The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-11

beautiful Maltese seized in mouth
from let her as said But Miss Maitland.
duty to aid in search by telling us everything
that might have possible bearing it,"
IL cannot she faltered. but pleaded with her. and
finally she said: -
"WeH, will tell YOU half engaged to Mr.
Hamilton He loved believe deeply and passionately
which his desire At Newport this while
Alex in Paris Mr.. Hamilton told he would kill
who aspired to become husband and terrible
oath OF vengeance against Alex was angry forbade MN
the house and refused to him until Alex back
What he exercised Alex do not know but they
became friends pointing
Dandy had given bound into the and then fell
moonless the where she had been playing A rem
bic over her body. and pretty pet dead.
She still held the brush she had seized with the brush
end in her mouth Instantly the whole devish scheme
flashed mind, and turning said to Miss Maitland:
you right He neutrality-suspicious. There is the
proof and that brush is the confirmation of it,"
She reeied and fell into my laid and
rang for the antor Taking decanter of brandy poured
little into forced it between
janitor came in she revived little
my carriage maid" she altered. The janitor hur-
woman who had come with Miss Maitland. and had waited
below with the carriage The maid half helped half
carried her down the stairs and got her into the carriage
returned to took the brush the
where had fallen from the released jaw of the cat wrapped
it carefully in it in large photograph
book and fastened to the of of
in the United States L told him the incident
"Come with me-" he said, his little
laboratory He soaked the brush in alcohol few moments
testing with various rapid changing coors
the chemist turned to and said There is combination
of powerful akaloids producing
absorbed tissues swallow
absorption by the blood vessels Of the lips tongue is in
stantaneous immediate paralysis the heart
II have test for to make, said. Il will
bring the material tomorrow"
Bidding him good night went home to think the
most remarkable poisoning case had eyer heard Of
In the morning I hurried Van Crugers studio and
carefully from the the Cytie thin film
I carried it to the laboratory of the chemist
The tests applied with the results. Van
Cruger had the lips of his
statue of his betrothed $50:
autopsy Slight
change of tissue the action Of the aaod poison
of The artist
revealed the poison. e t....
did connect Hamilton with the murder.
His offices by night. his by
bottles poisons found. anything
which would indicate that had The days went
by The scuptor's belongings sold at public auction
Hamilton bought the clay bust Of Cye Miss Maitland
having sailed Europe placed bracket directly
Hamlton's his private office. When the ire
mendous the following October took place
ventlator blown from the opposite block and
from the inner Office rushing into the private found
Mr.. Hamilton desk, upon his hands, his
skull the bust thrown from its and
pieces Plainly it struck him
FELL
Upon lifting his head small, bright red puncture
examination it clearly
been his ring The mouth of the snake
open ubeke sharpened tongue protruding and contain
ing drops liquid which, examination
possession when look myself "There is
such thing poetic Justice