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his head at human nature or voted out the current party,
and sooner or later forgotten about it, as Dingleyans
had forgotten the abandoned highway. As their fellow
countrymen had forgotten countless other high and
secret crimes committed against them by their
government, and by big businessmen busily making
business big.
The gunfight theory first announced by the police
hypothesized that Limus Barnum, having abandoned his
motorcycle (which three teenagers had pulled from the
Rampage below the Falls), had walked to the Haig
house, assaulted Judith Haig, been surprised in the act
by Hawk Haig, who, coming to rescue his wife from the
fast approaching fire and unable to get into his chained
house, had broken through the window and fired at
Barnum, precipitating the gunfight.
This theory was discredited when it was learned
that while Haig's gun had been fired several times, it
was bullets from Barnum's .357 Magnum that had killed
both men. There was one bullet in Haig's heart. There
were three in Barnum's body. Fortunately, the police's
sole witness, Mrs. John Haig, was able to dictate to her