The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-20
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zas CHEMISTS STORY

,..,,,, Many, doubtless, wOul
,aS chemist t, ~ define what the dutiC
d.a;a We \ Il s,ked. To such, | - -
tssnI.i : vs. co,IIecter Of facts. l. Is Ii
hos; 7 ! !, t M 10 aid In unmasking, 70
.ss' o. !! D., m,,, 'S II the good and ev
H'eDI y, i IN the air we breath, bur
~ even aa ~ Ssrth VIC tread, mlnglinI
risl y 3a ~ We eat, and swimming !.
b Ios "" - dripk. Then again, the Law
EIii w 1bsmist. A human beinI
go ~ suddenly away. somebod.
PI;seu bS. been foul play. The chem
thsisn hi box body oitho supposed vic
s1, %sa i,T listens, hat in hand, !.
lnsT ~" suspected party trembles u
ss, S ~ The OraCular lips OF u,
tasu u"v.. be names one out OF tn
s1s 1iI I| ",noi,ons It's either strych
10. 1 ~. ID acid, or that deadly oil Q
T. w uS The law then puts OF
VI A lies The decision into court, ant
p . IaS r The I chemist must know th'
% .aJ ,Is wherelores Of everything II
4 l s,aT sr Of lie, as far as a feeble
vs. ErOw, The composition OF the
u ~ mIlst be familiar with; he mus
y " n name the gases Of the air, and
". W. n resolving the human body 1t
ps Invisible vspOrs. | am the &C,
w WV Il his responsible and important
isn Nh n lhe medical college Of I.
,I ~, about eleven o'clock onastormy
That | babe good nighlto my stu
Y n I'm Richards, OF the door Of my
,,DT, at tho south end Of the college
W. w nirbt, Professor" said Tom; I'VE
n. linz 10 have a isll OF hydrogen, oxy.
Ii q trsce Oisaline."
Ii,jrCen and oxygen-ln our nomcn'
,tre-Is water.
LIbne' said, In answer 70 lom 8
mi r words, "thatit will not rain before
ii home -,
s n | said, with a sigh, noticing
4 ne mercury in my barometer was
.;,r If a violent storm ~ shall
r4iay get wet"
Ton wss very anxious to know what
al keen mt up after twelve o'clock, so
M him | was about TO commence an.
SlDg The stomach ola Mrs. johnson,
!. husband now lay in Pail, just
,s me road from the college, on sus.
t,1llst be was the murderer. Tom
lIb,tI had worked hard enough that
,nl deserved the night to myself. lie
Ia me truth; still [ had delayed exam
h tbe stomach 50 long, and the trial 80
tahsnd, that | could not in consci.'
!. Dot oil the examination farther; al.
gihI bad heard several classes recite
aetifaeHt public schools in the morn.
hd delivered a lecture in the college
Swthat afternoon, another in the Ia.
a.oy that event. besides attending
uy several duties as police surgeon du;
gAe day.
Tom was passing ont OF the college yard
V.gh tie gate, his head turned bidding
g5Ol night, when he brushed against
MN Standing withhis face to the prison.
be street lamp showed me that the man
jgiu the police uniform.
Re entering my laboratory, Itook down
g.is jI run the Shelf and sat down
lire 10y sink to examine 1t. The Jar,
aith contained MEs. JOhnson's stomach,
~ covered by cloth duly tied by a
|rHg, and properly sealed with my o1ici.
Ssl in red wax Breaking through
lsrIOh lifted tho stomach out with o
lssclag hook and laid it on Il white
liisr before me; then became busy en-
I.gel 10 applying those tests to its con-
ms BY which We detect the presence Of
..liOGs substances.
Al hour had passed since the departure
young Richard. l had carefully
apiel The contents Of the stomach into
agnber Of bowls or basins. l had Ia.
oted hard to discover traces of poison
al this, but had been unsuccessful.
V Johnson, the suspected man, had
III a student oil mine a few years before.
bought him a gOOd.he0rted, intelligent
,9E, onlya little wild, !. and really began
hope that he might prove innocent;
len among the macerated food, l came
20 small, infnitessimal, white grain.
By careful manipulation and the use of
J nsgnltytng glass, | managed to get
i upon piece Of smoked glass, and
.Ini1Cd il.
was then certain that l had discover
Arsenic, but 10 make assurance doubly
N! determined TO apply well known
s'iOf that poison. Accordingly l plac-
10 The woman's stomach the usual
us and then turned on the blow.pipe
me, and presently there appeared the
'.lanI metallic mark, worthy of Gains
~, winch Is the sign and SignCt Of the
'ie," exclaimed, US l saw the fatal
lloa, Joe johnson is the murderer of
wife! With the evidence OF that
Ik 70 back me no power can save him
m tue rope" W
,,DCyou really think so?" said n calm
Ice behind me-.
turned quickly, and discovered n tall.
! policeman, having red, weary ewes
aGlng at my office door and staring In
tooly looked Us II it had been rolled
~ CS'weca bis hands, like a molasses
NY SUCK. Ills nose was merely an
Dsa!eG lleshy pug, and his forehead was
SEaIed with two red streaks instead of
y S dc had no expression at all
US !, iace and his policeman's hat was so
Y mat it threatened to settle down on
isGIOuldeFs, His uniform reassured me:
MI ,tS s.;a,. him with some impotence.
y flend, | suppose am wanted to
NV Sn'nquest, or what is your pur-
No. 90! doctor, the man amt dead vet"
the surgical way ?h
"S police surgeon as well as Coro-
NO.n
' N ~ ,lSen, why am I sent for at this
gC NJ! bother, Professor; the man amt
.Di Se, ! but they say he will be before
N doctors attending himg"
M NJ, mes In good hands"
' MGSEs the matter with hlmP"
n %a,I said the official, 0some folks
I " got 50 much knowledge into him