The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-05

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from his pocket, and after scrutinizint
the various footprints on the shore
again waded into the stream and
searched the tracks there with the
greatest care. following them for some
distance. Suddenly he uttered an ex
clamation of satisfaction mingled witt
establishment.
MY boy" he soliloquized, I've goi
you! But what in the name of heaven
could be your object?"
Within ten minutes he was at the
police station, and a few moments
later in company with two officers he
entered the room of Barney Maloney
at his clearinghouse. Barney was sit.
ting on the side of his bed, preparing
for his days sleep. He was a some
what stupid appearing young fellow, Of
rs or SO, not too Clearly, with sandy
complexion, stocky of build, and 1t was
plain that he had been drinking some.
Barney" said Dr. Furnivall without
ceremony, tell these gentlemen what
you know about the death of Sadie
Patrick"
He removed his spectacles as he
spoke and looked fixedly into the
mans faded blue eyes.
For moment 1t seemed as IL the
fellow had been suddenly turned to
stone, he became so rigid and gray
of skin. Then he shrieked out:
why. was the man that found
her! Would do that II had done
it? l found her there in the water, yes,
and the boys all saw me when / done
it, and the blood that's on me, l got
it when l picked her up in my arms
and put her on the shore, and the boys
will swear to 1t. every one of them.
for they was there"
He paused in his headlong rush of
words, his eyes in the doctors, his ex-
preston changing rapidly from fright
to peace, to earnestness. and finally to
wrapt abstraction. Then almost in
stantly he resumed in a voice more
resembling machines than a mans:
Il killed her myself"
"Why?"
she was my wife, and she was try
ing to run away from me with another
man, and wouldn't have it. She was
my girl. that married when she was out
Of work and supported. unbeknownst
to anybody because she was ashamed
Of me-she thought l was not as good
as she might have. / found that out
all right. And when she got work she
was for going some place else where
wouldn't be bothering her-me that
took her when she was poor and In
trouble! And then heard she was
on with this other one. So that night
slipped out of the mill and had her
take walk for q word about that,
and she madded me, and the first thing
knew l had done 1t. for l had the
knife with me. / ran away back again
% the work, but seen the blood on
ne, and l knew twas no good trying
% hide the clothes, for somebody al
ways finds them, so l would make the
play that l found her in the morning
ind got It on me then. Back goes
o the bridge and took her in the water |
o the place where thought / could !
lee her when we was coming by in |
he night-shift on. l put her too far
Town on the bank, and / couldn't see |
Ter in the morning. but knew she
vas there, so cries out and runs"
At this point one Of the officers took
i'm by the arm.
Il have a warrant for you, Maloney,"
le said, for the murder of Sadie
'atrick."
That evening DR.. Furnivall, reading
daily paper. saw, in story headed,
in High Life, Child Abduct-
d." this paragraph:
"Wednesday evening between seven
nd eight o'clock the three-year-old
on of Mr.. Chase Harlow, of the ultra
mart set, was kidnapped from that
entIeman's home, and all attempts to
ecover the child or learn the iden-
ty of the abductor have failed. That
he crime must have been committed
y a person thoroughly posted upon
he habits of the inmates is assured by
he manner in which the daring deed
as conceived and carried out.
will be recalled that it was only last
eek that Mr.. Harlow succeeded in
occurring divorce from hts beautiful
life, who was Frustrated on finding
lat the custody of the child, whom
lie worshiped, was given to the ia.
ler."
DR.. Furnivail gave low whistle.
love, my lady of the veil!" he ex-
aimed. You said you had your rea,
ms. and you certainly did have-with
vcngeance!"
Copyright, 1909. by w. G. Chapman,