South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-28

had been seen TO take Il from the
fight and 10 was found the next
morning beside Langaon. There was
human blood on 81. I had been the
last person seen with LanEdon. But
they couldn't convince the jury; I
went free. as I should have done.
was innocent"
Houston. white now with the mem
cries and with the necessity OF re-
failing again in the presence OF a
girl who. 20 him. stood for all tina.
could mean happiness. gritted MS
teeth for the determination 20 20 on
with the grisly thing 10 hide nothing
in the answers 20 the question which
she mi ght ask But Medaiue Robin
cite. standing beside the window, the
color gone from her cheeks. one
hand lingering the curtains. eyes
turned without. gave no evidence
that she had heard
II hadn't seen Tom Langdon in
five years, Always had looked on
him as a sort Of black sheep. He
asked for my father and appeared
anxious TO see him. told him that
father was out OF town. Then he
said he would stay in Boston until
he came back. that he had informa-
ton for him that was OF the great
est importance. and that when he
told father what IL was. that he
Langdon, could have anything my
father possessed in the way Of job
and competence for life II sounded
like blackmail-I could think Of
nothing else coming from Tom
Langdon-and I told him so. That
was unfortunate. There were sever
al persons in my office at the time.
He resented the statement and we
quarreled They heard It and later
testified. lie suggested that we go
10 dinner together and insisted up
on II. There was nothing TO do but
acquiesce; especially as I now was
trying to draw from him something
OF what had brought him there. We
had wine Oh" and he swerved
suddenly toward the woman at the
window. I'm not trying 10 make
any excuse for myself. We left the
cafe. he fairly intoxicated myself
greatly so We saw the advertise
ment OF prize fight and went get
ting seats near the ringside They
weren't close enough for me. I bribed
a fellow TO let me sit at the press
stand. next TO the timekeeper, and
worried him until he let me have the
niallet that he was using TO strike
the gong.
The fight was exciting-espe cial-
ly TO me in my condition. 1 was
standing most OF the time, even lean
ing on the ring. Once. while in this
position, one of the men, who was
bleeding, was knocked down He
cred with blood. No one seemed to
notice that, except myself-and
everyone was TOO excited A mo-
ment more and the fight was over.
Then 1 stuck the mallet in my
pocket, telling everyone who cared
TO hear that I was carrying away a
souvenir. Langdon and I went out
| together.
I'VE started home-for he had an
/ nounced that he was going 10 spend
/ the night with me. Persons about
/ us heard him. 1t was not far 10 the
/ house and we decided 10 walk. on
/ the way. he demanded the mallet for
/ himself and pulled it out of my
1 pocket I struggled with him for IT,
/ finally however, 10 be bested, and
/ started away. 1 went home and to
/ bed. About o'clock in the morn
\ ing, I was awakened by the police
| They had found Tom Langdon dead
with his skull crushed, evidently by
the blow OF a club or a hammer
/ They said 7 did it."
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Copyright. 1927