The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-09
Carmichaei'S Novel
Teens With Lurid Crimes

Teens With Lurid Crimes
I \ novel entitled "Blaze\ Creek
Mines sent 10y the Rev. }. IA. Car
michael. 10 tbc Rey G. w Baldwin.
~ this city 10y the writer. aud turned
over 10 the Detroit police. is being
carefully sorutinized in the hope that
II may furnish clue Co the murder
committed in the little church In Adair
In the novel. Carmichael attributes
20 scme or his characters cleVerness
such a. is shown in the plotting of
the Adair church murder. The pages
are filled with dramatic incidents, such
as mine explosions. rohberics. and the
uSe of sleeping potions. lurid tale or
an evidently highly imaginative mind.
The Blaze Creek Mines" is the last
OF series OF stories written by the
and Is the sequel 10 another
story sent TO sir Baldwin. called the
"Rlaze Creek Mill" The scene OF both
is laid in West Virginia. and deals with
varied characters. a love story running
the various chapters. IL shows
a fairly good literary style.
The following Is an except taken
from chapter six OF Blaze Creek
Mines"
ct us now return To the even
ing preceding the robbery. and
let US trace the man I'm seedy gar
mcnts who had nm interview with
Creffney and Kelley while on
their way To the Ashwood home
la. 1.Nff
went hurriedly down the we'll
worn path To a point where he
thought he was ont OF their sight.
he lodged quickly into a clump
of elder bushes. who're he turned
his coat and hat inside out and
replaced them upon his person. \
gray beard was taken. from his
pocket and placed upon his face.
while a kcrchief was bound about
his left hand as though II had
been injured. Then, he perform
ed certain contortions OF body,
neck and limbs. BY which he com
pletely changed his outward APP
nearancc: 50 that when he EN-
ereed from the bushes he looked
very much like an old miner In his
best ..
He asked a great many qucs-
tons about the path over the hills.
the roads up both Walnut Kun
and Little Blaze Creek, also that
by way of Ghost Hollow and
Scotch Ridge To the river. He was
very profuse in his thanks To the
good woman. prayed Gods bless
ing upon her and her family. and
taking his departure. proceeded
AT once 20 the thicket of elder
bushes, where. after carefully
looking about in the gathering
gloom of the evening, he proceed
ed to resume his former appear
anCe.
Again in chapter eight, the writer
describes the following scene:
A mattress had been placed in
the shade OF one of the ancient
elms and upon 1t lay the mani
mate form Of one whom she her
self might have taken for the dis
reputable All Morgan, had she not
known that that individual had
passed the bounds of earthly life
by tragic incident more horri-
BILE than this. And again there
came TO her vivid recolleotions OF
that awful scene--the burning mill
and the mangled remains of those
who persisted while committing the
robbery. and although she knew
that there was no probability OF
this being All Morgan. she did not
wonder that her husband had been
greatly affected at the sight OF
him. for the man now before her
certainly bore a most remarkable
resemblance to him.
In chapter 10, the writer describes
an explosion as follows:
BY this time others who had
been awakened by the noise of the
explosion began To appear upon
the scene The flames were rising
higher each moment and spread
Ing rapidly 10 every part OF the
rock.
A pair OF feet shod in hob-nailed
shoes. protrud!ng from the mass
OF brick and mortar whore the
huge smokestack had fallen. were
identified as those OF one Of the
coal miners Mr. Carson mention
ed. but the body was crushed al
most beyond recognition.
The lifeless body OF Dave Yet
ter was found dashed against the
rocks OF the hillside. Fragments
of the Negro. Lige Bruce. were
found among the stones and brick
at the foot OF the bluff The other
miners were found among the
ashes when the fire had consumed
all OF the building that was in
flamable.
In chapter % the writer tells
how a maid employed In a hotel
executed a carefully planned rob
berry. After describing at length
how she contrived to mix sleeping
powders In the beer served to two
guests, the writer describes the
action OF the maid in stealing some
$4,000. and how she hid her plum
der in secret apartment OF her
trunk.
The writer. in chapter 20. says.
AS before stated. the wagon
lame horse and mule were found
The fact that the animals and the
tires OF the hind wheels Of the
wagon were examined and found
20 correspond exactly with the
track leading away from the rail-
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