That is the first time that paper ever said I was guilty." The article to which he alluded was in regard to a statement which Bucholz had made at the time of his arrest.

In explaining the fact of his having several large sums of money in his possession, he had declared that his sister had sent them to him from Germany.

This statement had just been discovered to be untrue, and the denial of the sister of the fact of her having sent any money at all, was the basis of the article in question.
"This looks rather bad for you, William," said Sommers, sorrowfully.
"It does look bad," he replied, "but I never did say that I received any money from my sister.

I never did say anything of that kind." The black eyes of the ubiquitous Brown were upon the two men as they stood talking, but he was too far away to hear what was transpiring between them.
"What can they have against you any how ?" inquired Sommers.

"Surely there must be some ground of suspicion upon which to base their charge." "Ah, you do not know.