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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-09

OF this note" the maid read ITO my
office. you may save yourself some
trouble. and the humiliation OF being
taken TO the police station. instead
of here. DR.. Furnivall'"
The doctor looked at the detective,
whose face was blank, and then said
TO the maid:
explain that to Mike and let him
deliver It. Tell him to hurry. Now"
he continued briskly to the detective,
you shall see the culprit and hear
his confession. I have no time to
waste over this affair and while we
are waiting we will improve the mo.
ments by INDUCING in word or two
Of psychology. In the first place you
should know that the proper method
OF beginning the search for the perpe-
traitor OF a crime is to learn all the
facts that you possibly can, and then
understand that you almost certainly
have not learned them all, and par
ticularly the most necessary ones.
Then, making large allowances for
what you don't know, you should
round up the person concerned whose
character fits Suggest into all the
circumstances and question him. The
usual method is to get few facts and
then go at the job without the slight.
est regard for the character Of the in.
dividuals involved, negleeting to allow
for the facts that are unknown. In
this way always some innocent person
becomes the first suspect. In this
particular case you say there Is only
one way in which this peculiar assault
and still more peculiar escape could
have happened. That is one Of the
things you don't know, and for which
YOU have made no allowance in your
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-09

deductions. Suppose. for example,
that a criminal. after starting down
the stairs, and seeing or hearing Muir
ply there at the foot, hurried back
again and up the higher flight? Fin
negan had dropped TO the street, and
he could easily have done so, making
his escape by way Of the roof"
Detective Birsch made an inyoun-
tary movement Of chagrin.
"YOu see smiled DR.. Furnlvall,
you had your idea, the frst that
came to you, SO firmly fixed In your
mind, jumped TO the belief In Muir
phys guilt so quickly not seeing any
other way, and were so incapable OF
entertaining any other idea that you
really could not recognize this other
way out though It 80 openly confront
cd you. Then you never dreamed OF
considering the characters OF che sew.
eral persons concerned, There were
three people in that tenement, any one
OF whom could, as far as physical pos.
slblllties go. have done the act, and
II seems as II nobody else could Not
another soul was near. The first
question you should have put to your.
self is. which ono of these three has
the character in which turks the pos.
sibillty Of throwing that bomb. Let
us in fact begin the inquiry now.
You have seen them all. while never
oven heard Of any of them before
Now tell me II you think the boy
could be guilty?"
Him? Hardly" the detective grunt.
cd. HE wouldn't be likely to bust
his own face all up. Besides, the
money was for him. anyway 1t would
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-09

be only stealing from himself, for he'd
have 1t in n day or two. And on
top of that, he didn't even know that
his father had the stun, and was all
broke up because he couldn't go to
college and be a priest.
Very good" smiled the doctor.
Facts, facts. facts, and never O word
of character! l fear you are incor.
rlgible. However so much for the
boy-he's obliterated. Now, how
about Tony? Did he really wish the
boy to have all that money? Could
he afford to let him take It? Did
you inquire into his business, in or.
der TO find II he happened to be des-
perately pressed for money just now,
as most men are sometimes?"
Birsch appeared uncomfortable.
why. anyway" the detective ex.
claimed, 1T was Tony himself who
brought us the Black Hand letter and
told us about It. asking us to send
men TO protect him. He wouldn't do
that, would he, IL he had this thing
up his sleeve? Besides, he's scared
blue. l never saw anybody before
frightened clean IN to his marrow, the
way he was last night. He hasn't
the brains, or the spunk. either, to fix
up such q plant and get up at two
o'clock in the morning and throw a
bomb into his own sons room. Bosh!
The notion is ridiculous The detec.
tive smiled in contempt.
well, you are improving" the doc.
tor grinned. you do finally glance,
II ever 30 slightly, at character in this
instance. And you put Tony out OF
It. Now we have left only the moth.
err" The doctor proceeded imper.
turbably In the face Of bis listeners
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-09

