Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-08
SECOND SIGHT.
A New Way to Unearth Crimes
A Curious Scene In the Chief OF
Police Office.

any clue had yet been discovered to
the murderer of Esquire Gray Var
nell. Receiving a reply in the mega
tive he mysteriously informed him
that he could put him on the trail in
an hour, Ignorant Of the near to be
employed, but ready to spring at any
thing which was likely to elucidate
this fearful tragedy, the chief signifed
that he would be alone in his Office at
J, eleven o'clock Saturday morning.
Promptly at thai hour he was intro
dueed to Mr.. Alex. Cohen, travelling
agent for a New York house, who pro-
posed to discover the murderer
through the agency Of Leo Wolf, son
of our well known citizen, Mr.. Fred.
Wolf. Mr.. Cohen claimed that young
Wolf was his negative" and also
A CLAIRvoYANT.
Leo was placed in a chair and the
performance began in the presence Of
Chief Davis, Mr.. Fred. Wolf and the
reporter.
Commanding Leo's attention, Mr..
Cohen drew his hand quickly before
his face, and, clasping Leo's hands,
drew them down upon his knees.
Waving his hands a few more times
f~rantically, Mr.. Cohen called Leo"
several times without effect, but finally
received an answer. The chief, and
others, called him but without re-
ceiyiug any answer Suddenly the
telephone bell, which is electric, rang
out, and the boy excitedly cried,
What bell is that" Electricity
aroused him when nothing else would.
THE vARNELL MURDER.
Mr.. Cohen succeeded in calming the
shock caused by the bell at last, and
said, Leo, there was a mar murdered
in Memphis on The 18th of last month,
Gray Varnelli tell us about it"
"Yes, l see a little shanty On a
corner" said Leo.
Lets go in said Mr.. Cohen.
"Well, l see an old man talking
with a tramp in the shanty."
What are they talking about?'
THE tramp has some tobacco and
refused to pay for it the old man
clutches him as he starts out-ugh !"
Here the boy covered his face with
his hands, as If horrifed, but was i'm
portuned to go on, and said: ''There,
they are fighting; the tramp draws a
hammer from his pocket and strikes
the old man-onee twice the blood
the blood r
Again Leo seemed frightened and
unable to proceed, but recovered and
said the tramp left after gathering up
part ofthe tobacco.
But where did he get the ham
mel? 2" asked Mr.. Cohen.
Stole l." answered Leo. Bere he
betrayed sigus of exhaustion, and was
unable to proceed. Waving his
hands rapidly before his face, Mr..
Cohen restored Leo to his normal
condition, and, after a short rest, pro-
ceeded to put him in a trance again
and try
OTHER EXPERIMENTS.
LEO, let's go to New York said
Mr.. Cohen.
What back there again ?" asked
Leo. pettishly.
yes"
Well
How do the streets look, Leo?'
Covered with snow"
Lets go to- cotton exchange
but [ don't want to-"
you must" answered Mr.. Cohen,
imperatively.
well, said the boy, resignedly.
NOW, what do you see z" Are the
people excited? ?"
Not like they were yesterday, y was
the reply. "They are quiet"
What is cotton quoted on the
board? Has it changed many points,"
asked Mr.. Cohen.
What are points?"
"A point isa hundredth part Of a
cent"
Il see l1-15 on the board under
February, but.a boy is going to rub it
out. There he has put lib down.
Where is the boy going, follow
him" i
He is going toward a desk-now
he has set down"
What do the people think Of the
market"
They think it will go a little lower
but not much. They are not certain
though, answered Leo who had re-
manned in a listening attitude for
some moments.
THE TINE OF DAY.
The chief was then asked for his
watch, a double case silver one, which
he set at 2.32. Leo took it in his
hand and when asked for the time Of
day, looked troubled and gave a wrong
answer. Again it was handed him set
at 3 o'clock, and be said it was 2.O2
by the watch, which Mr.. Cohen ex-
planned by saying it was perhaps the