The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18

That fellow couldn't shave q pig Qnr
me; he doesn't know his BUSINESS"
What might your name be. friend3'
asked Murray.
Church" replied the big man, land
I'm bound down the river right away"
Murray reflected rapidly. He felt
sure that the man was Ftz, but there
was a chance that he might be mis-
taken, and there did not seem to be
any way Of holding him for King to
make the Identification sure. More
over the giant was determined to get
out of town in a hurry, and refused
his companions invitation to drink or
breakfast.
There was nothing for 1t but to re-
sort to a bluff and Murray acted with
promptitude.
Church" he said suddenly, I'm
sorry, but I'll have to arrest YOU"
Arrest me?" roared the big man In
dignantly. What for?"
you stole a canoe and a coil OF
rope down the river last night" as
SeTleU MURRAY.
you're an Internal liar!" ~retorted
the giant angrily.
Its not what | say, it's what a
fellow over here says" returned Muir
ray.
"Over where?" growled the giant.
Show him to me-"
Come on" said Murray encourag-
ingly. Face him, and make him take
it back"
Whatever the big man might have
surely one occasion on which he was
wrongfully accused, and his spirit
yearned to be revenged upon his &C.
cuser. He caught at Murray's sug-
gestion eagerly and accompanied the
detective to the Jail. While he waited
Murray sought out the sheriff and laid
the case before him. The sheriff,
whose name was Chandler, on hear
ing Murray's story agreed to help him
hold the suspected murderer until he
could be identified. Chandler called
Church in, told him to step into the
next room, and when he did so locked
him in.
Murray fastened back to the hotel
and awakened his roommate. Gov.
King dressed himself quickly, and on
the way to the Jail Murray told him
how matters stood. He reminded
King that in case the suspect was not
FitZ. it was only necessary to say
that the latter was not the man who
stole the canoe and rope. If it was
Fitz, King was to talk to him about
the folks at home, tell him how the
people felt, and persuade him to &C
company them home, as legally they
had no right to take him back, with
out a good deal of trouble, unless he
vas willing to go.
AS they approached the jail they
heard a thunderous roaring-the voice
of the wrongfully accused Church bel
lowing in rage over being locked in.
When Murray and his companion
entered the Church's yells
ceased abruptly and he stared at King
as though fascinated.
Hello, Harry" said Gov. King.
Hello, governor" responded F1tz
meekly.
They shook hands, and after talk
ing about an hour, the fugitive con
sented to return to Canada, and the
three men started that night.
In the morning a fellow passenger
on the train informed Murray that
a lawyer from Milwaukee had heard
of the matter and would try to make
trouble for him with his prisoner. Muir
ray turned to his charge:
Harry" said he, "a shyster is COM
ing in here soon to make trouble for
you. Give him a short answer"
Presently the Milwaukee lawyer en-
tered the car, wearing a high hat and
lofty air.
Where is this prisoner charged
with murder, whom they are going to
take to Canada?" he demanded loudly:
There was no reply, and he glanced
around until his eye fell upon Fftz.
"My man." he said Importantly, don't
you know you have certain rights in
this country, and only the president
can have you taken out? What are you
charged with?"
That's my business and none OF
yours. Amt you glad you found QUIZ
re1orted the prisoner, with infinite rel
iSh.
The lawyer turned q vivid scarlet.
"You deserve to be hanged" he snort
ed, and made his exit, pursued by
peals of ironical laughter.
Murray reached home safely with
his prisoner and handed him over to
the authorities. FitzsimmOns was tried
convicted of manslaughter and sen.
fenced to ten years in the p%eniten'
tiary.
The hand of Fate rested heavily
ON the four men who were partici-
pants in the fight at Wallace fair, for
all of them came to tragic ends. Doc
Needham was murdered, Fftzsimmons
died in the pe%nitentiary; Lipsey was
killed in a circus row in a western
state and later young Needham was
killed near Spring Bank, not far from
London. Ontario.