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of the fittings of the professors own
desk.
AT first the maid thought that young
Smith was already dead, but on pouring
some water from the carafe over his
forehead he opened his eyes for an in
slant. The professor, he murmured--
it was She The maid is prepared TO
swear that those were the exact words.
He tried desperately to say something
else, and he held his right hand UP in
the air. Then he fell back dead.
In the meantime the housekeeper
mad also arrived upon the scene, but
she was just too late to catch the young
mans dying words. Leaving Susan
with the body, she hurried to the pro-
fessor's room. He was sitting up in
bed horribly agitated. for he had heard
enough to convince him that something
terrible had occurred. Mrs. Marker is
prepared to swear that the professor
was still in his nightclothes, and indeed
it was impossible for him to dress
without the help OF Mortimer, whose
orders were to come at IL o'clock. The
professor declares that he heard the
distant cry, but that he knows nothing
more. He can give no explanation OF
the young mans last words, The pro-
fessor-it was She, but imagines that
they were the outcome of deliriuIr. He
believes that Willoughby Smith had
not an enemy in the world, and can
give no reason for the crime His first
action was to send Mortimer, the gar
dener, for the local police. A little
later the chief constable sent for me.
Nothing was moved before l got there.
and strict orders were given that no
one should walk upon the paths lead
ing to the house. 1t was a splendid
chance of putting your theories into
practice, Mr.. Sherlock Holmes. There
was really nothing wanting.
Except Mr.. Sherlock Holmes" said
my companion, with a somewhat bitter
smile. "Well, let us hear about it.
What sort of a job did you make Of
IL must ask you first, Mr.. Holmes,
to glance at this rough plan, which will
give you a general idea of the position
Of the professors study and the various
points Of the case. 1t will help you in
following my investigation"
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The Adventure of
The Golden Pince-Nez

come Run down, my dear fellow, and
open the door, for all yirtuous folk
have been long in bed"
When the light of the hall lamp fell
upon our midnight visitor, had no
difficulty in recognizing him. II was
young Stanley Hopkins, a promising de-
tectiye. in whose career Holmes had
several times shown VERY practical
interest.
rs he in?" he asked eagerly.
Come up, my dear sir" said Holmes
voice from above. II hope you have no
designs upon us such night as this"
The detective mounted the stairs. and
our lamp. cleaned upon his shining
waterproof helped him out of it,
while Holmes knocked blaze out of
tn: logs in the CRATE.
Now, my dear Hopkins, draw up
and warm your toes" said he. Heres
a cigar, and the doctor has a prescrip-
ton containing hot water and a lemon,
which is good medicine on a night like
this. II must be something important
which has brought you out in gale"
cit Is, indeed, Mr.. Holmes. I've had
a busting afternoon, promise you.
Did you. see anything of the Yoxley
case in the latest editions?"
We oScn notllnB latcr IMAM tne NJ
teenth century to-day"
We'll, it was only a paragraph, and
all wrong at that, SO you have not
missed anything. haven't let the grass
grow under my feet. It's down in
three from the railway line. l was
Place at S, conducted my investigation,
was back at Charing Cross by the last
train, and straight to you by cab"
which means. suppose, that you
are not quite clear about your case%
1T means that | can make neither
head nor tail of il. So far as | can
see. 1t is just as tangled a business as
ever ! handled, and yet at first it
seemed SO simple that one couldn't go
wrong. There's no motive, Mr.. Holmes
That's what botners mel can't put my
hand on a motive. Here's a man dead
there's no denying that-but, so far
as | can see, no reason on earth why
any one should wish him harm"
Holmes lit his cigar and leaned back
in his chair.
let us hear about it," said he.
1--WE got my facts pretty clear" said
Stanley Hopkins. "All want now is
to know what they all mean. The story,
SO Tar as l can make II out, rs like this:
Some years ago this country house,
Yoxley Old Place, was taken by an
elderly man, who gave the name of
Prof. Coram. He was an invalid,
keeping his bed half the time, and the
other half hobbling around the house
with stick or being pushed about the
grounds by the gardener in a bath
chair. He was well-liked by the few
neighbors who called upon him, ard he
has the reputation down there of being
very learned man. His household
used to consist Of an elderly house
keeper, Mrs. Marker, and of maid,
Susan Tarlton. These have both been
with him since his arrival, and they
seem to be women of excellent charac-
ter. The professor is writing a learned
book, and he found it necessary, about
a year ago, to engage secretary. The
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cesses, but the third, Mr.. Willoughby
Smith, a very young man straight from
the university, seems to have been Just
what his employer wanted. His work
consisted in writing all the morning to
the professors dictation, and he usually
spent the evening in hunting up refer
ences and passages which bore upon
the next days work. This Willoughby
Smith has nothing against him, either
as boy at Uppingham or as young
man at Cambridge have seen his
testimonials, and from the first he was
a decent, quiet, Woodworking fellow,
with no weak spot in him at all. And
yet this is the lad who has met his
death this morning in the professors
study under circumstances which can
point only to murder"
The wind howled and screamed at
the windows. Holmes and drew
close: &c the FIRE, while the young in
spector slowly and point by point de-
veloped his singular narrative.
