The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-26
CHAPTER I-continued.

CHAPTER .I--continued.
BARLEY was interested. He took
up his pipe. lighted 1t. and leaning
back in his chair, listened attentively
as Rogers continued.
"When 1t came time for the men
to be identified, there was bit Of
conflict. The step-daughter was pretty
sure that there had been two men.
while Slyke insisted that he had only
seen one. In fact, he did not seem
to 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 it?''
Rogers shook his head. II don't
know, John. 1t has been suggested
that the. city police did not want to
drop it. Anyway, they held the men;
and few days later announced that
they had found piece Of paper torn
from ewspaper in the room where
81, Id discovered them. Several.
pr they announced that they
nd a newspaper with torn
in Horns pocket, into which
zee that they had found at
EykeS house fitted"
BARLEY asked with a weary ar,
Did they later find piece Of cloth
torn from the coat or trousers of one
of the men? Find it, perhaps, on a
bush near the window the men hau
jumped out Off
Rogers gave his friend startled
look.
I thought you had never heard of
case? They did find such piece
CLOTH"
hartley half laughed. 81 never
I'd word of 1t until you told me.
I'd an idea that piece of cloth
ID be found that had been torn
> the clothing of one Of them. A
that would fit, say. the torn
ers Of oae of them"
gers threw me look, as If to
low BARLEY could have guessed.
remarked, Il don't see how you
of, John; but that's the very
that did happen. All this did
ONE out until the trial. When 1t
introduced, It made stir. Both
claimed. In fact, that the whole
was a frame-up."
paused to relight his cigar be-
continuing:
he man to whom the trousers be-
ed asserted that they had been
b from him the week after he had
put in jail, and that there was
ear in them when he gave them
A tailor at the trial testified
the cloth was SO. strong that it
not have been. torn away by
ping on anything, and that it
I'd to him as If the piece had been
put with knife"
rtley threw back his head and
bed. Rogers was thoroughly dis
fed. II don't see the joke
here is no joke. Rogers. Tell me
found all this evidence? Was it
b0lice7"
am not sure. think 1t was the
of the local police. 1t was day
after the crime that most Of ii
scoveged."
oke in to say. Il presume the
laimed the police faxed the evil
h"
Frs nodded. THAT'S just what
Id claim. In fact, their whole
was on that line. They were
have been night-fishing on
preserve near the lake. A good
as made of the fact that the
mating evidence was not found
some hours after the crime
days in fact. 7 admit that 1t
bit fishy. Still, you never
Of the police taking evidence
e extent they claim this was
both laughed and our laughter
the red face CT the chief turn
ie darker. We had In mind the
that one Of the newspapers
aking at the time against his
tectives, that they had planted
pa some men they wished to
But even at that, he was right.
0iice do not fake evidence to
ktent that this story of his
to hint. Bartley's next re-
showed that he felt as | did,
are right. Rogers, though the
Ming does look queer. / take
Eviction made STIR