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those he made when leaving. Of these tracks 1 made plaster casts af- ter he had left; they corresponded perfectly with the casts made Tn Put nam, leading away from the spots where the fires had been set The net was now securely drawn around How arth. But with respect to Cain, his partner in the Putnam fire enterpris- es, had no convicting evidence.
 "Howarth and Cain were arrested and put in jail. talked with Cain a good deal He was the most marvel ous liar | have ever known; he would tell a lie, when the truth would be much more desirable He was appar- ently so fearful of being convicted for his participation in the fires, that he went out of his way to lie, until there was no believing word that he said. He was such liar that he would swear 1t was pleasant day, when. by glancing out of the -in- dow. you could see Il was ralnlng eats and dogs
 T had Cain sent for, one day, in the jan, that l might interview him. Stand right there told him, don't lop,' for he sagged on one of his legs. He strengthened. Keep your hands right at your sides, told him, for he was moving his fingers nervously. Stand straight and look right at me, l said, I want your complete atten- ton He finally stood erect and with out movement, his eyes fixed on me.
 Cain, l said, think back if you can when you were little, creeping baby on the floor Who picked you up and put you to bed when you were tired and sleepy?'
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work necessary to purchase the prop erty for her. During her business calls she mentioned the western prop ertv, and asked for advice as to now she should stop the mining company from stealing her ore. With no hes itation he fell in with her plan of burning down the shaft-house. She told him that to accomplish such an operation as this, the person who un- dertook the job should have experi- ence in such work. He admitted that he had had such experience, that he had set the Putnam fires, and knew just how to go about the business. My theory was thus correct. l now needed evidence to convict Howarth-
 "In order to arrange for the details of the plan by which the western fire was to be accomplished, shs arranged to have Howarth go to her home. Here they planned what trains to take to go out to Colorado, what to do there, and when and how to re- turn. I had secured for her time tables on about every railroad lead ing to Colorado, and these were stud jed by the two. down 60 the last min ute detail. It was tacitly understood by him that if he assisted her in this piece of business, he should receive considerable sum of money for the job. although she made him no prom ise to this effect She was very clever woman. and did fine piece of work
 .In order to have no slip-up. and to assure herself that the work was really done, she told him II would be necessary for her to accompany him upon his mission. They both agreed that 1t would be a good idea to make of the affair a sort of business trip combined with pleasure, and with this end in view concluded to go by boat to New Orleans, then by boat to swing up the Mississippi River, and by train to Colorado. The question of whether or not it would be safe to buy in the west the kerosene neces- sary to set the fire was discussed. It was decided that the purchase of kerosene in the west might lead to their detection, and they agreed to buy it in the east and carry it with them.
 During these numerous interviews, Howarth sometimes yielded to the feminine Vaccinations of his cola borer. who was some years older than he, but as soon as he touched upon sentimental subjects, she always held him off, by reminding him that the protection of her property interests was what they were working for, and that alone, and that until they had strengthened out her business affairs, the question of sentiment could not enter into their relations.
 Through these parleys between the pair, I was always stationed in the upper part of her house. to which l had gained admittance after dark previous to Howarth's call, and l listened to all they said by dietagraph. In order to be sure to allow no evi- dence to escape n.s, I had had plaster casts made of the footprints which were found on the premises where the Putnam fires had occurred. Be fore Howarth called at the Danielson house, the woman had carefully raked the dirt walk leading to her door. When he had walked up the path his footprints clearly showed, as well as
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CAPT. ROBERT HURLEY TELLS or ARREST 0F HGHARTH
 AND CAIN AFTER SIX YEARS
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 captain, that he told the story of the ease and his part in it Here is the sterestin9 story told by the captain
 -+Yes. was on the Putnam arson ease. And while don't talk much about my work. and never did talk about this case. am willing 10 tell you about t And t was no easy job. but great amount of work. T. took long time. but l solved the prob lem l. took me months to finish up ,he job but accomplished t finally F aas back ia 1913 The town of Putnam had beer having q good many sTes. which Here thought to have been set After a number of bad tfes had occurred. ! was sent for
 "These fires had occurred lb the susiness part of the city Buildings which belonged to men prominent in ste business and political life of the community had been burned One large lumber yard and mil property sad without question been set On fire At the spot where the fire had ap. rarently been started on a pile of slanks under the small platform of a huilding, layer of kerosene oil was discovered burning. film of fire over ae blanks This fact showed con .iusively that the fire was the work of an ineendiary Two tenements -ome half mile away were burned from the sparks of this fire, and peo- gle became alarmed The situation was growing serious. As the fires were of incendiary origin, the person committing the crime must be appre- sended and an end made of what had become peril to the city.
