The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-15

tCO1IlnQeQ-l Telling him she does not believe a man who is coward enough to write the letter he did has courage to carry out his threat. Mrs Jeff fries says good-night and leaves the studio. When she is gone Underwood pauses for a moment. then goes to the door. and locking 1t puts the key in his pocket. draws the curtain across the window. turns of the lights as he disap- pears through a door leading into an adjoining room. in another mo- ment a shot Is heard-then silence
 Ten hours later in the same studio Captain Clinton. assisted by Sergeant Maloney and another off, ficer are giving young Jaffries the s-third degree test. Haggard and worn. the boy stands under a brighta ly lighted chandelier. his hands resting on the table. and answers over and over the questions Cap-' tain Clinton keeps repeating. I've told you. so many times" he pleads. as his breath comes heavily. ..and you don't believe ne-hour after
 
 upon ouestion-won't you please let me go? My wife will be waiting up- ss But the captain only goes over the ground again insist ing that Jefrries quarreled with Underwood, from whom he wished to borrow money. and then shot him. Of course the boys denies this and keeps denying it until he is utterly worn out and sinks into a chair. from whicf Captain Clin- ton orders him to g t up. and then he begins again This time he takes out the revolver and seems to become fascina ed by it's glint-, while the eapfaln rays: You did it. Jefrries-you know you did Come out with it. let's have the truth You shot Robert Underwood. with this revolrer.- ss s@ And SO he keeps on until at last Howard be- gins slowly to repeat the words after Clinton.
 Clinton-Tou quarreled-
 Howard-we uuarreled
 Ciinton-You came here for mon ey
 Howard-I came here for money.
 This continues until Jeffries says: T shot him. .'whewt" exciaims Clinton. That's all Gee. he was a tough man. Then turning to his assistants he asks If they got it an down. At this point Dr. Bern stein enters the room. and hearing thai Howard has confessed asks the captain if he feels sure Under wood might not have killed him self He looks the boy over. feels his pulse and remarks that he doesn't like these all-night exami- nations and third degree processes. at which the captain sneers-
 It seems that Towards wife Annfe-is below stairs waiting. hav- ing heard of the trouble. and Jeff fries. ST.. has been sent for and is on his way down Annie is brought into the room as Howard Is leav- ing. and as she starts toward him Clinton stops her and questions her as to her knowledge of the affair and acquaintance with Underwood He reminds her that her fathers record was not any too clean. and asks if her husband was jealous of Underwood
 Annie-Jealous, What right have you to ask that? I refuse to an- swer any more questions
 Clinton-Now. you can help him. Mrs. Jefries. by helping us Did you call here last night to see Mfr Underwood?
 Annie-No.
 Ciinton-Sure7
 Not satisfied with this Clinton has a hell-boy produced. who fails to identify Annie as the woman who called the night before. much to Captain CIinton's dis~ust. The boy is dismissed. and in a few mo- ments Howard Jefrries, Sr.. enters. He seems somewhat perturbed lest the newspaper men below may think he is condoning his son,s of fense~ Clinton is about to intro- dnce him to Annie when she checks him. saying she doesn't care to