The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-10-05
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Good aigb, Fafessag. said Tom VIC
ar going Is have e niIor hydrogen o2y.
gen aud Iaes u saline
li5df5gen aHd 81 gen lu our pomen,
csiaw- q O-is water
hgpe I said, ln answer 10 Tom /.
playful words, lhst Fl VIII not rain be-
fore : get home.
o aa q wont for au hour set said
Tom
Then, aid Nilh sigh, noticing tina,
thc mercury in my barometer wa, rapid
iy falling q sign of violent storm, J
shah eeItaiuiy get wet
Tom wa, lers anNiou, to know what
woaid keep me after twelve o'clock - /
told him wa. about 10 commence aualy-
k.ng the stomach Of Mrs. johnson, whose
husband now Iay ia T. -ial, inst
across tie road from lbe college, on sus-
pieion ila, BE- was the murderer Tom
said bad worked hard enough that day
aud deserved The night to myself lie
spoke the truth. Siill, had delayed cX-
amining The womau's stomach 80 long
and thc tnal was 50 near at hand that
could not 10 conscience put oii' the exam
nation further, although | heard several
classe, recile at different public schools 10
The morning, had delivered lecture III
the college proper that afternoon, and
enc III The laboratory that evening, be-
sides attending TO my several duties as
police surgeon during the day.
As Tom was passing ont Of the college
yard, through the gate bis head turned,
bidding me good night; he brushed
against man standing with his back to
the college and his face toward the pri.
son. The street lamp showed me that
the man was clad in police uniform.
Re-entering my laboratory, took
down glass jar from Shelf, and sat
down before my sink to examine It, The
jar, which contained Mrs, Johnson's
stomach, was covered BIZ a cloth, and
duly tied with strings, and properly
sealed with my official seal in red wax.
Breaking through the cloth aud seal
lilted the stomach out with dissecting
hook and laid it on a white platter be-
fore me; then became busly engaged ap-
pling the tests 10 its contents by which
we detect the presence Of injurious sub
stances.
An hour had passed since the de-
parturc Of young Richards. had care
fully empted the contents Of the stomach
into number Of bowls and basins. /
had labored hard to discover traces of
poison In all this, but had been unsuc-
cessfu. Joe johnson, the suspected man,
had been student Of mine few wears
before. ! thought him a good hearted,
intelligen! fellow, only little wild, aud
really hoped that be might prove inno-
cent; when among the macerated food,
came upon a small, inflntesimal white
grain. BY manipulation aud the use of
magnihing glass, | managed to get this
on piece Of smoked glass, and examined
it.
was then certain that had discovered
arsenic; but to make assurance donbly
sure, determined TO apply a well known
test 10 that poison Accordingly putt
the woman's stomach the usual acids,
and then turned on the bow-pipe flame,
and presently there appeared that brili-
ant mark, worthy Of Gains brow, which
i the sign aud signet Of the Poison
Fiend.
Yes, exclaimed, as saw the fatal
blazon, Joe Johnson is The murderer Of
his wife! With the evidence Of that mark
10 back me, no power can save him from
the rope.
DO you really thiuk ,os said calm
squcakiug voice from behind me.
! turned quickly and discovered tan,
slim policeman havirg weak, red, aud
watcry eyes, standing at my Office door
and staring IN. His body looked as
though L had been rolled ont between
bis hands, like a moIasses candy stick
His nose was merely an elongated, ieshy
pug, aud his forehead wa. decorated with
two rcd strcaks instead Of eyebrows. lie
had no expression at all on his taco, aud
his polieemau's bat was 50 large that il
threatened to settle down on Bis should
cfs
Ills uHiform rcasured me, and adj
dressed him with some impatiencc.
Ms friend, suppose | am wanted to
attend an inqucst-or what Is your pur.
posc3
No, doctor, the man ain't dead yet
Anything 10 the surgical way?
! was oliee surgeon as wcIlas coro-
uer.
No.
Wen, lben, Why am sent for at thi.
time Of night
Don't bother, Professor tic man Amt
dead yei but hey say he viii Be before
morning
Are doctors attending him
OH 81 & ia good band, Professor.
Whal, Tie matter with hiui.
Well. said the policeman, some folks
say &c has gat too much knowledge into
lBm, that be can't i've under Il
Cerebral disorder, Ell:
WhA asked ihe man.
liraia disorder ! mean; something
wrong here.
Touched my forehead aud - dil he.
as hc said
Aye; aud ! thought IA drop ia and
toH yoa fyou was going % lhe station
to-moFroW g take look, and see ig rs
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