New-York tribune., 1920-07-05

their little immature pictures and
their unevenly stitched needlcwork and
GUS breathing of his companion gave
notice that the time was ripe. Charley
opened his eyes and moved cautiously.
The sleeper did not stir nor did the
cadence of his breathing change.
"Handsomc Charley" noticed with
satisfaction that a shaft of light from
street lamp lay athwart Cabins
stalwart chest He wanted to make
neat job of it and light was essen
tial.
He rose TO sitting posture, softly
drew the revolver which Cabin without
comment had seen him place beneath
his pillow, and placed it's muzzle within
half an inch Of Cabins heaving chest.
The weapon did not waver. Handsome
so that the sound of the shot would
be mutfled. Then he pulled the trigger.
Overlooked Nothing, Police Say
That is the account of the killing he
is said to have given to Captain Carey
and Assistant District Attorney Hennis.
Adding that Cabin, who was man Of
at the shot with his hands raised
obove hiss head and gasped just one
syllable "You,'
With that word ringing in his ears.
"Handsome Charley" is sal id TO have
arisen, pulled down the shades lighted
the room and dressed himself Then,
according to the story he is said to
ha,A told at headquarters he made a
careful search of Cabins pockets. Be
sides the jewclrv which he took from
the bureau he got S1,140.
1t took three-quarters of an hour to
satisfy him that he had overlooked
nothing, the police said. When he was
certain he turned out the light and
departed, his destination being West
Side dance hall. which he knew would
be omen at that hour, although it was
after . o'clock in the morning.
He danced blithcly and gracefully rs
eve. until the place was closed. When
he left it he was accompanied BY a girl
from Minneapolis; whom he had met be
fore, who was homesick "Handscme
Charley" told her he had had a streak
of luck and they would 30 to Mimi.
apolis, stopping on the way at Atlantic
City.
Pair Buy New Clothes
That day they went shopping. Gland
some Charley' pawncd most of th.
jcwc!ry and got several suits and
ether attire for rirlsclf and new out
fit for the young woman from Mime
apolis. They caci, got trunk and
spent that night at Broadway hotel
The next day, accompanied by q r'"n
Charley knew, they went to Atlantic
Charley sent his masculine f~.cnG
home, giving him $50 for the trip. He
end thc girl hired an automobile an!
went to Philadelphia. From there they
vent to Chicago, and thence. true to
lis promise, Charley took his COM
panicn to Minneapolis
She dropped OUT of the story there
Charley's adherence to his word in the
matter Of seeing his LADY friend
home was almost is undoing. An Aour
after he had left the Minneapolis sta
tion on train bound for Des MONIES
Detectives Campbell and Sentf reached
minneapolis.
Captain Carey would not tell last
night how they had got on the trail of
Handsome Chavlcy,' but at Mime
apolis they were only sixty minutes
behind him.
"Handsome Charley" though he may
not have suspected the detectives spe-
cia source of information, had read
the newspaper accounts Of Cabins mur-
der, which said that he had spent his
last evening with a man known as
Charley, and he knew he had no time
the story heks said to have related, to
go to Los Angeles and thence, if the
chase proved hot, to China.
Is Arrested at Corydon. Iowa
Private business called him to Cory
don, Iowa. which also i place that
few detectives would pick as a stopping
point in the flight of a man charged
with murder "Handsome Charley"
felt reasonably safe in CorNdon. Never
thelesS. as he was standing on the sta
tion platform there waiting for the
train which was to bear him westward
Il hand fell on his shoulder, and he
turned to confront Campbell and Sentf
1t was at that moment that "Hand-
some Charley" thought up the brief
sentence which is said to have been
narrative. He made no trouble for
the detectives; he did not even oppose
eXtradition. He had no money--or at
lest only about 500, which is virtual
ly nothing to man whose destination
is China and whose starting point is
Corydon, Iowa.
1t was just eight days from the
murder TO the day Of "Handsome
Charley's" arrest. He had lived at
rate little better than 5000 day
pawnbrokers are not generous to men
OF Charley's tyne who have to get
money in a hurrv--he had seen
Atlantic City and thousand miles or
SO of America had streaked beneath
his car window. Also he had taken a
homesick girl home-probablv she was
homesicl, for Broadway by now.
Charley reflected. And he had learned
tho+ bo uoc dop,na1 foo]
I. was hardly worth it, Charley de-
cided and he gave up completely. Dur
ing his absence he had been indicted on
Il charge of murder IN the first degree
and he will be arraigned to-day in
General Sessions
Hurt at Relatives Grave
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