Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-24
CHAPTER Continued.

hack In his chair, listened attentively
as Rogers continued.
"When it came time for the men
N be identified there was a bit of c
conflict. The step-daughter was pretty
SIRE that there had been two men,
while Slyke insisted that he had only
seen one. In fact. he did not seem
10 be very eager to push the case
even requested the police to drop it,
since he had lost nothing"
Barley asked in surprise, "Then
Why, under heaven. did they keep
on with til"
Rogers shook his head 81 don't
know, John. 1t has been suggested
that the city police did not want to
drop it. Anyway, they held the men
and a few days later announced that
they had found piece of paper torn
from a newspaper in the room where
Slyke had discovered them. Several
days later they announced that they
had found a newspaper with torn
corner in Horns pocket, into which
the piece that they had found at
Sykes house fitted"
Barley asked with a weary air,
did they later find a piece of cloth
torn from the coat or trousers of one
Of the men? Find 1t, perhaps, on
bush near the window the men hau
jumped out off,
Rogers gave his friend a startled
look.
Il thought you had never heard of
the case? They did find such a piece
of cloth"
BARLEY half laughed. AZ never
heard a word of 1t until you told me-
had an idea that a piece OF cloth
would be found that had been torn
from the clothing of one of them. A
piece that would fit, say. the torn
trousers of one of them"
Rogers threw me look, as If to
ask how BARLEY could have guessed,
then remarked, II don't see how you
I hit II off, John; but that's the very
thing that did happen. All this did
not come out until the trial. When It
was introduced, 1t made stir. Both
men claimed, In fact, that the whole
thing was a frame-up."
He paused to relight his cigar be-
fore continuing:
The man to whom the trousers be-
longed asserted that they had been
taken from him the week after he had
q been put in Jail, and that there was
no tear in them when he gave them
A Of hn Rrso
that the cloth was so strong that it
could not have been torn away by
catching on anything, and that 1t
looked to him as If the piece had been
cut out with a knife"
BARLEY threw back his head and
laughed. Rogers was thoroughly dis
pleased. Il don't see the joke"
There is no joke, Rogers. Tell me
VINO found all this evidence? Was IT
the poIice?o
am not sure. / think It was the
mead Of the local police. 1t was a day
Or 50 after the crime that most of 1t
was discovered"
I broke in to say, 81 presume the
men claimed the police faxed the evil
denceT
Rogers nodded. THAT'S Just what
taey did claim. In fact, their whole
license was on that line. They were
sata 70 have been night-fshing on a
same preserve near the lake. good
..eai vas made of the fact that the
terminating evidence was not found
@1.A some hours after the crime
zen avs in fact. / admit that 1t
'2oss bit fshy. Still, you never
heard Of the police taking evidence
done, '-
e both laughed and our laughter
a8le the red face Of the chief turn
saa9e darker. We had in mind the
saa ses that one Of the newspapers
vas making at the time against his
"a detectives, that they had planted
% some men they wished to
80. 6at even at that, he was right.
po4ce do not fake evidence to
Is eAsent that this story Of his
s3 70 hint.s Bartley's next re-
80 showed that he felt as did.
A9l IRE right, Rogers. though the
-7 lalng does look queer. / take
ri conviction made a stir"
'7e5s shook his head 1T did not
s Tine; It's doing 1t now. The
.s thought the mems denial was
- usual thing. But later the law
~ 8ft Interested. then a reform
and now they are all getting
g#e governor. He thinks there
aFe been miscarriage of
ad wants yoa to look .ato the
SIC wants you to 80 it at
sHrewd LOOK. Barley asked.
e7s Z something newf"
answered Rogers that de-