Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-22

| took his place Immediately back of
Howard. The captain turned TO his
prisoner:
You shot Robert Underwood"
~ shot Robert Underwood" re-
peated Howard mechanically
You quarreled."
We quarreled."
You came here for money"
Il came here for money!
lie refused to give it to you!"
| He refused to give it to me-
There was a quarrel!
There was quarrel.
You drew that pistol.'
Il drew that pistol
And shot him."
And shot him"
Capt Clinton smiled triumphantly
."Thats all" he said.
! Howard collapsed into a chair. His
head dropped forward on his breast.
! as if he We're asleep Capt Clinton
yawned and looked at his watch.
Turning to Maloney. he said with a
chucklc:
by George; it's taken five hours
to get it out of him.
Maloney turned out the electric
/ lights and went to pull up the window
! shades. letting the bright daylight
| stream into the room. Suddenly
there was ring at the front door
Officer Delaney opened. and DIR. Bern
stein entered. Advancing into the
room, he shook hands with the cap
tain.
I'm sorry ! couldn't come before,
captain. was out when l got the
call Where's the body?'
The captain pointed to the inner
room.
I'm there
After glancng curiously at How.
ard, the doctor disappeared into th,
inner room
Capt. Clinton turned to Maloney.
We'll. Maloney, j guess our work
is done here. We want to get the
prisoner over to the station. then
make out charge of murder, and
prepare the full confession to submit
to the magistrate. Have everything
ready by nine o'clock Meantime, III
go down and see the newspaper boys
guess there's bunch of them down
there. OF course it's too late for the
morning papers, but it's bully good
story for the afternoon editions. De-
laney, you're responsible for the pris-
oner. Better nandcuff him
The patrolman was just putting the
manacies on Howard's wrists when
DR.. Bernstein re-entered from the in
rb,, A,,;,
Well have you seen your man?"
he asked
The doctor nodded.
Found bullet wound in his head"
he said. Flesh all burned-must have
been pretty close range 1t might
have been case of suicide
Capt. Clinton frowned He didn't
like suggestions of that kind after a
| confession which had cost him five
| hours work to procure
'Suicide?" he sneered Say. doc
tor, did you happen to notice what
/ side of the head the wound was on?"
\ DR.. Bernstein reflected moment
"Ah, yes. Now | come to think Of
it. it was the left side"
Precisely sneered the captain II
never heard of a suicide shooting him
| self in the left temple. Don't worry,
doctor, it's murder. all right Point
ing with a jerk of his finger toward
Howard he added: and we've got
| the man who did the job"
Officer Delaney approached his chief
and spoke to him in a low tone. The
captain frowned and looked toward
his prisoner. Then, turning toward
the officer he said:
is the wife downstairs?"
The officer nodded.
Yes, sir, they just telephoned."
Then let her come up said the
captain She may know something" >"
Delaney returned to the telephone
and DR. Bernstein turned to the cap
tain:
Say what you will, captain, I'm:
not at all sure that Underwood did
not do this himself
Amt you? Well, am" replied
the captain with sneer. Pointing
again to Howard, he said:
This man has just confessed to the
shooting
AT that moment the front door
opened and Annie .Jeffries came in cs
corted by an officer She was pale
and frightened and looked timidly at
the group OF strange and serious-lcok
ing men present Then her eyes went
round the room in search of her !,us
band She saw him seemingly asleep
in an armchair, his wrists manacled
in front of him. With fright
ened exclamation she sprang forward,
but Officer Delaney intercepted her
Capt Clinton turned around angrily
at the interruption.
Keep the woman quiet til shes
I wanted" he growled.
(TO BE CONTINUEp)
As You Like II.
The aged. worn. and gu!leless-look.
| ing individual sauntered IN In tho