Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-02

The stepson strove to rally him to his
] senses. Jones closed his eyes. What
! might have heen 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
low and suppressed moan as his Iank
and livid body was laid upon the bed
and stripped of all it's valuables. The
stepson. thoroughly in earnest, wanted
to take Jones overcoat, but Reed said
1t would be dangerous, as 1t 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. It 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 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 q
detective of marked ability. He could
assume almost any character and de-
ceive the best educated criminal, yet
withaI 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 trembling voice that
they must get out of the place in a
hurry or they would be arrested. Reed
said that while downstairs ne had torn
a slip from a newspaper. He handed
II to the judges stepson, who, on
glancing at it hastily. at once sprang
out of bed
1t was a sensational article and bore
he appearance Of having been clipped
from newspaper. AS a matter of
TACT, however, it had been printed at
the New York Tribune Job ONCE. II
was nice piece Of deception and read
rs 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
well 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 restorativeB
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
.anding in it's most horrible form be-
ire the now half-crazed stepson The
ope of the hangman was looming up
efore his eyes. He did not even
Ike time to wash his face, so great
as his anxiety to leave New York be-
ind him. Even the very air he
reathed seemed tainted with the foul
Tor of his crime. 1t was thought to
, dangerous to travel by rail at first,
nd they started away on foot, and
nally concluded to make their way
New Orleans.
Reed was, of course, the ruling
brit and was carrying out the plan
ey had agreed upon. They doubled
lex and forth with the object of put
ng imaginary pursuers on the track.
eed was seeking delay for the pur-
,se of gaining time. When the pair
rived at New Orleans about the first
ing that met their eyes was a hand
II posted in the depot describing the
gitives and offering a reward for
cir arrest and conviction. Staring
the bill with beads of Precipitation
arting upon his brow the judges
epson nearly collapsed. He was
reworn, downhearted and ready to
eed away as swift as steam could
rry him. In the course of time the
gltives arrived at Brownsville, Tex.
ON this point received a note from
ed saying that they intended to
oss the Rio Grande and work their
" to the City of Mexico.
To the minds of the detectives who
Eyed their part in this case the
Iole affair appeared farce.
After a time Reed returned from
,xico. He lad given his companion
) slip and was quite positive In his
nion that the judges stepson would
yer dare show his face In the Uni