Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-25


! had labored hard to discover traces
of poison in all this, but had been I'M
successful. Joe Johnson, the suspect
ed man, bad been student of mine a
| few years before. | thought him a
good-hearted, intelligent fellow, only
little wild, and really began to hope
that he might prove innocent f; when,
among the macerated food, came upon
a small, infnitesimal white grain. By
careful manipulation and the use of my
magnifying glass | managed to get this
upon piece of smoked glass, and cx
animated it.
was then certain I had discovered
arsenic, but to make assurance doubly
sure | determined tic apply a we'll
knOsH It for that poison. Accord
ingly placed in the woman's stomach
the susual acids, and then turned on
the blowpipe flame, and presently there
appeared the brilliant metallic mark,
worthy of Gains brow, which is the sign
and signet of the poison tiend.
- Yes, / exclaimed, as | saw the ia
tai blazon, Joe Johnson is the murder
er of his wife With the evidence of
that mark to back me no power can save
him from the rope"
:" Do you really think 80 2" said a
calm voice behind me.
turned quickly, ana discovered a
tall, lank policeman, having red, weak
and watery eyes, standing at my Office
uoor and starring in. His body look.
ed as if it had been rolled ont long be-
tween his hands, like molasses candy
stick His nose was merely an elon-
gated heshy pug, and his forehead was
decorated with two red streaks instead
of eyebrows. He had no expression at
all in his face, and his policeman hat
was so large that it threatened to settle
down on his shoulders.
His uniform treasured me, and |
addressed him with some Impotence ?
" My friend, | suppose am wanted
to attend an inquest, or what is your
purpose?"
"No, doctor, the man amt dead
yet"
" Anything in the surgical way 2"
| was police surgeon as well as cor
Oner.
No.
Well, then, why am l 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 I"
+" Oh, he's in good hands, perfessor. "
" What's the matter with him 2"
" Well, said the official, "some folks
say he's, got 50 much knowledge into
lin that he can't live under it.
" Cerebral disorder, ell 2"
" What ~ asked the man.
< Brain disorder, l mean something
wrong here
touched my forehead, and 50 did
he, as he said
"Aye and | thought I'd drop in
and tell you, if you was going to the
station tomorrow, to take look and
see If it's post norton or not Besides,
| wanted to see where | could always
find you in case of need
| bowed, and attributed his visit to
a feeling of curiosity. He sat on the
sink, one rubbered foot thrown over
the other, and wiped his nose with a
dirty handkerchief several times, while
his eye wandered about like Christie
hher Columbus after discoveries. Final
ly, he spoke like one who felt himself
called upon to say something.
" Perfesser, there has been an acct
dent this afternoon terrible, too.
" Ah, " said l.
" Awful ~ said he
What was itgN
~ Nitro-glycerine explosion up in the
iron milIs--a hundred fellow mortals
busted y
4" Sad -
" Affecting, very Here he rubbed
his mouth with the back of his hand.
Perfesser, what is that ro-glycer-
in,
" 1t Is Il very dangerous article |
answered, happy to display my knowl-
edge. :" 1t has nearly twice the de-
structiyeness fgunpowder, but, unlike
1t, does not explode on the application
of heat. 4 red-hot coal dropped into
it will not explode it. 1t Will freeze
1t is yellow and greasy. Its symbols
IL ON nomenclature are CD, lis (No. -
3, O6.
You don't near to say so !" said
TIC Queer luterruptlnG me, IN dis
agreeable tones, in the very middle of q
choice extract from one of my lectures.
: Why, hut you haven't told me how it
does so OF. If fire won't burst it, what
in them) will 2"
| told him If IT were pressed or any
thing fell on it, 1t wouldeXplode
Place 1t under the crusher of
cider mill, strike it with hammer. let
"a weight fall on it from height t."
Yes said my man, land that
rouseS ITS volconer, does 1t z How does
1t come, pertesser -
. In little cans why, like these I"