The Ordway new era., 1909-04-09

along III lHe o'hs" S"
NJ the house walls In
Ia Yonge street. Toronto.
Canada. Each OF the mid
I& night providers took an op-
ISL posite side OF the thor
oughfare. They slipped
swiftly and softly out to
u the corner OF Bloor street
where the city limits end
those days.
A corner OF Yonge and Bloor
q lived the Dains. rich drovers
hu,ohers. The family consisted Of
Dain and her three sons. Joseph,
and Major. The latter were
Iby business men and carried
sums of money on their persons
atue buying.
ktairs Joseph Dain was sleeping
bly in his room. his trousers ly-
m the chair beside his bed. A
noise. a faint creaking. awoke
from slumber and he opened his
10 see a tall figure dimly percep-
In the gloam. standing beside
bed. rihing the pockets OF his
ers in which he had large
hi OF money. A powerful. active
0, fearless disposition, Dain was
to realize the situation and act
s first impulse. Springing from
ed he cllnched with the intrud-
a a short but desperate grapple
red. ExertIng all his strength
obber broke away and fed down
talrs with Dain In hot pursuit.
Waiting man swung the door
open to allow his partner free
slammed II shut again In
face. and the two burglars sped
trough the darkness. separating
ey fed and running in opposite
hons.
tiless Of the menacinG challenge
sprang toward the speaker, when
rang through the frozen air.
e reeled and fell to the ground
bullet in his abdomen. Pocket.
be smoking weapon the burglar
bed his former pace. and passed
sight.
The meantime he who had stood
h,ry on the outside OF the house
un swiftly across Yonge street.
zilled that he should trip over
mira oyercoat he was carrying
bill headlong. Before he could
his feet he was seized by
bg baker on his way to work,
Eeld him until policeman made
|pearance on the scene and took
ap,ured burglar to the lookup.
sas carried Indoors. attended to
rgeons and rallied considerably
the operation, although 1t was
hpected that he would recover
the effects OF his terrible wound.
officer selected by the Toronto
rites for the task of running
paln's murderous assailant was
Wilson Murray, formerly of the
State secret service force and
% the employ of the Canadian
lment Murray's first step was
" the captured burglar In the
His wide experience In the
y world stood him In good
iof at the first glance he recog.
Ae prisoner as Charles Leavitt,
perate American burglar and
Bunalo was his home town, but
iee there knew him 80 well that
dom dared to visit the place.
carefully over the overcoat
IN the captive's possession,
discovered the mark OF .
and tailor.
al once started for the city In
w. and looking up Leavitt's
an -. record found that one of
utthate friends was Frank
81 ol Cleveland. a skilled burg.
'er crook and one of the ablest
s' VS.. rough ones" at large.
:" was tried, convicted and
.ea TO Kingston penitentiary
he submitted doggedly to
and sternly refused to give
'Olmation which might have led
s,est Of his comrade. Dain did
immediately, but lived over
- and day. According to
and Canadian law. a man can.
s'n'icted of murder and
" MS victim lives for one
~, ~ one day after the crime is
aea' . Dain dragged out a lin.
,,a s'ehce Of agony for a couple
uH %s over the year and then
ls'nia - resulted from the bullet
h,n, h,s abdomen and finally
am, - Under the circumstances
NJ, found, could be punished.
Nv Nv. not suffer the extreme pen.
las in Indianapolis. Murray
., .ae penitentiary in company
hsw e Nv Muncie OF Cleveland,
~ n" Meagher well, and they
h,t,,n ,n'h'strong as Meagher,
n Ing s. assurance doubly sure.
d q, ',p T was to arrange for the
., ~ II Measher to Canada. Muir.
ry,so, ierre Haute and secured
h. nm. ", DANIEL Voorhees, Of
ths ' p ol the best criminal law