El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
CONTINUED From Yesterday
Copyright, 1910. by O. W. Dillingham; o.

peated Howard mechanically.
You quarreled,"
We quarreled"
You came here for money"
al came here for money"
"He refused to give it to you'll"
He refused to give it to me-"
There was a quarrel"
There was quarrel"
You drew that pistol"
Il drew that pistol"
And shot him."
And shot him"
Capt Clinton smiled triumphantiy.
That's ALL he said.
Howard collapsed into a chair His
head dropped forward on his breast,
as If he were asleep. Capt. Clinton
yawned and looked at his watch.
Turning to Maloney, he said with a
chuckle:
by George: it's taken five hours
to get 1t out of him."
Maloney turned out the electric
lights and went to Pull up the window
shades, letting the bright daylight
stream into the room. Suddenly
there was a ring at the front door.
Officer Delaney opened, and DR.. Bern
stein entered Advancing into the
room, he shook hands with the CAP
tain
I'm sorry / couldn't come before,
captain. 1 was out when l got the
call Where's the body?'
The captain pointed to the inner
room.
I'm there"
After glancing curiously at How
ard, the doctor disappeared into the
inner room.
Capt. Clinton turned to Maloney.
Well, Maloney, l guess our work
is done here. We want to get the
prisoner over to the station, then
make out a charge of murder. and
prepare the full confession to submit
to the magistrate. Have everything
ready by nine o'clock Meantime, I'll
go down and see the newspaper boys.
/ guess there's bunch of them down
there. OF course, it's too late for the
morning papers, but it's a bully good
story for the afternoon editions De-
laney, you're responsible for the pris-
oner Better handcuff him"
The patrolman was just putting the
manacles on Towards wrists when
DR.. Bernstein re-entered from the in
ner room. The captain turned
We'll, have you seen your MANI"
he asked.
The doctor nodded
Found a bullet wound in his head"
he said. Flesh all burned-must have
been pretty close range. 1t might
have been case of suicide"
Capt Clinton frowned. He didn't
like suggestions of that kind after a
confession which had cost him five
hours work to procure.
"Suicide?" he sneered Say, doc
tor, did you happen to notice what
side Of the head the wound was on?"
DR.. Bernstein reflected a moment.
"Ah, yes. Now 1 come to think Of
It, it was the left side"
Precisely" sneered the captain Il
never heard of a suicide shooting him
self in the left temple Don't worry.
doctor. it's murder, all right" Point
ing with a jerk of his finger toward
Howard. he added: And we've got
the man who did the job
Officer Delaney approached his chief
and spoke to him in a low tone The
captain frowned and looked toward
his prisoner. Then, turning toward
the officer, he said:
Is the wife downstairs?"
The officer nodded.
''Yes, sir; they just telephoned."
Then let her come up" said the
captain She may know something"
Delaney returned to the telephone
and Dr.. Bernstein turned to the cap
tain:
Say what you will, captain, I'm
not at all sure that Underwood did
not do this himself"
Amt you? Well, l am" replied
the captain with sheer. Pointing
again to Howard, he said:
This man has just confessed to the
AT that moment the front door
opened and Annie Jeffries came in es-
;orted by an officer. She was pale
md frightened, and looked timidly at
he group of strange and serious-look-
ng men present Then her eyes went
'ound the room in search of her hus-
'and- She saw him seemingly asleep
n an armchair, his wrists manacled |
n front Of him With a fright |
'ned exclamation she sprang forward,
'ut Officer Delaney intercepted her
Capt. Clinton turned around angrily |
It the interruption
Keep the woman quiet till she's
he growled.
Annie sat timidly on a chair in the |
background and the captain turned |
gain to the doctor.
What's that you were saying, doc |
orr"
You tell me the man confessed?"
Crossing the room to where Howard |
at, DR.. Bernstein looked closely at !
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