The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-19
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white man. but Shiny mixture OF all
that's bad In the two We've had him
on the griddle all night Talk about
the third degree! lie got It good. and
he's made enough admissions already
to send him straight TO the chair"
And Murphy" | suggested
Hes a tough one. that lad When
they'd brought him to, they figured
they'd get him to convict himself in
the same old way But there was
nothin' doing. lie Just shut his trap,
and not word would he answer one
way or the other. But his turnll come.
all right. I've got It on him. Mr.. Clyde
While I've been shadowin' him for the
past month I've picked up a bunch of
stun that will come In good To be.
gin with, his name amt Murphy. It's
Pat Moran, and his mugs at head
! quarters"
His mug"
Sure! in the Rogue's Gallery. And
his records there too He's done time.
already"
For what?"
FOR stabbin man in the back"
II requires no great mathematical
ability to put two and two together.
The result Is always either four or
twenty-five. So in logic, the answer ia
invariably either right or wrong. Muir.
ply had stabbed Il man in the back.
McNlsh carried the scar OF q knife
wound under his shoulder blade. There
were the two and two.
What were the facts?" asked,
with kindled interest. Whom did he
stab? When? Where?"
The bloke's name" O'Hara an.
s~ered, after a moments thumbing OF
ms note book. "was MacNlchol-Doug.
1900"
MY putting together OF names could
hardly be coincidence.
rat Moran served Ave years In Au.
burn,' the detective added.
You don't know what became OF
McNish-l mean MacNlchol?"
No"
Nor any facts about the cause of
the stabbng?"
That's easy got" O'Hara Informed
me. But It amt In the record nj
headquarters. What ia there. though.
Is that Moran had lived in Chinatown
IN Frisco. and was arrested there and
tried Tor smuggling opium, but was &C.
quilted for lack OF evidence"
For moment l slipped my coffee in
thoughtful silence.
The skeleton guy knows Moran, all
right O'Hara broke In.
You mean the half.breed?"
Yes. He give that away"
What does he call hlmself?"
He's known in Chinatown as John |
Soy. He says he's cook"
once again ! was busy with two and |
two. Unless all signs failed this John .
Soy and Peter Johnson and the Eura.
sian cook Of the Sable Lorcha were a
single entity.
"O'Hara." said, finishing my cot.
fee, and putting down the cup and sau.
Ger, u have the key witness in this
case. You and | together are going
to take him with us and have him con.
front both Murphy and John Soy,
promise you the result will be interest
Ing"
The detective looked his perplexIty.
Some one who knows them" he
asked.
Unless | am very much mistaken"
answered. 1T Ia some one who knows
them both better than any other per
son In Now York. Unless Heaven is
Just now engaged in constructing enIg.
mas simply for the bewllderment of US
the witness have is the man
whom Murphy stabbed In the back. I'm
Buffalo, eight years ago"
But before | could carry ont my
plan there were several minor mat.
.ers which claimed my attention.
k9er since reading the note which
Miss Clement placed In my hands I
had been uneasy concerning her safe.
y, To Judge from O'Hara's report
Chinatown had been in a ferment
most OF the night, and | feared lest
he blame for the disturbance be Wis.
ted upon the brave woman mission.
Try and some measures OF vengeance
neted out to her
For half an hour tried unsuccess.
ully to reach her by telephone. The
Mission did not answer. With nv
lnxiety intensified by this repeated
allure, ! ordered my motor car
Iround at once. and taking OHara
With me. made the trip to Pell street
n record time. despite obstructive
rucks and other vehicles which were
Eager inquiry OF none.too.loquaclou ,
'eighbors eventually elected the in.
ormation that Miss Clement. alive ,
md uninjured, had started at day. ,
freak, If not indeed before, to hunt {
ip a brother of the murdered Ling ,
70, in Long Island City. {
Half an hour later. having STONED
i Bellevue hospital on the way I'D $
own to Inquire as to the condition ,
4 Eloi Lacoste, the injured chauffeur. !
nd leave instructions that every. ,
hing possible should be done for his ,
omfort, | alighted from the car at :
he door OF DIR. Massey's ONCE On
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