Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-16

AS lne uoC(or pressed loEWaFu q -tlS
oarryall, the crowd rushed up too,
eager 10 hear what ,he professor would
say and what the doctor would reply,
Il wish you'd get in doctor" we're
Professor nrummnndS words. II
you've the time to spare and com, NJ
10 see my daughter and niece. ttai
the shock may have been Troublesome
Tor them, and that they may re1d our
services
The doctor climbed i'll without reply
ing.
There's uolhing So insatiale as The
curiosity OF lot OF c,uutrymcn, re
marked the professor AFTER they had
started
In this cast" responded the io'tnr,
the incentive to curiosity is exceed
insly powerful"
"Nes, | suppose So said the Hro,es-
SCR discontoutedly, Il tcel ii myself,
Wha do YOU make of the case ell -
Or. Williams felt his heart humping
wildly.
Il suppose you've heard that question
before during the past hour haven't
YOU" asked the professor, With a la
bored attempt nj iGhncss.
I'm one form or anot Ct, YES.
Il am more and more puzzled over
The whole sad occurrence" continued
Professor nrummoud as the dor,or re
maincl silent. Il hal rather eNpyc,ei
that an examination of the remains by
a medical man would result in a sug
ecstion as to the cause oil death.
Il saw what might have been eNi.
dcnre Of electrical shock.
DIR. Williams pronounced these words
in a jolting fashion. 1t was not the
rough mess Of the road That made his ut
tcranc" explosive The ,arryall rumbled
along smoothly, but the doctor had to
raise his voice to max It audlhir ahov"
the rattle OF the wheels ana the elatte,'
ii the horses hoofs. al.i what. With the
beating Of his heart, he could not keep
Il steady. lrof"SSo. lnummCud did
not appear tC notice thc doctor n&"V,
Cusncss. He allowed distinct interval
to clapsc, and then said
The symptoms oi death hy e'ec-
tricit} are much tho same as death by
drowRine are they not
Il ndc: some circumstances ,hry arc
Identical You noticed, perhaps chat !
said that the manifest alton saw nigh.
have been evidence of 'lccriral shock
not that was certain Ct it,
IL noticed it TO my mimi Of ,ouls' =.
there is no room for doubt chat stark
wc@Ilfer's d"a,h resulted ultimately
from, drowning. Wha, struck him down
in the first place cannot imaGin>."
is there no electrical apparatus Gt
FairNicw 2"
"Oh, certainly; but that is in the
shop Starkwcath"r die not get rs far
as the shop. and, when went in. | took
aims to see whether it had been dis
turheu. 1t bad not
\ moment later the professor added
musingly:
"Rcsides it doesn't seem probubl,
thai a man Who hal bcru apparently
killed by electricity should SO suddenly
recover and leave the room
The doctor made no comment. Ilc
was battling with terrible suspicl5n
the same suspicion tina, was slnmh"r.
ing, apparently, in ;hc heart of every
Nillagcr, and that needed but the sound
Of one rcsclutc voice to awaken il 20 ~
tivity. Dr. Williams vas not only dis
turbed by reason of his love for Loniac
but by his utter inability to explain the
occurrence Al FairyicW ON any theory
What did the woman, Bctscy Hub
bard see! he thought She, at least
could set at rest any question as to the
professors vcracity.'
- he Villagers @"am to be Il good
deal worked UP over T." said Professor
Drummond, as they drew near til" doc
tors house.
Naturally responded the do"tcr
Violent unexplained death is not so
conn on hcreabouts as to pass lnno-
tieed."
is suicide SO unknD wn to thcm?"
They do not seem TO be convinced
of the suicide theory, professor" said
Di. Nlliiaiils,
y