 '1 looked the ground over. l found cut where the fires had occurred, and ran over all the possible clues to sec If could get line on anyone who night have been at the bottom of these fires, all of which seemed te have been of incendiary origin. My investigations profted me nothing sntil one day, found. woman who claimed to have seen suspicious cir. sumstance the evening of the last Ire. IL was not much to work upon Out it was all l had. This fire occur red while was in Putnam working or the case.
 "This woman said that on the nigh a question, she saw two men com' rnnning down the steep bank. An m sandescent street light showed thei ferns rather clearly. The building burned was at the top of the banl down which the men had come Sh' could not distinguish the features o ,he men. but one was tall and slim ahe other short and slim, This wa ny clue.
 .You may think it is very eas. ~aatter to step right up and pick ou tall and short man, both slim, Tn gather small city. But let me tell yo' that when you are looking for a par
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bright, affable messenger of the court. He attended to his business and was evioentlv liked Howarth was a law yer of no very extensive practice, he had been practicing law but two years or so, and was considered somewhat industrious, ambitious fel- low. He had some friends, and was the sort of man that one considers as capable of advancement. If they were the guilty men, an assignable reason for setting the fires must be learned.
 But the more I delved into How arth's character, the more unfavora- ble things I learned about him. His father had died and he had settled the estate. He had put all the money rep resented by the estate in the bank in his own name. His mother had gone to the bank to see about securing some interest which she needed to help her live. The bank officials told her that she had no money to her credit. There were other facts con nected with his relations with young women that showed that Howarth was not entirely above suspicion, and determined to watch every move that he made, and learn all that l thu mon
 Cain, l thought. could not have doHe the jobs except for pure devil ment. Howarth, on the other hand, had had political aspirations. He had gone to the authorities who ran pol itics in his region, and announced that he wished to go to the leglsla- ture They told him that he was two years early. that all the plans for that particular session had been made; that he must wait his turn, and that for the following session they would be glad to run, and elect him. But he was stubborn, sulky and re. vengeful when he left the political powers that be. Here, then, might be the motive It was just possible that this man who could not have what he wanted at the time he wanted it. might have deliberately started out to make all the trouble he could, merely because he was disgruntled, and in order to square himself with the men he fancied were wronging him, he might have set the fires. of course this was mere theory, and to make it working one, had to have evidence to support 1t.
