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The Meeker herald., 1904-12-17
LEGAL NOTICES.

IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
u General Land ONCE, Washington, u. u,
November s, 1901. Notice IL hereny given
sioner OF the General Land Office, will be
received by the Receiver Of Public Moneys1
Mt The United States Land ONCE, Glenwood
springs CoIorado e ana ior i ihs nnrchase
Of all the dead timber, both standing nnu
down, sound enough and suitable l3r any
grade of timber or lumber, and suineient
wards In diameter at point feet from the
the ground, to make, with such dead ma,
teria1, 6OO,UO IT,, B. M; all to be cut Eh1 9
taken from certain portions gun q ne ~ W.
and an Z s w x ~ K and n Il NV Sec; =
and 3 II SW u Bee. y, T. Z N, R. y w, On
r. Mer., otherwise described as Blocks II
and ID, District 3, Division 10, within the
limits OF the White River Forest Reserve,
Colorado. No bid Of less than $l.W per NJ.
IT,, b. M, will be considered and deposit
ment Tor the timber awarded must be made
to the Receiver in full within 30 days from
the date Of notice OF award, or may, II the
bidder so elect at the time OF making pig =,
and " days, respectively, from such date.
The cutting and removal will be done IN
compliance with the rules and regulations
governing forest reserves and under the
direction of the Supervisor in charge Of the
Reserve, who will fully explain the require
n,ents in the case on application. agree.
ru 1i. Viii Nil be required. Timber on valid
mining or other claims is exempt from sale.
Purchasers falling to remove timber awnrd.
ed, within one year from date OF h ma
the right to timber unrenoved, unless an
extension of time Is granted. Timber UNI
sold may be purchased on application
advertisement. The right to reject any and
all bids IL reserved. w. A. RICHARDS, Com
| missioner. tnl0-d24)
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Cows' milk 10 said to b sbhorred BY
.he japanese and rabbits arr never
.aten by the Abyssinians, who explain
hat rabbits are too much like big
Eats. The natives Of the Sandwich 10
lands would not take caviar for . gift.
Cheese In Mexico II simply curda
desiccated and pressed in pancake
shape. and even then It H. patronized
only by the Caucasion colonists. The
half-breeds accept It with hesitation
and two-ounce slice of Lmburger
would stampede 4 tribe Of mountain
Indians. They resent It a. practical
Joke In questionable taste. But why
the Koreans eschew fee cream, n Q
traveller reports II the case. 10 less
easy to explain. Perhaps they share
the Japanese prejudice against dairy
products or the Chinese prediction
for superheated ttdhits.-Chicago Daily
News
The Meeker herald., 1904-12-17
cH,LoREM's SMALL oEcEITs
signs Of Dspravity in Little One
That Bods Ill for Their
Future.

Natural depravity Of the youthful
mind was fully shown Id . North sid
confectionery store. when three ltttt
girls entered the shop in Indian nj
and made a Decline for the cand
counter in the rear. Their faces wor
an expression Of injured innocence
says the Chicago Tibune.
well. what do you want now?
the old woman who Waa DeopsSstof .
the place inquired.
"Oh," said the eldest girl. barrel
seven years old. Jerking her elbow Ell
pressiveiy In the direction Of one C
her small companions. "ahc gave yo
= nickel instead Of . cent" The ol
woman went behind the counter an
too, out tin box containing 4 mum
Der OF coppers. She pc:red into tn
box. she shook 1t, to make sure ther
was no nickel lurking among the othe
coins, and then held It under tn
noses Of the little girls. sxclaimin
sharply: There, now! Do you see an
nickel there?"
Without replying the girls fled on
Of the shop. each fses cioaded BY .
expression Of hopeless disappoini
ment.
you wouldn't believe IT," said tn
old woman. bitterly. II wouldn't be
lieve It myself II 1 didn't stand her
all day and see 1t with my own syes
The dcceits Of children are Lmoe
enough to drive me crazy. They loo
you right in the face with angel eye
and lie TO you ~ easily ~ II thei
tongues were oiled. Many = penny
lost because l could not believe tina
mere babes were trying to swincle me
When I catch them At 1t they run on
just ~ those girls did without aayin
anything. That DOES NOT kssp ther
from coming hack here again. though
The boys around here are just .
bad n the girls. Half dossn boy
were in here getting candy one da,
and they had got their candy an
hadn't paid for 1t. when . boy stuc
his head in the door and shouted
Say. missus. your sign has tumble
down. His eyes bulged out as II h
was Gcared. and my heart gave such i.
jump that I could scarcely get out t.
the sidewalk. The sign was all right
The boys left the store by rear doc
while l was looking for the boy. Al
tsrwards they declared that they pale
for the candy when they got it It 1
dreadful to think what men and WON
en- these boys and girls will BE- When
they grow up"
The Meeker herald., 1904-12-17
CRISP BANK NOTES.
WILL III sUPPLANrED II SOFT
AID vELvETY BILLS.
New Process to Bs Employed By Gov
eminent Printing Bureau
Some Interesting Par
ttculars. '

