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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-03-29
A Confidence Man.

A Confidence Man.
w. R. Blakely, who claims
st. Joseph as his home, ana who
has been canvassing in this
county for several months, SELL
ing furniture polish and a bed.
bug exterminator, played a suc'
cessful confidence game on q
Brunswick widow last week with
whom he had been boarding at
different times during the win.
ter.
While up about Triplett last
week Blakely contracted with
N. E. Peterson for the purchase
of a span of lar.e iron. gray
horses and for which he agreed
to pay Mr.. Peterson 1855.
The horses were brought to
Brunswick Wednesday by Mr..
Peterson, and Blakely telephon' :
ed to will jackson, q horse and
mule dealer of Salisbury, that he
had a good proposition in q team
for which he had contracted and
wanted Mr.. jackson to come up
and take the Peterson horses off
of his (Blakely's) hands. Mr..
Jackson could not go to Bruins
wick, however, and sent B. F.
Davis, his partner, who was in
Dalton at the time buying horses
mules. After looking at the
Peterson horses Mr.. Davis said
he could not class them, as they
were neither coach, road nor
draft horses and he refused to
take them at the price Blakely
had agre ed to pay-S365.
Blakely thereupon told his
Brunswick landlady of the stu.
alton, and said he was satisfied
that there was a good profit in
the horses at the price at which
he bought them, and the lady
voluntarily offered to let Blakely
have the money to pay fer the
horses if he would divide the
profits with her when he sold
them. He accepted her offer
and she went to the Charlton
County Exchange bank of
Brunswick and drew out 1856
and turned it over to Blakely who
paid Mr.. Peterson for the horses.
Blakely sold the horses, after
keeping them at Dyes livery
barn two or three days, to j.
W. Conway, an extensive horse
and mule buyer of Carrollton.
Mr.. Conway gave Blakely a
check for $3.50. He cashed the
check at the First National bank
of Brunswick and took the
money to his lady partner in the
horse deal and counted it out to
her, and told he sold the horses
for S4O0, thus making profit of
S35 less the feed bill at Dyes
livery. barn ::The lady demanded
the remaining S15 and her. share
of the profits, but blakely said
he had another deal on and had
contracted with a man named
Stevenson, who lived seven
miles north of Keytesville, for a
span of mules and had paid
Stevenson $50 to hold the trade.
This aroused the lady's sus.
picion and she sent one of her
daughters to the bank and found
that the Conway check given
Blakely was not for S400 but
only for $3.50.
When accosted over this condi-
ton of affairs Blakely explained
by saying that Conway had paid
$50 in cash in addition to the
$3.50 and said he could prove it
by three employees at Dyes
livery.barn and verified his
statement by the three men.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-03-29
Baker Wanted.

A splendid opening for q good
baker. No competition near.
Apply to. E. B. KELLOGG
Keytesville, -.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-03-29
Probate Pointers.

Lucy L. Green shows to the
court that she is the widow of G.
C. Green, deceased, and presents
petition for no administration on
said estate. 1t is, therefore, or
dered that the property belong
ing to said G.. G.. Green's estate
be turned over without admin
istratior, to his widow.
On application of Margaret
Henderson, widow of e. F. M.
Henderson, deceased, it is or
dered that she be and is ap-
pointed administrix of her said
husbands estate. Bond in the
sum of $500 approved with w.
T. Cooper and L. M. Henderson
as securities. j. J. Crutchfield
ano Geo. D. Copeland are the
witnesses to make inventory.
On motion of Maggie jackson,
COL, widow ofNewton w Jackson,
COL, deceased, it is ordered that
VIM. E. Basey, col be and is
appointed administrator of the
estate of said Newton w. Jack.
son. Bond approved in the sum
of S700 with Peter Morgan,
@ d., J. A. Coll, Sr., land F. Winn
as securities. Peter Morgan
and FloydWinn are the witnesses
to make inventory.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-03-29
First Mortgage Coupon Bonds

can be had of E. B. Kellogg,
Keytesville, Mo. If you want 20
loan your money a gilt. edged
real estate, see him.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-03-29

HARDY NICHOLSON:-Arth h u r
f. Hardy of Brunswick and Miss
Virginia Nicholson Of Mendon
were married at Mendon Wed.
nesday, March 20, 1907, Rev. J.
H. Purdue sealing the pIighted
vows.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-03-29
Cupid's Conquests.

