Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-01-29


time before the 11:45 train to drop in
somewhere fbr little TASTE"
What did)he say?"
HE asked me where 1 was going.
and l told him to Fairview on my va
cation. and mustn't miss the train"
what did he say them"
He said there was plenty of time.
So we got of and walked through
Arch street to Heuizer's. but he
wouldn't go in. He said he'd wait out
side"
But you went in?"
"Yes."
WAS he waiting when you came
out?"
NO. I guess stayed too long.
missed the train and had to go homo
on freight"
You say you didn't know the man
very well. but can't you remember
anything about him. any peculiarity
about him?"
"Well, he had a funny SMELL"
"A funny smell. What was 1t like?"
1T was kinder sweet. He said he'd
been eating something for his breath.
He gave me some. too. He said I
ought to have some by me. 1t was 30
good for a whisky breath"
Have you any Of 1t with your"
Eyes. in my vest pocket"
The doctor searched the pocket and
presently found kernel OF we'll
known proprietary article for tho
breath. He chewed It a moment and
then leaning toward the man SO that
the scent must strongly reach his
nostrils. said:
DO you remember that smell?"
Sure l do"
what Is associated with 1t In your
mind? What does 1t remind you OFF,
"Heuizer's hotel"
did you ever smell It before you
were In that placer"
why. yes: that is what Chinky
gave me Just before I went in"
"Chinky? Who is Chinky?"
Il dunno. He's feller met some
times. l dunno his last name.''
"why is he called 'Chinkyr"
"Thcy say It's because. when he
runs to turn the switch the dimes
and nickels chink In his pocket"
Then he must be a conductor on
the street cars?"
"Oh. yes: that's what he is! Ire
member now"
DR.. Furnivall returned to the once.
The captain had Just returned with
the Information that. sure enough. the
| key did not At tho lock on Swartz'
store.
"Of course" said DR.. Furnivall.
Now hunt up a mana conductor on
the street cars. who is known a.
'Chinky.' He IL your man. Bring him
to me and I'll prove It."
But "Chinky." who was found to be
a conductor by the name Of Alan
westover. frightened so that he could
not stand on his feet when charged
with the crime. admitted his guilt At
once, and there was no necessity fof
hypnotizing him. He said that Satur.
day night after his work he had met
Flanagan on . car. He told him he
was going on a vacation, that SwartI
was in the store with big roll. which
he was intending to take home with
him. as the safe was NO good. and that
he tFlannigan) had brought away the
store key instead Of leaving 1t with the
boss. as he ought to have done. seeing
that he was to be away SO long and
might lose It. Flanagan was stupid,
and .'Chinky" easily got the key from
his pocket as he helped him from the
car to 60 to Heuizer's. substituting one
Of his own In its place. Running to
the store he watched until he saw
Swartz removing his butchers frock.
and while It was over his head, en-
| tangling his arms. he rushed in and
choked him with q short length Of
rope. He meant only to render him
unconscious and get the money. his
hastily conceived plan being to throw
suspicion on Flanagan, who would
seem to have run away after doing the
| job; and that was why he had stolen
the key. But when he saw that he
had overdoas the matter-that Swart1
was dsad-the pulley and rope dan.
Cling down from the loft gave him
the idea OF complicating the affair by
making It look like suicide. So he
hoisted the body up and left 1t hang.
ing, shut the door. put up the bar.
locked the paddock and went home.
He had suffered the most horrible tor
lures Of mind ever since: had been on
the point Of giving himself up a dozen
times, feeling that death would be
relief to him. and now that he was
taken he was glad Of It. They would
put him out of all his misery before
long. His only excuse for tho crime
was that he was n cocaine hend. and
supposed he was crazy and didn't
know any better.
FIannigan, released at once. went
home for his vacation. this time with.
out stopping on the way: and he never
entered saloon afterward. westover
was eisctrocuted. after long trial In
stituted by q benevolent society In the
attempt to prove him insane.
Copyright. 1902 by W. q. Chapmsa-)
tCopyright In Great Britain-D