Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-04

owner. They c6n him odl661l out
there. They struck up q fiendship
right sway. had 8 few drinks together,
and my man got enough out of him to
get On the trail ofS the story We been.
lookin' for without Hamilton IN the
least suspectin' what he was after. /,
sent dozen Of tho smartest man On
the force out to Wyoming to rustic up
old Inhabitants Of Kill Devil Camp,
which has long since been: blotted OF
tho map. It seems that this Gormly,
or Fordyce, or whatever his name IL,
once run away with miners wife,
nrst robbin' him Of his pile and shoot
In the miner .
The little group Of. men listened to
the chiefs startling story In fever
Of excitement and surprise. which Con
nell greatly enjoyed.
Now. we knew that he never came
to New York with no woman he ran
on. We've got his whole history from
the day he landed here, every minute
OF It. We reasoned that tho woman
must have deserted him. or no her.
Naturally she'd make for ono Of the
big cities. especially II she had the
money. We believed that she had it:
TOR he had practically none whom he
landed. He went to work 90 1 clerk
In store at Ave dollars week. a
woman like that'd be pretty sure to
turn up on the town somewhere soon
or Or later. We've got 4 detailed his.
tory Of everyone Of 'em here and else
where. II she went down to the gut
ter. she'd be dead. II she went up
to tho parlor. she'd be alive still. It
was only necessary to look among
those that are runnil' the thing. We
found one. who'd come from Wyo-
ming. I went to see her myself. and
I've got her confession here" He
hauled paper out Of his pocket "sho
didn't want to toll nothing about 1t.
She don't come out Of it especially
creditable; but we had means to make
her. All we got to GIT now 10 the
stun from Wyoming. witness CT two
to identify Gormly with Fordyce. and
that's tho end Of him"
Connell snapped his finger in le.
rision.
"Has the woman seen tho man p
asked Benson % soon a he could ret
his breath.
"Ofte1."
Does he sim
Lord. he don't know she's On the
earth" BE-
us she sure no Il the nanr"
'she says So"
HAS she never tried to blackmail
him3''
Never. She's glad enough to let
him alone. I guess"
Why isn't she witness enough
then?" asked the district attorney.
Well. she's mixed up in It in rather
q nasty way. She's afraid she'll suRer
II her part Of it IL made public"
II can nx that" said Rutherford
coolly enough. "A promise Of immun-
ity, and"
"she won't do It." returned tho
chief. "You can drive these women
Just 80 far. and there you stop. Be-
sides, it amt never goin' to come into
court"
What DO you meant asked Ben.
son.
II mea1," said Cornell emphatically.
that Gormly 10 goin' to give up the
game"
Give up tho game,~ repeated Hal.
dane.
That's what I said. It's goin' to be
put UP to him AZ to whether he wants
this told or whether hs withdraws
from the field"
you might back your put up to
him with warrant for murder, I be-
lieve," said the district attorney. IT
the evidence is what you say, I'll have
charges preferred against him."
All right" answered the chief.
"Mr. Rutherford and will AZ that up.
Now. gentlemen, you leave this to me.
I am accustomed to deal with GRIM
inafs, and I'll AZ Gormly. ought to