St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-23
wing Bishop, and announced that he

wing Bishop, and announced that he
was ready for the safe.
He was first securely blindfOlded. A
folded glove, that would fit into the eye
socket beneath the brOws and preclude
the possibility of seeing downward, was
placed over each eye. Over them was
drawn a handkerchief folded several
times. His ears were covered by folded
handkeTchiefs held in place by still an
other handkerchief. Thus cut off from
communication with the external
world, the test bagan. Holding Mr..
Hudson and the GLOBE man by the
hands, he dashed down the stairs,
out on Washington avenue, around the
corner to HudsOn's store and inside to
the safe. The GLOBE man knew the
numbers of the combination merely,
they having been given him by Mr..
Hudson. Hudson alone knew how
many times the knob must be turned to
the right or left before stopping at each
separate number.
tombstone worked like a man care
fully opening a safe the combination of
which he knew, but with which he was
not very familiar. There was no uncer-
tainty about him. only careful feeling
of his way. Unfortunately, no one timed
I him. He was engaged about fifteen min
utes, though it might have been less. He
unlocked the safe without skip, pulled
the bolts and opened the door. Then
he put himself in communication with
John H. Leonard. OF the Tribune, who
had been given the last number of the
combination only, aud announced the
number, 90.
The safe was not an easy one to open.
The combination consisted of five num-
bers. 1t had to be manipulated thus:
Starting at l, the knob was turned to
the left to %, then four times to the
right to 10, three times to the left to 46,
to the right twice to 20, to the left once
to SO and to the starting point.
If any man believes that there was
collision, he has only to ask Mr.. Hud-
son to be satisfied. The GLOBE repre-
sentative is certain that he assisted
tombstone in no way. The safe was
opened. and on the first trial.
JohnstOne's condition after the test
would have been interesting did it not
seem te entail so much bodily pain. a
vast crowd had been collected in
front of the store while he was
working. Although he could noe
see he begged that they be driven
away. Finally a passageway was
opened and he was led back TO the
/ HOTEL ht Hdu 10 De supported. Ills
! condition was somewhat hySterical. He
was weak and all the way up the stairs
he SObbed and wept like a grieved child.
/ In his room the windows had to be
/ darkened and additional bandage put
upon his head to exclude every sem
blance of light. He paced the floor like
a Gagged tiger, wringing his hands
Those through whom be had worked
| had to stay with him. His hands grew
| cold. His pulse was dangerous. At
times it could scarcely be felt. Then
it would pound away at furious rate
with no sort of regularity either in in
tensity or time, The pdlsations came
like the clicks of telegraph sounder.
His feet beat tattoos upon the floor.
Not for an hour did he regain his COM
pQsure.
1t was an interesting, convincing test.
The observer would say that getting
into such state must be dangerous to
life.
tombstone returned to Waseca last