man reach the fire-escape without
your knowledge. you being right I'M
der It; how did he enter the room
without raising the window or break.
Ing 1t; how did he escape 30 miracu.
lousy; and what did no enter the
room at all for? For he could have
thrown the bomb through tho glass,
you know, and 1t would have been
both safer for him and more within
reason"
Birsch set his lips and for q moment
said nothing, Finally he burst forth:
Seems TO me you amt helping any.
thing great In a minute you'll make
1t out that nobody could do II, and
that consequently It wasn't done!"
Il am only showing you, so far my
friend, what your method amounts
to" said the doctor. by Il | can
prove or disprove anything under the
sun, because It has to do with ap.
pearances, instead OF character, with
the superficials as distinguished from
the realities. can even turn com
pletely around and proye to you, by
your method, that each one OF these
persons whom we have, by my meth
cd, proved innocent, is the only per-
son who could have committed the
crime What you lack is--psychoI.
ogy." DR.. Furpivall did not wish to
say brains nor learning" nor Gin.
telligence," nor even training" so,
after some hesitation. he said "psy.
chology." And he continued: Now,
the moment / saw this letter and
heard the story, ! knew indubitably
the guilty party"
"The--the nation you did" burst
forth the detective, involuntarily.
The easiest thing II the world"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-09
Dok Of incredulIty and downright dis.

look OF incredullty and downright dis.
gust. Had the mother any reason,
could she have any reason for doing
such thing, and II so, has she the
qualities necessary to the carrying
out Of so bold a PLAN"
81 don't see what you're getting at"
growled Blrsch and II don't seem to
me there's any sense In this kind OF
business, guessing at all these things,
and wondering which one Of EN- done
II. None of EN- done it, Somebody
else done It, and II you know who II
is, which doubt. tell me, and I'll go
and nab him."
Now" the doctor continued. as II
the other had remained dumb, you
have practically eliminated the three
who were the only persons In posi-.
ton, physically speaking, to do this
thing, and that settles the matter,
with you, as far as they are con.
cerned. You would take your oath,
wouldn't you, that neither one OF
these persons is, or reasonably could
be, the culprit?"
Yes" he replied. shortly. Keep
up your jollying II 1t does you any
good, but Id go my oath on these PEG.
pie, jnst the same. and I guess you
would yourself 1t amt in any sort
OF reason that one Of them done It.
II was the man outside on the fire
escape, and that skipped downstairs.
or up, and that Nnnegan and Murphy
and Tony and the old woman heard,
and that Finnegan saw as well as
heard"
Then the qualifications Of the prob.
lem must be, to you, how did this
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-09
The "BlaCk Hand" at TOnv's
By GEORGE F. BUTLER and HERBERT LSLEY
DR.. Furnvall in the Solution of Perplexing Case

Il see" he said. Murphy let the
bomb.man In and out. That's why
he didn't see hlm!"
The detective appeared gratified al
this evidence OF perspicacity on Dr.
FurnlyalFs part. But only for mo
ment. Then he searched the bearded
face with his eyes. He did not like
the tone Of that laugh.
There's no other way out Of tt"
he began.
Il could give you six different ways
out OF II" the doctor INTERRUPTED
But the one in which It really hap.
pened will do, suppose you have
come TO ask me to hypnotic Murphy
and extract the truth from him-is
that it,"
The detective flushed and gnawed
his lip
Yes, he answered, shortly.
DR.. FurnIyall rang for maid. and
scribbling note. passed II to her.
Read that aloud-all but the ad.
dress" he said.
alt you will come with the bearer
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-09

Prof. Rogers-Have. you .Isben's
plays? Fair young librarian-No, sir,
but We have fbsen's works.--Harper's
Weekly. -. ----A----
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-09

am due somewhere else now" Aad
he went out.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
RICH CLEANUP
Of MANHATTAN
PLACER DIGGINGS
"DRY WASH" WILSON RECEIVES
FABULOUS VALUES FROM so
YARDS OF EARTH.

A report from Manhattan reached
this city yesterday stating that DRY
Wash" Wilson had made his first
cleanup on his placer claim, after
running eighty cubic yards of gravel
through the sluice boxes, and extract
ed from the rifles about seventy
ounces of gold and two nuggets, each
worth about $40.
The lease of Wilson's is regarded
as the best in the camp, as a cleanup
made just prior to his taking it over
averaged about $40 to the yard.
Active work continues in the major
ity of the leases, but most of this is
confined to taking out the dirt as the
cold weather has prohibited sluicing,
but it is thought that the entire gulch
will be sluicing before the end of the
month.
When the town was informed of
the rich cleanup it went wild with
enthusiasm and was depopulated for
short time while everybody visited
the lease. Manhattan has whole Sec
tons of placer lands.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
ARE ANXIOUS
TO LET LEASES
ON PROPERTY
LACK OF FUNDS PREVENTS OWN.
ERS FROM CONDUCTING DE-
VELOPMENT WORK.

