The daily Alaskan., 1905-04-26
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tnU WNS uufNcTtN OuS hikhN NNAAA blizzarl. The murderer left him for dead. but he did not die for some time after the blow was struck. Unable to leave the bed in which he was mur' dered. there seemed to be no way of communicating Information that would lead to the punishment of his murder er Yet he succeeded in leaving al that was essential
 Klapper was used to reading at night In bed before going to sleep and kept on a stand beside his bed a lamp matches and some books. When the hody was discovered In the morning, the lamp was burning, though the oil was nearly exhausted. People who had passed the house between n and l2 reported that they had seen no light but man who had passed just before dawn on his way Co train declared that he had noticed light in Klappert room. He knew Klapper and won. dcrcd If he were not nl. He said be would have stopped to find out, but had barely time to reach his train.
 Tframed several theories, more or less influenced by this circumstance. Nlap' Der was surely in bed with the light out when the murder was committed How then could lt have been burning In the morning unless he had lived long enough after the blow to light itt | had feeling q can find no better word to express lO that the lamp had been lighted by the victim with purpose after he had been struck.
 I looked for communication on pa per, but found none. ! was absentlS turning over the lcavcs of one ot th, books on the table when came Co rcd smudge. It covered the word ~tcn" It at once occurred Co me that Hlappcr had communicated something concerning the murder hy words smudged by his own blood, aud look cd tor more, which found | expect cd that they would lic In the order oi message. but they did not Conscc utivcly placed they read;
 Ton. crlsp. man, on beard, me. Called National i've. bin took dollar, hair, Tore head. new. because, scar, rcd and stabbed | of all ten.
 Tue moment l had placed these words on paper in the above order ! Knew from the words scar, beard and halr that it contained a description oi the murlcrer. | also inferred from thc words crisp five. bin. ten and national thaI it also contained a description of k.nk bin or bills that had been taG. CD. My first effort 10 deciphoring the message resulted as fellows;
 Nf,, called on me. beard and hair, red scar on forehead, tock ten new crisp I've dollar blIls on (some) national (oan9.
 This was evidently not the solution, for there were number of words un. used tried it again;
 stabbed Cby) man with red hair and ecar5. Scar on forehead. He took ten new crisp five dollar bills on tsomel na tiousl (5ank) because l called,
 TIs was better than the first effort; but Ike the first, the words were uoi all used. made a number Of trials before found correct reading, though l did not know whether the murderer took ten five dollar bills cr five ten dollar bills This was my last effort:
 Man Cwith) red hair and beard, scar on forehead. stabbed me becs ise I called. | uIol took ten new crisp i've dollar oiAs. | al Gf the Tenth National
 Since the bank might have been tho Fifth or the Tenth National, went Co both and learned at the Tenth that it had pald out some new five dollar bile the day bcfore. and Mir klapper's ae count showed be had been paid so tho Sal-e day. Therefore the last part Of | ht message read. Ten new i've dollar ,n.S. an of the Tenth National at once advertised to give a pre-, nj im to any one who could furnish me .yl,h one of these bills \ woman, tho aShicr of third rate rCStaUrant an ,rrcd the advertisement, bringing ono ,t inc bills Afterward there was an | .lcr brought tn, but too late Co be o' Jvantarc. The woman told me that l te man NlN EaNN " w "N' t-
 uulh looking that she feared it was Smptcrfcit and took it to her employei before changing it In this way tho matter was impressed on her mind. sskel her if she could identify the man | iud ghe said she could.
 Tn, rest was comparatively easy. II aid the matter before the Inspector and asked if be had any record of a crimi nal with red hair and beard and a seal ,p his forehead. After examination h' tound that the description fitted Jiu Courke. alias Patsy Burue alias Caus' lack and a number of other aliases who had recently been released iron inc penitentiary and seen in town. fh, man was watched for, arrested Rn' Identified hy the restaurant cashier Two of the bills were found on his per eOn
 He was tried and convicted Afte hls conviction he gave an account Q the robbery and murder that tallie' with my theory. He entered the hous hy means Of window that had bcel left untastened and after finding noth inc below went up to KlapperR bed room and turned a dark lantern oh th aeeper. While the robbCr was 8 arch