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Financial Statements.

STATEMENT Of the condition OF the EN-
PLOfERS' LIABILITY ASSURANCE COR
PORATlON. LIMITED. Of London. England.
on the 3lst day OF December 1896. as required
under District OF Columbia Code. amended
June 20, 1902. Assets-Cash in office. s. 800.
cash in bank, l,057-2f; stocks and bonds
tmarket Vaiuej. S3.d94 $50. premiums uncOi-
lected and In hands Of agents mot over
duel. $455. G09.7l. interest due and accrued,
s56. S2 80: all other assets: Cash deposited With
Kidder. Peabody Co. SlBO63. IS. $3.50. 5i7 81.
Liabilities-Net unpaid claims 81, 5l6. 3Sl % re-
insurance premiums, reserve FOR uneaTned
premiums. ST. las. III. 40; salaries. rents. eX-
penses taxes etc. reserve for expenses due
and accrued. so. 900. commissions. brokerage.
etc. reserve for commissions. 1872. 6s5-Gf. capi-
tai stock. statutory deposit, 500. 900. surplus.
sS53. 2I2.20; 50 $40. 5l1.53, amount ana char
acter OF business transacted during the
year 1896 casualty premiums. S2.6l6,so4-s2,
losses sustained during the year 1896, 81, ~
as. 81: money received during the year 300.
81 g5g. S9I. u: expended during the year 1898.
81 ia. $50 26. SAMUEL APPLETON. United
States Branch Manager and Attorney SUI
scribed and sworn 10 before me this z,th a.
OF January. 1901. FRANKLIN +. HORTON'
Notary Public.
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TWELVE INDICTED
BY GRAND JURY

The grand jury today returned the
following indictments TO Justice Stafford
in Criminal Court No /:
John Ellis. manslaughter; Watkins H.
Williams. assault with a dangerous
weapon; James Craig, depreciation on
private property; Forrest Bunch as
sault; Harry Wilson, robbery: John
Carter, housebreaking; Thomas l..
Grady. alias Joe Vanderwood, house
breaking (Nos- %. 1872. %, 1873: Joe Mead.
alias Edward Delaney, grand larceny:
William WalCh. depreciation on private
property, George Wilson. alias Louis
DiCkcrSOn. hOusebrea king: Warren q.
Nash. cmbezzlement. Albert Hartz. en-
beZzlement; Benjamin Langston, house
breaking, larceny (NOs. SAP. % 02).
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that the problem of keeping them uD 10
the requirement of the country is great
or today oven than was originally the
problem OF getting them when there
were none.
His array Of Information about the in
crease OF tonnage i'm recent years. and
his forecast Of future expansion made
by projecting into the coming decades
the proportions Of growth that have
and startling. He has figures on every
thing at the tip of his tongue He
knows apparently everything about the
minutiae Of railroad conduct, and in
discussing these he has worked havoc
with the preConceived opinions OF peo-
pie who have imagined him a mere
stock iOhber and financial manipulation
rather than practical railroad opera
tor.
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STATEMENT OF the condition Of the GER
MANIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Of
New York on the Gist day Of December. 1895.
as required under District Of Columbia Code,
amended June 80 1902 Capital stock.
81. 000. 900. capital stock paid up, iu cash,
81 .o00. 0Go Assets-Cash In sfiice. Sl6.S5s-sl,
cash in bank S2Il SO: real estate. S655. 600;
bonds and mortgages (first lien on real es-
tGtcl SZ71 600. stocks and bonds market
valuel, S3.5I6. 30 50. premiums unCollected and
IN hands q agents. $3.50. 1872 interest due
and accrued, s. 0s5. all other assets s. $50 80;
total, S5I7s OF -. Liabiities-Ney unpaid
claims, SIS, J72-5 IS; reserve as required by law
s. 96g. SII.4, commissions. brokerage. etc.
s.. IS: capital stock. s.. 010. 600, all other
Liabilities. S15 sos .6S total 5000. Si345i net
surplus s.. iNI 25I.ii5 total, s. rs, Qsl2, losses
sustained during the year 1895. g. 1913. As 49,.
money received during the year 1906. 3.o55,-
150-62. expended during the year 1906. S4.5Ss.-
$3.50. @. r EDWARDS. Vice President
GUSTAV KEHR. Secretary Subscribed and
sworn 20 before me this Z5th day Of January,
1907. tSeaD Z. A ZITTEL. Notary Public.
Notary Public for Kings County. Certificate
fled IN New York County. u
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WASHINGTON PRICES

