The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23

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his big hand down on the desk. "of
! III"
Keep back there, Sones," said
Gormly sharply as the man stepped
forward, his face afame. y 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 If he attempts to get
out of his chair keep him down"
You're %assaulting an officer of the
law!" roared the chief, sEapping his
fingers,
You ought to be man enough to
know that the games against you so
far" said Gormly, and keep quiet IN.
til l get through. Then I'll give you
a chance to talk. Are you ready now.
Mr.. C~halonerT
quite ready, sir" was the imper
surbable answer Of that most excsE-
lent young man.
I'm begin again:
Tonight at half after eleven o'clock
Ben Cornell, the chief Of police Of the
city Of New York, called at my apart.
nent. He came unaccompanied and
wearing plain clothes. The object of
his visit was to demand OF me that
should withdraw as a candidate for
the mayor of New York; that I should
request the people who had honored
me with their support to vote for
Warren; that I should declare my be-
lief in the integrity Of the Gotham
Freight Traction company and the
purity of the Sachem society, of which
he is an hOnored member. The means
by which he sought to induce me to
take this course were a promise OF
silence as TO certain episodes In my
past career, and a threat of instant
publicity, including a 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. Council
himself. l am debating this state
ment,
TWENTY-FIVE years ago l came to
New York. Since that time my ca,
reer has been thoroughly exploited.
The detective force of the city, sup
plemented by whatever talent could
be procured or suborned. has had me
under investigation. To not one act
nave 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 a common school
education, graduating from the high
School when | was sixteen. My father
dled before | was born, my mother at
my birth. Some small property &C.
cruihs 10 me was turned over to me
ny my guardian on my graduation
from the high school. | spent two
years at sea as a cabin boy, and then
drltted west, finally bringing I'D at
All Devil Camp in Wyoming.
Ihere | came under the influence
OF a woman older than |, who thought
IL not unbecoming to her to beguile
ana entrap the young eastern tender.
1901 who was just entering upon his
nineteenth year. l was young. mex.
p"erlenced, impressionable: I 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, a miner, a
gambler, who was not only unfaithful
10 her, but who abused her fright.
July. l think my sympathies moro
than my affections we're engaged. I
had a chivalric desire to help her. a
boys reverence for womankind
abused and suffering, a quixotic spirit
OF knight errantry, of which even now
l am not ashamed.
L had still some little money left.
and resolved to take her away from
her lntolerable life. l do not wish to
shelter myself behind a woman; but
/ have always told the people of New
York the exact truth, and l am do
ing 1t now. We had planned to leave
the camp on a certain night and ride
south to the Union Pacific. That
night was he 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 ths
I'm Az Was IGduy IoF
me, waiting eagerly in fact. Fer hus.
band had recently won a small sum Of
money by gambling. That money shs
took with her.
I'VE had turned to the door to 20
out, although 1t was almost certain
death to be abroad in such a storm.
when her husband entered the room.
How he knew, or whether he knew.
what we were going to do, / cannot
say. At any rate, he was there. He
covered me with a gun; l was entire
ly helpless.
Il worked in a desperate hurry, and
at last got my hand on the buss OF
my pistol. l saw from the look On his
eye that l would have little time to
draw it. l realized that unless | could
| was a doomed man. At that In.
slant there was a flash and a report
In h room. Immediately after thu
man pulled the trigger OF his own
pistol, but the bullet went wild. He
sank down on his knees, and fell back
dying. l dropped my own weapon and