Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-23


floor from theide and the top. The
room was veryark. The outside blinds
had been closeand the curtains drawn,
so that no liglcame in from the street
below nor fro the moon above.
The detectt struck a match, and
lghted the ganear the door. The yell
low glare fillt the room and revealed
a gruesome SHIT. A bed stood in the
righthand cuer, and on his side, his
face to the Widows, lay the body of a
man. A 44-diber, old-style pistol had
been tied tole back of a chair in such
way that t, muzzle was within three
inches of a Gk hole in the mans tenn
pie.
"Original ba!" was Hendricks first
observation. lie pointed 10 a faint line
of ashes frorhe chair, across the bare
floor, to theirhole of little stove in
the freplac
81 can't lderstand it." said DR..
Lamplsin, stping to examine the ashes,
Hendrick opened the door of the
stove.
II have sver seen this method be-
fore" he id, re1ectively. The line
of ashes VS. made by a fuse running
from the toe of the pistol to a candle
in the stow See, here are the remains
of the VIII, and some of the tallow
The fuse VS. fastened in the end of the
candle; het it, closed the door of the
stove, to kip the light from disturbing
him, and ~ there waiting for it to
burn dowGo the fuse and thus fire the
pistol. Itlust have been his intention
to have dth come upon him while he
was asleei'
''My Go what an ideal" exclaimed
DR.. LamIin. 81 see. lie calculated
on a painss death by hypnotizing him
self to sleD."
"Can itbe done?" asked Hendricks.
'Hardl" the doctor replied, II don't
think literature was ever born who
could, inhat way, put himself to sleep
while fang eternity, especially after
committg a crime. His conscience
would noalow it," DR.. Larnplin bent
forward, md made a close examination
of the dei mans features. Poor fell
low!" hcaid. 'TIe evidently tried to
sleep. I link he wanted to be found
with a SINE on his face. But he failed
Even in dtth he shows the awful dread
he must I've had. There is no doubt
that he entally suffered Do you
know whs a friend of mine is doing T:
lie is malag a study of the features OF
the dead, II the purpose of scientifical'
ly provinto people,who don't believe
in the Immortality of the soul that
there is auture life. He says if only
our sight'ere educated sufficiently we
could reaton the faces of dead people
expressioB that could not be put there
by morta neutrality-suspicious. that
are fornd just as the awakened sou
is leavinghe body. | agree with hin
that it isa great field for study. HC
is an artii, and has painted the strong
est pictue that l have ever seen. 1t j.
the liyin face of a man distorted by
the worsof human passions, and by it,
side is tt same face, after death, wear
ing the spiritual expression l men
toned"
81 hopp Hendricks remarked, with
shudder, as he glanced at the deac
mans fetures, "your friend would no
argue tht the horrible expressions OIL
the face of somc suicides would prov
that-tht they have no-chance, yol
know
Not t all" replied the doctor. II
says th'soul is simply separated from
the bod so hastily that there is no tim
for it tdeavc it's real expression. Blu
we are crtainly en- a gruesone subject
/ suppoe Farleigh used the cotton bat
ting to lose up the chinks in the door
to deade the sound of the pistol."
Hendrlks nodded, lowered the gas
and led is friend down to the street
He hastiy explained to the policema,
what hal happened, and told him t
stand gnrd at the place till he coul
summonthe coroner.
81 suppse you are going to notify tn
coroner ne first thing you DO" oil
served DR. Lampliin, as they were er
tering tegraph Office on Broadwo,
Hendricks ooll blank from the desl
and, withot replying, hastily wrote
message. Then he had finished it, h
handed it t, his friend, with a heart
smile.
That's tn first thing on the pre-
gramae, andr thank God that am abb
20 do it."
Miss Annette Delnar, &" ran the messng
I-"Murdercr of Srong just suicided, lea
ing complete cOntassio1. WILDLY shall ]
released tomorrow.
"LAMPKIN AND HENDRICKS. ."
"Wiu it be so soon a that?" the do
! tor asked.
"Yes; a telegraphic eport from IL
chief of police here viii do the worl
1 can manage that. But tie little gi
viii be happy enough whel she &c
this telegram"
Now you viii inform the ,oroner,
suppose" said Lampkin.
Not before fire a messagelt Whir
by" said Hendricks. "Then is 1
hurry about the other. It wa't tai
a coroner's jury long to give averdi
when they read the confession'
The next day at IL o'clocl He
dricks called at DR.. Lampkint oflc
He found the doctor alone.
Its all rightl' he cxclaimd.
thought you'd want to feel eur abor
it,so Iranup. The news has just nacht
the police here that everything Is sati
factory. WILDLY IS out by this tim