The days Of the crisp bank-note are
numbered. Instead Of being crisp. ,the
money which the government bureau
Of engraving and printing will hereafter
turn out will be soft and velvety, II
important experiments which are row
being conducted In the presence OF
treasury officials for the purpose OF
concentrating the advantages Of novel
chemical treatment for paper prove
satisfactory. The result Of the adoption
OF the new secret process. says Geyer's
StAtioner, will be to reyolutionize a
portion of the work connected with the
printing of the paper money OF the United
States. Under the new process It will
takes just 60 days less time to manu-
facturs . bank-note than under the
present method. The chemical solu-
tion not only renders the paper soft
and yelvety. but It also makes II nom
shrinkable. BY applying It to Japan
csc napkin that article becomes A.
soft and pliable az tissue Of silk.
The chemical preparation acts as an
antiseptic and preventative. When APP
Piled to old documents 1t seems to
knit the fiber together and prevent fur
Their decay. Under the present process
Of printing paper money the paper has
to be thoroughly soaked In water.
While It Ia in this soaked condition, one
side Of the paper Il printed. The sheet
IL then placed In . steam-room and
Kept under . high temperature for 80
days. the time necessary for the ink to
dry. The sheet II again soaked as in
the frst instance and the reverse side
Of the bill printed. The 30-day drying
process then has to be repeated. In
cases where a third impression on tie
bill is necessary. which is required when
the printing Ia done In two colors. the
wetting and drying process has to be
repeated for third time, and another
month Is thus consumed in Its produc-
ton. Besides the delay Of this process.
the wetting and drying rot the fiber Of
the paper. and although II IL "starched"
to give 1t the crisp appearance, the
statch soon wears out and the bill be-
comes limp and worn. In printing bills
on paper that has been treated by the
new process no wetting fs necessary.
The Ink loses none Of its ruster when ap-
piled to the paper. as under the old
process. and is thoroughly dry within "a
hours after the printing 10 done.
The Meeker herald., 1904-12-17
professions are

Queer professions are many anc
various. but there can b few more
queer than one which IL now being
advertised in Paris-that. namely, OF
professor Of massage for dogs. It ap-
pears that there II an establishment
in which dogs may Be subjected tc
treatment at the following rates: For
changing the form Of the muzxls, 40
francs; putting wrinkles OF bull
dogs face. 90 francs; making .
straight tail curly, 10 francs: remov-
ing superfuous hair, ave francs an
hour; changing color OF coat, 30
francs; changing dropping ears to
erect. and vice versa, 20 francs; max
ing bulldogs fore paws crooked. 100
francs.
The Meeker herald., 1904-12-17
Favorite Home Paper.
Why the Twice-a-veek Republic has

