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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25

was run histfncatIoa for the words IN
the friendly greeting accorded to hiln
1T the surgeons door,
Two minutes after he had pulled e
the bell handle, Thomas was comfort
ably enscopced in an easy-chair in the
doctors study, the physician sitting op-
-posite to him at his desk, where drop
light burned.
You are the most extraordinary fell
low" the surgeon exclaimed, admiring-
ly, after Thomas had stated his mission.
Some of the morgue people must have
told you / was called in. No? Well,
never mlnd-we'll assume you OWNED
it, as you have a hundred other matters
supposed to be the most profound of
secrets. But I'LL tell you one thing, my
black-haired friend. This is one of the
most curious and remarkable cases that
ever came to my attention.
you have no doubt it was case Of
murder?" questioned Mr.. Thomas, busy
with his watch charm.
81 can find no other explanation. You
saw the wound; you noticed how the
man lay2 Now the bullet was a 80 cal
iber pistol ball. 1t entered at an angle
Of certainly no less than 20 degrees, and
went upwards and inwards in that d.
rection. | don't know whether you OBJ
served any traces of powder on the
mans clothing?"
NO"
"They were there, nevertheless. And
that means that the pistol from which
the fatal shot was fred couldn't have
been held more than three feet away.
At the same time we concluded it must
have been more than two. And this,
you see, effectually disposes Of the the
DRY Of suicide"
and now, doctor, want to ask you
two or three questions. In the first
place, isn't it within the possibilities of
medical science to determine just how
long a man has been dead?"
Anywhere within "a or SO hours,
probably yes"
with how much Nccuracy?"
well, possibly within an hour"
"Aa close as that?"
Il believe that most surgeons and
phyalcians accept the proposition of IN
eminent surgeon and chelhIst who
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25

at dinner OF Mrs Astor, the leader
Of society. Ryan does not undervalua
social distinction, though he has none
Of 1t himself. He is great enough to
be content with the fact Of power, let
ting others seem to exert 1t in the
public sight.
Belmont is a quiet little man of av-
erage height and slender build. His
father, the elder August Belmont, was
named Schoenberg, but at time when
it seemed that French would be the
financial language of the world 1t had
been changed to Belmont, the French
equivalent for beautiful mountain"
The elder August was lover of horses
and soon a friend of Tammany hall.
The Belmonts have acquired great
riches on their own account, besides
the prestige Of representing the great
European family. In building the sub
way when other financiers would not
look at 1t, Mr.. Belmont demonstrated
his nerve. His reward has been mag
nificent. But though he is a more inn
portant man in the financial world to-
day than Mr.. Ryan l doubt whether
he will be 20 years from now, when
both men will still be only about ]. p.
Morgans age or John d. Rockefeller's.
That the. latter will be succeeded by
Ryan as the great financial power in
this country is a general expectation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25

behalf $l2O annually invested IN
traction companies. Its share of the
total cost of replacing every tie, tun-
mel, wire and car could be paid by that
sum. But each family is actually pay
ing interest upon $625 to the different
lines. 1t is paying interest unneces-
sarily, wrongfully, upon $500 Of wa
tered stock and getting a wretched
service for the money. The plants, in
Guiding the subway, are worth hun
dred millions. They are paying inter-
est upon $500, 00O,pO0. The 100000 900
difference is the value Of the franchises
that guilty public officials have given
away for Selatively small brides in the
past and are With difficulty restrained
from giving away in the present.
This merger of the Ryan-Belmont
interests explains what 1 said in my
letter of comment upon the election
frauds in which Hearst was counted
out of the Office to which a plurality
of the citizens desired his election. For
New York is only at the beginning of
its rapid transit system. Privileges as
valuable as all the existing rights, are
to be given out within the next few
years in completing the projected sub
ways. There will be but one bidder
now for those upon Manhattan, prac-
tically but one bidder in the entire
city. This stake was so enormous that
Ryan simply had to win, through his
tools, Murphy and the other local
bosses of the Tammany faction. His
political record with Belmont was ap.
parent before election. This disclosure
will greatly increase municipal owner.
ship sentiment in the city. 1t should
make 1t practically irresistible.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25
1T WAS EASY OF SOLUTION
Their Betrothal Was Nearly of Age
and She Suggested = Way
TO Check II
ITO Be Continued

