The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-07-06

ton. and that he will secure a man
who can be relied on, and who will
state that he had written the will for
/ the elder Mr. Miles. | would then Sc
| lect man whom | can trust and turn
| him over to Harbaugh. HaTbaugh will
take him to Kansas City and put him
| under the guidance of the lawyer.
When the conspirators have thorough
| ly posted and instructed this man.
whom they will expect TO commit DELHI
crate perjury. they will probably have
his deposition taken in st. Louis. 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. Leing 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 connected with it.
/ then turned to Mr.. Miles and said:
That is the opinion which have to
offer, but IL 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. | felt
that 1t was my duty to advise you OF
this conspiracy and the manner in
which | had received my information
concerning it."
We want you to handle this case
for US. Mr. Furlong." said Judge Mar
tin. and Mr.. Miles nodded and said:
Yes. | want you to handle this case
for me- and to handle it in your own
way, and l will pay your regular
| charge, allow you the expenses incur
red, and pay you extra for your serv-
! ice"
Il do not expect anything of that
sort l answered. Il do not believe
in rewards and never have worked for
! them"
Mr.. Miles insisted. however, on pay
ing me extra for my services. and |
subsequently divided the amount he
gave me equally with Harbaugh
instructed Harbaugh to go to Kan
sas City and get in touch with the
crooked lawyer, informing him that
he had decided to accept his PROPOSE
tion which he did. | then selected a
man whom | knew and whom be-
! lieved to be honest. | instructed him
as to what | wanted him to do, and in
due time he was introduced to the
Kansas City lawyer by Mr.. Harbaugh.
! The lawyer began instructing him as
to the part he was to play. He gave
him a minute description of the de-
ceased Stephen B. Miles. whom, of
course. the man had never seen. He
| posted him as to 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 conspirators had determined, In
which the fake will should be suppos-
ed to have been written. The lawyer
was highly pleased with the man
whom | had sent, and Toasted and
dined him on several occasions when
| he was in Kansas City, rehearsing the
part that he was to play Ill the con-
| spiraey.
In the meantime the lawyer had al
so taken great fancy to Harbaugh,
and treated him so we'll that Har-
| baugh began to conceive an involun-
| tary admiration for the mans gen
crosby.
After the conspiracy was fully con-
coeted the day arrived for the taking
of the deposition of the man who was
supposed to have written the will
signed by the late Mr. Miles. Due no
tice was served on the respective par
ties interested, and at the appointed
time our man appeared at the office of
the st. Louis attorney and the taking
of his deposition 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 b. Miles. de-
ceased. and did you not write this will
for him.
Il 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,
will be able to answer your question.
l had previously requested Mr.
Miles attorneys to let the st. Louis
lawyer do all the questioning and ex-
aiming. and not to object to any
question that he might put to the wit
II Il