Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-23
A THOROUGH VILLAIN.

body of handsomely dressed man had
been found humping witlI the tide
against one of the East river bulkhcads.
81 happened to be on duty at the time
and at once made my way to the wharf
where the body was secured.
when the body was drawn from the
water and stretched out. all dripping,
upon the dock, a smothered cry of horror
burst from the lips of the bystandcrs as
their eyes fell upon a terrible cash in
the dead mans forehead, plainly indi-
eating that he was the victim of a foul
murder.
Upon receiving permission from the
coroner ! proceeded to search the vic
Tins clothes, but some one. his murder
ers. as ! correctly concluded. had antic-
ipatcd me. found nothing but a few
grains of burned coffee in his vest
pocket.
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the morsuc for Identification. and re-
turned to the Office taking the coffee
grains with me. | had already formed
theory and had some slight hopes Of
working ont the mystery.
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