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1、THEMOSTINTERESTINGSTORIESOFALLNATIONSTHEMOSTINTERESTINGSTORIESOFALLNATIONSJulianHawthorne1THEMOSTINTERESTINGSTORIESOFALLNATIONSPARTI--DETECTIVESTORIESFROMREALLIFEAFlightintoTexasTheflightandextraditionofCharlesF.Dodgeunquestionablyinvolvedoneofthemostextraordinarybattlesw
2、ithjusticeinthehistoryofthecriminallaw.Thefundsatthedisposalofthosewhowereinterestedinprocuringtheprisoner'sescapewereunlimitedinextent,andthearchconspiratorforwhosesafetyDodgewasspiritedawaywassoinfluentialinpoliticalandcriminalcirclesthathewasallbutsuccessfulindefyingth
3、eprosecutorofNewYorkCounty,evensupportedasthelatterwasbythemilitaryandjudicialarmoftheUnitedStatesGovernment.For,atthetimethatDodgemadehisescape,awhisperfromHummelwasenoughtomakethedrybonesofmanyapowerfulandostensiblyrespectableofficialrattleandthetonguecleavetotheroofofh
4、ismouthinterror.(TheDistrictAttorney'sofficeinNewYorkCityisundoubtedlyoneofthebestwatch-towersknownfromwhichtoobserve"RealLifeDetectiveStories."ArthurTrain,sometimememberofthisprosecutingstaff,hasopportunitytorecordseveralofthesecuriousandexciting"TrueStoriesofCrime"(copy
5、right,1908,byCharlesScribnersSons).Noneyieldslesstofictionsaveinthefactthatitistrue,andnotatallinqualityofdramaticinterest,than"AFlightintoTexas,"heregiven.ReadersofthenewspapersafewyearsagowillrememberthenamesofAbrahamHummelandCharlesF.Dodge.Thelatter,arailroadconductor,
6、wasallegedtohavecommittedperjuryatthedictateoftheformer,knownasoneofthebrightest,leastscrupulouslawyersinthiscity.ItwasoneofDistrictAttorneyJerome'sgreatambitionstobringHummeltojustice.Herewasanopportunity.IfDodgecouldonlybeforcedtotestifytothisperjurybeforeacourt,Hummelc
7、ouldundoubtedlybe2THEMOSTINTERESTINGSTORIESOFALLNATIONSconvictedofacrimethatwouldnotonlydisbarhimfromthelegalprofession,butwouldputhiminjail.Dodgehadrunawayanddisappearedasthestormseemedabouttoburst.Wherewashe?Whocouldfindandbringhimback--againstAbeHummel'swish?--EDITOR.)
8、Whocouldaccomplishthatinwhichthelawwaspowerless?--Hummel.Whocoulddrivetotheuttermostendsoftheear
