The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-02-09
CHAPTER lll.-(continued.)


We'll. so much for Blackstock.-
until the police get wind of him, at all
events. They're trying to locate him
by cable now; haven't heard OF any
success that way however. Naturally
But a few days ago Dundas
came TO the surface"
Coast started violently. "Dundas!"
"Um-mm; full confession, exculpat-
ing you, discriminating Blackstock
Corroborative details: letters from
Blackstock-all that sort Of thing.
Furthermore, Dundas told US why
Blackstock feared Van Tuyl: Van
knew something-some dirty business
Blackstock had cooked up in the west
Immaterial now; tell you later. Also
Dundas took us to the shop where
Blackstock bought that gun-sales-
man recalled the transaction. You re-
member how We failed TO prove the
Sun his?"
"Of course. Go on about Dundas."
We'll il was Truax's do
Ing; nailed Dundas on the street one
day, somewhere east Of Third avenue.
The man had been in hiding ever
since Blackstock cleared out; he was
in a pretty bad way, broke and seedy;
claimed Blackstock hadn't sent him
dollar since he disappeared. So Dun
das. thrown back upon his pen for a
means OF livelihood, went all 10
pieces: couldn't work-had forgotten
the trick-or wouldn't; drank up all
he could raise by pawning things.
Truax staked him to a meal
and drinks, plenty Of drinks; and all
that on an empty stomach made him
maudlin. Confessed he was keeping
conscience-remorse gnawing at his
vitals-whatever those are--eyery-
thing like that. Then TruaX bundled
him into a taxi and brought him to
my rooms. 1t was near midnight
got me out of bed; ! caught a cold.
However own it without
conjunction, we worked the poor
devil through the third degree; sim
ply browbeat and bullyragged him un-
oil was ashamed of myself. But the
truth oozed out finally, along with
tears-whisky tears. We hadn't
stinted the bottle.
"As say, in the end Dundas owned
UP to the whole filthy affair. just as
you told it-whimpered about selling
his soul to Blackstock price not de-
posed We made him sign a brief con
fession, but I knew that wouldn't be
fficient, and It was then too late and
Dundas too far gone to do more with
him. So ! called in a central office
man | happened to know, and turned
Dundas over to him to be taken to
a Turkish bath and licked into shape;
and it did the trick, with a hearty
breakfast and plenty of black coffee
for a chaser He was pretty shaky
next morning, but | coaxed him into
taxi and had him at the district at
torney's Office before he knew what
f, was up. There he wanted 10 hedge,
| but his signature TO the overnight con
| fession took all the starch out OF him,
and he went all over IL again, with
stenographer taking 1t down-type-
written deposition--all that sort OF
thing.
Meanwhile my friend the detective
had ransacked Dundas' lodging-some
cheap room Just of the Bowery-and
found a bundle Of letters from Black
stock-mostly written during the trial,
when they didn't dare be seen together
hints and orders as TO the evidence
Dundas was to give That settled IT.
Dundas was rushed before a magis-
trate and jailed and the grand jury
was asked to indict him for perjury.
The poor fool was scared silly, as soon
as he realized what he had done-de-
clared Blackstock would get him
sooner or later. So he saved him the
trouble-killed himself in his cell half
IN hour after being committed-had
a phial Of morphia secreted in his
clothing
After a pause Coast said slowly:
$50 Blackstock did get him after all!
That makes two at least-two We
know Of"
Yes" warburton assented uneasily.
worried by the hard expression that
lined Coasts mouth; looked At that
way. yes. Well. we called your
trial Judge into consultation-the dis
trict attorney and land between the
three of us drew up a petition for your
pardon. the district attorney being the
first 20 sign. I got OF to Albany by
the fret train. There wasn't the
slightest trouble; the governor grant