STROUD -CLARKsoN: - H. B.
Stroud and Miss Bessie Clark.
son, both of Dalton, were mar.
rled in that village, Monday,
March 25, 1907, Rev. J. A.
Hughes making the twain one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24
seldom Meet Failure.

As cunningly and carefully as the
regular police detective follows the
dark and winding alleys Of the city
in the search Of 3 clew that will lead
him to the culprlt. Just SO carefully
does the chemical detective follow the
channels Of the body IN his search for
q clew 10 the poison or other cause
that led to the death Of the victim. No
subterfuge. however cunning, can
throw these unerrlng sleuths Of the
body on the trail. according to a
writer 10 the New York World. The
resources Of latler-day chemistry, with
patience and perseverance, can extort
from the body OF a man long dead and
buried the secret which his destroy
ers valnly imagine went 70 the grave
with him.
No more subtle crime exists than
that Of poisoning. Its detection is pos
sible only 10 the acute analytical mind
Of the scientific man who has devoted
the greater part Of his life to the study
Of chemistry. It's victim is attacked
without being given chance to es
cape. The user Of poison Is a coward
but his cowardice is accompanied By
q cunning that often proves more thar
q match for the keenest old-style de
tectlves In the world.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

1fE Ihe ro cumming
uses no'sods without Informing
himself 81 their action ad he sua
1uent traces of them ita may hs
found Sc lhe body He often learns eff
ether poisdns that sin counteract the
enect of che afst poison
One OF the FIRST signs OF morphine
poisoning ls q contraction of tue pupils
Of the eve Yet one murderer was
shrewd enough to use helladenna in
the eyes Of bis victims TO onset the
contraction caused by the frst poison
he administered.
tits tricks of that character that the
chemical detective must constantly
guard against. When he begins his
analysis he matches his brains against
those OF a cunning. desperate man
who has taken every precaution hs
can think Of to hide traces Of his
crime. That the chemist is successful
as often as he is, is tribute L
science and a positive proof of The
value and need Of a chemical depart
ment to work in constant cooperation
with the detective bureau IN solving
crimes which. too often, are allowed
to go on record as unsolyed mysteries
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24
Typical Poison Expert.


There is no keener tracer Of poison
in this city than Prot. Charles a.
Doremus. More than six feet in
height, as straight as a gun barrel,
with gray eyes that peer out keenIy
from beneath heavy brows, he is a
typical chemical detective. His pow
erful. vigorous frame bespeaks the
physical endurance necessary to pnr.
sue to the very end a trying and diff
cult test.
In his connection with famous pois-
oning cases in New York Prof Dore-
mus has demonstrated great keenness
an liability He detected antimony
and arsenic in the body OF Gustav H
Baum. DR.. Henry Meyer was convict
ed Of having administered the poison
Without the assistance Of the chemical
detective 1t Is possible that this mys
terry would never have been solvent
A man and a woman applied one
morning at the Office Of a large insur
ance company to collect the insurance
of a man, said to be the husband O.
the woman. In answering the Ques
tions OF the insurance oficials thl
couple became somewhat eyasiVe ans
embarrassed. Their confusion led to /
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24
Lonn lad carefuI seareh.

The heart, lungs, liver, kidneys,
brain and. Ia fact. nearly every inter
nal organ of the dead man were taken
from the body, Theoretically sealed in
Jars and taken to the laboratory Of
Prof Doremus. Then began a per
slstent search for poison.
There was no cleg. There was moth
ing to aid the chemical detective in
his search. The entire case was a
negative one The only course open
10 him was by a process OF eiimina.
tion to seek the poison. II a poison it
was, that caused the death Of the man.
First he searched for the volatile
polsons, such as chloroform. ether and
pIassic acid Patiently he sat for
hours at a time watching one test
after another, waiting for q precipitate
that would show him q trace Of the
poison he was seeking. None came.
Then he tested for vegetable pols-
ons, such as morphine, stryehnine
atropine and the alkalold poisons. Ths
same tedious process through which
he had gone once had to be gone
through again. And still there was nc
trace Of poison.
There still remained the mineral
polsons. such as lead. copper, arsenic
and antimony. And 10 the tests fol
these was there At last q reward foi
the perslstency Of the detective. B'
found arsenic IN large Quantities. anl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

