The Huttig news., 1912-08-31
MA57EaMiM5W WRazAe

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things that will astound ynti. Moan
while. | tell you that have evr5F Tra-
son to believe that that man who fed
from here is a great criminal and that
II You do not aid in his apprehension
You will be doing q serious wrong to
the community. III tell you this
much, | am convinced that he WIS re-
sponsible for this woman's death sa1
for other deaths"
Maybe he is and maybe he amt"
said the landlord. 81 saw the lad.
! myself, and nobody can persuade mo
1t was anything but a suicide Why.
cut her down."
II am not denying that she commit
ed suicide" l replied with some as
perity, "but | am morally certain that
II she killed herself she was driven to
it by the man who has just fled. l
insist on being allowed to examine his
baggage"
Look here, Young man," said Mr..
Williams, Il have told you once and
fer al that the baggage of no guest il
his house is going to be examined
vi bout due process of law. And
want to say right here that it's evide;
that you yourself know lot nor.
about this case than you are telling
# you are an officer and can show me
a warrant | am ready to give you al
he aid and assiss nee | can. but unit
you do. I'd advise YOU to Keep YOU
rose out Of things that amt your hus:
less and t. stay out Of places yof
lint got right to be in
The suspicion crossed my mind thu
it might he he .. no had discovered M
n the post Office the nieht before.
leeided quickly that it could not have
cen. for he was in the hotel when
lrriyed | felt sure ii must have beer
either crandall or the postmaster
Plainly. though. there was nothing
urther TO he gained by argument Will.
he ohtuse Mr.. Williams. After all
here OUGHT not to be much difficult.
tracing Grandall by the vehicle i.
hich he had driven away That eoule
ait until Davis arrived. Meanwhile /
,ondered on what ! could do to throw
ght on the case. had 1t. | woulf
isit the post Office again and see wha
could learn about the holder of th4
ock box from which Davis believed
he yellow letters came.
Abruptly leaving the landlord,
'trolled out into the street. determined
o go boldly TO the post office and
aake inquiries As approached the
,nildine | saw little group of vii
ayers gathered in front of it. the
aces Of some of whom | had noted al
he inquest. They seemed to he eX
itedly discussing some happening. II
eas not without some trepidation that
: came closer. If nv visit to The post
flee had been discovered and there
as anyone in the crowd who could
IDENTIFY me. an awkward situation
.Gight develop. | put on bold front.
however. and approached closer.
Whats the matter?" | asked. try
ing to make my inquiry seem casual.
THE postmaster's disappeared,
some one explained.
Where"
Don't know said my informant
He didn't come to the Office at all to
lay. When the people come for their
mail after the New York train got in
ne wasn't here Hank Rollins always
brings il UP on the stage. and as he's
passing, throws it off on the boarC
walk and the postmaster comes on
and gets II. Nobody ever goes fo
heir mail for few minutes afto,
hat. to give him a chance to get Il
sorted. The first persons who got here
foday found the mail-saek lying jus
where the driver had flung it,
yes. sir" broke in an old mar
whom | heard them call Dad" Hutch
tnson. Eyes, sir | was the first to no
tee it. | was going to the office to
see il maybe there was letter for M
from my daughter Mary. who lives ur
Session way. and | noticed the sacl
lying right over there. went into
the office to tell the postmaster about
1 It and kind of have little fun with
him. and bless my soul if there was
hide or hair of him to he seen any.
where. Looking through the boxes,
could see that the back door was
standing open. and | went around
there and looked. and | couldn't see
anything Of him. either. tt didn't seem
right for the nail to be lying out there
IN the sidewalk, twas like taking I'M
due liberty with government property.
so dragged the sack around and ilunt
It in the door end went looking for The
constable. Then heard about the sui
eide ard the inquest down to the hotel
so I went down there to fetch him
and all the crowd that had been dow:
20 the inquest come trailing along.
Il noticed when | come along her
last night that the post Office we.
dark" volunteered another of tn,
crowd. Il don't knlw just what tim.
it was but it was just before it begs
to rain. I remember, now, thinking.i
kind of funny the Office was shut u
so early, but l didn't stop to invest
gate. I'll bet he wasn't here last nigh
either"
Its burglars. that's what It Is.
said an excited youngster 81 sav
them at work. come along here la