The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-12

been keeping well under cover. Yet
Boyd did not doubt that this arch
criminal. sooner or later. would resume
his felonious work, and he had not re-
Taxed his watch for the knave since
the Gay of his extraordinary escape.
Thus it happened that the case then
brought to BOyd's notice occurred dur
ing breathing period, so to speak,
and, while Ii lies outside of his ordinary
work below Nassau street, it so strik-
ingly exemplifies his rare art and pc
Culiar methods that it cannot well be
omitted from a record of his profess
sional exploits.
He laughed lightly az Coleman's re-
marks, then said CURLY, with a subtle
gieam OF quickened interest in his
keen, gray eyes:
"Ili do what / can for you, Jimmie.
Now. who is this man Cook? And what
about this case, Alderman, that puzzles
you two felIows?"
You tell him Jimmie"
1T can be told in a nutshell, Felix, -
said Coleman. Cook lives here with
his daughter. the girl you saw in yon-
der. He used to be master of a whaler,
we're told, but he came here about four
years ago with a deed of the property
he now holds. on which he built this
house, and quit going to sea-"
Where did he come FROM"
New Bedford way, it's said"
Not much known about him, eh?"
we can learn but very little"
GO on, Jimmie"
That's he's an ugly dog, Felix,
you've already SEEN" continued Cole
man, with a grimace. while the peo-
pie about here are of the poorer class,
boatmen, day laborers and the like,
they are peaceably inclined: yet Cook
has invited the hearty hatred and en-
nifty of one and all. Not one says a
good word for him. Ali describe him
as quarrelsome. half-drunken ruffian
apparently bent upon keeping every
body at a long distance, or upon max
ing trouble for any who intrude upon
him. In so doing, he has made no end
OF enemies about here, and appears to
have been in constant fear of assault
if not assassination"
"HumphI" grunted Boyd He doesn't
talk much like timid man."
POSSIBLY he displays more sand
Felix. now that the blow has been
struck, rejoined Coleman. "At all
events, his apprehensions evidently led
him to guard himself with every pre-
caution. Note the wooden shutters at
his windows. In addition to the ordi-
nary locks and bolts, he has heavy iron
back doors. In the rear yard, close I'M
der the high fence, I found a huge bear
trap, probably set at night to catch any
intruder from that direction"
obviously" smiled Boyd oddly, che
meant business"
II should say So" nodded Coleman.
Added to all this, he lately has kept
his daughter constantly in the house
with him, nor has he ventured out at
night unless accompanied by her. She
states. however, that she knows of nc
cause for her fathers apprehension,
other than that mentioned by him.
His fear of enemies he NAV have
made about here?" queried Boyd
"Exactlv."
How does the girl impress you, Jim
mie?"
She appears perfectly honest" said
Coleman. Yet she evidently has a
streak of the old man in her, for she's
as stiff and cold as a stone. That NAV
result in part. however, from her re-
sentiment of the suspicion now cast up
on young chap named Garrett, who is
said TO be in love with her. and she with
him, much to the irate opposition of the
old man. He and Garrett have had no
end of word fights, and Cook has re-
peatedly threatened to shoot Garrett if
seen within fifty yards of this house.
why is Garrett now suspected of
this crime?"
'"rhe shooting occurred late yesterday
afternoon" Coleman went on to ex-
plain. 1T seems that Cook went away
on business two or three days ago. and
his daughter went to stay with a girl
friend half-a-mile above here. until her
father returned. Cook arrived home
alone yesterday afternoon, and he
states that, just as he was entering his
front door, he was shot from around the
corner of his house"
Some one lying in wait for him
eh?"
80 it appears" nodded Coleman
| THE miscreant used a gun loaded with
| duck-shot. and Cook received most OF
the charge in his left side. He pitched
forward into the entry, where he lay
unconscious until nearly dusk, when h,
was found by Joan, his daughter, anC
the girl mentioned, who had walked
home with her"
Bad enough, for fact" muttere,
Boyd.
There are Indications" added Cole
man, that the house was searched b,
! the would-be assassin after the shoot
ing, while Cook was unconscious. We
it cannot be found that anything o
value was stolen. AS regards Carrot
Jfie SiIl lover, ne ives seen ABOUT her
with a gun yesterday afternoon, ant
! he has been placed under arrest
What does he say for himself?"
He denies any knowledge of tn,
crime. He says he was out cunning 70
shore birds yesterday, and that he cam
up to the woodland back here, hopin,
to see Joan, not knowing that both sh
and her father were absent. He claim.
to have seen nobody hanging about thi
house, however, and that's about all W,
| can get from him."
isn't that enough, you sirs? L
more Won want, take my word for it
Neil Garrett never shot my dad. It:
his daughter, too, who says it."
The three men started involuntarily
turning to look at the speaker.
Framed In the open doorway of tn,
| house stood joan Cook, till then a nut.
and unobserved listener to theil
| intercourse. She stood leaning against
the casing. with her strong, girlish fig.
ure thrown into striking relief, witt
her dark brows closely knit and hel
eyes fixed with sinister steadfastnes.
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