They hal only been engA.5Ud Is years
but II scult,Ed lesg time Is her, and she
was growing RESTLESS, relates London
Tit-Bits.
Darling" she Paid, in gentlest &C.
cents, our betrothal has been very
sweet, has it not?"
1T hast has indeed, my own"
But it has been very long, don't you
think?"
Yes; it has been pretty middlin'
long" he rejoined.
Il was thinking, dearest" she con-
tinued, playing with his watch and cast
ing down her eyes, that our betrothaI is
nearly old enough to go out and work for
its living. Couldn't we have 1t learn a
trade, or get clerkship, or put it out at
interest, or do something with it so that
we might realize something on it? 1t
has been hanging about home so long,
burning gas and coal, and now it is near
ly grown. 1t seems like shame to have
it doing nothing so long"
But, my love"
"And just think" she interrupted, In
six years more it will be of age. l don't
care so much about myself (raising her
eyes), but pa and ma feel so hurt about
it,"
What would you suggest?"
1--WE might get married"
That's so. Inever thought Of that
They are going to get married.
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bought that to get control Of Its assets
to dig new subways with. He bought
McClellan's reelection because Tam
many was necessary to his plans for
getting the subway contracts. He
made peace with Belmont, whom he
had whipsawed in politics. He cloaked
his designs with a sham Of respeeta-
bility by getting three trustees of ma
tional reputation to stand at the head
OF the Equitable-after he had chosen
It's president He landed that plesi-
dent In the inner circle Of New York
society, Old members of that society
gasped when Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nor
ten ware included IN "tha little List
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25

met in each generation who should
bear the name of Robert. Thomas Ad-
dis Emmett, only brother of the dying
man, has a numerous progeny, practi-
cally all of whom are Americans. His
son Robert wore the ring. 1t is now
held by Col. Robert T. Emmett. Rich
ard Stockton Emmett, named after the
American admiral, who was an ances-
tor also of Charles Stewart Parnell,
died a short time ago, aged so. Will
liam Jenkins Emmett died last week
at so. He was the father Of the pres
ent Robert and grandson of Thomas
Adds. There has always been a Rob-
ert and a Thomas Adds in the New
York family. There is a Richard
Stockton in the present generation, q
William and a Devereaux.
Every Emmett in America but one
has entered the professions. The late
William Jenkins Emmett was in trade.
All the others have been physicians,
| lawyers and the like. The three daugh-
ters of the latest Emmett to die ara
all artists and excellent ones; Mrs.
Sherwood, Miss Emmett and Mrs, YOU
Glehn.
What a wonderful grlst Of talent the
folly OF kings has ground out for the
benefit of the new world-the Emmets
and their like from Ireland, the HL-
guenots from France, the SGhurzes and
Sigels from Germany, the Garibaldis
from Italy; for was not Garibaldi once
the most illustrious resident of staten
Island? Where is the royal family.
too, whose blood has Ot been horne Ia
America by some adventurous fugis
luyet 49, - OWEN LANGpoN. 9
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25

mighty champion of education. His
grandfather was killed in the battle of
the Wilderness. His father left col
lege mere boy TO enlist in the same
great struggle. He himself went to the
war in Cuba. He is an assemblyman;
his father is member of congress from
the Geneseo district. BY pure luck
for no one could have anticipated this
fight-I recently wrote rather at length
of the Wadsworths and their unique
place in society and business. Mr..
Wadsworth describes himself in the
Congressional Directory as a farmer.
He is just that, a practical farmer. He
is also a great landowner and a heavy
investor in financial lines. His family
is the chief mainstay Of the oldest fox
hunt in this part of the country. YOUNG
Jimmy married Alice Hay, daughter Of
the late secretary of state Another
daughter married a Whitney, associ-
ated with Ryan in street railways.
Mrs. Wadworth's mother was a Stone
of Cleveland, immensely rich in Stand
ard Oil and other stocks. The Paynes
are associated also with that giant
monopoly Yet giant as it is, it is a
trife to what the traction monopoly
in New York would soon become il
permitted, backed by the capital oil
the three great insurance companies
Morgan's New York Life, where George
/ Perkins remains a member, though not
chairman, of the finance committee:
Ryan's Equitable and the Standard
! Oils Mutual.
There isn't finer fellow than Jim.
my WadswOrth. His chief rival for
the speakership was able, but handi.
capped by bad legislative record and
financial associations, and by the back.
ing of Odell, which is now fatal.
Wadsworth's relationships with men
in unfortunate financial acknowledgements
simply illustrate how difficult it is
these days to find leader of any cause
who is not so handicapped His own
money came from clean. honest land.
do not think the people are worrying
much about his stepbrothers-in-law
and the rest,
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his Affections shipwrecked.

