Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-01
CHAPTER w.

no sooner had DR.. Hopkins informed
the sergeant of police in charge at Bal
wash of his suspicious regarding the
death of Richard COTE than that officer
considered the news sufficiently serious
to warrant his transmitting ii at once
to the director of criminal investigation
OF New Scotland Yard, who telegraphed
back that Detective-Inspector Foundes
would be sent down Immediately to
Knowlesworth Hall.
When Foundes reached Balwash that
afternoon he called On DR.. Hopkins,
and without delay drove him to the
Hall, where in the locked chamber of
the lead a second examination OF the
deceased was made.
You VIII see that the body seems in
q perfectly healthy state" said Dr..
Hopkins in low, rapid tones, "and the
only speck or blemish 1t shows is found
on the neck, under the right ear. and
near an important vein. Look at the
stain-it has spread and darkened since
/ sawsit q few hours ago"
The Inspector looked at the spot in
dicated, and then at the eager face of
the living man beside him.
What does Z. -nean9" he inquired.
his sharp yes fixed inQuiringly on the
speaker.
1T cans the medical man an
SNCIGd SAdkO dNilO0 Will NiAtl
small as it is, that little puncture was
big enough to let his life escape"
THAT puncture caused his death r.,
There can BE- little doubt of 1t, as /
think the post mortem examination
will show. a virulent poison has been
injected, and il took some skill TO do it
neatlsr ~
In all his experience Foundes had not
previously met such a case, and his in.
fa,.a-t sa tHa FRO oa1xz {pnraayad uytth tho
mystery that promised to surround ii.
80 far as you "a judge at present.
do you think ii likely, sir. that the
deceased took his own life?'' the in
spector asked.
Il don't think it probable. Setting
apart the wanI of motive for such an
act, / feel sure that in order TO kill
himself in this way he would need to
have some knowledge of anatomy, some
skill i'm the use of poisons: and he was
net a medical student"
Then you believe the man who killed
Mr.. Goffe must have known the poison
to select. and the place 20 inject it?"
so long as the poison was injected
under the skin at any part OF the body
the effect would be fatal. But it's in
lection at this particular spot argues
some study of anatomy. The deceased
merely felt a slight sting, probably in
~ n00l Hill a u
sleep, when death gradually followed"
I'VE have a murder of no common
kind before us"
Il think il the work OF no common
or ordinary man." the doctor replied.
When presently the latter left,
Fo2ndes. aided by the Balwash con-
stable, began a minute examination OF
the dead mans room.
After a careful search OF the apart
ment and of the belongings of the de-
ceased. he made three notes:
That although the dead mans watch
and chain were left, notAa shilling re-
manned in his pockets.
That he could find neither papers OF
any value o letters referring 10 pri-
waite matters.
That the lower half OF his bedroom
window stood open, and that near IL,
on the waxed floor. were scratches that
might possibly have been made by
nailed boots, or Eoots with iron heels.
Looking from his window, he saw
tina the roof of a veranda which skirt
ed that side of the house was within q
few feet Oh the sill. The hard, we'll
rolled torrance In front gave no traces
or footsteps.
II have been his servant since l was
a lad. Ny father and grandfather and
their fOrefathers have been in the serv-
ice OF his ilIustrious family. We have
always belonged to him. Urbano told
him. a szaiie which puzzled the i'm
spector. pLa yang about the Wallets thin
lips, which never quite covered the
dol t,ie row OF his square yellow teeth.
Hts English MAS excellent, bur bis ac-
cfDf tureigns