Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-11-29

| saw in il my opportunity. They
were far away friends and we all to
gcther formed society of our own
into the doings OF which no one wGul,
he likely to inquire. The real estate
Armitage had purchased, although o
no great present value. with tn,
growth of the city would become ex
ccediugly So, and he had willcd it in
his blind confidence to her. She told
me this in one of the walks which had
become frequent in the dusky twi
light; and also further said that she
had pursuaded him to increase his life
insurance. She acknowledged that
she cared more for this money than
for her husband, and knew 10y many
unmistakable signs that she cared
more for me than the money, for led
her to believe that | was immensely
wealthy, and wife of mine need not
think of the price of the thing she
wanted.
The complication grew more en-
tangling, and divorce might be
trnmped up for her under the loose
law o! the State, but | did not desire
the nOtoriety of divorce from my wife.
| had vowed to be her husband until
death, and cas- about to fulfill my
VOW.
said to myself, my wife is discon-
tented and unhappy. She feels more
than she sees the true condition of
my mind. She bravcly makes bosom
friend of Mrs. Armitage, hoping to
gain something from a word care
lessly dropped, or to show her full
confidence in her. 1t is all a sham on
her part, and she will soon become
satisfied and make trouble So read
up on the various means and methods
by which person could be removed
from his life SO quietly that no trace
of such means would be lett To make
trouble for those interested. Some
subtle drug, which would do its
deadly work and exhaust itself in the
doing, must be sought for. Arsenic
is the resort of fool, for it is as visi
BILE as a bullet, and the dread strych-
nine reveals itself in the spasmodic
symptoms. Why not combine two,
and delude chemist and toxicologist?
Atrophine is scarcely visible quantity
and morphine to make the victim
sleep unit! it is over. "I have found
it" | cried, that dare not employ
it in this case until had first tested
it. How much must be given?
Not u particle more than sufficient,
for then some fool might call for An
analysis and it should be detected.
There was an old man who had given
the attendants great deal of trouble.
He had been an inmate from the
opening OF the institution, and no
friend had ever inquired for him. He
would be an admirable subject.
went that evening into the office when
/ know that no one would probably be
there, and filled capsule with such
proportions of atrophine and morphine
that | considered advisable. Then
going to the attendant of the ward
said that the superintendent had in
formed me that No. 81 had been
troublesome but had not until this
late hour been able 10 attend to him.
Yes, he had been troublesome. You
can give him this capsule" said lit
will quiet him."
He gave it as directed, but after
lethegetic sleep No. 81 awoke. l had
not given enough. | made up a
capsule of one-third greater quantity,
and when the attendant reported that
the medicine had produced good
effect | gave it to him. The next
morning No. 81 was reported dead and
on his certificate of death, the super
intendent at my suggestion, wrote
heart failure" which was true, for
all die Of it at the last. 1 ought to
have privately examined the stomach
and learned if there was any trace ol
poisonous alkoloids, but it did not
occur to me that so small quantity
would remain unabsorbed-could be
detected.
now knew the quantity required
and my wife being indisposed, | filled
up prescription | had promised on
some light complaint. Eleven cap
sules filled with harmless powder
the twelfth with the poison. placed
them all in box, with directions &c
take one every evening. | thus made
the time of her death uncertain, the
next day or at any time during the
next twelve, and freed my conscience
as | placed the matter, as it were, il
her own hands. expected to be ab
sent on my yearly vacation, and he
death would occur while | was away
: | had not calculated on woman's in
nate perversity. At the last momen
she decided to accompany me, an,
urged that we go for a brief visit t,
] her old home. She had an enjoyable
: time with her friends and acquaint
ances, but daily expecting the donone
ment. | cannot say that was who'll,
, at ease. Not that | for a momen
, wavered in my determination, for
did not occur to me, strange as it ma
appear, to ask her for the capsules, a
= l might have done under the plea c
change OF treatment. 1t so chance