The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-05-27
floor from the side and the top. The

had been closed, ana the curtains drawn,
SO that no light came in from the street
below nor from the moon above.
The detective struck a match. and
lighted the gas near the door. The vel
low glare filled the room and revealed
a gruesome sight. A bed stood in the
righthand corner, and on his side. his
face to the windows. lay the body of u
man. A 44-caliber. old-style pistol had
been tied to the back of a chair in such
a way that the muzzle was within three
inches of dark hole in the mans tenn
pie.
''Original ideal" was Hendricks first
observation. He pointed TO faint line
of ashes from the chair. across the bare
floor, to the airhole of little stove in
the fireplace.
81 can't understand it," said DR..
Lampkin, STOPPING to examine the ashes.
Hendricks opened the door of the
stove.
Il have never seen this method be-
FORE" he said. reflectively. THE line
of ashes was made by a fuse running
from the tube of the pistol to candle
in the stove. See, here are the remains
of the wick, and some of the tallow.
The fuse was fastened in the end of the
candle; he lit it, closed the door of the
stove. to keep the light from disturbing
him, and lay there waiting for it to
burn down to the fuse and thus fire the
pistol. It must have been his intention
to have death come upon him while he
was asleep"
Clf ,Ios oI
DR.. Lampkin. Il see. He calculated
on painless death by hypnotizing him
self to sleep"
Can it be done?" asked Hendricks.
Hardly" the doctor replied. 81 don't
think the creature was ever born who
could. in that way, put himself to sleep
while facing eternity, especially after
committing crime. His conscience
would not allow it." DR.. Lampkin bent
forward, and made a close examination
of the dead mans features. "Poor fell
low!" he said. 'He evidently tried to
sleep. I think he wanted to be found
Even in death he shows the awful dread
he must have had. There is no doubt
that he mentally suffered. Do you
know what friend of mine is doing?
He is making study of the features Of
the dead, for the purpose of scientifical-
ly proving to people who don't believe
in the Immortality of the soul that
there is future life. He says if only
our sight were educated sufficiently we
could read on the faces of dead people
expressions that could not be put there
by mortal thought expressions that
are formed just as the awakened soul
is leaving the body. 1 agree with him
that it is a great field for study. He
is an artist, and has painted the strong
est picture that have ever seen. 1t is
| the living face of man distorted by
| the worst of human passions, and by its
side is the same face, after death, wear
ing the spiritual expression I men
| toned"
81 hope" Hendricks remarked, with a
shudder, as he glanced at the dead
| mans features, ''your friend would not
| argue that the horrible expressions on
the faces of some suicides would prove
that-that they have no-chance, you
know"
Not at all,' replied the doctor. HE
says the soul is simply separated from
the body so hastily that there is no time
for it to leave it's real expression. But
we are certainly en- a gruesome subject.
I suppose Farleigh used the cotton bat
ting to close up the chinks in the door,
to deaden the sound of the pistol
Hendricks nodded, lowered the gas,
and led his friend down to the street.
He hastily explained to the policeman
what had happened, and told him to
stand guard at the place till he could
summon the coroner.
81 suppose you are going to notify the
coroner the first thing you do" OBJ
served DR.. Lampkin, as they were en-
tering telegraph Office on Broadway
Hendricks took blank from the desk,
and, without replying, hastily wrote a
message. When he had finished it, he
handed it to his friend, with hearty
smile.
"That's the first thing on the pro.
gramme, and thank God that I am able
to do it.''
Murderer of Strong just suicidel, leav-
ing complete confession. WILDLY shall be
| released tomorrow.
"LAMPKIN AND HENDRICKS"
"Will it be so soon as that?' the doc
tor asked.
Eyes; Geographic report from the
chief of police here will do the work.
I can manage that. But the little girl
will be happy enough when she gets
this telegram"