He expressed the most intense regret at having been compelled, as he put it, to treat her so roughly, and he added, "I tell you she was a plucky little woman, and had Eugene Pearson been an honest man and fought as well as she did, we never could have got that money." "She is certainly a brave girl," replied Manning.
"Why, look here," exclaimed Duncan, extending his left hand toward him, upon two fingers of which the detective noticed several dark-looking and freshly-healed scars.

"I was compelled to strike her.

She fastened her teeth into my hand, and bit me to the bone.

I never could have got loose without that; as it was, my hand bled terribly, and was a long time in healing, besides being excessively painful." By degrees the detective led him to speak of his connection with the robbery, and after a momentary hesitation he revealed the whole story, which in every particular coincided with that already told by Newton Edwards.

He stated that being in Chicago without money, and without a friend except Edwards, he had requested a loan from him, which was readily granted.