Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-05-12

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no ; ;ss, s. ;,: ssss
rght TO my student. Tom Richards
at the door of my laboratory, at the
south end Of the college buildings.
Tom was very anxious to know
what would keep me up after IL
o o'clock. so | told him was about to
commence analyzing the stomach oil
a Mrs. johnson. whose husband lay
in Pail, just across the road
from the college, ON suspicion that
lie was the murderer.
As Tom was passing out OF the
college yard through the gate, his
head turned, and bidding me good
night, he brushed against a man
standing with his back to the college
and his face TO prison. Thestreet
lamp showed me that the man was
in police uniform.
Re-entering my laboratory | took
down a glass Jar from the shelf and
eat down behind my sink TO examine
it. An hour had passed since the de-
parture of young Richards. had
labored hard TO discover traces ofthe
poison in all this, but had been unsuc-
cessful Joe Johnson, the suspected
man. had been q student Of mine a few
wears before | thought him IL good
hearted. intelligent fellow. only a
ltrIe wild, and really began
TO hope that he might prove
innocent, when among the macer-
ated food, ! came upon a small,
Infnite-imal white grain. BY care
iul manipulation and the use of my
magnifying glass managed to get
this upon a piece OfsmOked glass and
examined II.
was then certain | had discover
ed arsenic. but to make assurance
dOubIy SURE determined to apply a
well known test for that poison.
Yes. " | exclaimed. as | saw the
fatal Dlazon, Joe Johnson is the
murderer Of his wife. With the evil
dence OF that mark TO back me no
power can save him
do you really think so?" said a
calm voice behind me.
turned quickly and discovered a
tall, lank policeman, having red,
watery eyes. standing at my office
door and staring in. His body look
ed as if it had been rolled out long
before his hands like a molasses can
dy stick. He had no expression at
all in his face, and his policeman
hat was 50 large that it threatened
to settle down Onhis shoulders. His
uniform treasured me and ! address.
ed him with some impatience.
My friend, suppose | am wanted
to attend anlnqu5st, or what is your
purpose
was police surgeon as well a:
coroner.
Don't bother, professor; the mar
amt dead vet. but they say he viii
be before morning
What's the matter with HIM"
Brain disorder. | mean some
thing here"
| touched my forehead, and so die
he as he said: 'Ay. as | thought IL
drop in and tell You if you were 20
ing to the station tomorrow to tax,
a look and see lift is post mortem
or not Besides | wanted to SCI
where | could always find you in casc
of need
! bowed, and attributed his visit
TO a feeling of curiosity. He sat OF
the sink, and while his eyes wandered
about like one who ielt himself called
upon to say something, ne said:
Professor. there has been an ac
cident this aiternoOn-terrible, too.
y What was it?.'
Nitro gIycerne explosion up il
the iron milis-a hundred fellow NOR
tails busted.
"Sadr'
Affecting, very" Here he rubbed
his mouth with the back OF his hand
Professor, what is that nitro gly
cerine?"
( Its a very dangerous article"
answered, happy to display M
knowledge. 1T has nearly twice tn
destructiveness of gunpowder, but
unlike it. does not explode on the APP
plicatIon of heat. 4 red hot Goa
/ dropped into it will not explode it
1t will freeze. It's yellow and greasy
You don't mean to say so, sale
the officer, interrupting me in disa
/ greeable tones in the middle of ;
choice extract from one of my lee
lures. "Why, but you haven't toll,
me how it goes off. If the fire won
burst it, what in them -will2"
| told him if it were pressed, o.
anything fell on it, it would explode
"Place it under the crusher of {
cider mill, strike it with a hammer
let a weight fall on it from {
height
YES" said the man. "and tina
rouses its volcaner, does it,"
Il suppose, professor, that e cal
would make mighty big noise If al
lowed to explode here ali at once?"
at would blow the entire bulldin,
to atoms" said resuming the an
alysis of Mrs. Johnson's stomach.
MOP" heard the policeman re
mark in deliberate Yankee tones
you don't say so?"
The next moment | lay on m
back, gag in my mouth. terribl
frightened and sick at heart. Owe
we stoodthepoliceman and the frs
thing that fuDctionary did was-look
ing me straight in the face-to tax
off his nose. He then rid himself @
his eyebrows, hair and cap, and be
tame determined looking fellow
nth the eyes OF a tiend and the nor
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