IF you we're to search all England"
said he, Il don't suppose you could find
a household more self-oontained or
freer from outside influences. Whole
weeks would pass, and not one of them
go past the garden gate. The professor
was buried in his work and existed for
nothing else. Young Smith knew no.
body IN the neighborhood, and lived
very much as his employer did. The
two women had nothing to take them
from the house. Mortimer. the gar
dener, who wheels the bath-chair, is an
army pensioner-an old Crimean man
OF excellent character. He does not
live in the house. but in a three-roomed
cottage at the other end OF the garden.
Those are the only people that you
would find within the grounds OF Yox-
ley Old Place. AT the same time, the
gate OF the garden is hundred yards
from the main London to Chatham
road 1t opens with a latch. and there
is nothing to prevent any one from
walking IN.
Now will give you the evidence OF
Susan Tarlton, who is the only person
who can say anything. positive about
the matter. 1t was in the forenoon, be-
tween II and IL. She was engaged at
the moment in hanging some curtains
in the upstairs front bedroom. Prof.
Coram was still IN bed, for when the
weather IS bad he seldom arises before
midday. The housekeeper. was busted
with some work IN the back OF the
mouse. Willoughby Smith had been in
ms bedroom; which he uses as sitting
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He unfolded the rough chart, which
I here reproduce. and laid it across
Holmes knee rose, and, standing
behind Holmes, studied it over his
shoulder.
1T is very rough, Of course, and II
only deals with the points which seem
to me to be essential All the rest you
will see later for yourself Now, first
of all, presuming that the assassin en-
tered the house, how did he or she
come in? Undoubtedly by the garden
path and the back door, from which
there is direct access to the study. Any
other way would have been exceedingly
complicated. The escape must have
also been made along that line, for of
the two other exits from the room one
was blocked by Susan as she ran down
stairs and the other leads straight to
the professors bedroom. l therefore
directed my attention at once to the
garden path, which was saturated with
recent rain, and would certainly show
any footmarks.
any examination showed me that I
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~ n III
wv sive manuscript volumes which
w contain our work for the year
1894, / confess that It Is very difficult
for me, out of such a wealth OF ma
terial, to select the cases which are most
interesting in themselves, and at the
same time most conducive to display
Of those peculiar powers for which my
friend was famous AS turn over the
pages, | see my notes upon the repulsiye
story of the red ieech and the terrible
death Of Crosby, the banker. Here also
find an account of the Addiction trag-
edy, and the singular contents of the
ancient British barrow. The famous
Smith Mortimer succession case comes
also within this period, and so does the
tracking and arrest Of Huret, the boule-
ward assassin-an exploit which won
for Holmes an autograph letter of
thanks from the French President and
the Order of the Legion OF Honor.
Each OF these would furnish a narra-
tive, but on the whole | am of the
opinion that none of them unite so
many singular points of interest as the
episode OF Yoxiey Old Place, which in
Guides not only the lamentable death OF
young Willoughby Smith, but also those
subsequent Developments which threw
so curious light upon the causes OF
the crime.
1t was a wild, tempestuous night, to-
ward the close of November. Holmes
and l sat together in silence all the
evening, he engaged with powerful
lens deciphering the remains of the
original inscription upon a Palimpsest,
II IN
Outside the wind howled down Baker
street, while the rain beat hercely
against the windows. 1t was strange
there, in the very depths of the town,
with ten miles of mans handiwork on
every side of US, to feel the iron grip
of nature, and to be conscious that to
the huge elemental forces all London
was no more than the molehills that dot
the fields. l walked to the window, aud
looked out on the deserted street. The
occasional lamps CLEANED on the ex-
panse of muddy road and shining pave
ment. A single cab was splaShing its
way from the Oxford street end.
"Well, Watson, it's as well we have
not to turn out tonight" said Holmes,
laying aside his lens and rolling up the
palimpsest 1--WE done enough for one
Sitting. 1t is trying work for the eyes.
So far as l can make out, II is nothing
more exciting than an abbey's accounts
dating from the second half of the
fifteenth century. Halloa halloa hal
loa! What's this?"
Amid the droning OF the wind there
had come the stamping of a horses
hoofs, and the long grind OF wheel
as it rasped against the curb. The cab
which had seen had pulled up at our
door.
What can he want?' l calculated, as
a man stepped out of it.
WANT He wants US. And we, my
poor Watson, want overcoats and era
watts and goloshes, and every aid that
man ever invented to fight the weather,
Wait a bit, though! There's the cab
off again There's hope yet He'd
have kept it if he had wanted us to
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Va THEN / look at the three mas
" sive manuscript volumes which
w contain our work for the year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-31
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. July 31.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at decline of IL
points on August and of from > TO j
points on later months as a result of re-
newed liquidation or local selling en-
couraged by weak cables and further re-
ports OF light rains or showers in the
southwest. Offerings were we'll taken on
the initial break. however. A little buy
ing of August by trade interests sent that
position up to couple of points above
the closing price of yesterday. and the
new crop rallied 10 a net advance of or
:, points before the end of the first hour
on realizing by recent sellers and re-
buying by sold-Out longs.
