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v* if vumly drink together until they lt;rere utterly oblivious of the cares anlt;sorrows of this world, which, as they .bought, had not treated either of then any too well. iSo to Brooks’ cabin went he men. They knocked at the front dot, which was locked. For several minutesthere was uo response. At last old Brooks himself opened the door. Theysaw at a glance that he wt* in analsnning state of intoxication “Is Jack Capon here?” they seked.“Ye-ye-yes,” hiccupped Brosks; “headeris lying asleep yonder bebnd the stove.” '• *Then the drunken old fellow wentback to his lounge, and a m Unite later he was sound asleep again. The man stepped up to Capon. He was drunk also. His coat and shirt wen covered with blood. They exchanged significant glances and aroused him, not with out considerable difficulty.“What do you want?**be asked, yawning*“The Sheriff wants yon, Jack.“The Sheriff! What for? I haint done nothing.”“You are suspected of har.ag murdered a Mr. Sammis, of Pittsburgh.” “Go away! I murdered a Mr. Sammis? You mast be loony.*’ i | “Look at youraelt”Capon looken at his clothes. The i sight of the bloody stains 01 them i caused him to sober up at once. s “How did I get these stains on mynI*»3i i coat and shirtr’ be stammered out at last“Don’t you know anything about them?” they asked.“No, no! You say a murder wascommitted.”“Come, come, Jack Capon,” they replied, “you can’t fool anybody by pleading ignorance. What did you lt;k with your cap?”He looked about tbe room.“Some one must have taken .taway,rt1heBhe said at last |nI*ygr-*“You left it near the corpse of themurdered man!”*! “Was it found there? Great God! great God f* *He buried his face in his balds and began to cry.Then hejfoliowed the men, w|o also took old Sim Brooks along, willingly to the Ohio tavern, where the mrmet had meanwhile arrived. The sheriff is J appeared soon afterward with some►mEffmen who were earning the eorv, frozen corpse of the victim. JackCapon was conducted to the oorpaaAs he caugb, sight of it he reciiled inhorror. T ^1“'it | “Iv’e Mi. Ssmmit” he gAftpsI »»titsn j ‘Poor Sawmtepeho has maidemlhimrd j »\ oa were last stan in his company,*f wild sheriff: *'t«w eat wtm fodp•
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Steubenville Weekly Herald
Steubenville, Ohio, US
Fri, Jan 07, 1876
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