Sales OF the board. including the after
call, amounted 20 SiS shares of stock
and $500 in bonds
Following are the sales and quota
tons OF tOday's market.
Chesapeake and Potomac Teleuh0ne
IS, $l.OJHlOil2. M.OOJN1O4la. 81 Up1HlOiIa-
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
feTred. 25NN5.
LanstOn. o5G13. 501a. 15al2. I0dI3.
Metropolitan National Bank. IOH323.
Riggs National Bank. $3.50 l0G605
Traders National Bank. IOal50.
American Security and Trust lOI265.
After cali-Merseuthalcr. aI2l4A.
Capital Traction, sails laGl45.
Washington Railway and Electric NJ
2GS5. F'''
LanstCn. J3OHl2Ik.
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Of the condition Of the METRO
POLTTAN CASUALTY INSURANCE COM
PANY. Of New York. on the 1ist dCE OF De
cember, 1906. as required under District OF
Columbia Code. amended June 80. lso-
Capital stock. 500. 600. capital stock paid Up.
In cash. $2Jo. Co Assets-Cash In Office,
S. 81. IS. cash in bank. SIS 134-3i. stocks AMI
bonds tmarket valueJ. $50, so. premiums IN
collected and IN hands Of agents $sJ,5l--Oa;
interest due and accrued. S45o4-l3. Total,
S556. 80 %. LIabiIities-Net unpaid claims,
Sl3. 0S5. q. reserve as required by law
Sesl. sl9 IS: reinsurance premiums, 3l.-5l-S3;
salaries rents. expenses. taxes. etc. Sl55-6l5
commissions. brokerage. etc so, 1915. capi-
tai stock. 60 COO surplus. Sls3.S-5-fo. Amount
anC character 81 business transacted during
the year 1906 S49. 9ls 30I: losses sustained dur
ing the year 1906. 500. 450-5I. Money received
during the year 1906 S5S.ST0.lSs expended dur
ing the year 1906. $3.50 81. IS. f. II. WINSLOW,
President +. VIM. BURTON, Secretary
Subscribed and sworn % before me this -lst
day Of January. 1907 tSeaD A H LAHI.
Notary Public Notary Public Kings County
Certificate filed In New York County IL
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COTTON MARKET PRICES
OPEN UP AT ADVANCE

NEW YORK, March 6-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance Of
points. The start was not as good
as had been expected on the cables.
After the call here a little support from
the bulls caused prices TO advance 4
little further. but the bears ver~ az
gressive and opposed the upturn with
VigOr.
Opening quotations: March. 9.74G75:
April. g.S1GlS3: May. 9SSdSg: June.
9.92d93; July, 997agS; August IO.Ol bid;
September. 1903 bid.
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STATEMENT II the condition Of the
SPRING GARDEN INSURANCE COMPANY.
Of Philadelphia. Pa. the 3iSt day OF
December. 1895. required under District
Of Columbia Code. amended June 80. 1892.
Capital stock. 100000. capital stock paid up.
in cash. 500. 600. AsSets-Cash in Office.
s.. so Is. cash I'm bank SIS. O0l So real estate
Sll3 76S. a: bonds and mortgages first lien on
real estate). sos 365, stocks and bonds tmar-
ket vaiue). 81. 4S9 532- 50. premiums uncollected
and In hands OF agents SZ7l. 1921 interest
due and accrued. 81. 354. 90. all other assets
due for reinsurance Of losses paid, 81. sg9 81.
Liabiities-Net unpaid claims, SI37. 7S6- 50. re-
serve as required by law. s.. 357. 7I9- 80. COM
missions, brokerage. etc. s.. l25; capital stock
Si00. 09e; amount and character Of business
transacted during the year 1906. Sl.4SI4492:
losses sustained during the year 1895. $3.50
81, money received during the year 1906
Sl.5i9. O54-64; expended during the year 1906
81. f23.Ss5-.l- WALTER d. WILLIAMS. Sec
ond Vice President +. l. GOFF, Secretary
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this sfst
day Of January. 1907 tSeaD GCSTAVUS
REMAK, Jr., Notary Public. Commission
expires April -, 1871. IL
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AMERICAN BANK NOTE co.
WILL PENSION EMPLOYEES

