The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-03


would quickly find himself back on
the rack, the chief &C mmanded him
to go ahead with his story. only too
we'll aware now that these French
officers meant exactly what they
said Gordon told us the story of
our two men.
lone evening" began Gordon, Il
found two strangers in the cafe
where we hang out. They mad been
there Tor some tune ana by the iree
use If their money had become quite
chummy with some of my men; &c
ing introduced TO me, they told now
they had been forced out OF HarNe
after staging a series of holdups and
robDerleS there. FOR some tlfnt
had peen Planning 10 get together the
biggest gang IN lafls AS these Two
men seemed TO pc the very Type !
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zone night after I had gone 10
sIeep. one of the gang came TO me.
greatly excited and said the bows
wanted me at the den. Arriving there
| found the men exeitedlv discussing
the revelations which Lupin had been
making. 1t seems that Lupin had
been more delirious than usual this
night and in his delirium had dis
closed his true name and his mission.
He also told the men that Graham
was a member of the American secret
service These crooks carefully
played with the sick man and soon
had the entire story. They were for
killing L1pin then and there but /
pointed out to them that they would
need him as witness against Ora
ham. who was out Tn a robbery.
Graham returned, and while tell
Ing us about his last exploit, he sud
denly FOUND himself selzed ana bound
He was cool one, that fraham!
Even when confronted with what he
knew was the truth. he Just laughed
and called us pack of fools. Then
we brought IN Lupln, on ms cot. Gag
glng draham, so ne couid not warn
LuPln' these men once more ques-
toned your man, ana once more IN
MS dellrlum Luplh happied out the
story that condemned both himstlf
ana ms companion.
Poor loyal Lupin!
"The gang insisted on an i'm
mediate trial" Gordon went on. 1T
was my flrst experience OF trial by
a gang OF crooks. All l had to do as
the leader OF the gang was To pass
sentence II they 1ounu their captiNes
guilty Onder Two smoky lanterns
that cast slckly glow over the
scene, my eangsters gathered around
the table and prepared to condemn
your two men to horrible death.
Each man argued the case, ana when
he mad flnlshed, II ne CONSIDERED the
prisoners guilty, IKE ola Romans ne
turned his thumbs down upon the
table Graham was offtred chance
to defend himself, but he only
lauShed us TO scorn. Inc vote OF
guilty was unanimous and 1t was up
to me to pronounce the sentence.
"The sentence for spies and squeal-
ers in our gang was that the offender
should have a vein in his arm opened
ana watched and ierred at nv the
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