The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-21

supplied artifcially, but the work had
never been ompleted,-gold had been
used in the work, which was thorough.
He had not seen his customer since 1872.
His last work not being completed, had
never been paid for.
Next came the affidavit of the Washing
ton dentist, Mr.. East. He had performed
dentistry work for Mr.. Alexis Nevada,
as appeared by his books,-knew but little
about him. He described the work done
by the Denver dentist with reasonable
accuracy, and that done by him. He had
examined his teeth, and plugged cavities
on the left side at tbe lower jaw,-ex-
tracted a great molar, and was to supply
an artificial tooth. This was late in 1872,
Mr.. Nevada never called again, and his
bill was unpaid.
The certified copy of the Mansfield in
quest was now read, showing among other
facts, the manner in which the half
skeleton there on view had been severed
from the other half.
This. said Prof. Harvey, with the
known facts in the possession of the pub
lie, is all our present evidence leading
up to personal Identity"
The excitement was now intense. Gu
riosity was depicted upon every face pres
net, save one, that of Mr.. Horn, who wore
a stubborn and defiant expression.
The Washington box was now opened,
and the half-skeleton was soon placed on
view
All present gazed upon it,-Horr
scOwled and his muscles twitched.
Prof. Harvey alone maintained COM
plete composure
And indeed, was that bunch of bones
lying on the table,-that hacked half
skeleton, meatless and nerveless, all that
was left of the athlete which John Sher-
man, on the 18th day of January, 1873,
declared from his seat in the senate was
to be commissioned by the American
people to carry their flag, and to float
around the world?"
And Gods lightning slept?
The Chicago surgeon now advanced to
the table, and laid his hand upon the dry
and meatless bones, surveying them a
moment, he turned to the professor as if
inQuiring what was wanted. He was re-
quested to state the manner of sever
ance from the other half This was done.
His description was then compared with
that given by the Mansfield surgeon.
They conceded with the utmost pre-
cision.
This established conclusively the fact
that two parts were once of the same
human being
Horn ventured to say that it was only
coincidence.
Attention was next called to the teeth
the left jaw-the crucial test, and upon
which Prof. Harvey had staked ALL For
all that had yet appeared, the body
might be that of hung murderer
The surgeon now critically examined
the law The Sfp-, nhor foo1- Io1r,Y,
his every word. AS the camera pictures
the object before t,so the condition of the
teeth tailed perfectly with the work of
the Kansas City dentist. There was no
mistaking the fact after this long search,
that the two halves were once of the
body of Alexis Nevada, and that the case
was one of willful and deliberate MUIR
der.
Thus after this long traverse, great ex-
pense and anxiety, the Crime of 1872
was established-the most infamous in
the history of the 18th century, since the
treason of Benedict Arnold.
Prof. Harvey now summed up all the
facts OF the case, detailing all the cir
cumstances leading up to the guilty par
ties. He said steps had been taken to
indict John Sherman for the crime of
murder, not only in Mansfield and Wash
ington, but within every governmental
jurisdiction in the United States. AS to
the late Mr.. Hooper, he trusted that be-
fore death, he repented of his completely
in the crime of the century, and that he
was free cOmmoner in the golden
streets of the New Jerusalem He ex-
pressed the hope that John Sherman
would die without repentance
Nothing remained now but to dispose
n % h01 cl1 = =
to hand the bones over to a chemist for
polishing and oiling, with view 10
their preservation,-tO erect a pantheon
in Lincoln Park, wherein they should be
deposited, subject to the view of all the
people of all the world The buttons and
remnants of clothing were to be de-
posted in the Chicago Museum, prop
erly labelled
subscription was made on the spot
to pay all expenses and to properly COM
pensate the original detectives, of whom
the writer of this narrative was one.
1t was, as final close of the proceed
ings,
Resolved, That upon the completion of
the pantheon wherein is to repose the
half-skeletn remains of the late Alexis
Nevada, Prof. Harvey cause to be in
scribed upon block of Parian marble.
to be set up therein, the following in
scription:
HIC JACET,
THE HALF SKELETON REMAINS
OF THE LATE
HON. ALEXIS NEVADA.
WHO WAS MURDERED AND INITIATED
JANUARY 18th, AMMO CHRISTI. 1873.
BY JOHN SHERMAN & CO
II SHALL RISE AGAIN"
The day of trial under the multiplied
indictments against John Sherman. is
coming on apace. If not on bail, he is a
criminal at large
IN DEFEAT
cine following lines from Kier Hardies
London Labor Leader, refer to the racant
overwhelming reaction towards conser-
vatism.)
Beaten all round! In the first open fight
We who ventured our all for the snIend;d
old cause
OF Life against death and of nv,