The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01
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 Telling him she does not oeIeVe man who is coward enough 10 wf'e the letter he did has courage to carry cut his threat, Mrs. Jeffries says sood- , night and leaves the studio. when she is gone Underwood pauses for moment, then goes to the door, anu :. locking it puts the key in his pocket, draws the curtain across the window. turns off the lights as he disappears through . door leading into an ad- joining room, in another moment shot is heard-then silence.
 Ten hours later in the same studio Captain Clinton, assisted by Sergeant Maloney and another officer. are giv- ing young Jeffries the third degree test. Haggard and worn the boy stands under a brightly lighted chan delier, his hands resting on the table. and answers over and over again the questions Captain Clinton keeps re- beating. "I've told you SO many times," he pleads as his breath comes heavily, ,"and you don't believe me- hour after hour-hour after hour question. upon question: won't you please let me go? My wife will be only goes over the ground again. in- sisting that Jeffries quarreled with Underwood, from whom he wished tc borrow money, and then shot him.. or course the boy denies this and keeps denying it until he is utterly worn out and sinks into a chair.- from which Captain Clinton orders him tn ret up, and then he begins again. and seems to become fascinated by it's giint, while the Captain says: 'You did if, Jeffries-you know you did. Como cut with 1t; let's have the truth. You shot Robert Underwood. with this revolver" And so he keeps on uueil at last Howard begins slowly to repeat the words after Clinton.
 Clinton-You Quarreled.
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 Cfinton-You came here for money.
 Howard-I came here for money.
 This continues until Jeffries says: .T shot him. -'.Whew." exclaims Clin- ton. That's aH. Gee. he was a tough man. Then turning to his assistants he asks if they got it all down. At this point Dr. Bernstein enters the room. and hearing that Howard has confessed asks the Captain if he feels sure Underwood might not have kill- ed himself. He looks the boy over, feels his pulse and remarks that he doesn't like these all-night examina- tions and third degree processes, at which the Captain sneers. It seems that Towards wife-Annie-is below stairs waiting. having heard of the trouble, and Jeffries. ST., has been sent for and is on his way down. An nie is brought into the room as How ard is leaving. and as she starts to- ward him Clinton stops her and Ques- tions her as to her knowledge of the affair and acquaintance with Under wood. He reminds her that her fath- CTS record was not any too clean, and asks if her husband was jealous of Underwood.
 Annie-Jealous. What right have you to ask that? I refuse to answer any more questions.
 Clinton-Now. you can help hirn Mrs. Jeffries. by helping us. Did you wood?
 Annie-No.
 Clintou-Sure?
 Not satisfied with this Clinton has a bell-boy produced. who fails to identify Annie as the woman who called the night before, much to Cap tain Clinton's disgust. The boy is dismissed, and in a few moments Howard Jeffries, Sr., enters. He seems somewhat perturbed lest the news paper men below may think he is condoning his sons offense, Clinton is about to introduce him to Annie when she checks him, saying she doesn't care to have her first intro- duction to her father-in-law come from the police." MT. Jeffries informs ter he has no son, and refuses to listen to her when she asks if she may speak with him.
 But she pleads so earnestly begging him to take up Towards cause, and explaining the effect it will have in the case if he will only appear to be