The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

and bad enough TO commit any crime.
while the Young man was evidently
greatly frIghtened-not because OF any
compunctions OF conscience. but for the
reason that he was, as was afterward
shown, natural born coward. He pos
sessed none of the elements and rugged
a nervous apprehension that he was wad-
| Ing in water too deep and dangerous.
He was heartless enough. but somehow
lacked the nerve to perform.
Jones proved 10 be n heavy drinker,
He could hardly get enough OF It. Reed
like hardened criminal maintained his
usual equilibrium and tokea and laughed
as though the dastardlv crime he was
engaged In was a legitimate business
fie did not seem to have the slightest
reason TO feel alarmed or Of taking cau-
tIous measures TO avoid exposure, The
Judges stcpson drank Just enough Of the
poisonous mixture to make him wary
and suspicious. There was a haunted ex
preston and thrill OF terror resting upon
his face.
Step by step Jones became drowsy. The
stepson strove 20 rally him 10 his senses
.Tones closed his eyes What might have
been phantom Of overheated imagina-
ton now became fearful reality. The
stcpson was now almost paralyzed With
fear as Jones slipped from his chair TO
the floor.
Was he dead or alive? He uttered
low and suppressed moan as bis lank
and lIvId body was laid upon the bed and
stripped of all it's valuables The step
son. thoroughly In earnest. wanted 70
take Jones's overcoat. but Reed said "
would be dangerous. as IT might lead
10 detection,
now leave the horrors OF this occa-
sion to the Imagination of the reader.
The Two survivors suddenly Ial l,;f. lait the the
took lodging at Taylor's hotel where
they registered under assumed names. as
they had done previously at the Mer-
chants. II was late In the evening when
Reed assumed a spirit OF iovIsrty over
their success. He was delighted Wild
the trick that had been played upon the
countryman. The stepson was quite too
weak and terror stricken to sleep. AL
though the door TO their room was well
bdlted he scarcely dared breathe lest the
sound might betray him.
They had left the Merchants hotel late
In the afternoon. Jones, the supposed
drugged countryman, was not quite as
dead as the judges stepson thought him
10 be, He. too, was a skilled pretender.
Soon after his entertainers had taken
their departure he, possum like, came to
life, got up. and took a drink from the
brandy bottle that was left upon the ia
BILE and made his way at once TO the
government secret service Office. where
he told the story of his adventure and re-
CelVed further Instructions. This So
called Jones was a detective OF marked
ability. He could assume almost any
character and deceive the best educated
criminal. yet withal an honest, faithful
servant TO the government.
AT an early hour on the following morn
ing at Taylor's hotel Reed pretended TO
be taken suddenly sick with a cramp in
his stomach He left his roommate and
went below. 4 short time afterwards he
rushed back into the bedroom and in
formed the Judges stcpson with n tremh
ling voice that they must get out OF the
place in hurry or they would be arrest
ed. Reed said that while downstairs he
had torn a slip from newspaper He
handed Il 10 the judges stepson. who.
on glancing at IL hastily, at once sprans
out Of bed
II was a sensational article and bore
the appearance Of having been clipped
from q newspaper. As a matter OF fact.
however. IL had been printed at the New
York Tribune job office. IL was nice
piece Of deception and read follows:
Another OF those outrageous and das-
tardly murders which have so recently
startled the community occurred In this
city yesterday afternoon. the particulars
OF which arc as follows II appears that
shortly after dark last evening we'll
dressed man. apparently 35 years OF age.
was found by the police lying near the
foot OF Courtland street in an tnsensi-
bic condition. He was taken TO the police
station. where restoratives were admin
istercd and when he had revived suf
r. Jones and that he was from Fort
Wayne. Ind.
While walking along Broadway. near
one Of whom pretended to know him.
They had several drinks together. after
which they went 20 a hotel in Courtland
street. where Mr.. Jones was invited into
a room occupied by his new-tound friends
Here more drinks were had when the