NEW YORK. March "a pension
system for its employees is 10 be estab-
lished by the American Bank Note Com
pany The sum Of $4,000 was authorized
by the trustees ~ their annual meeting
on February y as "A fund for this pur-
pose. and additions are to be made TO il
from time TO time in the expectation of
including in its benefits every employe
OF the COMPANY
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Need a New Power.

And when that work was done there
would be presented the necessity OF
using a new kind Of power. We cor
front today the necessity of making the
choice very soon between widening the
tracks. in order To make heavier 10
connective possible, and equipping the
present roads with electricity. The rea-
son is simple. The unit of power has
reached its limit in the great lOcOmo-
tives now in use. unless we provide
longer and wider nrebox. That cannot
be done on tracks Of the present gauge.
The locomotive has grown to its limit
Unless We make IL wider. Give us a six
foot gauge. with the wider and longer
hrebOX that would then be possible. and
the steam locomotive can be made 10
serve the purpose of moving the greater
loads that the expanding business of
the country requires But If the present
gauge is 10 be retained, we must come
20 eleCtricity. because, with electricity. a
much more powerful traction unit can
be substituted for the steam locomotive
that has reached its maximum pOssibili-
ties under present conditions. We can't
build locomotives with any longer fire
boxes than are now used, until 10 Is
possible % make them wider
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CONSOLIDATE FLEETS
IN PACIFIC WATERS

