The Red Cloud chief., 1911-10-19

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I'll"
keep back there. somes," said
Gormly sharply as the man stepped
forward. his face afame. 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."
You're assaulting an offlcer of the
law!" roared the chief. swapping his
fingers.
"You ought to be man enough to
know that the games against you no
far" said Gormly. and keep quiet un.
I'll I get through. Then Ill give you
a chance to talk. Are you ready now,
Mr.. Chaloner?"
"Quite ready. SIR" was the imper
surbable answer Of that most excal.
lent young man.
"Tll begin again:
"'Tonight at half after eleven o'clock
Ben Conhell, the chief Of police of tie
city Of New York, called at my apart.
rent. He came unaccompanied and
wearing plain clothes. The object of
his visit was to demand Of me that I
should withdraw as q 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
Lurity 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 q promise OF
silence as to certain episodes In my
past career. and q threat Of instant
publicity. including q 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, Conneli
himself. ] am debating this state
ment,
twenty-five years ago I came to
New York. Since that time nv ca.
reer has been thoroughly exploited.
The detective force Of the city, sup.
plemented by whatever talent could
De procured or suborned, has had me
under investigation. To not one az.
nave they been able to point of which
! am ashamed. or upon which they
could fix an attack.
when came to New York I was
nineteen years Of age. I was born in
vermont. received q common school
education. graduating from the high
schooi when was sixteen. My father
died before l was born, my mother at
my birth. Some small property &C.
cruing to me was turned over to me
oy my guardian on my graduation
from the high school. I spent two
years at sea as cabin boy. and then
arnted west. finally bringing up at
XII Devil Camp In Wyoming.
Ihere ] came under the influence
OF woman older than I. who thought
II not unbecoming to her to beRuile
ana entrap the young eastern tender.
1901 who was Just entering upon his
nineteenth year. I was young. inex.
perienced. impressionable: I fell com.
pieteiy under her influence. There II
something to be said for her. Door
woman. She was married to q drunk.
en- brute Of a husband. q miner. q
gambler. who was not only unfaithfuI
70 ner. but who abused her fright.
fully ! think my sympsthies more
than my affections were engaged. I
nad chivalric desire to help her, q
ooys reverence for womankind
abused and suffering. q quixotic spirit
OF knight errantry. Of which even now
am not ashamed.
Il had still some little money left
and resolved to take her away from
her intolerable life. I do not wish to
shelter myself behind q woman: but
! 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 q certain night and ride
south to the Union Pacific. That
night was the night Of the great bliz.
zard of 1882. which IL stiil remem.
bered In the west. 1t was very late
when ] reached her cabin with the
horses. The woman was ready for
me. waiting eagerly In fact. Her hus.
band had recently won a small sum Of
money by gambling. That money she
took with her.
I'VE had turned to the door to 70
out, although It 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. I cannot
say. At any rate. he was there. He
covered me with gun: was entire
~ helpless.
Il worked in desperate hurry, and
at last got my hand on the butt Of
my pistol. I saw from the look OF his
eye that would have little time to
draw II. realized that unless could
I was doomed man. At that In.
stant there was a fash and a report
In the room. Immediately after the
man pulled the trigger Of his own