A. j. Peterson, who owns group
of twelve claims six miles north of
Tonopah, was in town yesterday and
is anxious to let several leases on his
property. Mr.. Peterson has splendid
showings on every claim and has cut
several lodges near the surface while
doing assessment work. Owing to the
lack of funds he is prevented from
continuing with the development
work.
A. D. Frasier, who has property
adjoining Mr.. Peterson, recently re-
ceived returns from an assay taken
from the surface that went $50 to
the ton. Mr.. Frazier, and also Mr.. R.
D. Bowman, who is interested in the
district, are anxious to let any num-
Der of leases on their property.
1t is believed by many that this
district is continuation of the min
eral zone, as it is in direct line
with Tonopah and Goldfield and with
the excellent surface showings there
is every indication that good bodies
of ore will be secured with depth.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
Globe TROTTERS
APPEAR in The
JUSTICE court
"TARRY NOT" SAYS THE COURT
AND THE TROTTERS
TROTTED.

Kid McNally left for Goldfield yes
terday. Emil Anderson departed for
Millers. They will not return for
some time, probably never. And at
that the town will not be loser.
Both the above named gentlemen
appeared in the justice court yester-
day on charge of vagrancy. They
explained to the court that they were
tourists and were travelling for their
health. One was enroute to the sis
ter city to the south and the other
was bound for Millers. They had
just tarried in our city for few days
to inspect the wonderful mines of
which they had heard so much.
Were they looking for work? Far
be 1t for men of their social standing
to work. In, fact their constitution
would not stand work. They Just
wished to. continue their travels I'M
interrupted and promised to tarry not
II released from the charge OF the
court.
They were released. and they tar
ried not,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
DEAD BODY OF
MEXICAN FOUND
BY ROADSIDE
BELIEVED TO BE MURDER AS
TOP OF HEAD WAS BLOWN
AWAY.

The sheriff's Office received word
yesterday of the finding of the body
of a Mexican on the road between
Spanish Springs and Helena. The
Mexican left Manhattan Sunday with
load of bar fixtures he was to take
to Helena and stopped over night at
Spanish Springs. He left that place
Monday morning. When found the
body was laying in the road beside
the team with the entire top of the
head blown away by gun shot.
The constable and coroner at Man
haitian were notified and left for the
scene yesterday morning, but last
evening it was impossible to learn the
result of their Investigations and if
the death was due to either an acct
dent or was murder.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
AERIAL ship
IS OBSERVED
At GOLOFIELD
RESEMBLES HUGE AEROPLANE
AND is SEEN BY MANY HIGH
IN HEAVENS.

r. Crystal, an engineer on the
Tonopah and Goldfield railroad, who
came over from Goldfield last even
ing, brought the news of a flying ma
chine that was seen passing over the
southern city at about o'clock last
evening. Mr.. Crystal observed the
object at the depot as did number
of others, and all thought it to be
the missing balloon which left Los
Angeles last Saturday. 1t was con-
structed on the aeroplane principle,
and when first observed was about
ten miles distant and was travelling in
a southeasterly direction. At that
distance it appeared to be about fff-
teen feet long and six feet wide. In
the background there appeard to be
dark atmosphere, which was
thought to be smoke originating from
the machine.
AS it disappeared in the distance
it appeared to be slowly descending
and it is thought to have landed near
Stonewall mountain.
Several young men of this city no
ticed dark object high in the sky
last evening which was travelling in &
southerly direction. One of then
secured pair of field glasses, but or
his return the object had passed from
view. This is supposed to be the
same object that was witnessed BY
the Goldfield people.
1t is possible that the machine wa'
some aeroplane invented lately anC
which has been built in some seclud
ed spot on the desert where it would
be away from prying and curious
eyes. The first idea that it was thu
missing balloon was dispelled by thu
Associated Press report of the return
of the missing aeronauts.
u 1t is not known whether anyon,
went out in search of the mammoth
aerial object.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
PERSONAL

