The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-11
Carmichaei'S Novel
Teens With Lurid Crimes

A novel entitled Blaze Creek
Mines" sent by the Rev. }. II. Car
michael. 10 the Rev. c. w. BALDWIN,
OF this city by the writer. and turned
over 10 the Detroit police, Is being
carefully scrutiniZed IN the hope that
II may furnish clue TO the MURDER
committed In the little church In Adsir
In the novel. Carmichael attributes
to some OF his characters cleverness
such as is shown In the plotting OF
the Adair church murder. The pages
are filed with dramatic incidents, sucn
as mine explosions, robberies. and the
use of sleeping potions. lurid tale OF
an evidently highly imaginative mind.
The Blaze Creek Mines Is the last
of series OF stories written by the
minister, and Is the sequel to another
story sent to Mr.. Baldwin, called the
Blaze Creek MILL The scene OF both
is laid in West Virginia. and deals with
varied characters. love story running
through the various chapters. IL shows
fairly good literary style.
The following is an except taken
from chapter six OF Blaze creek
Mines"
Let us now return TO the even
ing preceding the robbery, ana
let us trace the man In seedy gar
ments who had an interview with
Creffney and Kelley, while on
their way to the Ashwood home
stead. When he left them and
went hurriedly down the well
worn path 10 a point where ne
thought he was out OF their sight,
he lodged quickly into a clump
of elder bushes, where he turned
his coat and hat inside out and
replaced them upon his person. A
gray beard was taken from mis-
pocket and placed upon his face,
while a kerchief was bound about
his left hand as though 1t had
been injured. Then, he perform
ed certain contortions OF body,
neck and limbs, by which he com
pletely changed his outward ap-
pearance: SO that when he en-
erged from the bushes he looked
very much like an old miner In nus
best 80
He asked a great many ques-
lions about the path over the hills,
the roads up both Walnut Run
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 TO 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 IL lay the mani
mate form OF one whom she her
self might have taken for the dis
reputable ALI Morgan, had she not
known that that individual had
passed the bounds OF earthly life
by q tragic incident more horri-
BILE than this. And again there
came TO her vivid recollections 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 u most remarkable
resemblance TO him.
In chapter Is. 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 TO every part OF the
rock
A pair OF feet shod In hob-nailed
shoes. protruding from the mass
OF brick and mortar where 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 TIE hillside fragments
1 OF the Negro. Lige Bruce, were