Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-10-26

II 10. WISH said the editor 10 the
cub. "It will be interesting for you
to hear"
Thank you. SIR" said the delighted
young reporter. making himself small
and inconsiderable in corner whence
he could hear and see everything.
You must excuse me-" said the cd
itor. "for having brought you down
here SO summarily at this hour Of the
night, but affairs OF great moment"
You want to know about Gormly r
We do"
well. what is IT."
Read this" said the editor.
Colonel Bill fished a pair Of spec
tacles out OF his side pocket and de-
liberately perched them astride Of his
nose. He read the letter through very
slowly. The night editor was in a
fever of impotence. Even the imper-
turbable editor-in-chief was consider
ably more agitated than usual
II s'pose I'm partly responsible for
It," said old Hamilton: for I was
down at the city hall the other night
when they had that big meeting. and
I happened to mention that Gormly
reminded me of young Teller used
to know out at the camp named For.
dyce. George Fordyce. to a fellow
there. He was slick. smooth and
agreeable enough and we had couple
OF drinks together and let out more'n
I'd ought to. Since then. however,
I've been dom little quiet investi'
gatin' on my own hook. and rye here
In this tin box, which ! brought down
with me and which I keep locked all
the time, some documents you might
| like to see"
The night editor groaned over the
long windedness OF the frontiersman
What's the matter. sonny" asked
Colonel Bill solicitously. Amt sick
are you?"
mo. no." was the answer.
But go on, please, Colonel Hamil
ton" said the editor; "and will you be
as explicit as possible We are hold
ing up the paper In the hope that you
may be able to throw some light or
this matter, and time Is OF the great
est importance"
81 see." was the reply. well. then
all that's written in that papers true
enough: but he amt told all the
truth"
Would you mind telling us what
has been suppressed or left out!"
"The mans wife was run away witt
as Gormly, or Fordyce as I knowet
him. says on that night he indicates
that the woman's husband was lef'
dyin' on the cabin floor"
4 Yes"
| Mex mornin', some of us. suspi
cionin' that there might've been some
trouble, after the storm died out. go
up a crowd and went over to the
mans shack. We found him there
"Dead?" asked the editor.
mot yet, but mighty nigh gone"
Colonel Bill drew from his pocket |
key and unlocked the tin box. From
a worn envelope he drew forth worr
piece of paper. on which was writer
in pencil that was very much faded
but still sufficiently legible. a brie
message. Colonel Bill unfolded tn,
paper. yellow with age. and handed I
to the editor. who seized It. turned q
the light, and read:
II killed him, but II was In self de
fense.--Fordyce."
That's the first bit Of evidence.
he said
The editor nodded. THAT settles
t."
mo, II DON'T" was the reply. "Fo
when we got there. as said. he warn
| dead, and we managed to revive hin
with a good drink of liquor. which
Pete Breeden--that was his name
always would respond to-" he inter
polated. And he managed to say {
few words"
What were they?"
"He said that his wife shot him ant
run of with Fordyce."
Anything more?"
Then he died"
II see," said the editor. "Gorml.
took the blame upon himself to shiel'
the woman"
1T will be Colonel Hamilton's I'm
supported statement against this writ
ten confession. though" interposed tn
night editor.
well. as II happens" was the re
ply. "the statement amt unsuppori
ed"
what more!" asked the editor.
This
Colonel Bill from the same tin DO,
fished out another object wrapped Il
piece Of paper. He unrolled tn
paper and exhibited fiattened leader
bullet.
This come from thirty-two call
Der revolver. Doc johnson. who wa
the only medical shark we had Il
them days, he performed an autopsy
or somethin' like that, on the body o
Breeder, and he got this from II. NJ
man In the territory ever carried
thirty-two. Forty-hve's the usua
weapon for a gent out there. and thi
come from the woman's gun. I'D oftel
seen her use II. and she could shoe
most as straight as man could. tina
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