The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-05

Siam fuckers body was found on the
side of the road halfway between his
home and the town, what story did
Your gun tell boy? II you had had
a shootin' scrape durin' that time.
your weapon would have said so-a
man I'm your condition, with this diff
ficulty settled, wouldn't have reloaded
his gun. What fX was yours In,
TOM"
That was the first thing the dep
uty sheriff looked at when he placed
me under Arrest" said Tom .Strick-
land. his eyes dumbly perplexed.
Colonel Todhunter. one chamber OF
my pistol was empty reckon must
surely have met STAN on the ROAD
and killed him."
Tom" said Colonel Todhunter, al
most pleadingly. whatever way STAN
Tucker was killed. he got one shot at
the man that killed him His own
weapon was a-layin' right at his hand
when they found him. and one bullet
had been fred from H. In Gods
name, my boy, IL you Was that other
man. you must have some SORT OF
recollection OF the shootin scrape.
It's the truth I'm tryin' 10 get at,
Tom. the truth OF how STAN tucker
came 20 his death. II you killed him,
we've got 10 know H. because the
whole line OF defense has got 10 be
based on absolute knowledge OF the
truth OF whether or not IL was you
that shot and killed STAN Tucker last
night Dig down in your own mind,
Tommy God, boy, you've got 10 re-
member everything you did every min
ute Of the time you say you was out
lookin' for STAN Tucker
Tom Strickland drew a deep breath.
II must have been me that killed
him." he said Il was on my way to
do stand who else wanted 10 kill
hime But can't remember any
thing about IL. Colonel Todhunter-rd
be glad IL | could"
Colonel Todhunter sat helpless for
moment Finally-"Did you 20
home after the hotel bar was closed?"
he asked
No, sir. slept at the hotel last
night"
What time were you arrested"
About 9 o'clock"
Yesterday afternoon, when you had
been TO Nick Bledsoes bar-room for
the first time, did you then go out
to see Lottie-May Doggett. as you told
Nick you was a-goin' to do?''
Yes, SIR"
did you see herr"
Yes. sir. | asked her to tell the
truth and acknowledge that | had
nothing TO do with her disgrace. Il
told her IL she didn't was going TO
see STAN Tucker and make him do II,
or else kill him."
What did she saw To that?"
she laughed at me. That girls
she-devil, Colonel Todhunter. She
wouldn't even acknowledge to me
that she had lied In telling Mrs. Tod !
hunter what she did. She just |
laughed"
You also limited to Nick Bledsoe |
that there was some serious trouble 4
orewin' between you and STAN about I
Lottie-May. didn't your"
Il believe 1 did, sir"
And you told him you we're bound 1
Tor STAN fuckers when you left his 4
bar-room last night?"
seem TO remember saying some
thing OF the sort, Colonel Todhunter.
reckon l gave him a pretty good
mixing OF the whole affair"
The man you sent to tell me OF your
lrreet says that Siam Trickers moth
sr and sister says that STAN left |
lone about the same time, accordin'
o Nick Bledsoe's story. that you left
Sicks place TO go out there"
It's likely, sir, that he was coming
n TO meet me, in answer to my let
.er."
Tom, that would have brought you
ma STAN Tucker together about half
way between his home and the town"
yes, sir"
And Sans body was found beside
the road just about halfway between
his home and the town"
Il know II, Colonel The evidence
against me is about as complete as Il
could be, unless somebody saw me
kill Sam. | wish they did, IL l killed
him. II wouldn't look so much like
q oold-blooded murder In the dark,
then"
Colonel Todhunter went direct from
the jail TO the home OF Lottie- May
Doggett. This time he found the girl
there
She met him with a defiant look in
her eyes, but 1t seemed to Colonel
Todhunter that there was something
OF dread as well, and her manner,
despite a certain bravado, suggested
a haunting fear
II it's grandfather you want to see,
Colonel Todhunter,'' she said, her
voice not quite steady. he amt home
right now. He got some work helpin'
Lutte Burroughs with his bosses, and
IL keeps him over there most o. the
daytime"
1T amt your grandfather, Lottie-
May" replied Colonel Todhunter It's
you come to see. But | wish he
was here. because | reckon I've got
to have a right plain talk with you
and I'd rather Rafe was present while
were a-havin' II. ~
(To BE Continued.l