New York.-Here is typical case
for the chemical detective-the man
who READS blood Substituting a test
tube and powerful microscope for
the ordinary detectives revolver and
handouts, this scientific expert Of the
police department sets cut to track
down the murderer and the poisoner.
With a drop OF blood, an empty
poison bottle, a bloody finger mark or
a hastily scrawled note as his only
clew 10 work on, he exerts the whole
force Of his scientific knowledge as a
probe to get to the bottom Of the mys-
terry or al least 70 find some slight
clew which may eventually lead to a
solution and to the arrest Of the Grim.
inal The chemical detective. owing to
his success IN solving many recent
murder mysteries. Is now regarded as
a very important and necessary ad
iunct OF the detective bureau in New
York and other important cities. He
ia the man who reads that which tc
the average unscientific would be un
lntelllgible.
He subjects the bloodstained hand
kerchiefs and other garments submit
ted to him by the police and detec
tiyes to certain miscroscopical anS
chemical tests. considers his finding
IN conjunction with every other scral
of information his expert chemica
knowledge Is able to develop about tn
case. and then he reports, advislnl
the detectives to look for g consumT
tiyeIooking man about 2s years old
dark complexion, three gold teeth, tn
center one suspended from bridge
Then follows a general description Q
the man. which In view OF the fact
the expert chemical detective has bee
able 70 deduce, may be considere
fairly accurate.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

II Is with convenient disguise
perhaps false maslaehe or beard
and a revolver IN his hip pocket that
the detective starts out on his search
for a criminal. It is with a test tube
and Bunsen lamp that the chemical
detectives begins his search. perhaps
forthe same identical lawbreaker Each
ID taking desperate chances. Death
turks behind every dark corner and IN
every celIarvay for the first and In
deadly gases and poisons for the lat
ter. Yet By their widely divergent
paths they often arrive ct the same
end.
The man who is following bis clev
through the alleys and the Railways
pf the tenements is a. e great advan
age. however. over his brother deteo
t,ge. The chemist. The former hai
rarely to start bis investigation with
put & clew OF some character; the let
ter must begin IA complete darkness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

Love comes unbldden and fees from
those who pray at his shrine. He
comes like allconQuering kings-free-
hearted, generous. great; he goes like
a thief in the night, carrying away all
that has made life worth the living.
He stabs us with the weapons we have
given him, he drinks our tears and
laughs at the tortures ne infiicts, fol
love is cruel. And yet we
are ever ready again and again 70 bare
our hearts to the blows. Men fee
love with more intensity than women
and they forget more swiftly.-Fron
Madame.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24
she PAID AER FARE.
Moral: Never GO on the Car with Your
Money Hidden.

The pretty woman got ia, walked
the length Of the car and took seat
By the plain woman. The car started,
and the conductor, his lips puckered
in an inaudible whistle, started slowly
down the middle Of the car in the trail
Of the pretty woman.
my goodness whispered the pref
ty woman to the woman who was an
utter stranger to her then, every cent
Of money I've got with me Is in my
stocking. \"
A whisper carries a long way some
times.
Two young men right across the car
perked up their ears. So also did an
old man whose head would have been
bald If he had taken his hat off, be-
cause there was little white rim all
round Just under his hat. A man who
was sitting with a woman who ap-
peared to be his wife tried not to
listen, while a few half-grown boys
about frying size giggled outright.
What In the world am I going to
dor whispered the pretty woman in
tone that would have been audible
on the corner If the car had stopped.
Now the plain woman might have
/ said to her: why, here is my purse
Help yourself 10 a nickel" but shs
dlln't. Instead she said
Don't you SUPPOSE you can get it?'
At that the two young men righi
across from them opened their eyer
wide and the small boys giggled som,
more.
How can ]. right here in front o
everybody asked the pretty woman
you can't-er, very well said tn
plain woman.
Then with a firm, srauNdxing an
hypnotic eye on the young men directl
in front Of them and eventually takin
IN the small giggling ones, the plat
woman said: 'Ili stand up in front Q
you and surround you the best way
can while you take it out
And that was what the plain woma
! did.
: The pretty woman was long tim
getting the money, so long that th
two young men got tidgety, the bait
Z headed mans bald head blushed an
the man with his wife had to loo
D sadly the other way out Of anoths
window because his wife made him.
9 AT last, however, the wad was draw
J., forth. and the pretty woman, very n
: in the face, paid her fare. Then a
: the men sighed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

