Cañon City record., 1902-04-17

tnougn tne long June
tEWNS day was stiil bright
without The doctor
was sitting on his couch. staring at the
pretty pillow that Kendall had noticed.
He had not troubled himself TO rise ss
he called. Come inr' In response to the
detectives knock.
"Mr Eimendorf.- said he. good even
ing. sir. What can do for your
81 want TO ask you few questions.
doctor" replied Elmendorf Hello!
Had n burgiaryT'
He pointed TO q desk In the corner
that seemed TO have been broken open
There was y biankbook that had
contained = business memorandum" he
said. and II was locked Mp In that
desk. \ friend Of mine was 30 anxious
10 see II that. calling In my absence.
be did not wait for me to rrturn. lie
broke the desk and got the book. hut.
unluckiiy for him. I had already re-
moved the page on which the memo
randum appeared"
"Binckmaliy' quericd Eim-ndorf.
Something Of the sort was the re-
ply.
"if I can be OF any assistance. let me
know said the detective. And now
I want TO talk about the case of Elsie
Miller. There's little medical poiur'-
"why don't you ask kendalir'
"Dr Kendall IL not taikative." said
Dimendorf. and
Neither sm t. responded Riair.
However lets hear your question
"You remember said Elm-ndorf.
~ slt..< Ia
table In the center Of the room. his
arms resting upon II. that Miss Miller
was stabbed In n peculiar WAY, There
was n lIrilc mark. q scar you might
call Il. just below the collar bone on
the left Side
THE mark OF what we call n green
fracture said Blair: that is. the bone
was broken In youth. ! understand
she fell against n sharp point OF some
thing while she WIS at play. The rib
At that spot was permanently weaken
cd and somewhat depressed afterwari.
but not enough TO Interfere with the
lung
"It was no Disagreement when she
wore low cr .,rss. was itr' asked
Elmcndorf.
quite the contrary" replied Blair.
"it looked like large dimplc."
AN ordinary man wouldn't have
known what IL was. chr
Probably not"
"Thc knife couldn't have struck there
by accldent" said Elmendorf. 'Tt
looks TO me Ike one of those freaks OF
a murderer who has bruoded over the
crime IN advance"
"Curlous point said Blair.
80 it seemed TO me-" said Elnen-
dorf. "aud hcrrs another of course
the man who stabbed her meant to kill
her"
"Certainiy"
"a thief would have struck her on
the bead"
81 should think llkeiy."
$50 this was murder ease" said
Eimcndorf There was the Intention
to Kill Now. why didn't the murderer
strike aGalnT
"lic probably thought the wonnd
was fatal" responded Blair.
That's The queer part of t." said
the detective. II wouldn't have
Thought II was fatal. Most murderers
go Oh stabbing. they strike half
man was content with one blow, but
II was good one, and II the knife
blade hadn't been bent"
"was n bent. y inquired Blair.
YES" wna the reply. And II the
assassin was one who knew the loca-
tion OF the vital organs. but was mt
the time too mach excited to notice
the defect In the instrument. why.
then, thnt bend In the blade may have
saved her life"
III u ts saved" added Blair.
Il, was certainly saved for n time"
said the detective, though every doe
tor who saw tho wouad Immediately
pronounced II fatal That's point IN
the case
From which you conclude what Y
said Blair rising and taking n seat at
the table opposite Elmcndorf
The detective did not immediately
answer the question. He seemed TO he
deep In thought.
"By the way" he said suddenly,
.thrre's another point while I remem-
ber II. mean that letter"
what letterY"
"The one Alden wrote and Elsie new