An official order consolidating the
Asiatic, Philippine, end Pacific fleets has
been signed by Secretary OF the Navy
Metcalf When Secretary Metcalf
learned today that this fact had become
known ne showed much regret and en-
deavored TO prevent the publication of
this information.
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STATEMENT OF the condition OF the GEN
EIIAL ACCIDENT FIRE AND LIFE Assn
RANCE CORPORATION. LTD, OF Scotland,
United States office. Philadelphia, Pa. on the
S1Et day Of December. 1906 as required under
District Of Columbia Code. amended June
80. 1902. Capital stock L. =. deposit y. Y.
dept. $3.50. 900. Assets-Cash In bank So SS7-O3.
real estate. SI21. $50. 81; stocks and bonds lmar
kCt Valuel. S60- 509.15. premiums uncollected
ana in hands OF agents. $SS.76I-12. interest
due and accrued. $5.59SS 81. all other assets
balances due from other companies and paid,
s94 SIS. Liabillties-Net unpaid claims. in
cluded In reserve claim reserve required
by Law Of New York state. S97I. SIS. C.. re
insurance premiums. $295. T66. 81. cOmrui- sions.
brokerage, etc. Sz9.29l16. capital stock,
United States deposit y Y. dept. S-50, O00.
all other liabilities. 81, $40: amount and char
dCter OF business transacted during the year
1907. premiums. 1915, 5S05S; losses sustained
during the year 1906. 1851. 756. 10. money re-
ceived during the year 1896. S1.25O $3.50. eN-
pended during the year 1896. 1891. $50 o.
FRANKLIN J. MOORE. United States Man
ager. Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this
llth day of February. 1897. tSeaU j. BURNS
ALLEN. Notary Public Ny commission ex-
pires February y. 1909. Il
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STATEMENT Of the condition OF the
SPRINGFIELD FIRE AND MARINE IN
SfEANcE COMPANY. Of Springfield. Mass
on the LIST day Cf January. 1907. as required
under District Of Columbia Code amended
June 81. 1902 Capital stock s.. 600 900. capital
stock paid up. in cash, 5000. 600. Assets
Cash 'n office, s.. 10S o.. cash in bank. S5s1. -
80. real estate, $500. bonds and mort
cages 'lr~t Hen on real cstatei S15S. go:
socks and bonds market valued s. $50. 100.
h.is receivable and collateral loans. s.. 900.
premiums Uncoiectei and IN hands Of agents.
net s>tf--+fls- interest due and accrued.
s-s.5SsS Total. $685. 251-05. Liabuitles-Net
unpaid claims &S32.l-7-61. reserve as required
10y lTw. S. 32,69S.s5. capital stock. 5000. 900.
Total 800, 1850 Amount and character Of
bushes transacted during the year 1906. IRE
s4.5li. - a. losses sustained during the year
1870. $%,+'" h3tfli money received during the
year 1905 1870. 1921, expended during the
year 1905. Sl,l15 SCI. A ". DAMON. P-csl-
dent. ". p. MACEAY. Secretary. Subscribed
and sworU 70 before me this 18th day OF Jan
uary 1907. tSeaD PERCY S. GATES. Notary
Public n
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STATEMENT Of the condition Of the STAND
ARD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
COMPANY Of Detroit Mich. on the S1st day
Of December. 1896. as required under District
OF Columbia Code. amended June so, 1872.
Capital stock. 500 600. capital stock paid up
In cash. 500. 900. Asseys-Cssh in Office, 81
49, S.. cash in hank. STA 26S s.. real estate.
so. so. bonds and mortgages thrst lien on
real estate}. SJ65.t2l, stocks and bonds market
yalue), 81. 645 80; premiums unsolicited and
in hands Of agents. S332.6jl-l4. interest due
and accrued. S23.2fI.42. S2.13.1 a. LiabiIi-
ties-Net unpaid claims S1s4.o5O, reserve as
required by law. 81. IS. 169- %, reinsurance
premiums. 81. 1875 salaries. rents. expenses,
taxes. etc. So. SIs. %: commissions, brokerage
etc, SSI. 479- %. return premiums 2ad cancel
latiOns- 81. So capital stock. 900 coo. ST.
555. "a 65.. accident. Sg37. 173 60. health $50,
S33-SS, liability. S.4f. 81 ~. work. collective.
So. 755.1S. amount and character OF business
transacted during the year 1906 81. SOS, 2J2- IS,
losses sustained during the year 1906. S143.-
SSS-66- money received during the year 1896.
s.. s2S. 179 a.; expended during the year 1906.
81. 62l. 09S - d NJ FERRY. President z. A
LEONARD Secretary Subscribed and sworn
10 before me this 18th day Of January. 1897.
tSeaD JOSEPH N. WINTER. Notary Public
Ny commission expires January 8, 1905. u
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De GENERALIZATION
IN LOCAL MARKET
Bad News From New York
Reflected in Washington
Stock Prices.

The local bull market slipped a cog
today. and where for two days past
joyous enthusiasm lad reigned and
prices went soaring up to new high fig
ures, there came a dull feeling of OPP
preston which. following the bad news
so generously distributed from the New
York market resulted disastrously to
the hopes Of the local bull contingent.
and a very decided drop I'm the price of
nearly all the stocks on the list Wher-
ever sales were made the figures show
loss anywhere from good fraction
To several points, and the disposition To
buy 50 strongly in evidence heretofore
was notably absent today.
Lanston. which was the largest seller,
lost q good half point. Mergenthaler fell
away four points on the bid with no
sale. Capital Traction dropped two
points to I45 at which place II steadied.
Washington Railway preferred was
weak on small lots while the common
was to be had N least a hale point less
than recent quotations without any
urgent demand. Bank stocks dropped
several points on small sales and gen
orally the market was I'm a state OF de
moraliZatiOn that was not conducive to
good prices. \ few bargain hunters
were on the LOOKOUT Tor good lnlnBS ana
corralled one or TWO Of them which
helped the tone a little, but the after
call failed to show any Improvement and
the closing WAS weak
The governing committee OF tho Stock
Exchange has been called upon TO de-
eide a question as TO transactions made
between members OF the board on the
outside.
The committee decided that the board
could recognize and take cOEnizanCO
only Of transactions made at regular
sessions or on the after caU. while the
session was in progress. The question
has been raised several times before
but never definitely passed upon until
now. The rule Is the same as held at
all other exchanges.
The action of the Greene GOid-SIlver
Company in Offering 10000 slares Of its
S per cent. cumulative preferred stock. 10
present stO' kEoldcrs only. at $50 per
share, Is taken 20 supply the funds 10
pay several properties which were ac-
qulred by the company some months
ago.
These 10000 shares already have been
uHdcrwritten by banking interests which
viii take no any portion OF the offering
not subscribed for by present st0ckhOld-
eTs by March Is
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Financial Statements.


