Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-10-06

I'M fight It out here" answered
Wilton.
Your luck has been Internal II II !
could he proved that EoWyer hirea
those men to kidnup Miss McponAld
her father-though 1t wouldn't
helm direetH-lt would create Il
preiudice in the minds of the Jury,
We coull bring that in us evidence,
1t would discredit Bower, 1t would
force him into the wlmess-hoX II
rive Ms an opportunity. If those men
If Miss Mcdonald could 20 into the
tnrSs.hox-w could present some
thing of a case. But they're dead-at
Ieast those outlaws are dead-ahu
their secret died with them
1--WE can get Tonguay there
DYou don't consider that he may De
n star witness for the prosecution
Corruthers? He's got his neck to save
And If your implication of Phayre Is
the correct one, you remember 'ha'
Phayre Is a director OF the Clayton
hosnitol, and donated a large sum OF
none to it. Three weeks III a private
room there offer opportunities
"You do believe that Phayre Is I'M
plieated?' cried Wilton.
~ dc. Carruthers. I'll be frank with
Won 7 didn't at first. But I'm con
yinced that either Phayre or BoWyer
vos priyy to Joe Bostock's murder,
ha,ieve II was an accident, and that
they're playing on 1t to get you con
viCted.
'That's what we can prove against
them. and It amounts to notilhB' NO"
what can they prove against ns7 You
we're Joe Bostock's friend. You knew
oil his affairs. You were his executor
FOR some reason or other Joe Bostock
raised a loan of n large sum on hNe
Z hundred Missatibi shareS-probabN
70 cover some other investment, II
I moving that he could meet 1t when
tho time came. There's nothing alb
normal or unusual about that
"The money disappeared. Checks ag'
u cregating four hundred thousand dot
u lars signed by Joe Bostock ana
mode out in your favor are found IN
your safe. 1t is claimed that you pre-
~ sented them that they passed through
u tho hank In the normal way, ana ina
/. they went back to you at the time yo'
- signed the monthly statement as nj
executor.
"You are presumed to have cashe'
Ig- +bose checks. Two days later yo'
ot wont into the bush with Mr.. Bostock
He died at your side. DO you see tn
m imnlication, as a juryman would sc
Iss itY'
is "And o believe l forged thos
checksY'
~ do not" said Payne emphaticall'
l "But-Tu be frank-l couldn't see
Ter "Then it was Phayre.'
"phayre or Clark. Clark has a hrs
rate record. He was twelve years VIII
the Regina branch of the western N
tional. We haven't been able TO tfa'
ANYTHING to his discredit. Still, there
| not the least doubt Phayre ana bo'
A yer fixed up this scheme to gel co
IN troll of the Missatibi and rum YOU
II the best. Joe Bostock's death htted
\ only too well with their purposes -
"A how those checks got into your shI
4 Carruthers-'
a "Cbambers placed them there,
. course. went over the papers !
a mcdiately / discovered that the 81
g was open, but the checks were the Il
II thing | should have thought oil loo
81 ing at. | thought they were AFTER
n blue-prints of the townships
a "Then Chambers must also have
~ stracted the checks showing no" =
81 Bostock expended that five human
thousand, and left those IN Their pa
\ It's a diabolical contriHance, II
afraid we can't hope to make IN
= impression With such a story vi
Jury, Carruthers. Are you posi-
- you closed the safer
y II am absolutely sure, because |
ways tried 1t after closing, Il III
sure that the combination was
set"
at couldn't be opened without
combinations
- impossible. OF course IN net
''eo' ing what mightn't be done by Il ma
red, craftsman-'
was "But Chambers wasn't a burglar
Was mn engineer, and always had
A tbe He was d skilled one, too, lie 9
Don't do better by his profession mar
burglary. That's the heaviest lteI
the prosecutions bill, Carruther'
establishes a strong motive i
=. for what | mean when | say that wei
stoc,, the defensive. The thing we nav
do is to clear up this forgery S
ton" =,
He hesltated. "Carruthers, +
frank with you" lie said. There
other motive almost as strong
"a No, Mrs. Rostock. She went to live d
'o,,or, Muskeg in an isolated cottage
=, ~ vour own-right after her hush
ion In death. A uai'n'"s 80 ~ tnr
self. OF men OIL we 49,
Of the pride thellsel,eS on 80. % m
"She WIS nv N
as the Joes sahe' sun -, INV,
woven n Is tNs -, ,af
suggestion that I would put bel
-. -, Jury" answered Payne,
TN " - Oh