The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-04

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| i've got Watkins" he said simply
10 the assistant chief
"Well. anybody could get him. He
spends about twelve hours g day around
this building Assistant Chief Murray
responded.
ct said 1 had got him." Jarvis went
back. It was a trife more than his pa
thence was good for to have everyone
against him in the matter of arresting
the policeman. Il meant I had him fan
! I've got a case against him.
He drew from his pocket memoranda
Of his work for the last week. The as
sistant chief glanced over them.
We'll" he snarled, Watkins wasn't
no good anyhow. But-what do you
know about MHIer's confession?'
What? don't know anything about
Miller"
Don't. Ell? Wei, O'Bren and Hur-
/ ley brought him 81 a couple Of hours
ago. He didn't stand much of the third
/ degree. He owned up to the whole
! thing. And-Watkins couldn't have been
/ IN it until after It was all over"
jaws sat down weakly on chair
that happened 70 be handy
The assistant chief looked at the
crestfallen face of the youngest man on
the detective force. It was so pitiful
a face that II moved the case hard
ened heart Of Murray.
COZ COURSE watkins is in bad, as an
accessory. after the crime. He's been
GOVERN Miller up He got a good rake
| or I reckon Miller has done some
souealing about that"
But the words did not comfort Mr..
| William Jarvis TO any great extent 1t
/ had been his first big case, and he had
felt pretty sure of himself. He mad
looked for considerable glory in his
work. He had not even known that
other men were working on IT,
II was going 40 ask you 20 send me
up TO see that fellow Lieutenant VIII
son got at the explosion. Put-now--
He broke of disconsolately. He was
quite sure that now he would hardly be
intrusted with anything Of Importance.
"WelI-go on. III send Thompson with
you. DO you know anything about
him?"
All 1 know is that Wilson says he
caught him running IN his nightshirt
from the hole and they've got him
up at Mercy Hospital. He had couple
of bags Of gold on him
! ''Um-m-mi Had the stuff with him,
Ell? In his night shirt2 That Wilson
talks a lot about his work in New
York; bu- what do you think about
itT'
II think the man ~as a thief. He
came down to see wha- had happened.
and thought he had chance. But he
didn't have any more to do with the
explosion than had Jarvis replied to
the question.
you may be right You'd better go
see II you can get anything out OF him.
I've got a batch Of men down at the
bank already III call Thompson
Sleepily, Thompson came out Of the
back room. He was one of the Oldest
and most trusted men on the force.
Jarvis knew II, and felt hurt that he
could not be trusted on one OF the
easiest possible missions without such
| companion,
'"Thompson''-Mur addressed the
old detective, who was still rubbing his
eyes-"you go with Jarvis Up 20 the
Mercy Hospital and see IL you can get
any statement from that chap Wilson
got at the explosion"
"Au right Thompson replied, yawn-
ing
He got his hat and coat and the two
4 started forth.
what explosion is thIs?" Thompson
asked as soon as they were out Of ear
shot Of the office.
What explosion is this?" Jarvis re-
peated, wondering what sort Of Joke the
older man was trying 20 play upon him.
I why, the one here, of course
Here? where
.'Well, say" Jarvis spoke a little hot
Iy. IT may be pretty green, but I think
you might let Up on fellow bit"
come. kid. what you flying or the
bat about2 7 didn't want TO ask qucs-
lions Of Murray; the old fellow don't
like TOO many questions. But what are
we out for, anyhow
/ Tney were passing under brilliant
into the old ones face. lle discovered
that Thompson was On earnest.
/ Really, don't you know
mol haven't heard of any cXDlo-
"WeH. about an hour ago the back
Of the COsufsuOlitau National Bank
was blown out Since then we've got
word that at the same time three
more. the Monument, OF Washington,
and the North Harvard. OF Eostou-al
national banks-Were blown - lu lden-
tiCauy the same way. General alarms
out everywhere. only Lieutenant VIII
son claims 20 have got our Philadelphia
man ana has not sent amy alarm"
IIDmUs Ju Ldu fmoiNtifb AN tAtldfnd-
ton OF two as Jarvis spoke.
And I slept through 10 all - Good
Lord he nov calculated. "But what B.
this man Wilson gOt2'
'l saw him I'm the ambulance. The
surgeons said Wilson's men had put him
out They caught him with two bags
OF gold under his arms
! Looks as though he was the real
thlng-witE goods an right
| 1t mi2ut-but for one fact"
What that2'
why he was dressed in hls night
shirt and was barelcOted when they
took Lim."
Thompson chucE,eo. Then he
laughed.
"Ge gods De almost wCpt for uiirth.
/ and Wilson thinks n man would stand
In his nlghtshirt and bare feet TO blow
up bank. Wen, L always Thought he
was a fool. but / didn't give him credit
for being such big fool as that"
/ But ] suppose we've got 10 ind ont
anything we can n We're going to get
any police help in locating the right
men, Jarvis suggested.
Police help be hanged That chaD
was probably one Of the first % arrive
after the explosion. and the tcmpta-
lion was too great 90 get AWAY with
a little Of what he saw. But IL will
be Just as well 10 let Wilson keep on
thinking he's got his man FOR a While.
| ~ n loon he'll 2