Why the Twice-a.week Republic has
achieved wide popularity.
Established for nearly century
and read regularly by more than
500, 600 persons in the West and South
west, the Twice-a-Week Republic
of st. Louis can justly lay claim to
that enviable distinction, "Favorite
Home Paper"
1t is great because it has always
aimed to inform, instruct and enter
tain its readers on an matters of pub
lie and home interest. In 1904 twill
be especially interesting and valuable.
Here are some reasons why you
should subscribe for it:
This is a campaign year, and you
will want to be informed of the move
ments Of party leaders, reports of the
great national and state conventions,
progress of the campaign, reports of
the elections, etc.
You will want to know all about
the Worlds Fair, to be held in st.
Louis from April 80 to December '04.
You will be interested in aud kept
we'll informed by the Farm Visitor,
regular supplement of the paper, pre-
pared especially for the farmer and
his family.
You will want to know what the
world Is doing in every field of activ-
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The Meeker herald., 1904-12-17
SMOOTHLY RUNNING WHEEL
It Went Around All Right Until the
Visitor scrapsd His Heel
On the Floor.

yes" said tie manager, a. tAsy
stood In awe before the great machine.
Its perfect. See how smoothly It
runs. and remember the weight OF that
ay-wheel. will your" The great wheel,
70 feet In diameter. revolved noiseless-
ly. the belt Tapping. with an OCCASION
al jerk. a. the joint came in sight
says the Dallas (Tex) News.
An oily person in blue cottonade
scowled at the visitors and continued
TO pour oil into the little glass cups,
thick. yellow oil that seemed q most
satisfactory lubricant. A tho party
turned one scratched his heel ON the
iron-covered floor, and q weird shriek
rent the air. The person in blue lsaped
tn the air with his hair hristling. The
party. including the manager. made
for the door. The only brave one was
the man who had caused the trouble.
He was interested.
The engineer poked his head into
the whirling belts and began to scat
ter OIL
"Cre-e-e-e-ak!" the visitor ran his
foot across the floor again.
The engineer lodged back with af-
frighted face and around the machine
where he peeped into every crevics.
Gene Quit" called the manager.
Something's about to break"
"Cre-e-e-e-akw
Again the engineer tore around tho
great machine. dripping oil all over i.
The machine gave another creak, this
time hollow groan. for the visitor
had miscalculated the force, and with
q howl the engineer threw OF the belt,
and the ponderous wheel slowly halt
ed.
WELL" said the engineer, "IM DO
hanged II know what 1t il, but get
to ind out"
Maybe It was my foot sc.spins the
floor." said the visitor. feeling . pity
for him.
Foot nothin'." said the engineer.
rudely. TIL machines busted. II
people would only ten to their busi-
ness they'd get along better"
Then the visitor left, and the en-
gineer began to unscrew all the nuts
and bolts. swearing enthusiastically
under his breath until such time as
the manager should be out Of hearing
The Meeker herald., 1904-12-17
Alarming Symptom.

whats the occasion of all this taIk
about having a conseFvator appointed
for old Muir toburn?"
II think 1t originated with his law
yers He wants to tear up his will nna
divide his property among his heirs
while he IL still alive. Trib-
uns.
The Meeker herald., 1904-12-17
Delinquent Tax List

OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER,
STATE OF COLORADO, |SS.
COUNTY OF RIO BLANCO.
MEEKER. November f6. 1904.
Public Notice is hereby given that will,
according to law, offer at public sale, at the
office of the Treasurer of Rio Blanco County,
and State of Colorado. on
Monday, December 10Th, 1904,
The Meeker herald., 1904-12-17
Need a shirt waist? Thought 50.
Just received a new lot at Oldlands,

core yonr coia VIII sroa,o E brin
The Meeker herald., 1904-12-17

Cheap holiday rates for students
and teachers to nearly all points west
of Chicago. The Colorado Midland.
The Meeker herald., 1904-12-17

and succeeding days, commencing at the
hour of 10 a. m. Of said day, so much of the
following described real estate, situate in the
said county, on which taxes for the year
1908 have not been paid. as shall be neces-
sary to pay the taxes hereinbelow set down;
interest and penalties, to-wit:
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Thomas, g. T..
Wakeman, W. l..
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-16

