Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-25

Step by step Jones became drowsy.
The stepson strove to rally him to his
senses. Jones closed his eyes What
might have been a phantom o. over
heated imagination now became a
fearful reality. The stepson was now
almost paralyzed with fear as Jones
slipped from his chair to the floor
Was he dead or alive? He uttered
a low and suppressed moan as his lank
and stripped of all its valuables. The
stepson, thoroughly in earnest, wanted
to take Jones overcoat, but Reed said
it would be dangerous, as it might
lead to detection
| now leave the horrors of this occa-
sion to the imagination of the reader.
The two survivors suddenly left the
hotel and crossed over to Jersey City
| and took lodging at Taylor's hotel,
| where they registered under assumed
names, as they had done previously at
the Merchants 1t was late in the
evening when they went to bed.
They had left the Merchants hotel
I IdLC LII lnC d1ISIAOOus JOuCSy I4S sup
posed drugged countryman, was not
quite as dead as the judges stepson
thought him to be. He, too, was
| skilled pretender
Soon after his entertainers had ia
ken their departure he, possum-like,
| came to life, got up and took a drink
from the brandy bottle that was left
upon the table, and made his way at
once to the government secret service
| Office, where he told the story of his
adventure and received further in
structions. This so-called Jones was
detective of marked ability. He could
| assume almost any character and de-
ceive the best educated criminal, yet
withal an honest, faithful servant to
| the government.
At an early hour on the following
morning at Taylor's hotel Reed pre-
tended to be taken suddenly sick with
a cramp in his stomach. He left his
| roommate and went below. A short
I time afterwards he rushed back into
the bedroom and informed the judges
| stepson with a trembling voice that
| they must get out of the place in a
hurry or they would be arrested. Reed
said that while downstairs he had torn
| slip from a newspaper. He handed
| it to the judges stepson, who, on
glancing at it hastily, at once sprang
out of bed
1t was sensational article and bore
| the appearance of having been clipped
from a newspaper. AS matter OF
fact, however, it had been printed at
the New York Tribune job office. 1t
was nice piece of deception and read
/ as follows:
A Brutal Murder and Robbery.
Another of those outrageous and
dastardly murders which have so
recently startled the community
occurred in this city yesterday af-
ternoon, the particulars of which
are as follows: 1t appears that
shortly after dark last evening a
we'll dressed man, apparently
thirty-five years of age, was found
by the police lying near the foot
of CORTLAND street in an insensi-
BILE condition. He was taken to the
police station, where restoratives
were administered, and when he
had revived sufficiently he stated
that his name was P. R. Jones and
that he was from Fort Wayne,
Ind
Mr.. Jones was removed to the city
hospital last evening, where he be-
came delirious and died about nine
| o'clock The police are on the
track of the murderers, who are
supposed to be from Baltimore or
Washington, as the clerk at the
hotel states that they came in just
after the arrival of the Washing
ton train The clerk is positive he
can identify them.
A frightful ghost had risen and was
standing in it's most horrible form be-
fore the now half-crazed stepson. The
rome Of the hangman was looming up
before his eyes. He did not even
take time to wash his face, so great
was his anxiety to leave New York be-
hind him Even the very air he
breathed seemed tainted with the foul
odor of his crime. 1t was thought to
be dangerous to travel by rail at first,
and they started away on foot, and
| finally concluded to make their way
to New Orleans.
Reed was, of course, the ruling
spirit and was carrying out the plan
they had agreed upon. They doubled
! hack and forth with the object Of put
ting imaginary pursuers off the track.
! Reed was seeking delay for the pur-
pose of gaining time. When the pair
arrived at New Orleans about the first
thing that met their eyes was a hand
bill posted in the depot describing the
fugitives and offering a reward tor
their arrest and conviction Staring
at the bill with beads Of perspfration
starting upon his brow the judges
stepson nearly collapsed. He was
careworn, downhearted and ready to
speed away as swift as steam could
carry him. In the course of time the
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