The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29

SAID tnat Cnris hau settleu All trouble
with him by giving him little money
and getting him q place to work in
gambling Joint in the Bowery.
"She said that Chris left homo
about noon on the day he was killed
saying he probably wouldn't return
until tho next evening, but he gave
her no hint as to where he was going
or whom he was to meet ] went
after the Spanish lover to satisfy my
self that her story was straight. !
found him working in Butch Ellis
gambling house. and convinced myself
beyond doubt that on the night OF the
murder, at the time It must have oc'
Cured. he was spinning a roulette
wheel.
This ended that feature Of the
case. but while working II out ! got
tip from Butch Ellis that Chris had
been in game early In the evening
Of the day he was killed, at which bad
blood had arisen, a few blows had
been struck, some pistol shots fired
and some pretty wild threats made.
Butch wouldn't give me the loca.
ton of the joint where the trouble oc-
Cured. but found II in about half an
hour from another source and got
what looked like start In the right
direction. 1t was in Ed Kelley's, and
among the half.dozen card sharps who
had been In the game was Al Living.
stone. who WAS something OF high
roller from virginia TO was every
inch a sport OF the gentleman order
and very sensitive on the question OF
insults. which he was always ready
to resent.
Chris and Livingston got into dis
pute over the amount of money there
should be in certain pot, and they
called each other liars across the Ia
BILE. That was the fighting word on
the Bowery in those days. Livingston
had plenty OF friends, and 80 had
Chris. Soon not only Chris and Liv
ingston were having II out on tho
floor, rough.and .tumble, but the
friends were in 1t. too. Knives and re-
yoNers were pulled. and It looked as
II there was going to be some killing
in Kelly's. Kelly stopped the row
himself by yelling: Police which
brought the men to their senses.
THE row didn't stop any too quick
for Livingston, for when It was called
Off Chris had a grip on his throat
which would have sent him to the
cemetery II It hadn't been stopped
Just about that time. This had oc-
Cured about nine o'clock in tho even.
ing, and Il broke up the game, MS q
matter of course. Livingston was in
a very ugly mood. and mentioned sew.
eral times, in tho hearing OF some OF
Chris friends. that he'd have his life
before daylight.
About ten minutes after nine
Chris left Kelly's place alone. The
gambling house was at the corner OF
First street and the Bowory. About
n minute after Chris left several per
sons cav Livingston take n bowie
knife from his hip pocket and drop
II In his outside coat pocket, then he
started out quickly, mutterlnE n
threat that he would kill Chris when
he found him. No one followed tho
men. as Chris was able to take care
OF himself. and Livingston, It was
thought, was only putting up bit Of
southern bluff.
The finding OF the body, as near
as could be fixed, was at quarter
past nine, which would have given
Livingston Just about time to have
caught up to Chris without running,
as Chris had about a blocks start.
The wound in the chest, which split
tho heart in two. physicians said. was
made by a bowie-knife. Livingston
had not been seen around his old
haunts by any one since he left Kel-
ly's with the threat to kill Chris, and
all these facts certainly pointed TO
Livingston as the murderer beyond
doubt
81 got on to Livingston's track
through woman he had sent for.
and arrested him in house in First
avenue. He had sent for this woman
to have her pawn his diamonds to
raise money to get out Of the city.
He did not seem at all startled at be-
ing arrested, and when ! accused him
OF killing Chris Berry. he replied very
coolly that he had been expecting to
hear something OF the kind, and said
he was ready to go to headquarters.
81 tried in every way to get him 10
admit the killing. even under such cir
cumstances as would make II most
favorably to him. but he positively re-
fused to discuss the murder at all. II
was my opinion that there was dead
clear case against him.
: ut was very sensational case. and
when these facts were developed be-
fore the coroner's jury, they brought
In verdict accusing Livingston OF
the murder. He was locked up in the
Tombs to await trial.
Two days later Lone Jack Sin
clair walked into police headquarters.
and said that he, and not AL Living
ston. had killed Chris Berry. This
was q thunderbolt from clear sky.
but when Jack told his story, pro-
duced the bowie-kIlife and the pistol
that Chris Berry had with him on
that night. and gave all the details as