Philadelphia. Jan. 1.-THE steamship
Rhynland passed In the Delaware Break
water at 10:55 n. m.
New York. Jan. l5.-Arrived: Cassel from
Bremen.
New York, Jan. 15-Arrived: Arabia.
Hamburg. The steamer Pretoria. from
Hamburg for New York. was reported hy
wireless telegraph as passing Nantucket
Lightship 4:30 D. III.
Naples. Jan. 1i.-SaileI: Prinz Adclbert.
New York.
Liverpool, Jan. IA Sailed: Georgia. New
York.
Queenstown, Jan. l5.-SaiIel: Costic.
from Liverpool, Boston.
London, Jan. 15.-Arrived: Vermont.
Portland, Ore. via Singapore.
San Francisco. Jan. 15.-Saiied: Barken-
tine Irmgard. Honolulu. Steamer Coptic.
Hong-Kong.
New York, Jan. 15.-Steamer Lucania.
from Liverpool and Queenstown. for New
York, is reported as being in communica-
ton by wireless telegraph with Nantucke ct
liSh:ship at $40 y. m.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-16
LECTURES ON LIFE WORK
OF MRS. B0OTH-TUCKER.
Colonel higgins Tells of Inhors of
the Late Consul of the sal
vntion Army.

Colonel Nrs. F. j. Higgins Of New
, Yull. delivered q lecture on The Life and
/ Work of Consul Mrs. Bocth-Tucker'' b.
for. a large audience I'm the auditorium of
the Central Y. ". =. A, Grand ana Frank
lin avenues, last night. All the city corps
Of the Salvation Army united in attend
ing. there being 800 persons present.
Colonel Higgins is general secretary in
charge If the rescue and SUM wock of
the Salvation Army. with headquarters in
New York. her husband. Colonel Higgins.
being chief secretary and second in com
mauI Of the army.
Mrs. Higgins was closely associated with
tie late Mrs. Bmma Booth-Tucker. and
ON her trip of inspection of the rescue
nom-s and stun missions in the large
cities Of the country. delivers the Lecture.
setting forth the life ana work Of the lat"
consul.
The story Of Mrs Booth-TuCker's life
and work. as toil - the lecturer Illus
trdtel with stereopticon views and NOV
ing pictures. held the attention of the au-
tI"nce throughout. Mrs. Higgins pictured
the late consul as 4 lover Of mankind
whose greatest work was in saving erring
and fallen women d devoted wife and Il
LOVING Tnoth"r-a woman respected dnd re
yared BY men and women in all conditions
II life
The details Of Mrs. Bocth-TucIser's last
trip were recounted. The story Of the
wreck at Dean Lake. where Mrs. Booth
Tucker was fatally injured. was repeated.
Gu' could have heard pin drop. the hush
vas 80 intense. as Colonel Higgins. with
trembling voice, told how Mrs. Booth
Tucker was removed from the wreck ana
carried into the little station. where she
Il'I without raEaiuiuG consciousness.
Trcu tEr audience. led hy Mrs. William
Brewer. Colonel Higgins's secretary.
-1nv JNo verses Of God BE With You
TIN We Meet Again" Moving pictures of
tn funeral in New York and the burial in
|o".!lfUn Cemetery were thrown upon
tn, screen
Colonel Higgins was To have departed
for Chicago ~ noon to-day. but she Will
remain day longer and conduct 4 slum
meeting at the army's slum mission. No
lIiH South broadway, tonight. inspecting
tine rescue HON. on Marine avenue this
morning.
sunday Colonel Higgins will go 10 Chi
"2C". thence to Dss Moines. Omaha. to
other Western cities and the Pacific Coast
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-16
Members .Annul business Rcla
tionS in Order to Escape
Sentence of Court.
CONVICTION IN NEW YORK.
The First Case in Legal History
Where Charge Of Conspiracy
Ia Maintain Monopoly
Has Been Proven.
I;EHTTIl. SPECIAL.

