The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-21
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The erec, Of this question was emaz- 1
ing. All the insoicnce went out of Sew
ana pressed his hand over his heart y
blush palpT spread over his features. J
He could not reply.
Come. SewelI," said Crewe, more
kindly. Tell US the story OF how you
killed Mr Bentley"
But Scweu's face remained Of the
same pailor. and hc stared up into his
nqusitors countenance, his mouth
partly open, his eyes CLASSY and h&cd,
ETc tiicd to reply. but instead sighed and
rolled out Of his chair upon the iioor
revive him The strain and tension Of
the past month were producing the re
action at last. While We opened his
collar and dashed water into his face
Crewc went TO the mautel and dcfry
removed the face Of the clock inside,
cunningly fixed and compressed among
the mechanism. was a Tiny gripless Pis-
toll. whose mG%2le of .22 cailpcr Was IN
exact alignment with the winding aper-
ture. S"well's eyes liz upon THIS ~hen
ne became conscious.
brief confession OF murder. Putting
forta his hand feebly, ESewell signed his
name. Then We summoned an amhu
lance and tho two detectives escorted
him 10 the nearest hospital. from which,
in course of time, he was taken TO court
TO stand his trial and. as [ have related,
found guilty l win not dwell upon the
details OF the punishment; suffice 1t 10
say that the sentence OF the law was
duly carried into effect.
IL was shown at the trial with what
amazing ingenuity Sewclt had worked.
How, having decided that Bentley was
10 die by. the very instrument which II"
had stolen from him. he baIted a trap
that could not fall 10 act S"Nsii had
had an electricians training and it was
an easy matter 10 connect the pistol IN
the clock With a certain spot on the hoor
In such way that the pressure Of foot
would complete the circuit and discharge
the weapon. EUt he had done more.
That nothing untoward might mar the
success OF his scheme he had somehow
height and had carried on n long series
of experiments until he could be sure
that the line Of the bullets path would
cleave the center OF Benlley's skull. Aud
only when standing in a certain spot
would Bentley complete the circuit. He
must have crossed and rscTosscd the
floor hundred times before his foot
found tho terminal, he might have llvrd
weeks, months. even \ year-hut sooner
or later, coincidence would bring about
that pressure Of his foot upon the ter-
mnsl and Bentleys consequent destruc-
tlop.
Az 70 the face which Scweu had put
on the clock. Il came about in this wise.
as he confessed the day before his exc
cuilon. In removing the front. Sewcll
bad dropped and. farctured the piece Of
porcelain which bore the lettering OF the
| numerals. Tic had not dared purchase
another clock. and, since the parts OF
the clocks of two rival companies were
identical, Scwell had gone to his own
! factory by night, after IL had been forced
| TO close. and. setting UP the printing
dies had printed q new front, which he
! afterward brought back 70 the GordonIa
and exchanged for the broken portion
How did you know, that; Grower
! asked. What was the difference he :
! tween the front that Sowell printed and
! that OF n normal clock-of the church
! tower, for instance?"
"Tt was a singular event" Crewe an
swered Indirectly ''and seems TO show
| that Providence. or rather Nemesis. fol
lows closely upon the criminal. Sewel