The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-26


stretched upon the floor.
Frightened Fenner dropped back in
to the hallway and ran out to the
street, summoned Police Constable
Trautwine, and returned with him to
the place. Doggett IS body, the head
crushed by the blow Of the bludgeon,
was found on the floor. The door lead
ing to the corridor was still locked,
but the door into the storeroom had
been forced and. the wire mosquito net
ting to the window that opened out
into the alley had been torn away.
Outside the window was an electric
light wire, and from it's position it was
apparent that the murderer had swung
himself to the ground by this wire.
The circumstances.
The circumstance of the handker-
chief, with it's initials sd. MI and
an oculist S statement that he had sold
a pair OF glasses resembling those found
in the room to Dudley Mackrey, caused
that young mans, arrest within two
dered doctor for the favor of the young
woman, the circumstances against
Mackrey seemed overwhelming. -
The prisoner was unable to refute
the charges He appeared stunned and
| dazed with surprise at the disgrace.
He protested that on the night in ques-
ton he had gone to the drugstore to
in an experiment in making a new fash
light Of greenish white color. When
this was recalled, the chemist remem-
bered having sold lycopodium, fact
which he had forgotten. Mackrey
stated also that he passed DR.. Dog
gett IS office but few minutes after
| :; that he walked down there intending
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for calling upon Miss Hibbon while
partially intoxicated, as he had during
the afternoon, and that he reconsid
cred when he approached the office and
retraced his steps. He could not re-
call meeting any one on his way home
He said that he had gone directly home
and commenced his experiments, but
| the compound in the motor and burned
his hands. He made a general denial
declaring that the glasses found in the
murdered Doctors office did not belong
to him, and that the handkerchief was
not his. property, altho the handker
chiefs found in his room were similar
and marked in the same way as the
one in the murdered man s office.
How Mackrey Was Cleared.
/ DR.. Sheppard became interested il
the mystery, which was given mucl
publicity in England. He was re
tired physician, who for twelve year!
had made subject Of criminology
Then he set to work to prove that thu
man, who already. had been PRACTICAL,
condemned was innocent. He worked
for many days and was baffed a
every turn Then he made surpris
glasses found in DR.. Doggett's offic,
he found, under a microscope, an eye
lash which was held fast there. Pre-
serving this &c carefully, he , vent to tn.
eral of his eyelashes. After compar
ing with the one found in the rim O.
the glasses he declared positively tina
i Mackrey was innocent. The crow
counsel was not wholly convinced. :
DR.. Shepard opened an office in Wal
sol as an oculist and examined eye
free of charge. He figured that tn
and might be tempted by the offer. 1
proved so, for among dozens Of per
sons from whom he extracted eyelashe
while examining their eyes was on
who caused the new oculist to exclain
with surprise. The man had sly an
the oculist told him that it was due t.
an affection. which originated from
so he pulled out several Of them. Afte
taking the man s name and address
age and occupation, for purposes, as b
said, Of the diagnosis, he ushered hin
from his office and locked the door
An examination of these lashes prove
that they were exactly the same as tn
lash found in the glasses.
The crown counsel was Informed an
the detectives in his office took up tn
investigation and found that the mar
who was David Milholland, a sma!
farmer living. near Walsol, had abou
year previous accused Dr.. Dogget
| of disgracing his 17-year-old daughte
and had threatened vengeance: Withi
} two days it was shown that Milhollan
actually was the murderer. His hands
l when he was arrested, showed the scar
of burns of the electric-light wires
) The optician who testified agains
, Mackrey admitted that he sold tn
same kind of glasses to Milhoollanc
The man broke down and confessed
Mackrey, saved by an eyelash, wa
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