The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-08

with the man Conneil," he contin.
ued. you are going 10 sit right there
until I've finished with you. Now,
souses." 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 officer OF the
law!" roared the chief, swapping his
fingers
You ought TO be man enough 70
know that the games against you 80
far" said Gormly, "and keep quiet un.
| I'll | get through. Then I'll give you
a chance 70 talk. Are you ready now.
Mr. Chaloner?"
Cute ready, sir" was the imper.
-urbabls answer OF that most excal.
lent young man.
"Ill begin again:
Tonight at half after eleven O'clock
Ben Connell. the chief of police OF the
! 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 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 / should declare my be-
lief in the integrity of the Gotham
Freight Traction company and the
purity 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 a threat of instant
publicity. including a possible arrest
IL | refused. In the presence of my
private secretary, Philip Chaloner, OF
my friend and servant. William Somes,
and OF the chief OF police, Connell
himself am debating this state
ment.
twenty-five years ago I came to
New York. Since that time my ca
reer has been thoroughly exploited
The detective force of the city, sup
plemented by whatever talent could
be procured or suborned, has had me
under investigation. To not one act
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. | was born in
vermont. | received a common school
education, graduating from the high
school when | was sixteen. My father
died before / was born, my mother at
my birth Some small property ac-
Dy my guardian on my graduation
from the high school, / spent two
years at sea as cabin boy, and then
drlfted west, finally bringing up at
XII Devil Camp in Wyoming.
There | came under the influence
OF woman older than |, who thought
II not unbecoming to her to beSuile
and entrap the young eastern tender
loot who was just entering upon his
nineteenth year. | was young. inex-
perlenced, mpressionable; fell com
pletely under her influence There In
something TO be said for her, moor
woman. She was married to a drunk
en- brute OF husband, a miner, a
gambler, who was not only unfaithful
10 her, but who abused her fright
tully. | think my sympathies moro
than my affections were engaged. I
had chivalric desire to help her, a
boys reverence for womankind
abused and suffering, q quixotic spirit
or 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. | do not wish to
shelter myself behind a woman: but
| nave always told the people Of New
York the exact truth, and | am do
ing 1t now. We had planned to leave
the camp on certain night and ride
south to the Union Pacific That
night was the night OF the great bliz.
zard of 1882, which Is still remem-
bered in the west 1t was very late
when l 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.
we had turned to the door to go
| 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 cannot
say. At any rate, he was there. He
| covered me with a gun; | was entire
ly helpless.
81 worked in a desperate hurry, and
at last got my hand on the butt OF
my pistol. saw from the look OF his
eye that | would have little time TO
draw II. realized that unless could
! | was a doomed man. At that in.
slant there was a fash and a report
in the room. Immediately after the
man pulled the trigger OF his own
pistol. but the bullet went wild. He
sank down on his knees. and fell back
| dying. dropped my own weapon and
/ hapt hIp, There uac hpla IN,