Nellie" spoke the youth, with an ali
of confidence, only say the word ane
you and | will sail together on the
rough sea of life. bravely buffeting ita
waves, trimming our sails to meet the
adverse winds that"
Leave me, Harry, leave me" inter
rupted the maiden. THE man who
takes me on that journey must offer me
q first-class passage on steamer"
Whereupon Harry cast OF the line OF
affection for Nellie, and sailed out OF
her presence with a decided list tc
port.--Seattle Post-Intelllgencer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25
lcOpyTiGht, BY The Cassell Publishing Col
CHAPTER v.-CoNrnuED.

CHAPTER V.-CoNTIHUED.
II should be wholly ignorant of my
business II I did not"
Very well. But about this Moissot
woman"
And, by the way, how do you spell
that, Mr.. Fetridge?"
Fetridge spelled the name and Mr..
Lamm wrote & down, smiling at his own
mistake.
''French?"
TITS Creole naSle. believe"
"Oh, to be sure. AnG have you any
idea of her whereabouts at this timer"
'She was in New York Ave years ago.
cannot say--though Mr.. Stackhouse
who may find it convenient to keep track
of her, perhaps can-what has become
Of her"
The two men looked at each other.
Well" said Fetridge, impatiently,
"why do you ask me this? What pos
sible connection can she have with this
.ease?"
Not caring to betray himself by an
swering this question, John Lamm
deemed 1t prudent to withdraw.
81 have barely time to catch the train
back" he exclaimed, hurriedly glancing
at his watch in the fading light. "I'u
aRlk with you later, Mr.. Fetridge."
When at last, after long conference
With the inside man" of the late Paul
North, he was in the train on his way
back to tho city, he began writing an ad-
vortisement to be forwarded to a corre-
spondent in New York for insertion in
the daily papers there.
Marie Moissot!-Any information as
to whereabout of Marie Moissot will be
literally rewarded by the undersigned.
The lady herself will learn something
to her advantage by addressing -,
-"
TITS g slim chance" muttered the de-
tective, 'but still it may lead to some
thing"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25

holding company. 1t had to be that
way, as the Ryan company is not earn
ing its guaranteed dividends and the
Belmont company not so ruinously
capitalized, is needed to make the
whole business solvent. But so far as
ownership is concerned-trust Tom
Ryan not to drop that just when it
bids fair to be the greatest plum in
the traction world! Ownership of the
stock of the holding company and of
the held company has doubtless been
snapped to some extent. And this
brings Standard Oil and the Roths-
childs in close connection for the ex-
ploitation of New York, with ]. P.
Morgan. Four hundred millions of un-
earned value have been squeezed out Of
the people already. AS much more Of
future developable value may be
squeezed out in the next term of May
or Mcclellan. There is only the legis-
lature to stand in the way. But in
the legislature Odell, the corrupt, but
powerful, foe Of Ryan, has had his
paws clipped. The municipal owner
ship members may stand by him; but
the reform crowd, the RooseveIt-Hig-
gins-R -Wadsworth faction, is rightly
or wrongly held to be financially allied
with Ryan, of course indirectly. No
one supposes that Ryan can influence
the president-though he did strangely
succeed in getting an ex-president to
stand for" his capture of the Equita-
BILE insurance company.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25

