United labor bulletin., 1910-11-24

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might have been q phantom o. over
heated Imagination now became q
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 livid body was laid Upon the bed
and stripped of all its valuables. The
stepson. thoroughly in earnest. wanted
to take Jones overcoat, but Reed said
1t 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
late. in the afternoon. Jones. the sup
posed drugged countryman. was not
quite as dead as the judges stepson
thought him to be. He. too. was a
skilled pretender.
Soon after his entertainers had ta-
ken their departure he, possum-like.
came to life, got up and took 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 a
LOFT nfv a
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
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 .
hurry or they would be arrested. Reed
said that while downstairs he had torn
a slip from a newspaper. He handed
1t to the judges stepson. who. ON
glancing at 1t hastily, at once sprang
out of bed
1t was a sensational article and bore
the appearance Of having been clipped
from a newspaper. AS matter Of
fact. however. 1t had been printed at
the New York Tribune job once. It
was a nice piece of deception and read
as follows:
A Brutal Murder and Robbery.
1
Another OF those outrageous and
dastardly murders which have 80
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 .
well dressed man, apparently
thirty-five years Of age. was found
1 by the police lying near the foot
of Courtland street in an insensi-
BILE condition. He was taken to the
1 police station. where restoratives
were administered, and when he
had revived sufficiently he stated
that his name vsas 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 nsurderers, 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 its most horrible form be
fore the now half-crazed stepson. The
rope 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
4 breathed seemed tainted with the foul
odor of his crime. It was thought to
| be dangerous to travel by rail at nrst,
and they started away on foot. and
finally concluded to make their way
| to New Orleans.
Reeo was. OF course. the ruling
spirit and was carrying out the plan
they had agreed upon. They doubled
back and forth with the object Of put
| ting imaginary pursuers on 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 hand
bill posted in the depot describing the
Ifugitives and Offering a reward Tor
their arrest and conviction. Staring
at the bill with beads Of perspiration
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
fugitives arrived at Brownsville. Tex.
From this point received . note from
Reed saying that they intended to
cross the Rio Grande and work their
way to the City Of Mexico.
To the minds Of the detectives who
played their part in this case the
whole affair appeared . farce.
After a time Reed returned from
Mexico. He had given his companion
the slip and was quite positive In his
opinion that the judges stepson would
never dare show bis face in the Uni
ted States. He declared the man was