The Ordway new era., 1911-10-27


I'll"
Keep back there. somcs," said
Gormly sharply as the man stepped
forward. his face ailame. II can deal
with the man. Connell." he contin.
ued. you are going to sit right there
until I've finished with you. Now,
Somes." he said. you stand right be-
hind him. and II he attempts to get
out OF his chair keep him down."
"fou'rc assaulting an officer of the
law" roared the chief. swapping his
fingers
"fou ought to be man enough to
know that the games against you no
far" said Gormly. "and keep quiet un.
til ] get through. Then Ill give yau
chance to talk. Are you ready NOW,
Mr.. Chaloner?"
quite ready. SIR" was tho imper.
:urbabl. answer OF that most excal.
lent young man.
I'll begin again:
"Tonight Mt half after eleven o'clock
Den Connell. the chief OF police of the
city OF New York. called ut my apart.
neEt. He came unaccompanied and
wearing plain clothes. Tho object of
his visit was to demand Of me that I
| should withdraw as a candidate for
the mayor OF New York: that l should
requ"Et the people who had honored
me with their support to vote for
| Warren. that | should declare my be.
| lief IN the integrity OF the Gotham
Freight Traction company and the
purity OF the Sachem society. OF which
no Is ar honored member. The means
by which he sought to induce me to
take this course were promise OF
Hilenc" ns to certain episodes In my
past career. and n threat OF instant
publicity. including n possible arrest
II refused In the presence OF my
private secretary. Philip Chaloner. OF
my friend and servant. William Somes,
and Of the chief OF police. Connell
himself. l am debating this state.
ment
twenty-five years ngo l came to
New York. Since that time my ca.
reer has been thoroughly exploited.
The detective force OF the city. sup.
plemcnted by whatever talent could
be procured or suborned. has had me
under Investigation. To not one act
have they been able to point OF which
! am ashamed, or upon which they
could fix an attack
| When l came to New York was
nineteen years Of age. ! was born in
vermont. ! received common school
education. graduating from the high
school when was sixteen My father
died before l was born. my motxer at
my birth. Some small property nc.
cruing to me wns turned over to me
ny my guardian on my graduation
from the high school. spent two
years at sea us cabin boy. and then
driited west. finally bringing up ut
Xii Devil Camp In Wyoming.
There ! came under the influence
OF woman older than |. who thought
It not unbecoming to her to beguile
add entrap the young eastern tender.
1901 who was just entering upon his
nineteenth year. l was young, mex.
perienced. impressionable: fell com.
pietely under her influence. There is
something to be said for her, poor
woman. She was married to a drunk.
en- brute of a husband. miner, Il
gambler. who was not only unfaithful
10 her, but who abused her fright.
lully. l think my sympathies moro
than my affections were engaged. {.
had chivalric desire to help her, a
boys reverence for womankind
abused and suffering. a quixotic spirit
OF knight errantry. of which even now
am not ashamed.
i had still some little money left,
and resolved to take her away from
her 1ntolerable life. | do not wish to
shelter myself behind a woman; but
l have always told the people Of New
York the exact truth, and | am do
ing 1t now. We had planned to leave
the camp on certain night and ride
south to the Union Pacific. That
night was the night of the great bliz-
zard Of 1882, which Is still remem-
bered in the west. 1t was very late
when l reached her cabin with the
horses. The woman was ready for
me. waiting eagerly In fact. Her hus.
band had recently won small sum OF
money by gambling. That money she
took with her.
we had turned to the door to go
out, although 1t was almost certain
death to be abroad In such storm,
when her husband entered the ROOM
| How he knew, or whether he knew,
what we were going to do. l cannot
say. At any rate, he was there He
covered me with gun; was entire
ly helpless.
Il worked in a desperate hurry, and
at last got my hand on the butt of
my pistol. I saw from the look of his
eye that I would have little time to
draw 1t. I realized that unless could
l was a doomed man. At that in.
stant there was flash and q report
In ho %-I,