The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-30

the window that opened out into the
alley had been torn away. Outside the
window was an electric light wire, and
from its position it was apparent that
the murderer had swung himself to the
ground by this wire.
The circumstances"
| The circumstance of the handkerchief.
with its initials I'D. NJ" and an ocu-
/ lists statement that he had sold a pain
of glasses resembling those found in
the room to Dudley Mackrey, caused
that young mans arrest within two
hours Taken with knowledge of the
! rivalry of the young man and the muir,
woman, the circumstances against
Mackrey seemed overwhelming
i The prisoner was unable to refute the
charges. He appeared stunned and dazed
with surprise at the disgrace. He pro
tested that on the night in question h'
had gone to the drugstore to purchase
arsenic and lycopodium to use in an ex
pertinent in making new flashlight OF
ereenish white color. When this was
recalled the chemist remembered hav-
ing sold lycopodium, a fact which he
had forgotten. Mackrey stated also tina
he passed DR.. Doggett's office but few
minutes after seven; that he walked
down there intending to call the youn,
physician to account for calling upor
Miss Hibbon while partially intoxicat
! ed, as he mad during the afternoon, an
that he reconsidered when he approache
the office and retraced his steps He
, could not recall meeting any one OF
his way home. He said that he haf
gone, directly home and commenced hi
experiments, burt that he accidental,
exploded part of the compound in tn
motor and burned his hands. He made {
general denial, declaring that the glasse'
5 found in the murdered doctors office die
not belong to him, and that the hand
Eerchief was not his property, al
4 though the handkerchiefs found in hi
room were similar and marked in tai
same way as the one in the murdered
mans office. raasIea 8
e How Mackerey Was Cleared.
DIR. Sheppard became interested in tn
mystery which was given much public
lity in England. He was a retired ply
stefan, who for twelve years had mad
, a subject Of criminology. Then he Sc
5 to work to prove that the man who al
9 lready had been practically condeinne
u was innocent. He worked for many day
i and was baffled at every turn. Their
= he made a surprising discovery. /
: the rim of the glasses found in Dl
Doggett's office he found, under a mi
croscope, an eyelash which was hel
F. fast there. Preserving this carefully, h
IS went to the prisoner in his cell and pull
a ed out several of his eyelashes. Afte
d comparing with the one found in tn
is rim of the glasses he declared positive
l. lly that Mackrey was innocent. tn
n. crown counsel was not wholly convinC
ed.
10 DIR. Shepard opened an office in Wa
h sol as an oculist and examined eyes FIRE
D. of charge He figured that the murdere
4 of DR.. Doggett had weak eyes an
4 might be tempted by the offer. 1t pro,
N ed so, for among dozens of person
It from whom he extracted eyelashe
e, while examining their eyes was OF
re who caused the new oculist to exclail
ne with surprise. The man mad sty an
+ the oculist told him that it was due |
n an affection which originated from
d. disease of the base at the lashes. an
ne so he pulled on several of them A
ter taking the mans name and address
g, age and occupation, for purposes, as
IS said, of the diagnosis, he ushered hi
O. from nis office and locked the door. A
ID examination of these lashes proved thu
III they were exactly the same as the las
#. found in the glasses.
1e The crown counsel was informed an
as the detectives in his office took up ii
90 investigation and found that the ma
n. who was David AIilholand, a sma
farmer living near Walsol, had about
year previous accused DIR. Doggett ,
disgracing his seventeen-year old daup,
ter and had threatened vengeance. Witt
= in two days it was shown that NIilho
land actually was the murderer H
hands, when he was arrested, showed tt
scars of burns of the electric liol
!, wires. The optician who testified again.
Mackerey admitted that ne sold IL
same kind of glasses to AIilholIand. I'll
= man broke down and confessed. Macl
!, reg, saved by an eyelash, was released
he Goes Into RankrIIntcv