 Tn one of the burned buildings were two automobiles belonging to Howarth. I had learned that he had gone to Boston and purchased these two ears. which he had insured against fire, and had then stored them in the building, which later caught fire. and the automobiles were burn ed. This piece of possible evidence was just what needed, as in the ease 1 of all of the other nres, II they were set by Howarth, could not see how the fires profitted him at all And in Gains case, the reason why he should have implicated himself in setting the fires was not at all understandable. l felt that was on the right scent, but could not fathom why the fires were set. and yet l was almost sure that Howarth was at the bottom of the crime. It was necessary to discover Gains connection with the mystery,
 .sI rented an office in the building in which Howarth had his office. in- stalled dictagraph between his of ! fee and mine, and sat down to wait
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 Whenever Cain called on Howarth. I followed their conversa tions. secured no definite evidence. but was sure that Howarth was sullen because his immediate political as pirations had not been realized. concluded that l was on the right track. but how definitely to ascertain whether either or both of these naen had conspired to set the fires was another matter My suspicious point ed strongly to Howarth; the problem was how to trap him. did not feel that I. or any other man could secure his confidence and obtain statement from him that he had started the fires, so fell back upon the very sim pie expedient of securing a woman assistant to pry the secret from my suspect
 "To obtain just the woman I need ed for the job was a hard matter. She must be a local woman, clever, and one who would give herself un- stintingly to the task in hand. Fur thermore, l must not be seen with her in any way, as the slightset sus- picion of a connection between her self and me would spoil my chances of obtaining the desired information from Howarth. approached several women, but was obliged to pass them by One talked too much, another, not enough. still another did not ap- pear to possess the necessary mental qualifications. During all this time was not reporting to the office in Hartford just quietly camped in Putnam, and matured my plans. Eventually, l found woman in Dan ielson, few miles from Putnam, who, thought, would fill the bill in every particular. After was assured that l could trust her, and that she could not only keep her own counsel, but had the brains to follow the scheme throughout. we laid our plans.
 Tt did not seem advisable to ex- peet that Howarth would tell that he had set the fires in question; the most easily ascertainable fact. as it appear ed to me was, would he set fire to gain some desired result? We evolved a scheme. She was supposed to have land in Colorado which she should pretend had ore. Adjoining her prop erty was a mining claim which was being worked From the shaft of this adjoining building she was to claim that a tunnel, or tunnels had been run into her property from which ore was being extracted by her neighbors- In order to put a stop to this highland ed proceeding the shaft-house of the company was to be burned. When this was done she would demand an examination of her property from the shaft, there being no shaft on her own property Maps of the property were prepared. and all the intricate details of the scheme carefully work ed out.
 Not wishing to be seen in com pany with my woman assistant. she never came to my office, and when It was necessary to confer with her l always went to her house after dark, walking there from some distance. It was decided that the best method Of approach for her, in meeting How arth. was to have her call upon him to secure his legal aid in the purchase Of piece of property, She wrote him, then by appointment called upon him in Putnam, and he started on the
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tieaiar thing. it's the hardest thing in the world to find. Have someone aha.p veu A hat. a hat that looks to you about the most unique and singa- lar that you have ever seen. fou even think that probably thls nat is ,to only one in the world You start o,t to search for the man wearing this hat. and are surprised to find that nearly half of the men you meet oh the street are wearing that very 'ype ~ hat So it was with my short ana long combination, saw long anu sbort men everywhere. Nor "eie ,hay alone. where it was necessary TOT
 aa to couple them together. sa" them in couples. everywhere l turned I found men that answered to the ae'
 sS,,o. of the men for whom was looking.
 aof course there was eertaiH aaonnt of elimination l could "e
 aa,nlish A merchant and the paaf easbier might have set those hres' d .aloorkeeper and minister, but ,h.re Uas the question of motive why should either of these como'ha- t;ons have caused the fires; what conld they have gained in setting ,bemq After having looked over eN- cry man in town, came to the con cIusion that could pass all excep. two. lawyer, and a man who was a r,essenrer in the superior court. These men were sometimes together they would bear watching, and whiie , | of course did not suspect them, without proof. determined to hnd out what possible motive they could have had for committing these crimes. did not dare ask any questions ot arvone or make any move that would nut anyone on their guard, Tor as was working entirely in the dark did not wish any possible bit of ih- formation which might assist me kept i from me.