inquired, with the easy assurnrct e. .
familiar acquaintance. Come up iRia
my Office a few minutes. want 70 talk
with you"
Reporter Thomas consulted his watch.
"The fact is, old man." he said, with q
frank smile, I'm rather driven tonight.
It's that North mystery, you under
stand"
How do you know that isn't the very
matter ] wanted to talk with you
about?" returned Mr.. Lamm, taking the
reporters arm with good-humored in
sistence, and escorting him, half-re
luctantly, to his own private den, as he
called It.
"Kingman, know you, and you know
me-" said the detective, after they were
fairly settled in their chairs. 1T came
to me when saw you just now that we
might work this case together. II
wouldn't be the first case we have han
died together, eh?"
You're right" said Thomas.
Now, I'm interested in this North
mystery very particularly, you under
stand" pursued Mr.. Lamm, quite warm
ing to his subject, now that he was
closeted with tried friend, and at an
hour when he was reasonably secure
from interruption. mot for the gov
eminent, of course. Private parties.
And my opinion, gathered from all l
have been able to ascertain about the
case, is that it is very mysterious, very
complicated, and may battle even the
most thorough investigation"
Thomas pursed up his lips, and re
garded the gas jet doubtfully.
You don't think so, eh?"
When / hear what Thornton Stack.
houses alibi is, can answer you bet
ter"
rMn d Ca AIn...nn
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sCRAWL WITH GREAT INTEREST.
stated q few years ago that the 6Sy will
come when we may first determine the
general health of the subject by exam
ination of the other organs, and then
submit the clotted blood in the heart to
microscopic tests. The blood, you know,
is made up of three parts-the serum,
and the red and white corpuscles. The
red corpuscles contain the life. That
life remains for several days after
death If the body is without disease to
induce overrapid decomposition, The
length of time which has elapsed since
the heart ceased to beat may be deter
mined by the amount of life in the red
corpuscles. The same test is also APP
piled to the contents of the other YES
sells"
Have those tests been applied in this
case, doctor?"
Eyes; but merely as an experiment
to compare with the other tests applied.
l am happy to say they showed, in a
measure, the probable reliability Of the
theory"
"And what were those other tests?"
Most bodies become quite cold in
from eight to twelve hours after death.
In the cases of bodies which present GER
tain signs that need not detail, we
know that death has not been present
more than II hours. In from u to Is
hours, however, the eyeballs become
soft and inelastic and feel fiaccid. The
last sign of the earliest stage of death is
the rigor mortis. This is, perhaps, the
most dependable of the signs we have
to guide us at present. OF course, the
rigidity of the body may continue be-
yond week, but the circumstances
which would occasion this would be too
extraordinary to be unnoticed. Consid-
ering all these things, should repeat
that the length Of time which Mr.. North
has been dead is tolerably certain"
"And from this, when did you deter
mine that Mr.. North had died?"
Perhaps DR.. Jarrett would object to
my giving that information to the
press" said the surgeon, hesitatingly.
Then don't give it to the press. Give
it to me-"
Thomas smiled inslnuatingly.
"And you-what will you 90 with 1T"
Compare it with such other informa-
ton as / already possess, to see IL my
suspicious are correct"
You suspect somebody"
everybody"
"Then understand that this com
munication is contldential?" he asked.
Decidedly, for the present"
'In that case, don't mind telling you
that we came to the conclusion that Mr.
North was shot between eight and nine
o'clock last night"
'of course, you Know about that
strange writing on the WALTZ"
Yes" was the answer; 'Dr. Jarrett
said there was no doubt that name was
scrawled there, and that the writing
! Was n blood"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25
CHAPTER vi.
LIFE AFTER DEATH,

