Middletown transcript., 1871-10-28

came upon a smnll in6pitesimnl white
grain. By careful manipulation and the
use OF my magnifying glass, managed
to get this upon piece Of smoked glass
and examined Il.
ed arsenic but to make assurance dcubly
sure, determined to apply wcll-known
test for that poison. Accordingly I pla.
ctd in the woman's stomach the usual
acids and then turned on the blow pipe
flame. and presently upon white and
beautiful porcelain ground there appeared
that brilliant metallic mark, worthy Of
Gains brow, which is the sign and signet
Of the Poison Fiend.
Yes" | exclaimed, as l saw that
blnzen, " Joe johnson is the murderer Of
his wife. With the evidence Of that mark
to back me. no power c. save him from
the rope =
Do you really think so 7" said a calm.
'quenking voice behind me.
| turned quickly aud discovered a tall,
thin policeman, having red, weak and
watery eyes, standing at my Office door
aud staring in His body looked as IL it
had been rolled out long between hands.
like molasses candy stick. His nose
was merely an elongated, Hcshy plug, and
his forehead was DECORATED with two red
streaks instead Of eyebrows. lie had no
expression at all in his face and his po.
liceman's hat was so large that il threat
ened to settle down on his shoulders.
His uniform rcassurcd me. and | ad-
dressed him with some impaieuce.
My friend, suppose am wanted to
attend AN inqgcst-or wha, is your pur-
pose =
No doctor. the man amt dead yet. :"
Anything in the surgical line z"
was police surgeon. as well As coroner.
No."
We'll, then, what nm sent for a,
this time Of night 2
Don't bother, Professor, the man
amt dead yet but they say he will be
before morning"
=" Are doctors attending him 7"
"Oh, he's in good hands, Professor =
:" What's the matter with him =
4" Well" said the official. some folks
say he's got 50 much knowledge into him
that he can't live under it :
Cerebral di,oisler, eli Z"
=" What z asked the man
" Brain disorder, mean; something
wrong here >
Aye. aud thought I'll drop in anl
tell You II ynn were going 10 the station
Tomorrow. 10 take l1ok aud see il IL,
post mori.m or na. Besides, | wanted
to see where could find you in case Of
need "
| bowed. and attributed his visit to
feeling Of curiosity lie sat on the sink
with one rubber boot thrown over the
other. aud wiped hi. nose with dirty
handkerchief several times. while his eyes
wandered abogt like christopher Golum-
bus after discoveries Finally lie spoke
like Que who though, himself called upon
To say something
:. Professor. there has been an aceiden,
this afternoon terrible, too
" All said |
" Awful - said he,
!" What was il r
:" Nitro gl,cerinc explosion up in the
iron mills-a hundred fellow mor,als bus.
ted -
. Sad"
. Affecting. very Here he rubbed
his mouth with the back of his hand -.
= Professor, what is that nitro elycerine q
:. Il is very dangerous article | an
swered. happy to display my knowledge.
= II is nsarly twice the destruciiyencss Of
gunpowder-but, unlike il. docs no, ex.
plodc on the application of heat. A red
hot coa dropped into i, will not explode
it. II will freeze it is yellow and greasy
Its symbols in our nomenclature are CO,
N3. O6."
" You don't mean TO say - sal the
officer, intcrrnpting me in disagreeable
tcnes in the very middle Of choice ex-
tract from one Of my lectures. Why.
but you hain't told me how il goes off. III
fire won't bust il. what 10 hem) will ~
told him that If it were pressed or
anything fell on it. il would explode.
:. Place il under the erusher Of cider
mill. strike il with hammer. let a weight
fall on it from a height"
Yes" said my man. 'nnd that rouscs
its volcano. does il, How does It come,
Professor 7"
= In little cans-why. like these." said
|, discovering that there was a little can
OF il on the marble sink. which had
carelessly neglected to replace in the eel
lar. then took little Of the glyccrine
and spread !. on thin piece Of paper,
and laying the paper on an anvil. struck
Il with = hammer. A slight explosion
and fame burst from the paper.
" Now, really" said the policeman.
starting bark. - suppose. Professor,
that that there can would make mighty
noise u allowed to explode In here all At
oncc?'
II would blow the entire building to
atoms." said l. rcsunling the analysis OF
Mrs. Johnson's stonach.
Nor l heard tho policeman remark.
10 deliberate Yankee teaes: You don't
,ay 20 I"
The next moment lay on my back. .
RaR IA nv mouth. terrih1v fr3ehtenaA emd