Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-10-12

I'VE quasreled."
"You came here for money!"
81 came here for money"
HE refused to give It to you'll"
He refused to give 1t to me-"
There was a QUARREL"
There was a quarrel"
You drew that pistol"
II drew that pistol"
And shot him!"
And shot him"
Capt. Clinton smiled triumphantly,
That's all" he said.
Howard collapsed into a chair. His
head dropped forward on his breast,
as If he were asleep. Capt. Clinton
yawned and looked at his watch.
| Turning to Maloney, he said with .
chuckle:
"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 a ring at the front door.
Officer Delaney opened, and DR.. Bern
stein entered. Advancing into the
room, he shook hands with the cap
tain.
I'm sorry l couldn't come before.
captain. was out when l got the
call. Where's the body?"
The captain pointed to the inner
room.
IN there"
After glancing cur1ously at How.
ard, the doctor disappeared into the
inner room.
Capt. Clinton turned to Maloney.
We'll, Maloney, l guess our work
is done here. We want to get the
prisoner over to the station, then
make out a charge OF murder. and
prepare the full comics on to submit
to the magistrate. H ve everything
ready by nine o'clock. Meantime, I'll
20 down and see the n Hspaper boys.
l guess there's a bunch Of them down
there. OF course, it's to late for the
morning papers, but it's a bully good
story for the afternoon editions. De-
laney, you're responsible for the prls-
oner. Better handcuff him"
The patrolman was Just putting the
manacles on Towards wrists when
DR.. Bernstein re-entered from the in
ner room. The captain turned.
We'll, have you seen your manT'
he asked.
The doctor nodded.
Found a bullet wound in his head
he said. Flesh all burned-must haVI
been pretty close range; 1t might
have been a case of suicide
Capt. Clinton frowned. He didn'
like suggestions of that kind after
confession which had cost him five
hours work to procure.
"Suicide?" he sneered. Say, doc
tor, did you happen to notice wha
side of the head the wound was on?
DR.. Bernstein reflected a moment
"Ah, yes. Now l come to think o
it, 1t was the left side"
Precisely" sneered the captain. "
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 tOwar'
Howard, he added: And we've &c
the man who did the job"
Officer Delaney approached his chic
and spoke to him in a low tone. Tn
captain frowned and looked towar
his prisoner. Then, turning towar
the officer, he said:
rs. the wife downstairs"
The officer nodded.
Eyes, sir; they just te%lephoned'"
Then let her come up" said Il
IL captain. "She may know something
Delaney returned to the telepho
and DR.. Bernstein turned to the ca
III tain:
"a Say what you will, captain, +
~, not at all sure that Underwood d
," not do this himself"
"Ain't you? Well, l am" repli'
e. the captain with a sheer. Pointil
~ again to Howard, he said:
This man has just confessed 10 u
Gu shooting"
At that moment the front do
ert opened and Annie Jeffries came IN
it'll corted by an officer. She was pa
and frightened, and looked timidly
ur- the group of strange and serious-loc
He ing men present. Then her eyes we
be- round the room In search of her h
his band. She saw him seemingly aisle
ON In an armchair, his wrists manacl
of in front of him. With a frig
ed. ened exclamation she sprang forwa
tie, but Officer Delaney intercepted h
lex Capt. Clinton turned around angr
der at the interruption.
ms keep the woman quiet till Sd
re- wanted" he growled.
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