The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-17

less enough. but somehow lacked thu
NERVE to perform
Step by step Jones became drowsy
The stepson strove to rally him TO his
senses. Jones closed his eyes. What
might have heen 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 utterel
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 occ~
| sion to the imagination of the reader
The two survivors suddenly left the
hotel and crossed over to Jersey City
and took lodging at Tayior'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 rot
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
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 Taylors hotel Reed pre-
tended to be taken suddenly sick with
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 tss1nbling voice that
they must get out of the place In
hurry or they woul1 be arrested Reed |
said that while downstairs he had torn |
q slip from newspaper. He handed |
1t 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 newspaper. AS a matter of |
TACT, however, it had been printed at
the New York Tribune job office. It
vas nice piece of deception and read
IS 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 az
ternoon, the particulars of which
are as follows: 1t appears that
shortly after dark last evening a
well dressed Man. apparently
thirty-fve 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 Ii
after the arrival of the Washing Il
ton train. The clerk is positive he 1
can identify them. If
A frightfuI ghost had risen and was
anding In its most horrible form be-
re the now half-crazed stepson. The
'pe Of the hangman was looming up '
sfore his eyes. He did not even 9
Ike time to wash his face, so great ?
as his anxiety to leave New York be-
nd him. Even the very air he I
'eathed seemed tainted with the foul v
Tor of his crime. It was thought to
, dangerous to travel by rail at first. b
Id they started away on foot, and n
rally concluded to make their way g.
New Orleans. II
REED was. of course. the ruling Il
irit and was carrying out the plan | Il
ey had agreed upon. They doubled Il
ok and forth with the object Of put m
lg imaginary pursuers on the track.
sed was seeking delay for the pur- al
Sc of gaining time. When the pair
rived at New Orleans about the first
Ing that met their eyes was hand
Il rncfod IN Tho A0pok Il