The Washington times., 1909-08-15
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Richard Blake, cashier OF the Thirty
sixth National Bank or New York. on
vacation trip. leaves the train al Corn
Center, Ky, because the scenery tempts
hiIl and he has no definite destination
IN mind Finding the hotel unsatisfac-
tory, he determines 20 leave the next
morning. and starts out 20 see as much
as he can IN the remainder OF TIE after
noon.
His tramp leads him 10 a lonely spot.
where he seeks a drink from a brook.
Seeing deep pool he plunges in for
swim On coming out from behind a
waterfall smptying into the pool, he dis
covers that his clotheI have been re-
placed By the blood stained garments OF
q tramp
Forced to don these garments. he is
speedily arrested BY a sherifI's posse
seeking the murderer Of Colonel Martin,
who has been slain in the vicinits Of the
pool With the posse is a young girl
He is taken 10 Martinsburg court mousse
where he sees a face that seems familiar
But on his seeking 10 prove his identity
by this acquaintance, Colonel Thomas
Martin, brother of the flain. whom ne
thought he recognized. denies having
ever seen him.
During the night after he is put in
prison, Sheriff Spratt, who arrested him.
comes ana begins the administering OF
third degree.
After various bullying threats. ending in
. hint Of probable lynChins, the sheriH.
pretending 20 wish a share OF the money
taken from the murdered man, offers %
let Dick escape If he viii take MIN 70
where that money is hidden. Dick taAls
into the trap and. hoping to be able 20
get away from the sheriff. promises 70
show where the money has been put.
After n sham battle with g lynchlng
party. Sherim Spratt admits II 70 the JAN
and Dick is led out.
be Is about 10 be burned at the stake
whe1 the lynching is stopped by the gil
whC accompanied the sheriff posse IN
the afternoon.
ter Of the murdered colonel. She insists
that Dick shall have a trial, even after
learning Of his admission 70 the shellll-
on the way back 70 the jail, led BY two
Of the would-be lynchers, storm oe-
sends in which Dick manages 20 escape
Making his way through the WOODS
Dick reaches Deep Hole ana again oAthss
in the pool
real murderer. dressed in the stolen
clothes
dersr and goes on 20 Corn Center ABOUT
10 Try riding on the truck OF a frelght
car, he suddenly changes his minQ anu
slips into the hotel. where he spends the
night IN his room, intending 20 get oSCh
and thank Miss Martin for saving ms
He decides TO risk telegraphing home
for money The agent, seeing ms sigma
ture on the telegram. informs him thaJ
the real murderer has tried 10 cash some
OF Dicks express money orders Which
were in. the stolen suit. he returns
these TO Dick
Misunderstanding the agent. he infers
that he has been cleared in MsrtinsDare'
and starts Immediately u see MISS MAR
tin He has secured 2 clean SUIT OF
clothes at the hotel.
He reaches Miss Martins home IN safe-
~. and Is assured that she believes IN MS
innocence Her uncle, Thomas Martin
finds him there and, like everyone else IN
MartinsDurg. believes him the murderer
and an imposter IN the Use OF MS name
The word from Corn Center haE convinced
Martinsburg people that Dick las killed
the reat Richard Blake and robbed MIN
Of the express money orders
he goes back 10 prison with Colonei
Thomas Martin. He is visited by MT
Mutt a country lawyer who tells MN
he viii be indicted the next morning. ana
have to wait two months for trial IN
the night he is aroused by a sound al
his window
It is not another lynching party. but
Miss Martin who brings him Irult ana
other food. and offers encouragement.
In zhe morning ne is taken before the
grand Jury for Indictment and the prose-
cutting attorney makes granalioqueht
s7s-aee ouanine the case against niIQ-