( ii-i.' EIi'' SfE'lAl-
. New YORK. Jan l5--lt was only the de-
1 ''s''n ~ di~solv" what is known as In"
. 'l''N IruSt. as far as lis organization
/ I'D 'h'E St"t" i concerned. int saved
I 'mrt'Sn "i its prominent officials from
.IE ia'ShIy dealt with ~ the court ~
SPECIAL :" sl"nS TODAY
'-N'U'G q f'lal which has lasted for s''N-
. era! months, they Vent Into court. u!o'G-
+ 'd guilty &" th- char%" "f "'n-riring II"
maintain monopoly. and when they left
. IT Was with q suspended sentence hanging
oyer 1l'i- heads
~ far rs can he asc@rt@jn0i this * .n'
''N' '''H" III Inc legal hiFt''E '' ...'
country 'ha' whai amounts - 'ynF'.-
non on such "haf-e has ben "at'.'''i.
De-" Ne" York ''n''oti"n'F~ JOIN rs
ASse'ia zion - he name hy winch ~"
T'+' was knorr- ''fnE."iin'; W. 'H"
i''h'ii.i Wholesalers it had a national
"'+''l'';ation. with A'ac9''af''FS iu Ne"
avg. n ). In I"ne last Moses G"la"HrG.
VINO hid been m"m'F'" II ~" AsS"r.a-
HON. "lt Wi,o had hoH'I eNr 'ii''i. after ii@
refusal t" pay fine imposed IN him for
violation Of - 'Jiss. took steps which
resulted In the arrest If til" officials.
The thirteen ln"mir'rs constituting IN"
trust We" arrested charged with con-
~"i''"'. Tn" hearings dragged along all
through ~" summer.
In his complaint. which he afterwards
ampliti.I 10y his testimony. Goldberg as
serted ,hat the defendants as wholesalers
had combined To cr"tte ;uoncrtlE IN
'H" vending Of candies and "onic"'i"n-
''i'N IN NV A".F and elsewhere. To ~
'i'''' .'H or. = i:"m engaging in the bust
A'>', - arrange and maintain prices and
- hIaWfuiiy restrain ami prevent free
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-16

1t. No real work will bc done by It IN
I'll next month. when t-st of tLr various
unit sections Vi the buildings Will be
made
Up 20 date all the power required ON the
grounds has BEEN furnished by the Wash
ingtOn University plant. an equipment Of
three ide engines. directly cunnecteG with
electric generators. each Of - klluwitt
capacity. These engines light th- engine
houses and hospital and supply the patrol
illumination of Oh" grounds.
The new engine X fIrjV~ In the 1900
kiiOwdtt plant which Will furnish power
for running I'll" intramural railway and
moving exhibits and the current for
lighting during the Exposition Inr plant
Is made up of thr following engines.
MASSIVE ENGINES.
Four Westinghouse engines coupled 10
Westinghouse generators S.-tD kilowatts:
AIlis-Chalmrrs engine. coupled to Rulio"k
generator.3sD kil"watts. Hamilton -Coriss
engine. coupled to National generator. i..t',
kiiowdtts: Rat"aG-Turbau engine. coupled
to Bullock generator. 1910 kilOwutts: Gen
erll Electri" engine. coupled to TIr0O
generator, 80" klluwattS: ,ttIi, 1900 Eio-
watts
Electricity for are lighting viii he sup
piled by three sets. aggr"@ItiHg 100 kI'0-
watts. including tn" following. DrIaGuey-
B"ll"Nlll" engine. coupled ip 4 generator
Of Electric Lighting Sucieiy.llre kHowatts:
Slructluu. sIpIlNiu" engine and generator.
100 kilowatts: thc Bradley Company. sup
plying engiu" and generator ~ kiIoWatts:
total. 2.3pt EilowattS.
In addition to these plants is q 4.i51 i,iio-
watt plant mad" up rf five sets iurl,!d-
ing the machinery OF she Murray Iron
Works Of burlington. L.. Lam. x Eodley
Of Cincinnati. O., H4ui-hurg Engine Com
pany of Harrisburg. Pa: Erpwn-C Coriis=
Company Of torliss. Wis. and the Buck
eye EnGine Company Of Salem. o. and a
hug" water wheel supplied Ey tn. Abner-
poble Company cf san Francisco
All of th"s" engines and generators are
exhibits OF tn" companies furnishing them.
They are "laSseI In the moving exhibits
and represent the most modern achieve
nent in tn" science Of mechanical con
struction The largest manufacturers OF
l,hrop" ana America are represented il
the pCwsr plant
Foundations for most Of the engines are
already constructed. Two bie travelling
cranes, with an aS%r"Sat" capacity oC over
900 tons. which ar" also exhibits nave
been put In the .lachincry uu.lliug 10 aid
I'm Installing the engines
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-16
PRISONER DIGS
THROUGH WALL
Half Uses Iron Crowbar to Ec-
cape From Alton Jail and
Not Face Wife.