At eight o'clock in the evening of this
same Friday, Medical Examiner Jar
rett sat at his desk in the Office at his
house, busily writing.
Upon making careful and complete
examination of the body of the man
named Paul North, l find that ball,
probably fired from revolver of 80
caliher, at an angle of probably 20 de-
eSses, and from distance not exceed
ing three feet, entered his back near the
spinal column at the seventh intercostal
space on the right side, and passed in an
inward and upward direction, going
through the upper portion of the liver
and completely through the lower lobe
of the right lung.
THE path of the ball was not arrest
ell, showing that it was fired in the di-
rettion indicated. 1t pierced the lung
nearly opposite the third rib and left
the body on the front side, Just above
the rib named
Il do not find that the said Paul North
could have committed suicide. The po-
Bition of the entrance of the ball. and
its direction, seemed to deny this pos
sibility.
There was ample external hemor-
Fhage to have permitted the man to
have written the words on the wall Of
the room in which he was found. If so,
Immediately the writing was concluded,
he no doubt died
Death was painless, and resulted
from internal hemorrhage, caused by
the opening of an artery in the right
lung"
The ringing of the offlce bell suspend
ed the report Of the autopsy over Paul
Norths body at this point.
DR.. Jarrett rose to meet his caller,
recognizing him at once as the reporter
whom he had met few hours previous
ly at the house in Marlboro street.
"Ah, Thomas" he said, still on the
case, Ell? A very good story, that Of
yours in the afternoon paper-Very
judicious indeed"
Thanks" the reporter answered.
sand now want you to help me get out
an equally good story, or better one,
for the morning. The autopsy was per-
formed at the City Hospital morgue, of
course. Can't you give me the report?"
Or, Jarrett shook his head and rubbed
his. chin.
There isn't man / would sooner
give out the report to than you, Thomas,
but it wouldn't do to have It published
before it's submitted. All l can say
at this point really is that have no
doubt whatever that murder has been
committed"
Mr.. Thomas fingered his watch chain.
''Not a word more2" he quefied.
ell tell you what III do, Thomas"
the medical examiner answered, after a
medltative turn up and down the hall.
''You have kept good many important
secrets when the work Of the authorities
couldn't have been done without your
silence. III tell you who assisted in the
autopsy, You could interview him
without mentioning my name in the
matter"
A broad smile illumined the reporters
face, and be presented the medical ex-
aniner with a very oo4aEFsksnsive
wink
"Dr. Francis Huntress Is the man,
continued the examiner, contidentialIy
"ae has an office where he lives, at No
- Greenwich Park"
II know him we'll " said Mr.. Thomas
% - parted from the doctorA and thegl
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25
Who Has Swallowed Whomp

HE papers have
roughly said that
Ryan, lord of the
surface of the
streets, has sold to
Belmont, lord of
the upper air and
the under earth,
the elevated and
s u b W ay lin e s.
Technically that is
the fact; the Bel
mont company is
the absorbing or
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25
Jimmy" Wadsworth.

D U NC JIM NJ Y
Wadsworth is only
2S - rather young
to be chosen as
leader in a revolt
against bossism in
a boss-ridden leg
islature. Still. he
is a Wadsworth,
which means a
fighter. His great
grandfather was a
pioneer in western
New York and a
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25
Robert Emmet's Ring.

@NS " II Ia
met, whose one re-
greet upon the scat.
fold was that he
had but one life
to lose for his
country, n e are o
that high place
of historic mar
tyrdom he took
from his finger a
ring which he de.
sired should be
worn by that En-.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25
Ennnl to the Occnsion.

She (fishing)-You say there's ne
Rose without thorn. My name ia
Rose, you know!
He (dodging)-Well, you've got q lit
tie brother, haven't youf-YOnkeTa
Statesman,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25

IL uCl No VI lulH
man Ryan Is CO.
lossaL. He bought
t h Q Washington
Life Insurance
c o m ny and
promptly b egan
exploiting it for
his tobacco trust.
He checked the ex-
ploitatlon when he
began dickering
for the bigger
70 Quitable. He
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25
IN THE METROPOLIS
RYAN-BELMoNT MERGER AND
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
SQUEEZING THE PEOPLE
Belmont Still More Important in FL
nancial World Than Ryan--The
wadsworths Fighters-Young
s"Jimmy" Fine Fellow.
y ~ EW YoRK.-Tired

EW YORK.-Tired
of hundreds Of
millions, blase of
billions, let us fig
ure out how the
great street car
merger in New
York affects a sim
glefamily like mine
or yours. There
are 100000 such
families of the
average size. Each
family has on its
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25
Ipnornnk Iiel.

Otayce, What Is q vermifuget
Gladys--Why, don't you know1 TnS
Is the other name for the appendix
ChscaRo sA1A,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-25
The Nerve of Ryan.

HE Man nerve FS.D Of !. this his
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