u IS sometimes mighty useful iQ
have distinguished relatives Here is
an Instance in point A Young New
Yorker a brotbefin-iaw of Sir Philip
BurneIones. the artist found himself
stranded while in Albany g feH days
ago. Being unacquainted ia the state
capital, the problem 0l how to raise
enough money to get back e Broad
way was a serious one. Suddenly Il
dawned upon him that a couple Of let
tiers which he had IN his possession.
and which he only recently had re-
eeiyed from Burne-Jones and Rudyard
Kipling, the author might be made q
realize, if not train fare, at least the
price OF a ham sandwich. Acting on
the inspiration, he took the letters tC
a nearby bookstore. which made 9
speciality OF the buying and selling o.
original autograph letters Of famous
persons.
Fortunately there happened to b
nothing Of a particularly private oi
confidential nature in the missives II
question. and after examining then
carefully and asking some questions
relating thereto the proprietor Of thl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

Madame Mathilde Marchesi. tho
eminent vocal teacher, writes in the
Ladies' Home Journal:
For young girls all vocal training
before they reach the 18th or 18th
year Of age land even then with great
caution) Is a sin, and may spoil many
good voices before their normal do.
velopment. Young girls designed for
vocal coreer. instead Of singing.
ought to employ their time IN learn
ing music. piano and languages, all
indispensable nowadays for good
singers to complete their education.
Flat singing proceeds. In general. from
the fatigue OF the larnyx"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

The detective who mingles daily
with the men Of crime must be keen
Of eye and ear, but Ia the end, if he
excels in his profession, 1t is largely
his instinct that tells him when he
is close On the trail OF criminal
The chemical detective, on the con
trary, must be ana is equally as keen
Of eye and ear, but his intinct can
avail him nothing. He can guess at
nothing. He must know. He can take
nothing for granted Each and every
clew must prove itself before he car
place any estimate on its value.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

more thorough investigation. The
body Of the dead man was exhumed.
In the presence OF Prof. Doremus
and score of prominent physicians no
trace Of anything unusual was found
on the body. A most careful examina
ton failed to reveal anything that
would even prompt a suspicion Of
poison. The circumstances of the
mans death and the character Of his
companions. however. made the insur
ance company persist in It's investiga
tions
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

A little southern girl was sent to q
boarding school In New York. When
taken Tor walk she seemed to he
much interested Ia watching the auto
mobiles. After q while she pointed to
the extra tires on the pssslng ma
chimes and timidly inquired:
why do they carry life.preserN
ers7"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

When the detectives searched the
room IN which the murder had been
committed they found one or two
clewa which may establish the iden-
tity OF the mysterious murderer and
lead to hts arrest.
The first was q mans handker-
caief OF fine quality. In one corner
were several tiny drops Of blood,
showing that the handkerchief had
been used to stanch a very small
wound. such ais a pln-priek OF a
scratch or a pimple.
The most important find Of all
was on the inner side Of the door
panel where the bloody imprint Of
a thumb and three finger tips was
visible. The portion of the door
bearing the ten-tale finger-prints has
been cut out and sent with the
handkerchief to the laboratory Of
the chemical detective. An impor-
tant arrest. It is announced, win fol-
low the experts analytical examina-
tien of the evidence now IN his pos
session.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

When the first box tree bird was
put in the hall Of a house by An in
ventive hostess visitors disputed po-
litely as to the nature of the bird.
Its an eagle" asseverated many
@Its an English sparrow. vas the ex-
pressed conviction OF many more.
Really, 1t didn't matter much what
bird was in the florists eye when he
clipped the green boxwood; he con
sidered he had achieved an artistic
triumph when he scissored out some
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24
eeHFI8Hs o H3H
Seven iHeHes Nal heas ~ M
Modsrn Millinery

