The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-07-01
CHAPTER ".

| No sooner had DIR. 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 1t at once
TO the director of criminal investigation
of New Scotland Yard. who telegrnphed
back that Detective-Inspector Foundes
would be sent down Immediately to
knowlesworth Hall.
When Foundes reached Balwash that
afternoon ne called on DR.. Hopkins,
and without delay drove hin to the
Hall, where in h locked chamber Of
the dead a second examination of h
deceased was made.
You will see that the body seems in
a perfectly healthy state" said DR..
Hopkins in low. rapid tones. land 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
! saw it a few hours ago"
The Inspector looked at the spot IN
dicated, and then at the face of
the living man beside him.
"What does it mean?" he inquired,
his sharp eyes fixed inquiringly on the
speaker.
1t means" the medical man an
severed with grave elaboration, that.
small as 1t is, that little puncture was
big enough to let his life escape"
THAT puncture caused his death?'',
There can be little doubt of 1t, as 1
will show. A virulent poison has been
injected, and it took some skill to do 1t
neatly
In all his experience Foundes had not
previously met such Il case, and his in
terest In the tragedy increased With the
mystery that promised to surround it.
So far as you can judge at present.
do YOU think it likely, sir. that the
deceased took his own life" the in
spector asked.
Il don't think it probable. Setting
apart the want 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'll the use of poisons; and he was
net a medical student
Then you believe the man who killed
MIR. Gotfe must have known the poison
TO select. n the place 50 inject ito"
So long as the poison was injected
under the skin 1T amy part OF the body
the. effect would be fatal. But its in
lection at this particular spot argues
some study of onatomy. The deceased
merely felt a slight sting, probably in
sufficient to wake him from a sound
''NSf' a i oNualIS lOlloN GU.
We have a murder Of no common
Kind before, JUS"
II think it the work Of no common
or ordinary man" the doctor replied.
When presently the latter left.
FoSndes, aided by the Balwash con-
static. began Il minute examination of
the dead mans room.
After a careful search of h apart
ment and Of the belongings of the de-
ceased, he made three notes.
and chain were left, not IL shilling re-
manned in his pockets.
That he could find neither apers of
any value nor letters referring to pri-
waite matters.
That the lower half OF his bedroom
window stood open. and that near it.
on the waXed floor, We're scratches that
might possibly have been made bv
nailed boots, or scots with iron heels.
Looking from this window, he saw
That the roof of n veranda which skirt
ed hat side OF the house was within a
few feet of the sill. The hard, we'll
rolled %terrance in front gave no trace
OF footsteps.
II have been his servant since I was
a adj. My father and grandfather and
their fore1athers have been in the serv-
ice of his illustriOus family. We nave
always belonged to him.. Urbano told
him. q smile which puzzled the In
spector. playing about she Wallets thin
lips, which never quite covered the
double row ri his square yellow teeth.
HIS l.itg!isn #as excellent. but his ac-
cemt tUreiGa.