Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-07-25

temper. The mans insolent demean-
or was intolerable. Half rising from
his chair and pointing his finger at
him, he continued:
"You have besmirched her character
with stories of scandal. You have
linked her name with that of Under
wood. The whole country rings with
falsities about her. In my opinion,
Capt. Clinton, your direct object is to
destroy the value of any evidence she
may give in her husbands favor"
The chief looked aggrieved.
"Why, l haven't said word"
Turning to his sergeant, he asked:
Have I, Maloney?"
But these sensation mongers
have!" cried the judge angrily. You
could obtain the information"
But what do gain?" demanded the
captain with affected innocence.
Notwithstanding re-
piled the judge sternly. These same
papers speak of you as the greatest
living chief-the greatest public Of
ficial-oh. you know the political value
of that sort of thing as we'll as 1 do"
The captain shrugged his shoulders.
81 can't help what they say about
me-" he growled.
They might add that you are also
the richest" added the Judge quickly.
but I won't go into that"
Again Capt. Clinton Redeemed and
shifted restlessly on his chair. He did
not relish the trend Of the converse
ton
81 don't like all this, Judge Brew
ster-'tain't fair amt on trial"
Judge Brewster picked up some pa
pers from his desk and read from one
Of them.
Captain, in the case of the People
against Creedon-after plying the de-
PENDANT with questions for six hours
you obtained a confession from him? ?"
yes, he told me he set the place
on fire."
"Exactly-but it afterward de-
veloped that he was never near the
place"
Yes. He told you, but it turned out
that he was mistaken"
YES" admitted the captain reluc-
family.
The Judge took another document,
and read
"In the case of the People against
Bentley"
THAT was Bentley's own fault
didn't ask him." interrupted the cap
tain. "He owned up himself" Turn
ing to the sergeant, he said: You
were there. Maloney"
But you believed him guilty." in
terposed Judge Brewster quickly.
Eyes"
"You thought him guilty and after
five-hour session you impressed this
thought on his mind and he-he con-
fessed."
81 didn't impress anything-I just
simply"
You just simply convinced him that
he was guilty-though as it turned
out he was in prison at the time he
was supposed to have committed the
burglary"
ut wasn't burglary" corrected the
captain sullenly.
Judge Brewster again consulted the
papers in his hand.
You're quite right, captain-my
mistake-it was homicide, butt was
an untrue confession"
Eyes"
ut was the same thing in the Cal
lahan case" went on the judge, pick
ing up another document. I'm the case
of the People against Tuthill-and-
! Cosgrove-Tuthill confessed and died
in prison, and Cosgrove afterward &C
knowledged that he and not Tuthill
was the guilty man."
WELL" growled the captain, mis-.
takes sometimes happen"
Judge Brewster stopped and laid
down his eyeglasses.
"Ah, that is precisely the point OF
view we take in this matterl Now
captain, in the present case, on the
night of the confession did you show
young Mr.. Jeffries the pistol with
which he was supposed to have shot
Robert Underworld"
Capt. Clinton screwed up his eyes
as If thinking hard. Then, turning tc
his sergeant, he said:
Eyes. l. think l did. Didn't l, Ma
loney?"
Your word is sufficient" said the
judge quickly. Did you hold it up?'
Think 1 did"
do you know If there was light
shining on it?" asked the judge
quickly.
At this point, DR.. Bernstein, who
had been an attentive listener, ben
eagerly forward. Much depended OF