Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-06
-rnINs THE STORY

Ttiels dna na,gpSsa g K. Mcguire, ,ohere.
.''im -, |" charge Of q group ,got W. "rn M
.,.,s dsiy u is 70 d, 'g. house. TIe
~. sss,y approaches me "ys I.SoL. tbe
yt,oysd bv Mcclure oreaks S n mo
~ f, f,ss,es earning ana np.
rce, "msetino. Peter meets MN
lsinM g.;rs and recognizes, him as
NJ Hcus H.s NTH phoni he had ,oorEed
IN CoasI a, hoard ship. Coast says
y dsso,vu ,vu.Tu;re and Ben Cameron
ono nmscisd together ~ the West,
bt prosp,,' McGuire had khled
nj ma unIJuire later gives Peter
Csmefon. .;on. and IL bears the
pofAT 81 truth. Peter Is pnrftc-
prmoF1s crested ~ because Cameron
M.As father Of Be" ,.o;n oomu;uo' u;ro 70
sg y ";th III whom he IS :hu, oeo,m:hh,"9 ,se ,o
NJ ~ love. Mcclure deso,aoeS "e
" ~ ,sat led up to the crime.
f'.,, sSp HERE 1T CONTINUES
!, ~ GOD, Nichols, I can see 1t all
NJ like 1t happened Yesterday
!. Ksnnedy stood up as though to
~, y .,ound and then before l knew
'os =. WAS about had struck Ben
c..,,ou ~ 10 the back with his kn'te;
.%,'," ~. s,,s oll over in a minute. Ben
,.,cbed for his gun, but before
!. .I.,. Nh cot to 1t he topplcd over Sue
MN ...srted up TO my feet. but hawk
aoyered and I knew from what
40 Iv,ocred Iv that he'd shoot. too:
y q anp aspr't make fuss, he SAYS. Give
w" cum knew he had me to
Wv, I did what he said. Now,
'Im % %,;t's yours and mine. "
Wsi;uire made a motion toward 'he |
,,s Peter filled it for him anu nv
i1n., @a.d tb.n-what huppencd?" asked
Petr quietly. do,d to
,A,, There was only one thing to do
w. m.te believe was with him. We
" vi Al Rem Cameron, then went down
WY " hrougnt our outfit up. Hawk
n .,,h;n' me all the while. He'd taken
!, min and Ben Cameron's and nn-
1.AS them and carried all the ammu-
sior about him. Rut / didn't know
st NJ VA, In for. That night he made
!, N down while he drew UP paper.
y, from an old notebook Of Ben CAM
ru's-a partnership agreement, n
ritfsct,"
W.l;uirt broke off suddenly and got
"a moving nervously to the safe, from
n. q the drawers Of which he took a
N, linen envelope and brought forth
s,per which he handed to Peter. -.
That's the hellish thing, Nichols
aid hoarsely. That's why I'm
ma Of Hawk Kennedy. A lie that
forced me to sign And there's s
.cth.r paper like this in his posses
In, Read It. Nichols. ~
Peter took the paper In his fingers
nd looked at it curiously. 1t was
sDM and worn, broken at the edges,
rritt.n over in lead pencil, but still
Rriectly legible.
Arrangement Between Hawk Kennedy
and Mike Mcclure
"a two found Ben Cameron on his
copper claim In Madre Gulch. We
killed him. Both of US had hand
n t. The mine is Hawk Kennedy's
md Mike McGuire's and we are
y,dners in the same until death US
b part, so help us God.
(signed) MIKE MCGUIRE.
HAWK KENNEDY.
He wanted it on me-" Mcclure
isped. "You see? To keep me
kgist'
VI understand" said Peter. This
what you've got and what I've
t referred to In the piacard.'
Yes said Mcclure. "A partner.
hp agreement and a confession--of
)onething ! didn't do"
Peters eyes were searching him
tlough and through.
You swear it?'
Mcguire held up his right hand and
nt Peters gaze without flinching.
Before God, I do"
Peter was silent for a moment, think
II,
And then you left Hawk Kennedy
itHs to die" he said slowly, watching
ds man.
MCGUIRE sank into his chair with n
;A, the perspiration now beaded on
y. pale forehead.
y didn't know what to do. I tell
FM,' be almost whispered. HE had
ne was unarmed. I'd "a killed him
ID had a gun. But I waited a few
eN after We buried Cameron-makin'
klsve ] was satisfied with everything
sM be believed me, and at last he fell
nsep tired with keepin' watch on me.
g w1 all In. ] bored holes in Ben
,aneron's barrels, lettin' the water out
sovn the rocks, then took the three
,of~ and the mules with all the water
vote up.
III was a terrible thing to do, Mich
0N-eall It murder IL you like. But it
Nl'ed him right. 1t was comm to him
hd got away with 1t. At first when
reached water had a thought of goin'
Mu-to save him before he died-to
n mlt paper ] couldn't get that was
inde his shirt"
aeGl're leaned forward. his face in
'amhas for a moment, trying to finish.
but did MT go back, Nichols. I
saI 70 back. That's the crime I'm
Nn tor now-not the other-not the
aa,oet Of Ben Cameron--I didn't do
Iss!-the murder Of Hawk Kennedy
'dc nm nm come back"
,Wnat happened them"
! turned Ben Cameron's horse and
,s,i0s loose where th"re was water and
~" and went on to Hisbee. ] told
S.m ny buddy had died of a fever. |
ulnt he had by now. They didn't
- any questions. I was safe. The
w. ~ was easy. filed a claim, found
suS La. real money and told what I'd
s %.aa, waited a month, then went
~, y" 70 Madre Gulch with Bill Nun
NJ me Fellow that helped stake us.
4. a.He was no one there. We searched
y. Iocxs and plains for miles around
alns Of Hawk Kenncdy's body. for
n, 'new no couldn't have got far in
NM neat without water. But we found
.s,,.5 aa !, Hawk Kennedy had disap-
,l,hsn Then" said Peter, "yor built a
In t'Gad aI In and sold out for half mil :
a's doars-?"
'TnSsalfe "a. M looked up, mystiRed.
H,vn saereabouts," he muttercd. "But
Wt ,nehnedy was alive. found that
Htef Whun L..