Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-09-28

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cell, ~scribbling upon pieces OF dane
covered with diagrams. just as he ha.
found him ON the occasion OF his pre
yious visit. Wilton rose and the,
shook hands.
The lawyer sat down. LET'S 20 owe
the facts together" he said. There,
going TO be a fight. You realize that
Not that you won't win ont. of coLrst
you VIII. But when popular pssslsns
are stirred when a newspaper cant
paien has practically prejudged tho
case, It's apt to be reflected Ia The
minds OF the jury. I've thought OF
asking for a change of venue. But
I'm frank. Carruthers-the feciIno IS
widespread, and Clayton Is the town
where your enemies have the Ieast
influence. / think Wen hght tfem
here
"I1l fight 1t out here" answered
Wilton.
Your luck has been Internal. II 1t
could be proved that Bowyer hired
these men to kIdnap Miss Mcdonald
and her father-thOugh 1t wouldn't
help dlrectly-it would create a
prejudice in the minds OF the jury.
We could bring that In as evidence.
II would discredlt Bowyer. IL would
force him into the witness-box and
give us an opportunity. If those men,
II Miss Mcdonald could go Into the
witness-box-we could present some
thing OF a case. But they're dead-at
teast those outlaws are dead-and
their secret died With them"
ave can get Tonguay there"
you don't consider that he may be
a star witness for the prosecution,
Carruthers7 He's got his neck to save
And, II your implication Of phayre is
the correct one. you remember that
Phayre Is a director OF the Clayton
hospital, and donated a large sum OF
money 10 It-Three weeks ~ q private
room there offer opportunities"
"You do believe that Phayre is Inn
plIcatedY' cried Wilton.
81 do, Carruthers. I'll be frank with
you. / didn't at first. But I'm con-
WINGED that either Phayre or Bowyer
was priyy to Joe Bostock's murder. !
believe II was an accident, and that
they're playing on II TO get you con
victed.
That's what we can prove against
them. and 1t amounts 10 nothing. Now
what can they prove against us7 You
were Joe Bostock's friend. You knew
all his affairs. You were his executor.
For some reason or other Joe Bostock
raised a loan Of a large sum on five
hundred MlssatibI shares-probably
cover some other investment, and
knowing that he could meet 1t when
the time came. There's nothing abb
normal or unusual about that.
1.-THE money disappeared. Checks ag-
g~regatlng four hundred thousand dol
lars signed by Joe Bostock and
made out In your favor are found I'm
your safe. II Is claimed that you pre-
them that they passed through
the bank In the normal way. and that
they went back To you at the time you
the monthly statement as his
executor.
"You are presumed to have cashed
those checks. Two days later you
vent Into the bush with Mr. Bost0ck.
He died at you side. DO you see the
Implication, as a juryman would see
IT,
"And you believe l forged those
,hecksY'
II do not" said Payne emphatically.
'But-In be frank-I couldn't see"
Then II was phayre."
"Phayre or Clark. Clark has a FIRST
ate record. He was twelve years with
he Regina br nch OF the Western Ma
ional- We haven't been able to trace
lnything to his discredIt. Still. there's
Tot the least doubt Phayre and Bow
Ter fixed up this scheme TO get con-
rol Of the Missatibi and ruin you, at
he best. Joe Bostock's death fitted In
'nly too we'll with their purposes. But
low those checks got into your safe, /
Sarruthers-" !
chambers placed them there, Of I
nedlateiy / discovered that the safe /
vas open. but the checks were the last
hing l should have thought of look Z
ne at. l thought they were after the
of the townships" q
''Then Chambers must also have alb .
the checks showing how Joe 8
expended that five hundred
thousand. and left those In their place. 8
is a diaboIicai contrivance. and I'm r
we can't hope to make much !
IMPRESSION with such a story on a \
ury, Carruthers. Are you positive
closed the safe" :.
II am absolutely sure. because | al
lays tried 1t after closing. and made .
ure that the combination was not =
ct" :
1T couldn't be opened without the 4
ombination? ?" J,
Impossible. or course, I'm not say !
ig what mightn't be done by a master :
ra ffsman-" /.
but Chambers wasn't a burglar. He \
as an engineer, and always had been. \
10 was a skilled one, co.. He could =
o better by his profession than by
urgIary. That's the heaviest item in =
Ne prosecutions bill. C~arruthers- Ii :
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