The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-03-14

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proven guilty"
"But you yourself said that 20
could not identify them"
"That muy be so. but therc wer
others that did recognize them, eve
though l could not" Syke answered
BARLEY changed his tactics. Whel
he sets out to win a person, there ar
few that can resist him; and In mo
ment or two even Slyke thawed unde
his smile.
IL can understand" BARLEY re-
marked, "how bored you must be will
the whole affair. but, as you probably
know, Mr.. Slyke, there Is a growing
feeling that those men In prison are
innocent. What l nm to do Is to find
out whether there Is any ground fol-
such feeling. l know that you will
be the very first person to wish them
pardoned II they are innocent. Can
come over tomorrow morning and
have q talk with you about the burg
lary7 My wide experience may help
me to see things that the others have
overlooked. The governor asked me
to look into the matter. you know"
Slyke did not seem over-pleased at
this suggestion. and muttered that he
was going fishing In the morning. lie
finally agreed that his step-daughter
Ruth could give Barley whatever in
formation he wanted. Seeing that so
far as he was concerned. the conversa-
ton was over we took our leave.
| AS we re-entered the woods, Bart
| ley remarked with laugh, "ue was
not what you might call keen to see
us. That burglary for some reason
seems to be q sore subject with him."
When we arrived at the house, Cur
rie excused himself to see about some
matters on the estate, and we went
up to our rooms.
Currie had said that II we came
down to dinner in evening dress he
would throw us OUT SO still in white
nannes, we joined him in the dining
room. He was talking with young
man Of about thirty-tive. whom he in
troduced as Doctor King. He was a
llkable sort of chap, with clean-shaven
dark blue eyes with twinkle in them. |
Upon his coat was the little insignia
that showed he had seen service.
Currle had promised us a good din
ner. and we we're not disappointed.
The doctor showed himself to be as
well read as BARLEY, who is interested
in anything that Is book. AS the
dinner progressed, we found that the
doctor and BARLEY found many a con-
genial topic.
Their discussion finally settled down
upon the two schools of psycho-analy.
sis. From the first. this talk bored
Currie: and every once in while he /
would throw me an appealing glance.
At last the conversation turned to
crime, and Currie suddenly asked
BARLEY If 1t had ever been discovered
who Jack the Ripper was. What made
lin ask the question l do not know.
Bnrtley replied that though no name
had ever been given out. Scotland
lard had come to the conclusion that
he crimes had been committed either
" a crazy Polish Jew, or more prob
IDLY by DOCTOR A well-knOwn doc
or had been on the border line of in ,
anIty at the time the Whitechapel .
murders had occurred; and wnen he
ropped out OF sight the murders ,
eased. The English detectives were ;
lmost positive that he was the muir /,
erer, but they could not prove 1t. h
mo more than they were able to q
rove" Currie interrupted. "that those
len they sent to Jail ever broke into
lyke's house"
The doctor remarked. IT was called
us the family physician by Slyke.
I the night of the burglary He told
e. ut the time that he had not recog-
zed either of the men,"
BARLEY did not speak. but sat
ntching the glowing tip of his cigar
tie. l knew he was waiting for the
ctor to say more.
Both the men that were arrested"
o doctor continued, had worked at
@ time or another for Slyke. You
,uld have thought that, If they had
en- the ones who broke into his
use, he would have recognized
EN-. But he told me positively that
,ht, or rather that morning, that he
d not recognized either of them"
As the doctor did not continue,
riley asked. "Then he never at any
ne, said he recognized either of the
M"
rhe doctor shook his head. mo. he
yer did At the trial he said there
/ not been enough light for him to
their faces. Ruth. the step-daugh-
was the only one who thought she
ognized them-that Is. one of
M"
,artley asked quietly. "What was
mix-up between the state police
the local police?"
ling looked surprised. "Why,
er knew there was any. OF course
re is some foolish jealousy be-
en the two branches. The state
ice arrested those men simply be-
Sc they were sneaking through the
Is AT three O'Clock in the morning