The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07
CHAPTER vIlI.-contInued.

~%OH - "a " 40 ut ~ lillt All dinltlt,
and now, contrasted with the burly
policeman, a colossus in strength, he
seemed like puny boy. His bringing.
frightened attitude, as he looked up In
the captains bulldog face, was pathet-
ic. The crowd of bystanders could hard.
ly contain their eagerness to take in
every detail OF the dramatic situation.
The prisoner was sober by this time,
and thoroughly alarmed.
What do you want me for?" he
cried. Il haven't done anything. The
mans dead, but I didn't kill him."
shut your mouth" growled the
captain
Dragging Howard after him. he
made his way to the elevator Throw
ing his prisoner into the cage, he
turned to give orders to his subord
mate
"Maloney you come with me and
bring Officer Delaney" Addressing the
other men, he said You other fellers
look after things. down here. Don't
let any of these people come upstairs"
Then, turning to the elevator boy. he
gave the commando up with her"
Tho elevator. with It's passengers,
shot upward. stopped with jerk at
the fourteenth floor. and the captain,
once more laying brutal hand on
Howard. pushed him out into the cor.
ridor.
II 1t could be said of Capt. Clinton
that he had any system at all. 1t was
to be as brutal as possible with every
body unlucky enough to fall into his
hands. Instead Of regarding his pris-
oners as innocent until found guilty.
as they are justly entitled to be re-
garded under the law. he took the d.
rectly opposite stand. He considered
all his prisoners as guilty as hell until
they had succeeded in proving them
selves innocent Even then he had
his doubts. When a Jury brought in
a verdict of acquittal, he shook his
head and growled. He had the great |
est contempt for jury that would ac- |
quit and the warmest regard for Jury |
which convicted. He bullied and NAL. |
treated his prisoners because he Arm
~ believed In undermining their NOR
al and physical resistance. When by !
depriving them OF sleep and food. by |
choking them. clubbing them and |
frightening them he had reduced
them to a state of nervous terror 10
the border of physical collapse, he
knew by experience that they would
no longer be In condition to withstand
nis merciless cross examinations. De-
noralized, unstrung. they would blurt
put the truth and so convict them.
'elves. The ends Of justice would thus
We served
Capt. Clinton prided himself on the
thorough manner in which he conduct
"a these examinations Of persons un.
Ter arrest. II was a laborious ordeal
tut always successful He owed his
'resent position on the force to the
XIII with which he browbeat his pris.
ners into confessions. With his
third degree" seances he arrived at
esults better and more quickly than
any other way. All his convictions
ad been secured by them. The press
nd meddling busybodies called his
ystem barbarous. revival of the old ,
Inc torture chamber. What did he ,
are what the people said as long as !
e convicted his man? Wasn't that
hat he was paid forg He was there
md the murderer. and be was 90
* to do IT,
He pushed his way into the anzrt- y
tent, followed closely by Maloney and
ne otner policemen. who dragged / I
long the unhappy Howard. The dead
ION still lay where he had fallen G
apt. Clinton stopped down, but made
attempt to touch the corpse, mere
satisfying himself that Underwood .
as dead. Then. after casual survey
the room. he said to his sergeant.
We won't touch a thing. Maloney.
II the coroner arrives. He'll be here
ny minute. and he'll give the order g,
" the undertaken You can call IN
eadquarters so the newspaper bows 8,
1t the story" -
While the sergeant went to the taja.
hone to carry out these orders. Cant n
linton turned to look at Howard, who v
I'd collapsed, white and trembling In. &
a chair.
what do you want with me?" cried
oward appealingly. Il assure Won r,
Id nothing to do with this. My wife's n
'pecting me home. Can't go?" "
Shut up." Numbered the captain. m
HIS arms folded. his eyes sternly
red upon him, Capt. Clinton stood pl
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