The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

lawyer in Kansas City and tell him that he will accept his proposition, and that he will secure man who can be relied on, and who will state that he had. writ ten the will for the elder MT. Miles. would then select a man whom I can trust and turn him over to Harbaugh. Harbaugh will take him to Kansas City and put him under the guidance of the lawyer. When the conspirators have thoroughly posted and instructed this man, whom they will expect to commit deliberate perjury, they will probably have his deposition taken in St. Lous He will take the stand and will be able to answer all the questions put to him until asked if he wrote the will. When he is asked this question, being under oath, of course he will tell the truth. In this way we will be able to prove the enormity of the attempted crime and the cool audacity of the parties who are con- nected with it.''
 I then turned to MT. Miles and said:
 That Is the opinion which I have to offer but if you do not approve of it and prefer to employ some one else to handle this case for you, you are of course, at liberty to do so. I felt that it was my duty to advise you of this conspiracy and the manner in which I had received my information concerning it."
 We want you to handle this case for us, MT. Furlong,'' said Judge Martin, and MT. Miles nodded and said
 ''Yes, I want you to handle this case for me, and to handle it in your own way, and I will pay your regular charge, all low you the expenses incurred, and pay you extra for your service"
 'I do not expect anything of that sort" I answered. T do not believe in re- wards and never have worked for them. ,"
 MT Miles insisted. however, on paying me extra for my services, and l subse- quently divided the amount he gave me equally with Harbaugh.
 I instructed Harbaugh to go to Kansas City and get In touch with the crooked lawyer, informing him that he had de- cided to accept his proposition, which he did. I then selected a man whom l knew and whom l believed to be honest 1 in- structed him as to what I wanted him to do, and in due time he was introduced to the Kansas City lawyer by Mir Har- baugh. The lawyer began instructing him as to the part he was to play. He gave him minute description of the de- ceased Stephen B. Miles. whom, Of course. the man had never seen. He posted him as to a room in the old St James hotel that had been occupied by stephen B. Miles during one of his trips to St. Louis. This was the place. the con spirators had determined, in which the fake will should be supposed to have been written. The lawyer was highly pleased with the man whom I had sent, and feasted and dined him on several occa- lions when he was in Kansas City. re- hearsing the part that he was to play in the conspiracy.
 In the meantime the lawyer had also taken great fancy to Harbaugh, and treated him so well that Harbaugh began to conceive an involuntary admiration for the mans generosity.
 After the conspiracy was fully con cocted the day arrived Tor the taking of the deposition of the man who was supposed to have written the will signed by the late Mir. Miles. Due notice was served on the respective parties inter- ested, and at the apponted time our man appeared at the office of the St. Louis attorney and the taking of his deposit ton began. After being duly sworn, the witness was examined by the St Louis representative of the conspirators in the usual way, until at last the question was reached:
 Did you know Stephen E. Miles, de- ceased. and did you rot write this will for him?''
 T have known a number of men by the name of Miles,, answered the wit ness. Allow me to describe one of them and, if his description suits, I will be able to answer your question"
 I had previously requested MT. Miles attorneys to let the St. Louis lawyer do all the questioning and examining. and not to object to any question that