The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-01

EIid dIsi1 .lsd tpeetalor seen
i5fiiefe 10 Win 81 Il e3 I'd hEye'
,ibeeht. IL olss lprtsss 81 stthe Ar.
n stic stahleaiI pfes fhe dead
nan on liz aoors III shits shtrt front
spAttefsd With 5bio0di sthe crlngipg,
Giehttled boy erouchlAE. % The chair,
the towering hgure o. the police Gap
tain sitting Btsrniy eyeiAg his hapless
prisoner, and at the far end OF the
room Detective Sergeant MaIonsy
husy sending hnrried messages
through the telephone.
"Whlt did you do II tort". thundered
the captain suddenly. ysssA -
yHoWard's tongue Glove. to his palate.
he could scarcely articulate. He was
innocent, OF course, but there r was
something In this mans manner which
made him fear that hemight, after aIl,
have had something to do with the
tragedy. Yet he was positive that he
was asleep on the bed all the time
The question is, would anybody believe
him? He shook his head pathedcally
~ didn't do It. Really, didn't"
shut your mouth! You're lying,
and yor know you're lying. Wait till
the coroner comes, Well fix you"
Again there was silence, and now be.
gan q long, tedious walt. both men re-
tanning the same positions. the cap
tain Watching his prisoner as a cat
watches a mouse.
,Howard's mental anguish was al
most uncomfortable. lie thought Of his
poor vile who must be waiting up for
him all thIs time, wondering what had
become Of him. She would imagine
the Worst, and there was no telling
what she might do. Il only he could
get word 10 her. PerhAps she would
BE- able to explain things. Then he
thought d his father. They had quar-.
relied, II was true, but after all It was
his own flesh and blood. At such a
critical situation as this, one forgets.
His father could hardly refuse to come
to HIS assistance. He must get a
lawyer, TOO, to protect his interests,
This police captain hadino right to de.
tain him like this. He must get word
to. Annie without delay, summoning
up all his courage. he said boldly:
3 :, you are OBTAINING me here without
warrant in law. i know my rights. I
am the son Of one Of the most In.
hnential men In the city"
What's your hame:" EroFled the
captain.
tHoward Jeffries."
''son Of Howard JeifrleS, tho bank.
err"
Howard nodded. ~.
Yes"
The captain turned to his. sergeant.
i''Maloney, this feller says he's the
son of Howard JeNries, the banker"
MAloney leaned over and Whispered
something in the captains ear The
captain. smiled srimIy.
80 you're. a bad character, Ell? Fa.
Their turned you out o. doors, Ell?
Where's that girl you ran. away WITH"
Sharply he added. ".You see l know
your record"
i've done nothing I'rR Ashamed Of"
replied Howard calmly. 81 married
the girl. She's waiting my return now.
Won't you please let me send her a
MESSAGE"
The captain eyed Howard sus.
piciously for moment, then he turned
to his sergeant:
"Maloney. telel home this mans wife
What's the number" ...
"Eightyalx Morningside
Msloney again got busy with the
telephone and the wearyinE walt be.
gan once more. The. clock soon struck
two. For a whole hour he had been
subjected to this gruelllng process,
and still the lynx-eyed captain sat
there watching his quarry.
II Capt. Clinton had begun to have
any doubts when Howard told him
who his father was, MaIoney's infor.
nation Immediately put him at his
ease. It vas all clear to him now.
The youth had never been any good.
His own father had kicked him out.
He was In desperate financial straits.
He had come to this mans rooms to
make demand for money, Under.
wood had refused and there was a
quarrel, and he shot him. There was
probably a dispute over the woman.
All, yes, he remembered now. This
girl he married was formerly sweet.
heart OF Underwood's. jealousy was
behind 1t as we'll. Besides. wasn't he
caught redhanded, with blood on his
hands, trying to escape from the
apartment: Oh, they had him dead
to rights. all right Any magistrate
would hold him on such evidence.
ITS the Tombs for him, al right
all right" muttered the captain tc
himself; and maybe promotion fol
me-"
Suddenly there was , eoBnnnotion
at the door,. The coroner entered
followed by the undertaken. The two
men advanced quickly into the room
and took a look at the body. After
making a hasty examination, the cor
oner turned to Capt. Clinton.
Well, captain, guess he's dead
all right"
"Yes. and we've got our man, too.
The coroner turned to look at the