“He found that out after a while, and then schemed to get possession of the rest of the farm without paying for it.
“Seeing that Judson would expose the crooked work of the company, he had him murdered by a couple of desperadoes who drifted into Denver just in time for the job.
“Then he did some forgery work on the deed to make it show that he had bought a good many acres more than he really had, and to back up the deed he had to come out here and change the boundary posts.
“His best chance for doing that was while Low was locked up.
“That was why he didn’t go to meet his confederates early at Daddy Drew’s.
“His confederates have told me all about the murder of Judson, so that they are sure to be hanged, and one of them, Jack Thompson, is ready to confess and tell just how Claymore hired them to do the deed.
“Between Jack’s confession and what I heard them say, we have got a complete case.
“If I was in Hank Low’s place I’d give up farming on land where the water is covered with oil, and dig wells.
“I noticed the appearance of the water in the stream when I was talking with Low earlier in the night, and I knew that the place to dig for oil is near his house.”