Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-25
TNB ChbMISI'S STORY.
H. II. IN ATLANTA CONSTITUTION.

7 am chemist. am the occupant
of this responsible and important po-
sition in the medical college Of P.
1t was about / o'clock on stormy
evening that l bade good night to my
student, Tom Richards at the door of
nv laboratory, at the south end Of the
college buildings.
Tom was very anxious to know what
would keep me up after II clock, so |
told him l was about to commence ana.
living the stomach of a Mrs. Johnson,
whose husband lay IN P-jail, just
across the road from the college. on
suspicion that he was the murderer.
AS Tom was passing out Of the COL
lege yard through the gate, his head
urned, and bidding me good night, the
brushed against man standing with
his back to the college and his face to
! the prison. The street lamp showed
me that the man was in police uniform.
Re entering my laboratory | took
down a glass jar from the shelf and sat
down behind my sink to examine it.
An hour had passed since the departure
of young Richards. I had labored hard
70 discover traces of the poison in all
this, but had been unsuccessful. Joe
johnson, the suspected man, had bean a
student of mine few Years before. l
thought him good hearted. intelligent
fellow, only a little wild. and really be.
gan to hope that he might prove inno-
cent, when, among the macerated food,
I came upon small. ln6hltesimal white
gram. By careful manipulation and
the use of my mAgnfying glass | man
aged to get this upon apiece of smoked
glass and examined it.
was then certain l had discovered
arsenic but to make assurance doubly
sure determined to applya awell known
test for that poison.
"Yes," / exclaimed, as saw the fatal
blazon, Joe Johnson is the murderer
of his wife With the evidence Of that
mark to back me no power can save
Elm.
"Do you really think 500 said a
calm voice behind me.
turned quickly and discovered a tall,
Iauk policeman, having red, watery
eyes, standing ut my Office door and
staring in. His body looked like it had
been rolled out long before his hands
like molasses candy stick. lie had
no expression at all in his face, and his
po,iccmAn's hat WAS 80 large that it
threatened t, settle down on his shonl
ders. His uniform reassured me and |
addressed him with some lmpatience.
"My friend suppose | am wanted
to attend All inquest, or what is your
purpose :"
was police surgeon as we'll as coro-
ner.
"Don't bother, professor the man
am dead yet, but they say he will be
before morning"
whats the matter with him p
Brain disorder, | mean something
wrong here.
| touched my forehead and so dld he
as he said: "Ay, as l thought I'D drop
in and tell YOU if you were going to the
station tomorrow to take Il look and see
if it is post mortem or not. Besides |
wanted to see where | could always
find you in case of need.'
| bowed and attributed his visit to a
feeling of cnriousity. He sat on the
sink, and while his eyes wandered
about like one who felt himself called
upon to say something, he said
"Proiessor, there has been an accl.
dent this afternoon terrible, too"
What was it p
Nitro g1ycerine explosion up IN the
iron mills-a hundred fellow mortals
busted" ......
"Sad y
"Attecting, very Here he rubbed
his mouth with the back of his hand.
"protessor, what is that nitro glycer-
inc %
It's very dangerous article an
swered, happy to display my knowledge.
ut has nearly twice the Destructive
ness of gnnpowder, but, unlike it, does
not explode on the application Of heat.
A red hot coal dropped into 1t will not
explode It. twill free ze 1t is yellow
and greasy"
"You don't mean to say SC" said the
officer, interrupting me in dlsagreeable
tones in the middle of choice extract
from one of my lectures. "Why, but
you haven't told me how it goes off.
If the fire wont burst it. what III
(hem) will p
told him If it were pressed, or any
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