The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-10-27

grain. By careful manipulation anC
the use of my magnifying glass
managed to get this upon a piece o.
smoked glass, and examined it.
1t was then certain that / had dis
covered arsenic; but to make assur-
ance doubly sure, I determined to
apply a well known test for that pois-
on. Accordingly I placed in the Wo-
mans stomach the usual acids, and
then turned on the blow-pipe flame
and presently there appeared that
brilliant metallic mark, worthy OF
Gains brow, which is the sign and
signet of the Poison Fiend.
eyes," exclaimed, as 1 saw that
fatal blazon, "Joe johnson is the
murderer of his wife! With the e7i-
dence Of that mark to back me, no
power can save him from the roper
"Do you really think so? said a
calm, squeaking voice behind me.
l turned quickly and discovered a
tall thin policeman, having red, weak
and watery eyes, standing at my
office door and staring in. His body
looked like as if it had been rolled
out long between his hands, like a
.molasses candy stick. His nose was
merely an elongated. feshy, plug, and
his forehead was decorated with two
red streaks instead ofeyebrows. He
had no expression at all in his face,
and his policeman's cap was so large
that it threatened to settle down on
his shoulders.
His uniform reassured me, and l
addressed him with some impatience.
"My friend, 1 suppose 1 am wanted
10 attend an inquest-or what is
your purpose?"
"No, doctor, the man amt dead
yet"
Anything in the surgical wayY'
l was police surgeon as well as
coroner.
"No."
swell, then, why am 1 sent for at
this time of night?"
Don't bother, Perfessor; the man
amt dead yet; but they say he will
be before morning"
"Are doctors attending him?"
"Oh, he's in good hands, Perfes-
sor."
"What's the matter with him"
"Well," said the official, "some
folks say he got so much knowledge
into him that he can't live under it. y
Cerebral disorder, eh2''
"WhatF' asked the man.
"Brain disorder, mean; some
thing wrong here"
l touched my forehead, and SO die
he, as he said:
"Aye; and 1 thought I'd drop il
and tell you if you was going to thu
station tomorrow to take a look anC
see if its post mortem or not. Be
sides, 1 wanted to see where l coulC
always find you in case Of need"
l bowed and attributed his visit t,
feeling of curiosity. He sat OF
the sink, one rubbered foot throw
over the other and wiped his nos
with dirty handkerchief severa
times, while his eyes wanderet
about like Christopher Columbu
after discoveries. Finally he spok
like one who felt himself called OF
to say something.
'Perfessor there has been an acci
dent this afternoon; terrible, too"
"Ah!" said l.
"AHfulP' said he.
"What was it?"
'Nitro-glycerine explosion in tn,
iron mills-a hundred fellow mortal
busted.
"Sadp
"Affecting, very" Here he rubb
ed his mouth with the back of hi
hand. 'Perfesser, what is that nitro
gly-cerine?"
''It is very dangerous article
answered, happy to display my knowl
edge. 'It has nearly twice the de
structiveness Of gunpowder, but un
like it does not explode on the appli
cation of heat. A red-hot Goa
dropped into it will not explode it
1t will fresze; it is yellow and greasy
It's syllables in our nomenclature
are Ce, H5, mo. g. 3, o."
iYou don't mean to say SOP saiC
the officer interrupting me in disa
greeable tones in the very middle O
choice extract from oae of my lee
lures. "Why, but you hain't tolC
me how it does go of. Iffre won
bust it, what in-(hem )-WillH"
I told him if it were pressed 0.
anything fell on it would explode
'Place it under the crusher of 1
cider mill, strike it with hammer
let weight fall on it from hight
eyes," said the man, "and tina
rouses its volcaner, does it! How
docs it come, PerfesserP"
'In little cans-why like these" J"
said, discovering that there was
little can of it the marble sink, ,whicl
1 ca1elessly neglected to place in tn
cellar. 1 then took a little Of tn
glycerine and spread it on an anvi
and struch it with hammer. l
slight explosion and a flame burs
from the paper.
mo, really" said the policeman
starting back: Il suppose, Perfe'
ser, that there can would make
mighty noise if allowed to explod
in here all at once"
at would blow the entire buildin
into atoms" said I, resuming tE
analysis of Mrs. Johnson's stomach
'sNop 1 heard the policeman n
mark in deliberate Yankee tones
"You don't say sol"
The next moment | lay on m
back, a gag in my mouth terribl
, frightened and sick at heart. Owe
me stood the policeman, and I'll
first thing that functionary did Wa
} looking me straight in the face
! to take Of his nose! He then ri
himself of his red eyebrows, hal
( cap, and became determined lool
ing fellow, with the eyes of fen'
E and the nose of a Roman.
: $50 you think, said the metamo
/ phosed in the tones of a gentlema
l ''that nothing can save Joe Johnsc
j from the roper Poor fellow! it do
e look like it. But, my dear Profees
b or. Joe johnson is fortunate enoug
to have in me a devoted friend ;
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