Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-06-22

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I husband signal service IN Der pres
en-, scrape The letter she had pro
| duced, written TO her by Underwood
the day before hts death. in witch he
| stated his determination TO kill him
self. vas, OF course, complete vindI-
cation for the man awaiting trial. His
liberation now depended only on how
| quickly the ponderous machinery Of
the law could take coguizance d this
new and most important evidence
The new turn OF affairs was nat.
urally most distasteful to the police
II there was one thing more than
another which angered Capt Clinton it
! was 10 take the trouble to build Up .
case only to have Il suddenly demol
ished lie scoffed Of the suicide let
ter safely committed to Judge Brew.
ster's custody. and openly branded II
as forgery concocted by an immoral
woman for the purpose Of defeating
the ends Of justice. He kept Annie q
prisoner and deaed the counsel for
the defense 10 do their worst Judge
Brewster, who loved the fray, accept
ed the challenge. He acted promptly
He secured Aupie's release on habeas
CORPUS pfpcssa{asE 2R4 bio c,yD Gpaj
against the city having already begun
tn the courts. he suddenly called Capt
Clinton to the stand and gave him
o grilling which more than atoned for
any which the police tyrant had pre-
viousiy made his victims suffer In
the limelight OF a sensational trial, In
which public servants were charged
with abusing positions Of trust, he
showed Capt Clinton up as bully and
CRATER. br1be-taker. working hand
and glove with dishonest politicians.
not hesitating even to divide loot with
thieves and dtve.keepers In his greed
for wealth. He proved him to be
consummate liar. man Who would
stop at nothing to gain his own ends
What jury would take the word a
such man Us this? Yet this vas the
man who sull insisted that Howard
Jeffries was guilty Of the shooting
OF Robert Underwood!
But public opinion was too fnteili.
gent TO be hoodwinked for any length
Of time by brutal and ignorant 20
liceman- There was clamof for the
prisoners release The evidence was
such that further delay was lnexcus
able The district attorney. thus
urged. took an active interest tn the
case. and after going over the new cyl.
dence with Judge Brewster. went be-
fore the court and made formal ep
plication for the dismissal Il the com.
plaint- A few days later Howard JET.
fries left the Tombs amid the cheers
Of crowd assembled outside AT bis
side walked his wife. nov smiling
through tears Of Soy.
II was glad homecoming to the
little fat IN Harlem. To Howard. aft
er spending so long time In the
narrow prison quarters. It seemed Ike
paradise and Annie walked on air. SO
delighted was she to have him with
her again. Yet there were still enxi-
cites to cloud their happiness The
close confinement. with its attendant
worry. had seriously undermined How
ards health He was pale and atten-
uated. and SO weak that he had sev.
eral fainting spells. Much alarmed.
Annie summoned Dr.. Bernstein. Who
administered o tonic. There vas moth.
ing to cause anxiety. he said. reas
suringly It was o natural reaction
after what her husband had under.
gone. But II was worry as much
Is anything else Howard worried
about his father. with whom he vas
only partially reconciled: he worried
about bis future. which yes a. pre-
carious as ever. end most Of ell he
worried about his wife He was not
ignorant Of the circumstances which
had brought about his release. and
while liberty was sweet to him. u had
been o terrible shock when he arst
heard that she was the woman Who
had visited Underworld rooms He
refused to believe her sworn evidpnca
How was Il possible? Why ehould she
| go to Underwood's rooms knowing he
was there? Il vas preposteTous. 6ill
the small voice rang tn hfs ears-per
haps she's untrue! Il haunted him
TIL one day he asked pointblank for
IN explanation Then she told that
she had perjured herself She vas not
the woman Who she really was she
could not say He must be satisfied
for the present with the assurance
that II was not his wife With that
he was content What did he care 70,
the opinion Of others? He knew-thas
was enough! In their conversation ON
the subject Annie did not even men.
ton Alicia's name. Why should she =
Weeks passed, and Howard's health
did not improve. He had tried to End
position, but without success. ye,
every day brought its obligations
which had TO be met One morning
Annie was busting atput their tiny
dining room preparing the table fol
their frugal luncheon. She had 1us,
placed the rolls and butte. on the
table. and arranged te chairs, wher
there came ring at the front door
bell. Early visitors we're not 60 In
t-eGnens as 10 cause surpr:e. sc, So.
out waiting to remove her apron sh,
went to the door and opened Il Dy
Bernstein entered.
Good morning, MIRO. JeRrtes," b
said cheeri'y. Putting own hts med
cal bag. he asked: How 10 our pa
tent this morning2"