Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-08

IN Ine Dotlle 10 XIII u man, she Sulu. i lOiu
him there was and asked him why he wanted to
know. oh | might want to take some If things
don't go right with me. he replied. laughing and
l thought that he was merely joking In grim
way"
as that bottle still in your possession" asked
the detective.
ut u.s." said Mrs Kane "At least, have not
used the drug. and 1t must be there"
"Where2"
"On the shelf In the bathroom"
Turning to Domlnck Reilly. the detective
asked him to look for the bottle.
Geldes face showed the first signs of alarm.
Here's the bottle" said Reilly, "but It's
emptyl"
II thought you said you hadn't used It," said
Dougherty to Mrs Kane, sharply.
The bellboy's eyes started from their sockets.
He had believed the bottle destroyed or lost. He
sank In his chair. McGrane did not return the
glance of inquiry his friend shot toward him. How
much did the detectives know? Gedel looked first
at one face. then another The reddish glow on
Mrs. Kane's features showed the anguish she
In. Paul knew she 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 Geldel knew what
he had told his friend. and to him this meant
that the friend had betrayed him.
Reilly handed the bottle not to Mrs Kane but
to Paul Geidel His tongue Glove to the roof of
his mouth-he tried to speak, but could not.
$50 that's where you got the drug to kill Jack
with, is itT' quered Dougherty. you
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 questions Dough-
erty was content to let the setting he had ar
ranged-the silent third degree-work his
mind.
Reilly took back the bottle which Gedel had
been examining with the horror he would have
shown had a deadly adder been placed, wrigglIng.
In his hands
They took him TO police headquarters. All the
way downtown Gedel was living again the scene
In the little room III by the reddish CLEAN from
the lamp. 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; II did It. Can they hang for thisY
Geidel convicted.
"Abe" Rueffs Experience.
An early form of the silent third degree. in that
no questions asked. was practiced ABE" |
Rued the San Francisco political boss who was
convicted of graft.
Ruef was in prison awaiting trial. William j.
Burns was handling the case and was making
every effort to wiring a confession from the
prisoner
There was a keeper in the prison named Nc
Carthy. who was on duty near Rueff's cell Burns
10 waken Ruef every night at two O'Clock sharp.
This Mccarthy did by banging the wall with
heavy stool. Ruef the first few nights. did not
pay much attention 10 the disturbance, merely
turning and going TO sleep again. At last
Il got on his nerves. He would jump or his cot
at the first sound and demand. "what was thatY"
Mccarthy would make reply. and Ruen
would run to the barred door of his cell and
look out. TO the keeper apparently asleep.
Sometimes he would waken the keeper and
say, Didn't you hear anythlngT
"Not sound" Mccarthy would answer.
This formula gone through night after
night until on enc occasion Ruen leaped from bed
10 find Mccarthy wide awake.
Didn't you hear anything at all?" asked the
prisoner
"Nothin' but you taIkin' In your Sleep" said
Mccarthy.
what was talking aboutY" said Ruef. ,
alarmed.
The graft cases." said Mccarthy.
"My heavensi" cried Rueff. "Am going crazy?
My mind must be getting unsettled. want to /
see Burns tomorrow" 7
Next day the detective called on the prisoner 7
Ruen tried TO bring up the graft cases, but Burns
urned to other subjects until at last Ruen |
broke down and half shouted Look here Burns,
fouve got TO listen TO thisl It's my confession"