.Ii were hafrIr manufacture
said ihe slfl frelfuiiy ss She iabaes
dercely 81 q hat Bis enough ior tarae
girls. Id consult the mlhners before
] made up the seasons supply pi pins.
How ln the world d0 ihes suppose 4a
can make these mammoth hats stag
on our heads If we only have these
tiny things Ia fasten them with And
she held up q pin about seven inches
long. Might just as vel try to keep
them on with a common pin You
stick this hatpin ia one side Of your
hat and it doesn't come out at all. lt
Just stays with its point imbedded in
your hair somewhere, and your haE
wobbles every step you take. H's uo
use using three or four pins Z they
won't reach clear across your hat.
They'll just meet ID the center and get
all tangled up with one another I've
spent all the morning on q hunt for q
hatpin long enough To be Of any use
at all and there's none In the market.
SO ! suppose my nerves win BE worn
to a frazzle this winter stabbing and
iabbing With these baby hatpins Ia az
endeavor to make them of some use.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

The cold storage egg had emerged
after three years OF seclusion.
I'm as good as you are. It re-
marked to the egg newly laid.
You're certainly fresh enough, re-
sponded the latter. with a smile that
threatened the integrity OF It's she'll
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

aaaH l|Ha N-
u vas me naraHency 0f Prof
Doremus. the chemical detective in
that case, which sent DR. Never to-
prison for ufe It was through the
persisency and skin Of the same de-
teedVe that the conviction of Dr
Buchanan, accused Of numbering his
wife with morphine. was secured It
was through the skill OF chemical de-
tectves that the conviction Of Carlyle
Harris, accused of poisoning his wife
with morphine, was secured. 1t was
the chemical detectives that furnished
the strongest evidence for the prosecu-
ton Of Albert 4. Patrick and many
others.
The chemical detectives work in
blood-reading tests requires a most ex
tensive knowledge Of the actions Of
various kinds Of poisons on the human
body. BY carefully testing the blood
he Is often able to tell the exact cause
OF death, the kind Of poison used anC
how It was administered. The inn
portanee Of this In eases where th'
most careful autopsy reveals practical
" nothing win be readily understood
In handwriting tests the chemica
detective, who in this way has COM
to be identified as handwriting ez
4 pert, will often spend long hours study
ing one Insignificant little letter "a
under his miscroscope and comparin
It with other samples Of handwriting
It is in this way that tiny clews hav
been found leading on to other an
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

thing resembling a bird The idea
caught on and now the box tree
bird is seen in the halls Of many
houses. Few pots Of ferns and palms
are seen these days. for housekeep
ers say the modern house is too warn
and the outer cir is too dust laden g
grant long life or freshness 70 gro9s
Ing Ainsa.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24
PeriIs That Beset the Path Of the
Chemical Detective.


The value Of the expert analytical
chemist, now known as the chemical
detective. through his cooperation with
the New York police department and
detective bureaus, is greater than is
indicated merely by his work in fer
reting out poison mysteries. His field
Of usefulness IS BY no means limited
to that one class Of crime Many
cases are on record where the chem
icai detective alone has been able to
unmask the most ingenious forgeries
Of wills. deeds and other papers. His
expert knowledge Of the composition,
the ingredients and the nature Of ex-
polslves Is relied upon to solve ex'
plosion mysteries, particularly bomb
explosions. and to furnish clews. based
on his investigations, without which
Il would often be next to impossible tC
make an arrest or secure a conviction
Tremendous risks must be taken b,
the chemist employed to fathom al
explosion mystery. The loss Of
limb. an eye, Disagreement for life
or even death, may follow the slight
est mishap while he Is making hl
tests. Yet It IS a risk which mus
often be taken In order to throw ever.
possible light on the case and to dc
velop every clew, no matter hoy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-24

The chemists value Ia undoubtedly
greatest IN homicide cases. Where a
life has been taken no efort must be
spared 70 bring the culprit to justice,
It Is often. however, long aud tedious