STATEMENT Of the condition Of the CON
NECTi'IT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY Of Hartford. Conn. on the 3Ist
day OK December 1905. as required under Dis
trict Of Columbia Code, amended June 81
1902. ASscts-Cl~h iu bank. 81 $50. 90. 81. real
estate, H.l55,$1l 90, bonds and mortgage tdrst
Hen on real estatel. 81 Col. 1880. stocks and
bonds lmarket valuel. Sc 6s7. 500 90; bills re-
celNuhle and collateral loans 50 092, go 40:
premiums unc0lleCJed and in hands Of agents.
iit.Ss- O.. interest due and accrued S9f2 s13 So
an other assets. 81. G IS. total $6G f5l Sgl So
llablifies-Net unpaid claims. $345. go %. re
serve as required by law S59 J55. 8I5. cash divI-
dends remaining unpaid 81. 50f. 81 IS. all other
liabilities So. bs. surplus 81 sos 25TTS. total
goo, f'lHil-7-- Amount and CharaCteTOf business
transacted during The year 1906. life. endow-
ncnt. term sll. $50 So. losses sustained dur
Ing the year 1905, S3073. pa. money received
during the year 1900 s. T4g. c2l S.. expended
during the year 1876. S7.7S7. So a. JOHN N
TAYLOR. President VIM Il DEMING
secretary Subscribed and sworn 10 before
me this 26th day Of February. 1907. CSeaD
NATHAN F. PECK. Notary Public. Il
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TREASURY EXPENDS
LESS THAN RECEIPTS

TOday's Treasury statement: Re
ceipts. $2.365.O79; expenditures. $1,37O.O00.
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No More Laws Needed.

Mr., Hartman wants no more railroad
legislation. He protests that the public
interests do not demand it, that too
much of it would be bad for the coun-
try. injuriHg confidence OF investors and
making il difficult 10 get the money
needed TO extend and rebuild the roads
Mr.. Harr!man's expressions in Wash
luEJOn nave served decidedly TO impress
people with whom ne has talked. that
ne hopes to scare the country out OF
backing President Roosevelt. He has
talked much about the immense things
be done In rebuilding the roads Al
ways and vigorously. he has borne IN
the argument that the railroads are
only IT, the infancy OF development. and
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STOCKS, BONDS, AND MONEY
NEW YORK STOCKS

Quotations furnished by Charles q. Gatss
& Co.. Munsey Building; Members New York
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The proposed Union railway station in
Cleveland is to cost 100000. The total
cost. including bridges and approaches.
approximate $4,000. 600.
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l. $ Steel 5's-...-.--. 9724 g7a 975s 97ss
Atch- -lOOI4 I0O7s 1OoI4 lOU7s
lnter- Metro 412s---- 1914 M 1872 1SIL
Sales to noon today, SIS 600
Total sales yesterday, III, 200
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'Inside stock for sale" is a sign that
might with propriety, be hung out on
the front doors of many large commits
sion houses
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a dispatch from Butte said 70 was
rumored i'm that city that John y. Ryan
would retire as the managing director
OF the Amalgamated Copper Company 10
accept a responsible position with the
National Copper Bank. which will begin
business there about May l.
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The recent advance I'm cotton shows
what one man can do without being
member Of any cotton exchange or any
cotton association.
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Bankers are awaiting with some anx-
1ety Secretary COrtelyOu'S announce
ment as TO the manner in which he pro-
poses to make deposits Of receipts Of
customs in national banks.
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a story from Philadelphia Is to the
effect that there is large accumuIa-
ton of stock i'm Reading. 1t is IN good
demand in the loan crowd. Altogether.
Reading is a good deal of a puzzle to
Wen Street, but II always has been. for
that matter.
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THE EXPLOITS OF A
PHYSICIAN DETECTIVE
Continued from Page I

