Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-11
AL lLlIM lENT
"Bellaine. Wyo.,

Ter Of section "a, township s, range IA,
said land known as the Rogers ranch,
die undersigned, Leon Barrows, does
hereby agree and promise to pay Egg
bert Frannlston Of Bellaine, Wyo., the
sum of S100,00000 Zone hundred thou
sand dollars) upon the satisfactory evil
dences Of the presence Of oil, and
agrees also, In consideration Of the
transfer Of these rights, to deliver to
the said Egbert Franniston any and
all letters, papers and discriminating
evidence Of whatsoever sort implicat-
Ing him In the deaths of Martha o.
Morrison Of Springfield, Ohio, and
Franklin Rogers Of Bellaine, Wyo."
whats this mean" Bart asked in
q voice suddenly hoarsened. whats"
TITS all a lie. He made me sign
that thing-I don't even know what
it's all about L"
"Stop that talklngw
For Bart's steady gaze had again
centered upon the crumpled lines Of
typewritlng:
LAS a guarantee of the above, /,
Econ Barrows, at one time known as
Mason Bartholomew, hereby declare
and affirm that / am equally guilty
with Egbert Franniston in the deaths
of the persons above stated, and that
this statement is made to assure the
said Egbert Franniston that the in
formation in my possession shall not
i'm FN he
of defrauding him Of the rights and
privileges of the aforementioned
lands to be obtained under the will
Of Franklin Rogers, or to avoid pay
ment of the guaranteed $100O00.00
as above stated.
Signed, this Sth day Of July 1921.
LEON BARROWS."
you killed my fatherI" Bart's
voice was hoarse, unnatural. The
thin hands of Leon Barrows writhed
In terror.
81 did not, I'm telling you'll l did
not He made me sign that thing
I was afraid of him-I-"
IN see about that myself. Give
me the combination of that safe. Be
quick about it-otherwise I'll go
through 1t with an acetylene torch"
The teeth of Leon Barrows sud-
denly began to chatter.
"Its-its all a lie."
Very well, then, prove it. Are you
going to give me the combination to
that safer"
Six the man was staring at the
ceiling and talking between dry, white
lips-"one turn to the left to four,
then twice around"
Wait a minute. Mark that down,
will you, doctor?"
I've already gotten it."
Good. Go ahead"
When he had the combination Bart
ran ont, and over to the Office of Leon
H0rr0ws. 1t was locked, but the Shout
der Of Bart Rogers was strong with a
new strength. One lunge and the door
yielded. He went to the safe. An
hour later
The room of "Bull" Franniston was
dim with its shielded Highland with
approaching death.
Bull "he said quietly, eve gotten
hold Of your confession"
My what?"
Your confession to the murder Of
old Jims wife back in Illinois and to
the killing of my father. l caught
Barrows stealing 1t out of your safe"
lie worked the combination, ehY'
The whisper came with a great effort
an effort that was heightened by a
sudden hate "What's-what's-h
say"
That you forced him into making
that agreement with you; that you
threatened to kill him, and"
Did ne say anything about the cy-
anlde-' The man strove to rise, and
dropped painting bacS to his pillow
The cyanide that he bought for me to
glye-to give to Rogers? Eth? Look
u up. Make 'em show you the poison
book at the White Cross store In
Cheyenne. That's where he got it
ned have to sign for it. You'll know
MS writing-even If he used a false
aame-Did he say anything about"
CyanideT Bart had motioned the
doctor closer that he might serve as
y 4 witness. What was it for7"
"For-Rogers, 1 told you"
You killed him, thenT"
'Barrows-and Yes. 1 did 1t ac-
nally. But he was the man who"
"WhenY
The afternoon the oil came in.
acknowledgement Barrows. He
he said you were in town and to go
10 go ahead l hurried to the house
~snd-and made him swallow a five
Usin capsule. He--he hardly moved"
cart Rogers. white, trembling with
"e surprise Of the confession, rubbed
Aand slowly over his eyes.