Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-10
CUNNING METHOD
USED BY DOCTOR

5 The head of the Rivers great de
~tective agency is the most interest
ing mar in Chicago when he can BIZ
persuaded to display his unique
knowledge Of Chicago society. Or
this particular afternoon he had re.
Taxed from his habitual ~reticence. VIZ
sat in Grant park watching the end
less flow of carriages and automo-
biles. Rivers knew nearly every
body, and as he commented on the
passersby the seamy side of society
seemed to be passing in panorama be-
fore me.
For a moment there was a stop
page in the stream of vehicles. and a
yellow automobile came to a stand
still before us. In it was seated a
man of remarkable apearance-tall,
broad-shouldered, exceedingly corpu-
lent, with a fine, massive head. If
you merely had taken the upper part
of his face you might have passed
him off as a benevolent philosopher,
but the heavy jaw and thin lips gave
him a sinister expression.
Whoever he is" | said to Rivers,
that mans no fool"
mo, he's probably the cleverest
man in America, and certainly the
wickedest. You wouldn't think that
pleasant person seated there nodding
to his acquaintance is a murderer.
There, he has noticed me-those
quick eyes of his miss nothing. A
clever man, an exceedingly clever
man, but he'd be none the worse for
a hanging
My curiosity was awakened by
Rivers description. who is this
murderer" | asked, who drives
along Michigan venue as if he own
ed it?"
That's DR.. Alwyne Beswick, the
great consulting physician. He makes
$4,000 a yea and spends 100000.
Oh, the murders he was responsible
for!
DIR Beswick, businesslike in
everything, of course, married an
heiress. Her father died soon after
the marriage, by the way, and /
shouldn't wonder if the amiable doc
tor helped him out of the world. Any
how, he left his money, $4,000 0 or
SO. to be equally divided between his
two daughters. If one daughter died
without children the surviving
daughter would inherit her sisters
share. If she left children, however
the money would go to them. Thus
1t was to the Doctors interest that his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Treville, should
no live. Luckily, from his stand
point, she was a hopeless invalid. She
suffered from neuralgia of the heart
and a few other complaints, and no
one would give six months purchase
for her life. However, if she died,
the doctor would be no better of.
Her daughter, Maud Treville, was a
bright girl of Is, who had just be-
come engaged. Thus it would be USE
less for the doctor merely to remoye
Mrs. Treville, but If he could get
Maud out of the way the shock Of her
death would certainly kill he mother,
and $250,00O would revert to Mrs.
Beswick. Charles Treville and the
doctor are the best of friends. Ire
vile is a simple minded man, with a
great respect for his clever brother
in-law. l believe that he would as
little think that DIR. Beswick could
have designs on his wife's money as
he would think of trying to get Mrs.
Beswick's money for himself. How
ever, now I've given you the ground
work of the case, I'll tell you how !
became involved in it.
Il was sitting in my office one
morning when a clerk brought me a
card. 1t bore the name of Leonard
Travis, and the clerk told me the
oNAtiSiioh ioiiI " Stt ME dI once.
| didn't know the name, but told nv
clerk to show him in. My visitor was
a handsome young fellow, dressed in
mourning, and he seemed to me to be
in 4 state of great agitation.
Sit down, Mr.. Travis, / said to
him, and tell me the trouble
ftIIp lArlr.l 49, - an.
It's murder, cold-blooded muir
der. he said.
Give me the details, please
My finance, Maud Treville, died
q few days since. Her death was
mysterious and the jury returned an
open verdict. The analysis and doe
tors say the symptoms point to stry-
chime poisoning, but | am confident
that was not the real cause of death.
We'll. he went on to tell me Of Dr..
Beswick's financial interest in Miss
Treville's death. Directly heard
the name of Beswick | listened eager
ly. because / knew the doctor was