A. S. Watson of Goldfeld is in
town.
H. w. Thomas, the Rhyolite at
torney, is in town.
Harry R. Grier came over from
Goldfeld yesterday
Mrs. Pearl Mccormack returned to
her home in Goldfield yesterday.
Roy Robinson is in from the RAM
sey district, where he is interested. 4
Superintendent Fred Corkill of
the West End property, left yester-
day for a business trip to San Fran
cisco. 4fs "a
Tom G. Reisch leaves this morning
for Santa Rosa, California, to join
Mrs Reisch. He will be absent sew
eral weeks.
George Drysdale, brother of Walter
G. Drysdale of the Bank saloon, came
down from his home in Virginia City
yesterday
Cy Johnson has returned from a
visit to San Francisco. He leaves this
morning for his home in Round
Mountain
Mrs. ~ L. Schade and Mrs. Wiley
Kelly and two children departed yes
terday for Los Angeles for a three
months visit.
Miss M. Mcnamara, who has been
one of the attaches at the assembly
in Carson during the present session,
came down from the north yesterday.
H. L. Dresser, A. H. Elftman, Geo.
L. Bailey, o. C. Blumgren, L. L. Gill
man, w. H. Gregg and A. D. Renfro
visited Golden Arrow yesterday and
returned last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Searles and
B. F. Edwards left yesterday for Bar
stow, California, to visit the Lila c
borax property, owned by F. M.
Smith, to whom Mr.. Searles is pri-
vate secretary, as well as secretary
of the West End. From this point
they will continue on to their home
in Oakland.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
suit Will
BE RESUMED At
SALT LAKE
(By Associated Press.l

ST. LOUIS, March 23.-The suit
to dissolve the merger of the South
ern Pacific and the Union Pacific
railroads adjourned today to resume
at Salt Lake on April 81. The rail-
road attorneys maintained there had
been no violation of the Sherman
antitrust law although there was an
amalgamation of the stock. Wit
nesses stated that previous to 1901
the roads had separate offices and
competed for business.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
FUNERAL OF
LINDSAY Hotel
FIRE VICTIM
REMAINS OF HENRY KOPPEN,
BERG ARE LAID AT REST
YESTERDAY.

The funeral of Henry Koppenberg,
who died Saturday night from burns
received at the Lindsay hotel fire in
Millers during the early part of last
week, took place yesterday from the
undertaking parlors of Wonacott
and Hall. The body was inferred in
the city cemetery and was followed
to it's last resting place by number
of friends, who came up from Millers
for that purpose.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24

veins, and consequently l am conf
dent Of hndlng the values when sink
ing Is started.
s.R. L, Colburn and w. A. ingalls,
of Geldheld have secured some prop
erty near the big mine with excellent
showings, for which they paid $780,
900.
Il will return to the district in
several days to complete the plans
for the purchase of the property and
by that time should hear from the
people in the east who are interested
in the claims"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
7. |. ODDIE
RETURNS FROM
LUCKY BOY
SAYS HAWTHORNE DISTRICT is
GOING TO PROVE GREATEST
IN THE STATE.

T. L. Oddie of this city, c. F. Col
Inns, prominent capitalist of ST.
Louis; j. F. Mitchell, mining engi-
neer of Goldfield; George Brodigan,
county recorder of Esmeralda county,
and ]. H. Miller, one of the principal
owners of the Lucky Boy at Haw-
thorne, came in from that district
yesterday, and with the exception of
Mr.. Oddie, the remainder of the par
ty continued on to Goldfeld.
This is only one of several visits
that Mr.. Oddie has made to the dis
trict, and when he returned yesterday
he was more enthusiastic than ever
over the possibilities of the camp 1T
is wonderful" said Senator Oddie
last evening, land in my opinion the
Lucky Boy mine will surpass the IA
nous Hornsilver property of Cole
RADIO which paid millions of dollars in
dividends. 1t would be an impossi-
bility to estimate what the near fu-
ture will bring to the place, but in
my mind it is going to be one of the
largest high grade mining PROPOSE
tons in the state.
Several sales have been made in
the district lately which shows that
capital has started to arrive. The
big lease has about seventy-five men
employed and are. taking out $50
tons of ore daily, all of which will
average better than $3.50. A large
force is sacking the ore and about
1000 sacks are filled daily. The ship
ments will aggregate between one
and two cars every twenty-four hours
and would be more but the operators
are handicapped by the scarcity of
teams. AS it is they have $50 horses
on the road hauling ore to the rail-
road.
Work has been started sinking a
shaft and when the required depth is
reached drifting will be done to
open up the big ledge and then a
larger force will be employed.
THAT mine is a wonder and every
person who visits the camp is as.
founded by the beauty of the ledge
and 1t surely is beauty. l have
never seen anything in my life that
is so pretty and we'll defined, and il
has demonstrated its permanency.
Il secured four claims adjoining
the Lucky Boy for an eastern party
and am now waiting to hear from
them concerning the future course Of
development. A leaser is operating
on one of the claims, but as yet has
failed to secure the high grade val,
ues as he has not attained the re,
quired depth. The main ledge in the
Lucky Boy was opened up at depth
of about 200 feet and ii Is the pre-,
vailing opinion that every leaser will
have TO go down to that depth before
encountering the pay streak.
Mr.. Collins and Mr.. Mitchell have
secured an excellent lease and will
start operations before long. As tC
letting leases on the property pur,
chased, that will have TO be deter
mined after the plans are made. The
big ledge Of the Lucky Boy traverse'
this property as do several parallel
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
COMMISSION AS BAD
AS INSOLVENT BANKS

