The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-05-05

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"That verdict will stick" wasFbis
only comment.
"By the way" said McGrath. "Pem.
mican keeps mum up there In iail. but
he's letting restless as thunder He
wants to know how soon you re going
to tr, him on this gambling charge"
Murgatroyd smiled.
"In due course" be returned, but
you can tell Pemmicau unothcially
that the quickest way for him to gel
on trial, or. In fact. the quickest way
for him to get of without trial. TO get
out of Jail. is to let the know the name
of the man higher up. I'm looking for
John Doe, and | expert to keep Penn
mican under lock and key until get
him You understand
Shirley and Miriam and eveu Chat
loner watched the course uf events
with great interest Mirium's mouth
was sealed upon the question of the
bribe. but Challoner absorbed what he
had heard In the courtroom. and. huzl
though II had been. he noted that MIr.
fact, certain. Shirley. too. felt ther
than knew that Murgatroyd had re-.
moved from himself not the talnt oi
bribery. but the violation of his com.
pact. She felt the thing was cut and
dried
One day the clerk of the appellate
division placed in the hands of spe.
I.sa
pages long 1t was IA carbon copy.
Take that to the prosecutor" he
commanded, "and tell him It's ad
vance"
As Murgatroyd was perusing II Mix
ley rushed In and yelled In alarm:
"Chief. chief look at this. He
too. held In his hand document com
posed of several sheets of yellow pa.
per scribbled over with soft black
lead pencil. It's from the warden
he whispered.
Murgatroyd took Mixley's yellow
sheets. He read the first page and
rose TO his feet.
when did all this happen. MlxleyT
he asked In a tense voice, with diff.
Guilty restraining his excitement.
About an hour ago"
How did he kill himself?"
"Cyanide-smuggled In somehow"
Murgatroyd read the yellow sheets
again.
Great Caesarr' he exclaimed.
Mixley. still lingering, now asked:
ANY news from the appealr'
Murgatroyd nodded.
Here's the opinion. just handed
down"
"Reversal?"
mo; affirmed. By the way. Mix
over to ThorDe. will you? He'll wan,
to see It."
"Shall l tel him?" faltered Mixley.
"Tell him nothing" Murgatroyd re
piled. "Oncially | know nothing OF
this other thing. I'll investigate II
first; then can talk to him"
That very day Thorne sent a copy OF
the opinion up to Mrs. Challoner with
out comment. Over the phone he said
"There is no hope"
Miriam had doubted once. but now
she held to her faith In Murgatroyd
She knew that Murgatroyd would keeI
his word. Shirley. though, shook he
head.
And also on that same day Murga
troyd jumped into cab and rode of
on a tour Of private inspection.
The next day he sent for Thorne.
Before making things public
Thorne." he said. II wanted you t'
read that"
Thorne read with bulging eyes th'
yellow sheets that were thrust before
him. Then he grasped Murgatroydi
arm, saying:
Don't make II public. There ar,
political reasons" pleaded Thorne.
But it's bound to leak OUT
Never mind" Thorne was very un
easy.
But again Murgatroyd persisted:
what OF Mrs. Challonerw
"I'll take care of Mrs. Challoner,
responded Thorne.
Leave the whole thing to me. II
go with you before the court at an,
time you please" said Murgatroyd.
And they did go before the court
The court opened its eyes when
heard
"Well. wellw exclaimed the court.
Broderick and Thorne later sat clos
eted, Every crisis found them to
gether,
"Broderick," said the lawyer, "thi
is going to hurt Cradlebaughs NOR
than ever. The Challoner case ha
jumped from the frying pan into tn
fire" His grip frightened on Brodericl
This thing has got to be hushed up"
"If it's got 10 be 1t can be-" declare
the politician.
But there's the court order!"
Broderick grinned as he said:
There's men has got TO file it-me
that know how TO file papers 80 blan
ed far In the pigeonholes that even
reporter can't find en-"
Somebody's bound to find 1t out"
mot II stretch out this hand" al
swered Broderick. ''That there han
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