a snarl of resent
ment:
"Oh. come, now, wen not stand for
thatl We can't be held for anything
but assault. We know nothing of this
job"
Cannot be held, eh?" echoed Boyd
sternly. You'll find that you can. and
that l mean what I say. Take them
away, Ryan. I'll handy no more words
with them. Let the district attorney
worm the truth out of them before a
judge and jury"
Hold or! Stop a bitl" protested
Kelly, as Ryan roughly yanked him
from his chair I'm not going to be
held for a month-not for dirty hun
dred-dollar note. I've got a family to
feed. I'll blow the whole business be-
fore I'll leave them in the lurch."
That's right, too, Kelly" nodded
Coyle, now willing enough to explain,
I'VE didn't agree to do time. We
wasn't let into this thieving-job."
so, So" cried Boyd. Then you did
agree to something. Out with 1t, one OF
you, and let's know what It was"
Go on, Kelly" muttered Coyle sui
lenly. Its a case of must"
Twas like this, then" explained
Kelly, less reluctantly. I'VE were PAID
a hundred dollars each 10 put up the
fight YOU. saw out yonder."
paid by whom? Come, come, thu
whole business!"
"A man we didn't know engaged III
to do il, pianking down the money il
advance and making 1t plain enough
that we could bs pulled only for the
scrap and given a small fine. He sale
J. for US to begin the fight at just quar-
ter-past twelve today. not saying VIII!
he wanted it done. and we didn't CUES
the reason. All we agreed to do wa
TO put up a game battle. the same a
If twas on the dead level, and reckon
we did it,"
II think YOU did. You certainly lool
it." admitted Boyd. with faint smile
'It looked like a hundred easily earn
ed" put in Coyle; land I'll take al
oath that's all We know Of the man o
of this dirty business
81 was aware of that before you ex
planned" Boyd now dryly remarked
much 10 the surprise of his hearers
mo confederates OF the rascal VIII
committed this robbery would thu
have diverted attention from his knav
ish work They would have foreseei
at once that they must invite immedi
ate SUSPICION"
That's right, sir nodded Coyle
1--WE had no idea why the man wante'
us TO put up the fight. Twas his mon
ey that led us 10 do it.
when did you see this man?"
Last night, sir. In a saloon on Thir'
avenue"
Describe him
He was a fairly big man. sir. alonl
about fifty, I'd say. He had reddisl
hair and whiskers-"
That's sufficient" Boyd CURLY in
terrupted. I'VE now have a black
bearded man and one with red whisk
ers. If we keep on we may have hal
and Whiskers of every hue in the rain