The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22
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BARLEY was Interested lie too
up bis pipe. lighted Il. ana ieanln
back 10 bis chair. listened aftentlyel!
as Rogers c0nfinued.
"When II came time FOR the mel
10 be Identified. there was bit OF
conflict. The sfepdaughfer was prettl
sure that there had been two men
While Slyke insisted that be had onil
seen one. IN fact. be did not seen
70 be very eager % push the case
even requested the police 10 drop II
since be had lost nothing"
BARLEY asked In surprise. 'Srher
why. under heaven. did they keep
on with itT
Rogers shook his head. Il don't
I know, John. n has been suggested
that the city police dld not want to
drop a. Anyway. they held the men
and few days later announced that
they had found a 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 AZ
sykes house lifted"
BARLEY asked with weary air.
ibid they later ind a piece OF cloth
torn from the coat or trousers OF one
Of the menf Find Il. perhaps. on
bush near the window the men haa
jumped OUT OFF,
Rogers gave bis friend a startled
look.
Il thought you had never heard OF
the casef They dld hnd such piece
OF cloth"
hartley hair laughed. Il never
heard a word OF Il until you told nue..
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 NJ. shy. the torn
trousers OF one OF them"
Rogers threw me look. as n TO
ask how Hartley could have guessed.
then remarked. Il don't see how you
hii Il on. John. but that's the very
Nt"n NfAA 'tt h"lpths ~ thif biu
not come out until The trial. When Il
was introduced. II made stir. Both
men claimed. Ia fact. that the whole
thing was frame up"
lie paused 20 rellght his cigar DO
fore continuing,
The man TO whom the trousers be-
longed asserted that they had been
taken from him the week after he had
been put In Jail. and that there was
no tear In them when he gave them
no. A tailor at the trial testified
that the cloth was 80 strong that Il
could not have been torn away by
catching on anything. and that Il
locked 10 him a. II the piece had been
crt out with knife"
Hartley threw back his head and 1
Rogers was thoroughly dts
pleased Il don't see the Joke"
There i no joke. Rogers. Teu me
sho found alt this evldonccl Was u
ne pollceY'
Il am not surv. I think Il was the
lead of the local police II was day
'r ~ after the crime that most % II
vas discovered
broke IA 70 say. n presume the
nen claimed tho police faxed the evl.
Iencef"
Rogers nodded That's lust what
hey ana elalm Ia fact. their Whole
Iefvnse Was on that line. They we're
aid 10 have been nlxht.nshlng GA
ams preserve near the lake A good
eal Was made OF the fact that the
evidence was not found
ntii some hours ate, tho criaic-
ten days IN fact. l admit that Il
,oAs blt nsl,y sun. you never
card % the police taking evidence
. the extent they clslm this was
one
We beth laughed and our laughter
lade che rcd face % the chief turn I
shade darker We had In mind the
bsfzv. that eae Of the nea spapers
las askiak at toe time skalust his {
vn detectives. Thar they hat niaatc1
aus GA seine men they wished to
old hut even az that. hc was rikht
ne police 40 not fake evidence 10
he extent that thls story % his
eemed 70 hint hartleys next ~ ,
,ark showed that be ten A. dld
'feu are rlxht. kcser~. though the |
'hole 'ning does book queer. take ]
the conviction eladc stir
Rogers shook bis head. 1T did act
I the time. It's dolnk Il nov. The
apsrs thought the meas dcnlal MAS
be usual tniug. but later the law.
crs got Interested. then rcform /
oeieg,. and no>s they ARE all getting
lter the governor. he thinks there +:
ilgat nave been miscarriage OF !
astlcc aud wants you to hook into the |
hing. Tie wants you to do Il at I
nee
With a snrewd look. BARLEY askal.
Then there Is something ncws-
well answered 2os~rS. that lie