The Washington times., 1909-03-31

"Oh, Of course" sneered Detective
Peabody. ''W e are always making mis-
takes. Sometimes, though, our mis-
takes land men an the electric chair
wouldn't be surprised If the mistake
were making now turns out that way.
''Pshaw! You can't scare me by such
threat" retorted the prisoner. You
haven't any case against me. You've
got to prove, in the first place, that 1
had motive for killing Frank Barring
ton. You can't well do that"
''All in good time" replied the detev-
tive, confidently Wen find you
motive by and by; don't you worry
yourself about that At present we've
made a mighty good start towards
sending you TO the chair. young fel-
low. AS said before, you'n have a
hard job explaining why you conceal
ed that revolver"
"Oh. 1 could explain that easily
enough if 1 wanted to-but 1 don't
care to-not just at present. anyway.
You can't send me to the chair on that
alone
mo, Of course not; but as I just re-
marked, it's a mighty good start. In
nocent men who accidentally stumble
across dead bodies don't usually at
tempt to hide the wespon with which
the deed was DONE
How do you know that was try
ing to hide it?' retorted Wilbur. Didn't
give up the gun to you Of nay own
accord? You've got to admit that I
did"
Sure you did-when you supposed
that by producing the gun you would
lead us to believe that your victim
committed suicide. Besides, it would
net have dc1e you any good to hold
out on US. We would have searched
you and found that revolver on you
anyway. / guess you had sense enough
10 realize that"
But I could have got rid of the re-
volver before you arrived on the scene,
instead Of putting il in my pocket"
argued Wilbur "Isn'. that exactly
what I would have done, II were
really guilty.
Il don't know about that" replied
Peabody. That's what you should
have done, of course, but perhaps you
didn't have sime. or perhaps you
weren't bright enough to think of II
until now"
Wilbur shrugged his shoulders and
made no further rep. They completed
the rest of the journey to the station
house in silence.
Arthur harrington went along with
them. He lad willingly consented TO
do all in his pow er to bring his brothers s
murderer to justice.
He openly sxLressed his opinion that
the detectives had made no mistake in
arresting Wilbur Leslie.
Here, lieutenant, this man is arrest
ed on suspicion Of homicide" said Pea
body 10 the police official behind the
desk at the station house. I'VE think
that he killed harrington, the Maiden
Lane diamond merchant. Here's the re-
volver with which the murder was done
He had it in his pocket"
Cute little gun, amt it2" remarked
handled weapon with professional in
terest. Looks like the sort Of thing
woman would carry. Pretty dainty
weapon for a man, don't you think?''
1T looks dainty" replied Peabody
grlmly. But cute as II Is. It carries a
30 ball. and II did the trick for poor
harrington. We have examined the
hole in the body, and there isn't any
doubt that the bullet that killed him
was thirty-two. Youth find. lieuten-
ant, that one OF the bullets in that
there gun has been fired"
VERY good" replied the lieutenant.
Il guess you've got enough evidence to
justify us in holding him. You found
this gun on the prisoner, you say?'
Yes. He handed II 70 US voluntarily