The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-09
TO BRIGHTEN JOHN BULL.
Painless Life Destroyer Which Makes
its Victims Utter Piercing Shrieks.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. S.-A WELL
known Bridgeport professor makes public
the facts concerning an engine which he
calls the instant and noiseless nnihiIator
of human life, which can be operated with
out detection, and which the United States
government has just refused TO patent for
him, because Of its dangerous character,
and from fear that it will be used for
nefarious purposes. A reporter visited
this man to-day, and was shown the ma.
chine.
1.-THE principal objection to it. 4" said the
inventor, ION the part OF the United States
Patent office was, | believe. the
fact that they feared was 10
league with belligerent Irishmen
and was seeking the prot ction Of
our government in the future work OF kill.
ing off English members OF Parliament who
are hostile to the Land I,eaguers.p
the invention conss 5 Of brass belt Of
tine workmanship. 1t is forty-two inches
long by tive inches wide and Is five -eighths
OF an inch thick
''Do you see thatp' be exclaimed, point
ing to slightly projecting nipple that was
exactly in the middle OF the belt. II can
drive pellet from that nipple that will pen
citrate the skin OF an oxst distance OF
sixty feet. II the OK is alive | will guaran-
tee to kill II within fifteen minutes by means
Of the same pellet. There will be no noise
from the firing Of this deadly missile, as
you shall see before you leave. | simply
place my elbow to my side and the machine
goes off with the force Of rifle
The pellet j., Won will note, - and here tho
inventor tuON down a case containing sever
al grey, greenish looking objects about
three inches long and as large as the heads
OF pencil, as heavy rs 80 much lead, but
no lead eMers into It's composition. 1T Is
all poison, concentrated by pressure, 100
parts into one part, and the ingredients OF
that poison Is my secret. Now II you will
wait moment will briag in q dog that |
have in the back yard, aud which decided
this morning To lay on the altar Of science.
You will then be able TO Judge as to the
effectiveness OF my beautiful invention. y"
In the absence Of the old man the cor
respondent took up the deadly belt and ex.
amined it closely. Though the outside was
was very flexible and hollow. The front
was wider and thicker than the sides and
back, and the whole machine felt much
heavier than II looked. A hinge allowed
the back to oren and the belt TO encircle
the body. Once In place 1t snapped togeth-
or much like handcuff. The entire front
was composed OF smooth brass, on the
II nderside Of which, right under the nip.
pie, there was an attachment which seemed
to be TO enable the wearcr TO load the belt.
Otherwise the machine looked far from be-
Ing dangerous. The poor dog was placed
by the stove. The professor brought out m
air pump from the closet placed the belt
under 1t, and proceeded to charge II with
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
When he had finished the gauge In the
pump stood at 20, 900 pounds. The belt
was then quite rigid, but gave no evidence
of the terrible strain upon 1t. After he had
removed the belt from the pump he threw
aside his coat, clasped the belt about him,
placed one OF the pellets In the nipple and
arranged two little steel levers, one under
each arm, which he then connected with
the belt. After replacing hi clothing
taking care to put the nipple through q
button hole In his walstcoat, where II was
scarcely observable, he announced that he
was ready.
''Watch me closely" said he, ''you
Will hear no sound
Facing the dog he pressed his left elbow
'gainst bis side, which action, he said, |
cooked" the strange device, making II |
eady to go of from slight pressure on the |
,,her side Of his body. Next his right arm |
ELL.
"There, - said he, with a nervous mo.
ion, wiping the beads of sweat from his
orehoad, THAT dog is shot. In less than
fifteen minutes II will be dead. -
II did not seem possible that tho dog had |
,eon struck with anything. The professor |
Explained that the penetration was so |
witt aud the hole made by the pellet so
mall that II caused very little pain, no
more than that made blythe point OF pin.
suddenly the dog gave n piercing
hriek, Jumped from the floor into the
'ir, and fell back lIfcless. He was
cad. 1T is not necessary" said the
Professor, "thst th&c projectics should
each vital part TO cause death. II is only
ecessary il should enter under the skin OF
he animal or man. Tho warmth and moist
re Of the body dissolvcs the substance OF
which the pellet is composed, and the IN,
innt drcp Of blood that IN tainted With Il |