The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-03-28

"Who else was hereP" responded
Journalist. And neither man had an
! thing more TO say.
A post norton revealed nothing new
except that the physicians found stat
Of the blood which they could not sat
isfactorily account for.
. He was trozen," said a young ply
stefan, whose opinion seemed TO hav,
its foundation only in surmise.
You seem to have forgotten tina
this Is july" remarked an elderly gen
tleman connected with university.
The newspapers We'd with each othel
In building up ingenious theories &C
counting for the affair, the coroner.
jury found a verdict OF suicide, for want
OF any thing better, and tho remains
were buried.
The reader who desires to get more
detailed account of the aflair--as related
at the time--can do so by referring u
the files of any Of the city papers OF that
date. In fact, would produce them
here did space permit. The main thing,
however, is to clear up the mystery oi
Croftly's remarkable death.
He came to the coast in 1860, and was
reputed to be man of sufficient means
to live handsomely on the interest Of his
money. He stopped a while at the
Oriental Hotel, and there met Edward
Dean, young man who, like himself,
was a gentleman of leisure. The two
became intimate, and finally, tired OF
hotel life, they determinedto seek quar-
tiers which would be more congenial
and home-like. They found these quar-
tiers at the residence of Richard Arm
strong, mutual acquaintance, who liv-
ed in very desirable quarters on the
corner Of Mason and California Streets.
Before the costly habitations Of STAN
ford. Crocker, and other millionaires
sprang into existence, Armstrong;
house came very near being called a
mansion. Armstrong rented Croftly
and Dean three elegant rooms, partly
because he liked the men personally,
and partly because he was running on
pretty close margin financially. The
two found their new quarters as attrac-
tive as men of taste could wish. Arm
strong was widower, and the three
men had some rare old times together
evenings. His cellar was stocked with
excellent wines, and his library with
books Of the very rarest vintage OF lit
erature.
One evening hack drove up to the
door, and woman, clad in wraps,
bounded up the steps with astonishing
vigor and agility, like most Western
girls who are blessed with good health
and animal spirits. She dashed into
the hall, in style that sent percepti-
BILE tremor throughout the house, and
fell into old Armstrong; arms. A
fusilade of kisses followed.
1t was his daughter Alice.
Next morning the usual formalities
Of introduction were gone through, and
Miss Armstrong became one Of the fix
lures of the place. A few days before
her arrival Prof Croftly had suggested
the idea of living somewhere nearer the
cen er of the city. After Miss Arm
strong entered the house, however, no
further allusion was made to the pro-
posed removal. The Professor began
to pay Miss Armstrong the most devout
attention, and as matter of course she
fell madly in love with young Dean,
who paid her none. tits generally con-
coded that one of the most effective
ways If wooing woman is to let some
other man do It. The woman tires of
the interchangeable lover, and the man
who treats her with indifference is soon
preferred. Some men learn this by ex-
perience; Dean discovered it by acct
dent.
He presently began to turn his knowl-
edge to excellent account, and a bitter \
rivalry sprang up between the two men.
Croftly soon realized that he was not \
the favorite, and never for the life Of
him could ascertain how q woman could \
form an attachment for q man who
hadn't the remotest idea Of chemistry.
He forgot that he was somewhat old,
and that some women dislike TO cast
their bridal wreaths upon the snow. He
finally determined to put his rival out
OF the way, and set about laying his
plans.
After couple Of weeks elaboration
he concluded to murder Dean, and do
1t SO neatly and scientifically that dis
covery would be next to impossible.
One day l was in his room-being an
occasional visitor-and observed him
busily engaged in chemical expert
ments. Said he: "Did Won ever re-
alize that the conditions which result in
congelation might be produced chemi-
callyP"
confessed that had never given the
subject much thought.
"Of course you understand that sud-
den evaporation causes cold"
knew nothing of the kind ct the
time, but nodded assent rather than ac-
knowledge my ignorance.
~ can produce ice simultaneously,
he continued. "This il my ASSISTANT
pointing TO an electric battery. "With
a current Of, say 100 ONES Of electricity,
! can accelerate enough evaporation 10
freeze instantly 100 gallons Of water