Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-03-16
CHAPTER vlIi.-continued.

Howard was al no tine an athlete.
God nov. contTasled with ne blry
poiceman colossus ia strength. he
seemed like piny hoy LIS bringing,
frightened attitude. as h. loohet! up Ia
the captain bulldog face WAS pathct
It. The crowd OF bysts;ndclS could hard
~ contain their eaeerhess 10 take in
every detail of the dranatic situation
The prisoner WAS ~nher by this time
and thoroughly aIar.ned
hat do you want nae for he
cried haven done anArlils Tn,
mans dead bni | didn't kill him
Shat yo,u mouth srowled III,
canitip
Draesing Howard after him. h.
n..do Lis WY 10 the elevation ihreN
ins his prisoner into li, cage, be
turned to give orders 10 his s,bord.
mate
Naloney YOU come with me and
bring Officer Delaney addressing thu
other men, he said You other iellers
look after things down here bon
let ais ot those people come upstairs
hen turning 10 the elevator boy. he
gave he command Up with her
Flls elevator With It's passengers,
shot upward stopped With i Jerk al
ne fourteenth floor. ana the captain
once more having brutal hand on
Howard pushed him OUT into he cor
,ldOr
Ii i could BE- said Of capt Clinton
lsli pn n .,tI
10 BE- rs brutal as possible with eNely
body rnlielsy enough to fall into his
hands Instead OF regarding hi. pgis
onefS as innocent until found suiity.
A. they are justly entitled to he re.
gar,led under The lam, he took the di
fteiig onpoaitr stand He considered
all MS prisoners as guilty as hell untii
The had succeeded in proving them
selves innocent Even then he had
his doubts When Jury brought in
q vsrds' of acaniltal he shook hi~
head and groWled He had the great
est contempt for 4 jul,y that Would ac-
Gui and the warlnest regard for IA silry
which convicted He i,nllied and MAJ
treated his prisoners because he firm
~ believed in undermining their NOR
nj and physical resistance When bv
depivins them of sheep and food, Nv
choking them, clubbing them ANA
frightening them he had reduced
them 10 4 state OF nervous terror to
the border OF physical collapse. he
kae" " experience that they would
no longer be i'll condition 10 Withstand
his .nesclless cross-eNaninations De
inoralized anstrumg. they would blart
out The truth and 50 convict them
selves The ends Of Justice would thus
he served
Capt Clinton prlded himself on the
thorough manner in which he conduct
ed theS" examinations Of persons i'm. !
der arrest 1t was a laholions ordeal
nut always successful He owed his
present position on the force, ia tho
skill With which he browbeat his pris
uiialfs into confessions With his I
third degree se;tnces he arrived AT
result better and more anicks Than
In any opllef way All his vonyivtion4 /
had Teen secured bl hem The press
aud Mcaelitg busyhoelies caiind his |
system halbafous, 4 revival of the old I
time torture chaglliel What ala hs
care wha the people said as long a.
ne convicted hi man WaSii'r IA,
What tir was paid tor He was t,,,,,
10 find die murderer ami he was 90.
ilis TO do it
~ pushed his way into lie apart
meni followed closely by Malones aud |
lhe Other policemen who dragged /
aiona 'hr ilsliappt Howard The dead |
man still lay whore he had fallen
T,ipt y liilton stopped down. aiit made
ne Az nlni 10 touch the corpse mere
II saeisiSi9s himself that l'ndei.nood
was Ge.I Then, altei a casual survey
OF IL room he said to Ms sergeant
~ wenI toueh d taias;. MaSal6.y
ny! Ne al9neG arrives Il II D. here
a!A mute ami hell give die order
t0i NJ undertaken You .a9 call 4I
50 The neNsiganel boys
tef ii, siety
Mi'iis Vim sergeant went 10 No felt
fbane % carry oirt tics, orders, Capt
{ lipfel ttlined 10 look Al Howard. \ DO /
had collapsed. white and trembling. IN
10 cfail
Nhal do You want With the cried
Hon" ard appeaiinsly Il assure YOU
had nothing to.do with this My wife's
expecting me home Can't COZ
Shut ap'" numbered the captain
His arms folded. his eyes sternly
fined u,-on him. Capt. Clinton stood
tolsro",ing the unfortunate youth.