The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-09-26

bins gave me ratified me- | looked at
the tracks, but scarcely saw them
! noticed Robbins glance at my feet
The tracks he was examining were no,
the same as | was now making but
ABOUT the same size, He told us not t.
walk on the former. since If left uu-
touched they might serve for clew.
He went back to the house with us
aud we held a consultation as to what
should be done. | proposed to get out
horse and ride to the county seat. six
miles distant, and notify the sheriff
Robbins said that Goodwin had better
go instead. My heart sank within me
for ! knew that the suggestion was to
hold me, and that meant | was under
suspicion. But Goodwin wouldn't go,
and, since Robbins wife was very i'll,
he consented to my going
On the way SO terrified was lest
be tried and convicted of the murder
that seriously considered flight. But
| knew | would be taken and my at g.
tempt would be sure to convict me
rode slowly to the county seat for |
dreaded to go back to the house with
that terrible corpse In it and to Rob-
bins, whom l knew suspected me.
found the sheriff, and together we rode
back, he talking to me all the while
about the situation at the time the
i a tad I a
him that at my going to bed Mr.. Nor
ton and | were the only persons at
home l saw his brows contract and
from that time forward knew that he
was examining me with view to i'm
plicating me.
With we reached Morton 'shouse the
two men had left were on the portch
and several other persons were loiter-
ing about. As we rode toward them
noticed that none of them looked at
the sheriff, every eye was on me- We
dismounted, and Robbins took the
sheriff inside, motionlng to me to re-
main without This added to my fear
that ! was to be implicated.
The two men remained inside quite
awhile. When they came out the sher-
if walked straight up to me. 1t was
all | could do to stand steady. was
conscious of turning white. He put his
hand on my shoulder and said;
young man. ] shall have to hold
you under suspicion"
What proof have you?" i asked falt-
eringly.
He conferred with Robbins apart,
then returning to me said that during
my absence my shoes had been taken
out to the tracks Robbins, had discov-
cred and the soles and heels fitted the
tracks exactly.
MY Cod" was my only reply.
"Furthermore," added Robbins. your
shoes had on them dirt taken from the
field"
"What shoes 2" / asked
1--WE found them on the first floor in
the hall"
Il have not had them on since before
supper last night. | always put on the
shoes ] now wear in the evening"
| spoke in a pleading tone, for l did
not expect my words to be believed
Indeed, neither of the men paid much
attention to what | said. but began to
devise way to make a record Of the
tracks so they could be used as evil
dence. A notary was sent for: then
several persons took the shoes out to
the field and they were placed in the
tracks. and each person present made
an affidavit that the shoes fitted the
tracks. This having been done, they
took such other action as they deemed
necessary, which consisted of notify
ing the coroner and securing the serv-
ices Of an undertaken
The sheriff was about to take me
to the county seat to put me in jail
when | remembered the tracks at the