FL Haff. q prisoner II the Alton city
j-t. escaped early yesterday by digging
hole through the inside stone wall with an
iron bar. After getting through the wall
Han reached the corridor and then passed
through the hook and ladder room to the
street.
IisI was being held n the fail for fail
ARE ~ furnish = bond in the sum OF $50
TO keep the PEACE. He was placed under
bond on the complaint OF his wife and
Policeman Cray. both OF whom claimed
Han threatened to kill them. He was
locked up 10y order OF Magistrate W. B.
Hose Wednesday evening. ana was to have
been taken 10 the Madison County Jail at
LGwa-u~ViIl= Yesterday morning.
Fred HeiSpeth and r. l. Andrews. two
prisoners VINO WeT- with Han. refused to
accompany him. Both are being held to
await preliminary hearing upon the
charge Os attempting to kill Jake Mslson
Of West Alton.
Half was reported to have been seen
yeStcplGy morning in Upper Safe street
near the city limits, but 50 far the police
have been unable 10 locate him.
Half has l. long police record and has
served two terms in the Southern Illinois
Penitent!ary at Chester.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-16
WEDDING GUESTS
GO ON MAN HUNT
Rival for Affections of Bride
Fleet RobS Prospective Bride
groom of License and May
BE Lynched.

Bluefell. W. Va. Jan. 15-Au euraged
posse consisting Of guests at a wedding
which was scheduled to take place At VII
Iomton to-day j. securing the hills. look
ing for Frank Montyo. a prominent young
man oi this section.
At the point OF n revolver. Moutyo held
up Joseph Miller and forced him to sur
render a license to marry Eleanor Vance,
for whose affections he was rival
The wedding party was awaiting the
arrival Of the prospective bridegroom.
and when he returned minus the necessary
document posse was speedily formed.
headed by the father Of the bride-to-be,
with intent to lynch Montyo.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-16
DOG KILLED BY BURGLAR.
Marauder Caught After Cutting
Hole in Store Floor.

REPt tBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Jan. 15.-Iohn Rowland. 70
years Old. who said ne lived al the Union
Hotel. in Hester street. Manhattan. WIS
charged with burglary in the Myrtle Ave
une Court. Brooklyn. According TO the
police version his descent on the Croccry
store of John Ioheu1y. at No - Red
avenue. was a case of great cry and little
wool.
Rowland got into the basement. the po-
lice say. by smashing q window. He en-
Countered a big Newfoundland dog and
after a fierce struggle he succeeded in kill
ing il with boat hook He found the
door leading up 10 the grocery bolted and
barred. but with hand saw he cut a hole
through the floor large enough - squeeze
through.
He was too tired after his dog Staying
and carpentry, according to the police his
torian, TO drill the safe and blow it. so he
had to be content with s. from the till.
He had Crawled to the basement and was
on the point Of escaping when Johe1uy
returned home. He saw the broken win
dow and the hole in his floor and called
the police. After 4 search Rowland was
found hiding in an empty barrel.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-16
BECHTEL TRIAL UNDER WAY.
I Defense Endeavors TO Clear Sui
cide'i Memory.

Allentown. Pa. Jan. 15.-The trial Of
Mrs. Catherine Bechtel charged with be
ing an accessory after the fact to the
murder of her daughter. Mabel. was con-
tinued to-day and a number Of witnesses
were examined.
No important evidence, however. was
ELECTED to throw light upon the mystery
of the girls death.
Mr. Schaadt. the attorney for Mrs.
Bechtel. is strenuousiy endeavoring, not
alone to acquit his client. but to remove
from the memory of her son. Thomas. ihe
suicide, the stigma of being the murderer
of his sister.