The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-05-30
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 80, 1874.

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Whilst I was deliberasiug how to act
che son came over, aud began conver-
satiop. He talked on the all.absorbiug
topic Of the moment aud was as nervous
restless, and agtitated 70 man could be.
We we're walking rapidly up and down
the chamber where lay the corpse, still
fresh from the searching hands of the
coroner's physician, and as we paused
now and then to gaze in It's pale, mani
mate face, remarked that my compan-
ion shook with slight acd wcll-de6ued
tremor. / made a mental note of this,
but at tho same time did not attach
much Importance to it, aa considered
it but the natural effect of the trying
and painful scenes through which the
son SO recently passed, and whose recol
lection was refreshed by these mcmcnta
~ views Of the dead. 1 did not, Of
course, fox one moment imagine that
the man at my elbow was a patricide,
but murder detective, from habit, is
| always on the alert, and as I had no clue
whatever to follow in this matter, was
merely searching for one everywhere
chat was all.
%e continued our wnlk about the
room
This affair passes my comprohon.ion,'
said 1.
And mine also, said the aon.
was about taking my leave when a
small piece Of red rag on the floor, just
under the edge of the bed; attracted
my atteation, aud 1 stopped and picked
it up.
The son observed my motions. and
said
Il wonder how that got there? I
have the rest of that article in m draw
cr-it belongs to mol
DO you want the pieoe?' 1 ask
cd
Not at al,.' he replied but if you
would like to hare the re cmaiu ler I will
get it for you
He left mo without waiting for any
reply, 6nd quickly returned with the
rest of the handkerchief. He handed it
to me aud said as he did SO;
am at o loss to conjecture who could
have TORN that handkerchief, fol I
thought it was safe in my apartment
when went out early in the even
ing
I put the piece ho gave me with tho
other / already had and took my
leave.
Once at home aud in tie solitude of
my chamber, 1 sat down at my table
and, with my Taco buried in both hands
fell to thinking and reasoning I thought
Of the scene had just left aud
could not doubt that the verdict Of the
coroner's jury would be death from
causes unknown chought Of the son
and of his 'torn handkerchief, aud
spread cut the latter before me on tho
table, and fitted it to the PORTION had
found wet and limp under the he'd Of
the deceased. Then I took tho wet
piece in my fingers aud felt and looked
at it. 1t did not seem to have been
stepped in water, and to the touch it
was just in the slightest way sticky I
further remarked that it had vory
faint white tinge in sspots, as if some
kind Of foam had recently been upon it.
just at that instant I caught sight Of
paragraph in daily paper lying in
front of mo and mechanically read
| it.
The paragraph was as follows:
"A CHASTITY scientific discovery is 70
ported from Turin, where Professor Cas-
turini, tho celebrated oculist, has found
way of killing animals by forcing air
into their eyes few seconds; an 1 almost
without causing pain. Experiments
were recently made at the Royal Veteri
nary School, and it is said that they
have fully proved the truth of the Prof
fesror's invention. Wit hin the space q
a few minutes four rabbits, three dogs
and a goat were killed in this manner.
The most remarkable fact is that the
operation leaves absolutely no outward
trace
I started up instantly after having
read this. and began rapidly to walk the
room. was flushed and agitated. Psr
haps ! had the key tetho mystery / was
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