The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-17

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your third degree Is worse. It's men
tai tortue. but certainly explains
these other cases. doesn't it?"
7 don't know that IT does-I don
acknowledge"
Captain Clinton, whether you ac
you obtained these confessions b,
knowledge it or not. can prove thai
means Of hynotic suggestion, and thai
Is greater crime against societ,
than any the state Furnishes or paw,
you to prevent"
Il didn't come here to hear about
that" Clinton snaps. "You were 20.
ing TO produce the woman who called
on Underwood the night OF the mur.
der. That was what come here for
not TO have my methods criticised.
Where is she?"
Annie joins them. She refuses to
disclose the name os the woman they
seek, until she comes and speaks her.
SELF. Clinton threatens to arrest the
woman the moment she arrives. But
when Mrs. Jeffries does come, and still
hesitates TO tell the truth, not even
Brewster is keen enough to see that
it is she whom they are waiting for.
Il shall be torn into little bids of
shreds," she cries, clinging to Annie.
when the men have left in disgust.
They won't leave anything unsaid,
but it's not that care for myself so
much, it's the injustice of it all. of
the power Of evil. This man Under.
wood never did a good action in all
his life, and now even after he is dead
he has the power to go on destroying
destroying" She sinks into a chair
dismayed and Stunned when Annie in
forms here that Clinton is waiting to
arrest her. Her agitation is painful.
Il can't can't, Oh, that's too
much" she cries. 1--WE done nothing
-nothing-look!" She drags out I'm
derwood's letter. you can see for
yourself" she goes on, 'the wretch |
wrote me-wrote men-frightened me
into such state of mind that hard /
" knew what / was doing. And / I
went to try and prevent him, that's
all, Annie, that's all, but do you sup
pose that any one will believe it?"
She breaks down completely, weeping
Historically. Annie goes to her, fas-
sinated by that letter, and lifts it
rom her hand to look at it.
This is great for Howard" whis-
'ers the girl, staring at the incrim-
mating letter But what a mean
lound to write things like that His
lind of fellows breed trouble, don't
hey? Alive or dead, they breed trou.
lie I'm hsart-broken.
d do anything to save you from this
this public disgrace. But This has
'ot to come out now, hasn't it?"
Il can't Annie, can't go to prison"
he other woman sobs. Then she
ises and reaches for the letter, but i.
lnnie withholds it. Give me back that
stter. Don't ask me to make this
acrifice now" She clings terror
tricken to Annie, begging for the let :
er, when Clinton returns. At once
strange impulse of courage seizes
er, and she bids Annie give the let
sr to the detective.
At that moment Brewster returns.
Excuse me-, he says, stepping be-
de Clinton and snatching the letter
ON him, "she is my client. I'll take
ire of this" But Clinton has seen
1ough to understand that it was ad-
ressed to Mrs. Jeffries, and he at once {
APPS to the conclusion that it was
idressed to Annie Jeffries, instead of
Mrs. Jeffries, Sr. He has no soon
left with the admonition that he
Ill arrest Annie the moment she lea
IS the house, when Brewster discov-
8 the truth. "
"You are not the woman to whom /
is letter is addressed" the attorney
irly shouts, as he faces Annie. It is III
ident, now, to him that the girl, i'm q
led with false sympathy. means to
otect the older woman from expos eC
e. She has nothing to lose 1T is
ur intention to go on the witness Iii
and and commit perjury? Answer
81" demands Brewster. DO you ex-
ct me as your council to become
rticeps criminis to this tissue of RI