The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-17

AS Seth approached the spot he told
them as was with him to stand back,
being as they would tramp up the clews
and that if emmy person come emmy
closer than they was he would arrest
them as accessories after the fact.
Seth he examined the ground very
critical and finally he hollered out,
Hal I have found human track of
bootsl" Jest then AMI, who was in
the crowd, called out to Seth that them
was the tracks he had made when he
discovered the blood. Seth told AMI
to keep his mouth shet and tend to his
own bizness unless he desired to be
arrested, so otter that AMI KEEP purity
quiet
Seth after keerful exarninashion of
the spot stated that in his opinion a
foul crime had been committed. He
said without doubt sumbuddy had been
stabbed to deth and the murderer who
ever he was had drug the body off
somewheres and concealed it not fur
from the scene of the crime. He said
that there wassent eny doubt in his
mind that the motive for the crime
was robbery, and that whoever was the
victim had resisted and there had been
a struggle and then the victim had
been kid in cold blood and robbed af-
forwards.
Seth then returned to Bingville and
commanded everybuddy present to re-
turn with him and to not go back where
the murder had been committed under
emmy circumstances or he would Jerk
them up and clap them in the town
hall lookup for interfering with a Of |
fcer.
The first thing Seth done after he |
had got back to Bingville was to make |
a house to house canvss from one end |
of the town to tother to see if emmy |
person was missing, but to Seth's deep
disgust he found that all the inhabitants
in Bingvil1e could be acctd for and that
there diddent appear to be ennybuddy
in Bingvi1le who had succumbed to
murder. Seth then conclooded that who
ever had been murdered must be a
resident of some other nearby town or
somebuddy who lived near Bingville
and had been lured to their death on
some pertext or other.
At this junctchure bright idee oc-
curd to Seth. He made up his mind
hat if he could find the body it might
throw some light on who the vicktim
vas, so he returned to where the muir
Ter was committed and begin to circle
around in the hope -of finding the
corpse. But Seth diddent find what he
vas looking for After he had Jug his
self all up by briars and had nearly
tept on blacksmith snake five feet
ong Seth give up his search and re-
urned to Bingville.
After this Seth shet hisseif up at !
lon1e and told his wife he diddent want !
o be bothered by emmy person. mcleod
ng herself, while he was engaged in
Giving the murder mystery by deduck-
hion. whatever that is, For a hull
ay Seth was buried in deep thort and :
hat evg he announced that he was
going to spend a few nights at the
Gene of the crime watching for the
murderer to return, Seth said that
TRANCE as 1t might seem a murderer q
lost allus returned to where he had u
Jmmitted a murder, being as somehow a
r other he was drawd back by a pc f,
POLAR fascinashion he couldn't resist. E,
was Seth's opinion that whoever =,
one the killing would come back and =
len he would capchure him dead or 81
i've, "
Wei, Seth watched ali night but to
othink turned up, He also watched
6 two follering nights, but the MUIR :.
.reF diddenf come back as Seth thort '-
would, SO after that he give it up ar
r the time being and said he would tn
1T to resort to some other means to ad
ack the criminal to earth.
Seth says all he desires Is a ieetie !.
tie more time on this case and he will VI
ing the .gilty party to justice. We
pc he will.
LATEREJest as We &c ta press the