The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11

who were many; and l, his confidential
clerk, solus-and very proud l am to
hold that position. l believe as a
matter of fact that his enemies-and
their name is 1egion-call him Patrick
Mulligan; but to US all who know him
as he is, "Skin o. My Tooth" he always
was, from the day that he got verdict
of mot guilty" out of jury who
tried James Tovey, the Dartmouth
murderer" Tovey hadn't many teeth,
but it was by the skin of those few
molars of his that he escaped the
gallows; no thanks to the pleading of
his counsel, but all thanks to the
evidence collected by Patrick Muligan,
his lawyer.
Of course, Skin O. My Tooth is totally
unacquainted with the use of kid
gloves. He works the best for his
client; let the other side look to them
selves, l say.
Funny-looking man, too, old Skin
o My Tooth-fat, and rosy and COM
Portable as an Irish pig, with face as
stodgy as a boiled currant dumping.
His hair, I believe, would be red if
he gave it chance at all, but he wears
1t cropped so close to his bulky head
that he looks bald in some lights.
Then, we all know that gentle smile
of his, and that trick of casting down
his eyes which gives him look that
is best described by the word "coy;;"
that trick is always a danger-signal
to the other side.
Now, in the case of Edward Kelly,
everyone will admit that that young
man came nearer being hanged for
murder than any of US would care
for.
But this is how it all happened.
On Tuesday, September Sd, Mary
Mills and John Craddock, who were
he SaIf L.
came across the body of a man lying
near the pond, In a pool of blood.
Mary, of course, screamed, and would
have fled; but John, manfully con-
quering the feeling of sickness which
threatened to overcome him, too, went
up to the body to get a closer view of
the face. 10 his horror he recognized
MIR. jeremiah Whadcoat, well-known
respectable resident of Pashet. The
unfortunate man seemed to John
Craddock to be quite dead; still he
thought it best to dispatch Mary at
once for Doctor Howden, and also to
the police-station, while he, with really
commendable courage, elected to re-
main beside the body alone.
1t appears that about half an hour
after Mary had left him, John thought
he detected a slight movement of
the rigid body, which he had propped
up against his knee, and that the
wounded man uttered scarcely audible
sigh and then murmured a few words
The young man bent forward eagerly,
striving with all his might to catch
what these words might be. Accord
ing to his subsequent evidence before
the coroner's jury, Mr.. Whadcoat
then opened his eyes, and murmured
quite distinctly:
1.-The letter . Kelly . Edward
=. the other" After that an seemed
over, for the face became more rigid
and more ashen IN color than before.
1t was past six o'clock before the
doctor and the inspector, with two
constables and stretcher from Pashet
police station, appeared upon the
scene and relieved John Craddock of
his lonely watch. Mr.. Whadcoat had
not spoken again, and the doctor
pronounced life to be extinct The
body was quietly removed to Mr..
Whadeoat's house In Pashet- Mary
Mills having already volunteered for
the painful task of breaking the news
10 Miss Amelia, Mr.. Whadcoat's sister,
who lived with him.
The unfortunate man was cashier