suddenly? Logically. because some
thing had happened either to him or
her. The chances were that it was to
her, for the Parkers had not called at
the undertaker's-a curious fact-and
Parker himself had suddenly gone
away. While we were waiting for the
answers TO my telegrafas we could visit
the girls employers.
I'VE did, and in ten seconds learned
what we wished to know. Philip Par
ker preferred the beautiful governess
to his ugly wife, had made advances
to her. which for some time had grown
more and more marked, attracting the
notice of Mrs. Parker. until on chat
evening he had gone too far. size could
endure it no longer. had fed hastily
leaving all her things beilisid. told Per-
cy. and then, she being homeless. there
was but one thing to do, and they did
it. The next evening they saw in the
papers that he was being searched for,
and were already on their way TO your
house. by the $40 train. when my tele-
gram reached the cousin at whose home
they were married.
ION my receipt of this news We had
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But what about that?' inquired
Coleman And how did you ferret out
the true situation, causing you 10 plan
that move for trapping Targon?"
Boyd laughed lightly, pressing the to-
baccO deeper into the bowl of his pipe.
9TH tell you how, Jimmie" said he.
Cooks habits and precautions at his
house plainly showed that he stood in
continual fear Of some person. The
fact that little was known of him about
here, however, made it safe to assume
thai he was guarding himself against
some person with whom he had had
previous relations.
NATURALLY, Felix
His added caution of late further in
dicated that his fears had increased,
for some reason. and / began to sus-
pect, the intervals since his settlement
here being about the length of a
whaler's cruise, that the man he feared
was a former shipmate. / was con-
WINGED of it, moreover. upon learning
that he had been away from home but
once, and then to New Bedford
Il follow you bowed Coleman
While / saw that he thought he was
telling che truth about it. his story of
the shooting did not quite suit me
Jimmie" Boyd went on. ''And when /
discovered the peep-hole in the back
door. and learned that a search of the
house had been made. | decided that
the assailant was as much afraid Of
Cook as Cook was of him.
"A case of dog eat dog, eh2"
Exactly. Jimmie, My opinion was
clinched. moreover. by the discovery of
the serew-eye holes and the gun in the
kitchen. The scheme adopted by the
assailant at once occurred to me.
Namely"
1T was like this" continued Boyd.
Not finding Cook at home. Targon got
into the house to search for the stolen
deed, so as 70 have some tangible hold
on Cook. He did not find it..
but he discovered Cooks gun in the
kitchen. Being mortaliy afraid to meet
Cook in a physical encounter, the ras-
cal then rugged a trap by which TO
shoot him when he entered. without
danger to himself. and in the hope of
finding the deed in Cooks pocket after
the shooting He made the peep-hole
in the back door, by the way. that he
might see how the shooting terminated
without being seen himself"
What was the trap he riggedy' in
quired the central office man, curiously.
HE fixed Cooks gun 10 the wall
holding in such way that it would
cover any person entering the front
door, explained Boyd. Guided by
the screw-eyes, which he went out and
bought, he rugged a line from the top
of the closed door. along and down the
wall TO the trigger Of the gun When
ready for business the guns hammer
was raised. and the lie fastened 70 -he
trigger Then the opsning Of the front
tioor some ten inches drew the line taut,
and another inch Wrought down the
hammer, and discharged the gun, Just