Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-04-04
JASPER EWING BRADY

play. I'll get him IA lawyer: I'll see
the boy right away and arrange bail
Meantime you go home: Samuel will
join you there this afternoon; later
m inform you what to do. Pending
he boys trial I'll try and get him
he could hardly expect to ollow his
profession until this case is settled"
God bless you. Colonel Cheney. Mr.
Farweli sale YOU would help me. and
i feel better already"
II can't do impossible things: but
III leave no stone unturned to find out
the truth. That's what we want. Mrs.
Simpson. the truth"
That's all. colonel. and the truth
will vindlcate my son Samuel"
Mrs. Simpson left. aud with his
usual ~alacrity Colonel Cheney started
I" work on the case
First he called up Central 2126."
Hello he said. Mr.. Layton. please"
Hello. that you. Layton? This is
Cheney talking. Are you very busy
now"
No" came back the. answer over
the copper wire: land If I was l would
MT be too busy to do anything l could
for you. What's up. c%olonelo"
Got a case for you. Not a big
fee, If any. but ii charitable act. and
a reap of satisfaction for you in
doing it,"
What is it,"
Too long to explain over the wire:
besides the details ara not yet COM
plete. I'm going over to the county
Jail now. and will see you on my re-
turn. BY the way. l may want you
to go bail for II friend of mine"
AN right. colonel: do as you see
fit. III wait for you and We'll go to
luncheon together"
All right. Layton; goodby."
"Goodby."
Mr.. Emerson Layton was a very
shrewd lawyer. age about 30. and also
independently rich. He practiced his
profession because he liked 1t. and the
failure TO receive IA fee did not a1TecT
him i'm the least. He and Cheney We're
warm friends. and one was always
glad to help the other.
AS Mrs. Simpson a. stated. Mr..
Haviland vas IA very rich and intluen-
Lake Shore drive was n of the most
beautiful i'm the city. He would leave
no stone unturned to prosecute the
man responsible for his daughters
death.
DR.. Furniss. the physician in the
case. was what is known as a fash
ionable DOCTOR His practice was
anon the rich. and his fees in keep
ing. a graduate OF Pennsylvania uni
versity. I've had AN extensive hospital
practice and had later gone abroad
aud studied in Heidelberg and Vienna
for two years. professionally he was
we'll equipped and enjoyed good stand
ing. His influential family connections
had insured him IA large practice from
the first. AS Cheney had told Mrs.
Simpson. he personally did not like DR..
Furniss. He had heard of n or two
of the doctors actions which. he deemed
caddish. Furniss lived in great style.
maintained a beautiful suite of offices.
and seemed to be firmly intrenched in
his position. These facts Colonel Cheney
knew without investigation.
At II o'clock he appeared at the Jail.
AT his request he was allowed to see
Samuel Simpson. Cheney looked the
young man Over thoroughly. He was a
clean cut, manly looking chap. brown
eyes and hair, and truth was written
all over his face. The colonel told
Simpson OF the interview he had had
that morning with his mother. Frank
and honestly young Simpson related to
Colonel Cheney all he knew of the case.
OF coure Rhodus had a large store, and
large numbers of prescriptions We're
put up there every day. He could not
remember the component parts of any
one he had filled. But ii VAS ar in
variable rule thai each prescription be
checked after 1t was filed. Simpson
isi Stii1 HIS .'i't Ib.'hVN iiN iiiEA pig
scription in q biz boo kept Tor tina
purpose. After he had given the medi-
cine to The Eiavi!anis' waiting butler
the matter passed from his hin and
he thought no more of 1t until his ar
rest. That was all.
What hours were you usually work.
ing i'm the store. simpson," asked the
olcnel.
II came or ut eight in the morning.
sir. and save for IN hour for luncheon,
worked until six"
About what time was this prescrip-
tion filed"
About five in the afternoon. If 1
remember rightly"
".And Laura Haviland died at mid
night the same night ! believer"
YES. sir"
You know DR.. Furniss?"
by sight. yes sir. He's been in
the store several times about medi-
cine
"Reen in there since the child
died"
'rh day following. about ten in the
the prescription b~OOk-said he wanted
To look up n certain prescription he
had given a man some time ago"
Who was there while he was look
Ing UP MISREPRESENTATION for IA
man."
Why. M II sir. as I recoliect."
And YOU were with him all the time
he was in the store that morning."
"Yes.-Wait. No-let mo think. He
did ask ne to get him some morphine
tablets one-cighth strength for his hy-
podermic case"
You got them"
Yes. sir: l went to a room behind
the prescription case where poisons
are kept aud secured what DR.. Furniss
wanted"
How long were you gomez"
Two minutes. possibly. Not over
three at the outside"
Very good. And the next you knew
was your arrest"
Yes. sir"
Where has the prescription book
been since your arrest: do you know ?'
The officer arresting me was ac-
conn M MED he a MN Iroun Tia D.o.>