AS a result of investigations made
by a joint legislative committee a
scandal is said to have been uncov-
cred in the affairs of the Nevada
banking commission. Goodness, but
the denouement has been long
time coming. Searchlight knew there
was something rotten two years ago
when the state examiner pronounced
the local bank one of the best in the
state-a few weeks before the big
bust.-Bulletin.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
GRAND JURY IS
INVESTIGATING
BANK CLOSING
SPEND DAY IN LOOKING INTO
THE AFFAIRS OF THE NYE
AND ORMsBY BANK.

The grand jury yesterday evidently
spent the day investigating the af-
fairs of the closed. Nye and Ormsby
County bank, for the witnesses called
before them were connected with that
institution. President Frank Golden
spent some time in the jury room be-
fore the inquisitoria1 body during the
afternoon. 1t is thought that the in
vestigation will be finished and the
body will report this afternoon.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
Hotel ARRIVALS
MEZPAH HOTEL.

w. R. Thomas, Oakland; r. G.
Winters, Goldfield; j. D. Cook, San
Francisco; w. E. Gillian. Kansas
City; H. w. Thomas, Rhyolite; |. L.
McGary and wife, Millers; +. w.
NOVEL;, Los Angeles; Ruben Gentry,
Nashville, Tenn; Finch, Reno; j. l..
Spellman, Fairmont, West Va; E. L.
Zimmerman, San Francisco; Harry r.
Grier, Goldfield; Albert A. Schiller,
San Francisco.
PALACE HOTEL.
G. P. Patterson, city; G. H. Wilson,
Helena.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
REACHES POINT
within m MILES
OF SOUTH POLE
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, March 23.-Lieutenant
Shackleton of the British navy, who
returned with his party ION the bark
entine Nimrod to Invercargill, New
Zealand today after exploring the
Antarctic regions, reports he got
within Ill miles of the south pole.
The expedition started in July, 1907,
and made 1908 miles on a sled trip
southwark, reaching longitude 162
east, latitude SS.26.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
HOW TO GO TO PIONEER,

Take the Tonopah and Tidewater
(Bullfrog Goldfield railroad to
Springdale, Nevada. It is the near
est railroad station to the great Pho
Jneer mining district. Automobiles
meet every train. You can obtain
auto tickets of ticket agent or con-
ductor of train. w. w. Keith, gem
eral agent, Whitmore building,
Goldfield, Nevada. Write for map of
line. 3-21-
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We all throw away in idleness and
folly the greater part of a life that
might be made useful to ourselves
and others and those of us who think
themselves busy, are like unto dog
chasing his tail-we are going round
and round in getting no.
where-accomplishing nothing.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
NOTICE.

|, the undersigned, will pay $25 re-
ward for evidence heading to the ar
rest and conviction of the party or
parties who are poisoning dogs in the
town of Tonopah.
J. ]. OWENS,
Sheriff of Nye County.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
WHAT TELL.

Mary has new sheath gown.
'TIs split almost In half
Who gives d-n for Mary's lamb
When YOU can see her ealfe
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