American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-12-14

l say Numbered the chief. siammins
bis big hand down on the desk. -or
I'LL"
Keep back there, somes,- said
Cormly sharply as the man tepped
forward. his face aname. Il can deal
with the man ConneII," he couttn-
ued, you are going to sit right there
until I've finished with you Nov.
Somes." he said. you stand right be-
! n him. and II he attempts to get
Out OF his chair keep him down"
You're a~ssaulting an ofncer NJ III.
law roared the chief. swapping his
fingers
You ought to be man enough to
kno that the games against you 20
lar said Gormty. "and keep quiet un-
III | get through. Thea III give Won
a chance to talk Are you ready nov.
Mr. ChalonerT"
Quite ready. sir" was the imper.
iurbabls answer Of that most excst.
lent young man
I'll begin again:
Tonight at half after eleven O'Clock
Ben Cornell, the chief of police Of ~.
city Of New York, called at nv anart.
trent He came unaccompauied ana
wearing plain clothes. The objec, Of
his visit was to demand Of me that 7
should withdraw as q candidate for
the mayor Of New York: that I should
request the people who had honored
me with their support to vote 70,
warren; that I should declare nv he.
lief in the integrity of he Gotham
Freight Traction company and the
Lurtty Of the Sachem society. OF which
he Is an honored member. The mean.
1y which he sought to induce me to
take this course were a promise OF
silence a. to certain episodes In nv
past career. and q threat of instant
publicity. including a possible arrest
IL refused In the presence of my
private secretary. Philip Chaloner. Of
my friend and servant. William somes.
ana OF the chief Of police, Connell
nirnseh I am debating this state
twenty-five year, ago 1 came to
new York Since that time my ca
a been thoroughly exploited.
ne detective force Of the city. sup.
By whatever talent could
De procured or suborned, has had me
unoer Investigation To not one act
they been able to point of which
am ashamed, or upon which they
could nx an attack
when l came to New York I Wa
nineteen years of age. was born -
received q common school,
eaucauon' graduating from the hixh
" "nen was sixteen Ny father
aieo before ! was born, my mother NJ
NY oirth- Some small property ac.
uAhs 10 me was turned over to me
~ my guardian on my graduation
the high school. 1 spent two
, ears al sea as a cabin boy. and her
nlm'eo west, finally bringing I'D at
Devil Camp In Wyoming.
mere l came under the In suenee
d a woman older than /, who thought
Il not u~nbecoming to her tn her7,il.
ana engap he young eastern tender.
-oot VINO was Just entering upon his
ineeeentn year. was young. mex.
'erienced' impressionable; fell COM
'ie'ely under her influence. There In
to be said for her. poor
omaA she was married to q drunk.
~ oEule OF a husband, a miner
who was not onIy u~nfatthful
o her. but who abused her frieht.
u mink my sympathfes mors
nan my affections we're engaged
az d chiEalric desire to help her.
oS reverence for womankfn
FUSED M suffering. a quixotic spirit
| Ahisht errantry. of which even now
an not ashamed
1 had still some little money Ief,
resolved to take her away from
n'oeFaole lffe- do not wish to
leiter myself behind a oman but
ave always told the people of New
oTA the exact truth. and 1 am do
Z X now We had planned to leave
&c camp on a certain night and ride
'utn TO the Union Pacific. That
gnu was the night of the great biz
Ird OF 1882, which Is stiIl remen.
red In the west. 1t was very Lat.
hen | reached her cabin with m.
Inc woman was ready for
e. waiting eagerly in fact Her hus-
mo had recently won a small sum Of
oney by gambling. That money she
with her.
we had turned to the door to 20
H. although 1t vas almost certain
'ath TO be abroad in such q storm.
nen her husband entered the
ne knew. or whether he knew
nat We were going to do. | cauno,
y AT any rate. he was there. He
vered me with a gun; | was entire
helpless.
1 worked In a desperate hurry. and
last go my hand on the butt Of
, pistol saw from the look Of hIs
e that would have little time to
aw IT. I realized that unless | could