Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17

stretch over them.
you know. John. after all. I don't
know such a devil of a lot about this
thing myself. I got mixed up in It
by accident. happened to see the
governor on another matter; ana
when I had finished my business. he
told me he had received good
| many letters asking him to pardon
the men that were In Jail fo- the
Circle Lake robbery. Many of these
letters were from lawyers, In which
they said that, after they had read
the evidence, they doubted If the men
we're guilty. Also. one of these reform
societies has got mixed up In the
thing The governor had read the
evidence brought out at the trial, and
he believed himself that the men
might not be guilty of the robbery
Then he asked me IL you were in the
city; and. when l said Yes, he sug-
gested that | ask You TO look into the
affair. If you, after having investl-
gated the matter. think the men are
innocent, then he will pardon them
He said, also. that there was some
sort Of a fund from which he could
pay your fee"
BARLEY gave me a curious look,
then turned 70 Rogers. "That parts
oil right, Rogers. Only / haven't the
faintest idea what you are talking
about. OF course. 1 know where Circle
Lake is. It's near SARATOGA A
friend Of mine has a summer place
there. But beyond that, / have no
idea what You are driving at. Why
not start at the beginning and tell me
what this crime WASP"
With a grin the chief started at the
beginning of the story.
"Of course, you know who Robert
Slyke isq"
BARLEY nodded; but, seeing that
did nor recognize the name, he turned
to me.
'Pelt. don't you remember the Wall
Street broker who announced at a
Billy Sunday meeting that he had
been converted, and that he was go-
ing to give back TO his clients the
money they had lost in his officer"
Both BARLEY and Rogers laughed.
and the latter commented. "He never
gave it back"
mo" said BARLEY. "he never did.
That conversion did not stick. Slyke
is a strange sort Of a chap His
friends are few and there nave been
wild rumors as to where he got his
money. He has dabbled a bit IN spir-
| itualism, and has been fooled by sew
| eral mediums"
Rogers nodded in agreement.
"That's the chap. He has a place at
| Circle Lake, He has lived there for
the last two years all the year round
No one knows exactly why he left the
! city, but 1t Is said that he has lost
lot of money in stocks"
He paused, then continued, 1T was
Slyke who had the robbery. Early
one morning, about a year ago, his
| step-daughter came TO his room and
said there we're burglars downstairs.
| lie jumped from his bed and, without
| any weapon, rushed down the stairs,
while the girl stayed on the top step.
/ From then on. It becomes mixed up"
mixed npT asked BARLEY
| Eyes just what took place and
| how many men were In the room at
/ the time. was a point Of dispute at
/ the trial The girl says she is sure
/ that is, almost sure-there We're two
men In the room. on the other hand.
/ Slybe says there was only one;
though, he added, there might have
| been q second Ian whom he did not
see. There was bit Of a struggle,
and the men jumped out Of an open
window and got away"
BARLEY who had listened carefully.
asked, They did not get anythIngy"
mo, not a thing The safe Ia the
room was unopened"
"Are these men" asked BARLEY.
"the ones that are serving the seven
| years sentencef"
Rogers paused long enough to light
another cigar. and throw back his
! head 10 watch the smoke curl to the
ceiling before he replied. That's the
big question"
{ lie WAS eiiEsAt ADA EutiIEAt8 LlEu
continued
AFTER the burglars got out Of the
window, SlYEe called up the city pc
/ lice and also the state police. When
the city police arrived at the house
they made no arrests. But early taat
same morning tie state police picked
up two men about six miles away %
tie ether side Of Saratoga They
we're both weli-known characters who
had been n trouble before. one 81
the men had q slight brgise On bis
head. S'yse claimed thar In tile
/ struggle he nit one Of the robbers
with a cane Both men refused 10
sav where they bad been during the
night. Tie strange thing about #
vas that tHey were taken To their
i ovn homes before being locked ~
when thaT were searched. tile police
found nothing on them whatever"
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