Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-31

The remark was so unexpected thar
Sykes face grew red and he stsua.
uefed, 'But-welI-anyway they were
proven guilty"
"But you yourself said that You
could not identity them"
THAT may be So but there were
others that did recognize them. even
though could not" Slyke answered.
Barley changed his tactics. When
he sets out TO win person, there are
few that can resist him; and in a mo-
ment or two even Slyke thawed under
his smile.
Il can understand" BARLEY re-
marked. 'how bored you must be with
the whole affair but. as you probably
know, Mr.. Slyke there is a growing
feeling that those men In prison are
innocent. What I am to do is to find
out whether there is any ground for
such a feeling. know that you will
be the very first person 10 wish them
pardoned If they are innocent Can I
come over tomorrow morning and
have q talk with you about the burg
lary7 My wide experience may help
me 70 see things that the others have
overlooked The governor asked me
10 look into the matter, you know
Slyke did not seem oyer-pleased al
this suggestion, and muttered that he
was going fishing in the morning. lie
finally agreed that his ep-daughteF
Ruth could give BARLEY whatever in.
formation he wanted. Seeing that so
far as he was concerned, the converse.
ton was over we took our leave.
AS we re-entered the woods, Bart.
ley remarked with a laugh, He was
not what you might call keen to see
US. That burglary for some reason
seems to be a sore subject with him"
When we arrived at the house, Cur.
rie excused himself 10 see. about some
matters on the estate, and we went
up to our rooms.
Currie had said that If we came
down to dinner in evening dress he
would throw US out: so still in white
flannels, we joined him in the dining
room. He was talking with a young
man Of about thirty-tive, whom he In
troduced as Doctor King. lie was
likable sort Of chap, with clean-shaveu
face, tanned red by outdoor life, and
dark blue eyes with a 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 a book. As the
dinner progressed, we found that the
doctor and BARLEY found many 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 mads
him ask the question l do not know.
BARLEY replied that though no name
had ever been given out, Scotland
Yard had come to the conclusion that
tie crimes had been committed either
by crazy Polish Jew, or more prob
ably by a doctor. A well-knowD doc
tr,. had hmm IN, 4t,n sburgt,s,. tf,,, 81 ir
sanity at the time the Whtechapel
murders had occurred; and wnen he
dropped out Of sight the murders
ceased. The English detectives were
almost positive that he was the muir
derer but they could not prove it.
NO more than they were able to
prove" Currie interrupted that those
men they sent to jail ever broke into
Sykes house"
The doctor remarked, 81 was called
In IS the family physician by slyke,
on the night of the burglary. He told
me, at the time that he had not recog-
nized either of the men"
BARLEY did not speak, but sat
watching the glowing tip Of his cigar
cite. l knew he was waiting for tbs
doctor to say more.
Both the men that were arrested.
the doctor continued, had worked at
one time or another for Slyke. You
would have thought that, II they had
been the ones who broke into his
house, he would have recognized
them. But he told me positively that
g esiino Mar oar I Bonaeci. c6h-s1-
actors; Mary Walsh, Theresa :
oselh, sentinels; Amelia Dalbec,
AIRY Dresely, Anal Lennon, com
ittee on benevolence; Katherine
onnors, chaplain; Anal Lennon
as installing officer.