 | ..The main reason l had for sus- | meeting the lawyer was because hao learned that during one of the most serions of the fires, he had been seen standing on a lawn viewing the nrs and acting as if he were over-excited l He was said to have been dancing around and cutting up capers. as II ne were overjoyed because of the hre, and taking an uncommon amount oi nlaasure out of it. The mere fact that | o man is seen dancing on lawn while a fire is occurring IS eertainis not enough to convict him. but when one is entirely in the dark in such case as this every little untoward in- cident must be examined. it's propor- tions viewed from every angle m order 10 accept it aud fit it to your r,atboa of reasoning in solving youI nrohlem. or if it Is found to be o'
 a aavantage to you in establishing your theory it must be discarded
 "This kind of ease is not thrlit ing. it is just plain hard work m
 oniring. thinking. observing, taNinl notes and by deduction. endeavorlht .o .ot vour solution, quietly looked nn inc histories of the two men, fn,na them apparently respeetaoi' fellows The lawyers name wa Frank Howarth. He was the shor,el of the two. The name of the taliel was Lindley Cain. Both were young Uowarth being about 22, Cain siight ly younger. At first l discovered nothing particularly unfavorable te the character of either. Cain was q
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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-04-17
w. ID. BENSON HERE THIS
WEEK FROM EASTLAND

W. ID. Benson was here this week
from Eastland, Texas. Mr. Benson
is interesting people In the purchase
Of property in Lubbock county and
has had q number Of people out here
looking over the various propositions
He says it would be no trouble to sell
Lubbock county town or country
property TO people from down there
II the people, and especially the real
estate men. would deal on strictly bus
iness principles. based on fair com
mission on sales. but the trouble he
is encountering is the same old thing
the other real estate man always
has something better, and at a bet
ter price, and the prospeetor gets sus-
pieious that he Is about TO be fleeeed.
and leaves the town without buying
anything and becomes knoeker on
the community. Mr.. Henson says be
wants lists Of property for sale In
Lubbock based ON 4 five per cent
commission no more no lsss. CIV.
lne q full description ~ The land I'm.
llasea.eule. ats, aad h. will likely
ss able to hiring you 4 purchaser
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-04-17

premium for $4,000 insurance is
exactly one-half Of premium for
$4,000 insurance at the same age
3. When does Government in
surance lapse and how can it be re-
instated? Answer: n man is dis
charged having paid his premium TO
date, his first premium after dis.
charge will be due on the first dnv
of the calendar month following his
discharge; thereafter, monthly prem
iums will be due on the first day OF
each month. However, premium
due on the first day of month may
be paid at any time during such
month If il is not paid during the
month, the insurance will lapse. II
the insurance thus lapses, il may be
re-inststed: (a) If the application is
made at any time within two calen-
dar months from the expiration OF
the month in which the premium aas
due upon the applicants signed state
ment to the effect that he is in as
good health as at the expiration Of the
calendar month in which the prem
ium was due. (b) II application is
made at any time after the two cal
endar months. but before the expira-
ton of five calendar months from
the month in which the premium was
due. the applicant must send sign
ed statement to the effect that he is
in as good health as he was at the
end OF the mnoth in which the prem
ium was due; and he must also send
report of medical examination
made by a reputable physician. which
report must be satisfactory to the
War Risk Bureau.
0. To whom should checks be
sent? Answer: All checks covering
premiums should be made payable to
the Treasurer Of the United States,
and should be sent with letter ex-
planning same to the Disbursing
Clerk, Bureau Of War Risk Insur-
ance. Washington. ID. c. (See I'm
portant Items" December 80, 1918,
page 81.
10. What can soldiers and sailors
do who were discharged prior to Jan
uary /, 1919, and who failed to pay
the first premium after discharge?
Answer: Such insurance may be re-
instated at any time before July l,
1919, upon the applicants signed
statement to the effect that he is in
as good health as he was at the date
of his discharge. accompanied by
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applicant sends check covering all
the premiums past due, the Bureau
will re-instate the insurance.
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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-04-17

Joe George, proprietor Of the Hub
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and hard work to make his new shop
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He proposes to have a shop equal TO
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