Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-01

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in the bottle to kill man." she said. Il told
him there was, and asked him why he wanted to
know Oh might want to take some Il things
don't 10 right with me- he replied. laughing ana
| thought that he was merely Joking In grim
way"
sis that bottle still in your possession7 = asked
the detective. -
at u.s." said Mrs. Kane. Eat least, have NOT
used the drug and It must be there"
"Where7" @
.On the shelf in the bathroom
Turning to Dominick Reilly. the detective
asked him to look for the bottle.
:. Geidel's face showed the first signs Of alarm.
aHere's the bottle" said Reilly. but it's
emptyi" s..
Il thought you said you hadn't used It. said
Dougherty to Mrs. Kane. sharply \ ysf5
The bellboy's eyes started from their sockets
He had believed the bottle destroyed or lost. He
sunk In his chair. McGrane did not return the
glance Of inquiry his friend shot toward him. HOY
much did the detectives know3 Geidel looked nrst
at one face then another The reddish glow on
Mrs. Kane's features showed the anguish she was
in Paul knew she was fond Of him. She must
be suffering SO because she had been obliged to
tell all she knew about the chloroform. Nc.
Cranes features were stolid. Geidel knew what
he had told his friend, and to him this meant
that the friend had betrayed him. tG
Reilly handed the bottle. not to Mrs. Kane. but
his mouth-he tried to speak, but could not
$50 that's where you got the drug to kill Jack
son with, is 1T" queried Dougherty. You arc
under arrest"
Every glance, every movement OF the prisoner
told Of his guilt, yet he did not speak. The de-
tectives did not press him with question: Dough-
erty was content to let the setting he had ar
ranged-the silent third degree-work on his
mind.
Reilly took back the bottle which Geldel had
been examining with the horror he would have
shown had deadly adder been placed. wrigglins.
in his hands
They took him to police headquarters. All the
way downtown Geidel was living again the scene
in the little ROOM lit by the reddish CLEAN from,
the lamp. A score of times he lived again that
moment when the detective, with horrible dra-
matte force had stepped out Of the bathroom. In
his hand that bottle which the youth had forgot
ten to destroy.
Before he was sent to his cell Geidel said to
Reilly: 81 did 1t. Can they hang me for this!'
? Geidel was convicted.
aAbe" Ruef's Experience
An early form Of the silent third degree. In that
no questions were asked, was practiced on ABE"
Rueff, the San Francisco political boss. who was
convicted Of graft.
Rueff was in prison awaiting trial william J.
Burns was handling the case and was making
every effort to wiring confession from tho
prisoner. 4 =
There was keeper in the prison named Nc.
Carthy who was on duty near Ruehs cell. Burns
discontinued his calls and instructed this man
to waken Ruef every night at two o'clock sharp.
This Mccarthy did by banging on the wall with q
heavy stool. Rueff. the first few nights. did not
pay much attention to the disturbance. merely
turning over and going to sleep again. At last
It got on his nerves. He would jump OF his cot
at the first sound and demand. "what was that7"
Mccarthy would make no reply, and Rue6
would run to the barred door Of his cell and
look out. to see the keeper apparently asleep
Sometimes he would waken the keeper and
say "Didn't you hear anythngT'
"Not sound" Mccarthy would answer
This formula was gone through night after
night until on enc occasion Rueff leaped from bed.
to find Mccarthy wide awake.
"Eidnt you hear anything at al?" asked the
prisoner.
"Nothin but you talkin' in your Sleep" said
Mccarthy.
.swhat was talking about" said Rueh.
alarmed.
srhe graft cases." said Mccarthy.
"My heavens" cried Rueh. "Am going crazyf
My mind must be getting unsettled. ! want to
see Burns tomorrow" n
Next day the detective called on the prisoner.
Rueff tried to bring up the graft cases. but Burns
turned to other subjects until at Inst RueR
broke down and half shouted: Look here. Burns.
you've got listen to this! It's my confession"