Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
CHAPTER XVI. Continued,
The Chief of Police Visits Gorm1y

Tonight at half after eleven o'clock Ben Connel the
ment He unaccompanied and wearing plain clothes
The object of his to demand of that should
withdraw as candidate for Mayor of New York; that
ter support to vote for Warren that should declare
Company and the purity of the Central Society which
he is honored member The means by which he sought
to induce to this promise of silence
as to episodes my past and threat of
instant publicity including possible arrest refused
my friend and servant Somes and Of the Chief of
Police Conne himself, am debating this statement
time my career been thoroughly exploited The detec
tive force Of the city supplemented by whatever talent
could be procured suborned has had under nvest
CATION To act have they been able to point OF
which l ashamed, upon which they could fix an
When came to New York was nineteen years of age
was born in Vermont. l received common school
sixteen MY father died before born my mother
my birth Some small property accrung to me was turned
over to me by my guardian on my graduation from the
and then drfted West, finally bringing up Kill Devil
There came under the influence woman older
my was young hs1
be said for her, poor woman She married to
o ony 1T to he bns
My sympathies rather than affections were engaged
to take her away from her ntoerable life do not wish
shelter myself behind but have always told
it We had planned to leave the camp certain
night and ride south to the Union Pacific That night
OF
bered in the West 1t very late when reached her
cabin with the horses The woman was ready Tor me-
money by gambling That money she took with her
We had turned to the door to go out, although it
husband entered the How he knew, whether
he knew, what going to do cannot say At any
tirey helpless He declared his of shooting
and delayed only that he might enjoy what he conceived
young and fond of life and began buttoning my
coat to get at my own weapon If had had more expert
the West and there things from the frontiers
mans point of view that had to learn. OF he
my hands up; but he had the drop on me- he knew he
had only press the trigger at any time and was done
of my coat while he talked.
worked desperate hurry, and last got my hand
that would have little time to draw it. realized that
unless l could was doomed man At that instant
there flash and report the Immediately
afterward the man pulled the Trigger OF his own pistol bu.
back dying. l dropped my weapon and bent
him There was hole IN his breast through which the
blood oozing-
Who shot him." growled the chief, who had
been listening with the greatest absorption to the
narrative
The woman shot him. " answered Gormly But
you need not put that in, Chaloner. Let it go
have dictated it He resumed to his stenographer
There nothing that could do for the 1t
than necessary that get In pity for
the woman; tore blank leaf from book and wrote
body and plunged into the Words convey
the frghul of the tempest We became separated
in the storm through fault of mine.
Why the woman told me she threw you down
herself after you gave her your horse said the Chief
of Police.
Don't put that down. Chaloner That's not nee
essary. Now just add this said Gormly quietly:
rightful experience succeeded in reaching the
station came to Chicago, drifted about there for
awhile and thereafter to New York determined
retrieve the past. Whether have done So it is for
YOU fellow citizens, to judge. Whether this story
which relate to you because am compelled to do
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