The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12

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I'm going down there before that niger gets IS
away. You can see him aboard. guess it's the B
morgue for his" said Finerty, motiontng to the
huddled heap on the sidewalk.
There was something in his voice that caused
the two patrolmen to glance at him curious1y.
Finertys eyes had starved look. He seemed to
be fighting with some terrible emotion or passion
choking it back. p: - s%...##
"All right. I'll go with yeh" said Brady, one
of the men, as the ambulance ratified up and the
wh1te-coated doctor hoped off,
The two made their way down the dark silent
Hill. FHnerty in his unostentatious way had
learned every square inch of his beat. He knew
where Williams lived. A scattered trail of blood
struggled here and there on the sidewalk.
Fnerty, his jaws set, assembled the steps of an
evil-looking hat-house. The door was shut, and
no answer was given to his repeated ringing. Fin
erty used his nightstick. The Hill had been I'M
naturally quiet, but now vague hum came from
Amsterdam Avenue. The hum increased, windows
were flung up and doorways emitted figures of both
sexes and every age. shot sounded somewhere
in the night. The whites were out for revenge.
AS Finerty continued to rap on the door some
thing suddenly flashed between him and Brady and
crashed the steps, It was brick from the
root. window went up over the way and re-
volver commenced to spit spitefully, It's bullets
humming about the heads of the bluecoats. The
street suddenly seemed to be alive. storm OF
white toughs came sweeping down from the ave.
nue. and doorway, roof and window had each their
welcome Down on West End Avenue and the side
streets, separate and private engagements were the
rule. hurry call had been sent in for the re-
serves, but man might we'll try to stem the
flood tide to bring peace and order to that tur-
bulent sea of fighting humanity. Captain Hogan
summed up the situation instantly and telephoned
to neighboring precincts for all their available men,
Meanwhile, Finerty, with one heave of his
huge shoulder had sent the hall door crashing
from its hinges 5
Don yeh mix in there, it's deathtrap,"
said Brady, hurriedly laying hand on Finerty's
They'll be waiting f'r yeh at the stop of tn
stairs Don't go in. Wait fr tn reserves -
'Yeh can wait. I'm goin' in,' said Finerty saw
agey, wiping away the blood where bullet had
grazed his cheek. '1'm goin' in,' he said again.
Even in the excitement Brady noticed the curious
y tense tone of the voice and the steely glitter in
the eyes,. 7-.- g
Eyer fool" snarled Brady as Finerty sprang
into the dark narrow hall. Another moment and
Brady was swinging his night-stick, holding the
stoop against the onooming enemy. Then from
the hall came crash on crash and oath on oath.
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on edge. It was Finerty's.
The room was not pretty. There was much dirt
and very much blood. Much broken furniture and
dishes and humanity. fat negress huddled in
corner was sobbng Historically. half-starved
geranium stood up stihly in a cracked jam pot on
the window sill. A wheezy gas Jet was haring.
On the floor lay three men-all big men. One lay
STILL but the other two twisted this way and that,
groaning unp1easantly. On lounge sat Finerty,
hands knees, staring fxedly at the three figures
on the floor The reserves found him thus A
razor scientifically welded, is an excellent flesh
cutting instrument, and F1nerty had suffered.
Zone dead and two most unconscious and not
one shot," said the battered Brady in hushed
voice. II can't believe it. / never seen such
strenth an'-an'-" -
AN blood lust! Say it, say it, cried F1nertX
ercely, his voice breaking, stretching out his raz
or-hacked hands. Say 1t, an ven have the
truth" He rocked back and forth and the blue
coats watched him with white strained faces. It's
been m CURSE" painted Finerty thckly, clenchinE:
his hands above his head. "Gawd's curse. on m
stren'th. Gawd's curse on the devil that's in me,
An We called me coward" He laughed "a
laugh Brady had heard. "Yeh didn't know -.
Yeh didn't know me, l could ha' killed tn GROVE
of yeh with M naked hands! Yes, was afraid.
Afraid of m strenth and tn devil. tried to fight
it back. Yeh'll never know how tried. But to-
night when tasted tn blood on M cheek and the
sting Of pain, tn devil in my throat and choked
me -choked me. An so-an So His eyes
returned as II fascinated, to the figures on the
floor. His face whitened beneath the blood
smears II thought I'd had lesson he whispered,
his eyes wide and staring. He was talking to him
self. "Once enemy Of mine called me a liar
and struck me in the face. An, with M naked
hand broke his spine and twisted him into tam
gle of knots. But I'm no murderer for he lived
an I've tried to square it" F1nerty suddenly
put his battered face in his big hands and CONE
menced to sob as only strong man can sob
He means the twisted man he's supportin,. e
whispered Craig. 1.sS% ;z.#:@
The men looked at each other, then Brown slows