The western belt forecast was for un-
settled weather and predicted showers in
the extreme portions of Texas. but the
market developed considerable firmness
during the morning, and following the de-
tailed weather report for the Houston dis
rict, which showed very little improve
ment in conditions, prices sold about Is
TO IS points net higher on continued
covering and renewed bull support. The
private condition issued at midday made
the condition sS.2 per cent against SO
last month.
Spot quiet. middling uplands, 1910, NOM
jnal.
Estimated receipts at all the ports to-
day. 1.JW bales. against 1880 last week
and 2,UiS last year. For the week. 12,cOO
bales. against 12.i7S last week and 6923
last year. Today's receipts at Galveston.
g. bales. against 1.S6S last year; at New
Orleans. 6s6 against IA last year. and at
Houston. I'D. against I'LL last year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-31
THE COURTS
District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT-Justice Wright.
Smith agt- Smith proof ordered taken
before r. II. Quinter. examiner: plain
tiff's attorneys. r. B. Frey and F, B
Moriarty: defendants attorney, l.. g.
Grossman.
Rcinburg agt. Reinburs: rule return
able August 8; plaintiffs attorneys.
Archer & Smith: defendants attorneys,
j. F. Kelly and Lawrence Hufty.
Rauscher agt. Rauscher: time to take
testimony limited; plaintiffs attorney
W. F. Ambrose; defendants attorney
J. $ Easily Smith.
Jordan agt. American Security and
Trust Company: order to refund de-
post: plaintiffs attorneys, H. H.
Classic. Pennebaker. Carusi & Jones !:
defendants attorneys. S. c. Peelle and
w. +. Mattingly.
PROBATE COURT-Justice Wright.
Estate of William II. Burnett; will adj
mitted to probate and letters testament
tary granted to American Security and
Trust Company: attorney, A. B. Leet.
Estate of Margaret Stephenson: will adj
mitted to probate and letters testament
tary granted to John F. and Joseph G..
Stephenson; bond, $4,000; attorney, j. A.
Lynham.
In re Catherine Luckett ct al. order
ppointing Owen A. Hart guardian: bond.
5000: attorney. C. j. Murphy.
Estate of J. Hall Semmes. will dated
May 81 1906 filed. admitted to probate
ana ietterS testaiHeItdIy 6TdHteu u
Washington Loan and Trust Company
attorney, j. B. Larner.
Estate of Clara l.. Peters: order direcr-
ing collector to file statement Of disburse-
ments; attorney, j.. l.. Handy.
Estate of Julia l.. l.. Barber: order to
sell automobile; attorneys, Maddox &
Galley.
Estate of Emma F. Langworthy; petit
ton for probate of will filed: attorney,
f. S. Bailey.
Estate of J. T. Gator; will dated April
- 1912. filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-31
BUILDING PERMITS.

The following building permits were
issued today:
To E. III. Everett. to build a one-story
builder. Charles II. Swan. estimated
cost. $4,000.
To Charles A. Jones. to build two
story frame dwelling at 3741 Hunting
ton street northwest: architect. E. d.
Ryerson: builder, John Simpson Sons
estimated cost. $500.
To s. w. Flagg. to build brick garage
in rear Of 2416 18th street northwest
builder. r. J. Beall Construction Com
pdny, estimated cost, $1,000.
To Antonio Pciligrino, to build two
story concrete dwelling at 1905 41st
street northwest: architect and builder
Antonio Pellegrino. estimated cost
$500
T. H. r. Howenstein. to build two
story brick dwelling at 1872 18th street
northeast; architect. w. r. Talbot
builder. II. r. Howenstein: estima ed
cost. $4,000
To Henry j. Berens. to build two
story brick dwelling at 1915 nj street
northwest: architect. julius Wenig:
builder, J. c. Marsh; estimated cost,
So. 500.
To $ II. Stidham. to repair dwelling
at 1857 Columbia road: estimat cd
cost SIS
To Henry Franc and Sons, to re-
pair store al 401 18th street northwest:
estimated cost, $500.
To William King and Son. to re-
pair shed on X street near 30th street
northwest; estimated cost, $500.
To Dupont Laundry Company, In
corporated. to repair building in rear
of 2535 Sherman street northwest;
estimated cost. i3.S59.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-31
PLAGUE REPORT FALSE

Official denial of the report that rat
infected with bubonic plague had been
discovered in Philadelphia was received
by Surgeon Gen. Blue of the public
health and marine hospital service today.
DIR. j. S. Neff, commissioner of health for
Philadelphia sent word that the report
was incorrect DR.. Neff said that he
thought the rumor grew out of the dis
covery of a rat in the Philadelphia Cen
eral Hospital with inguinal bubo.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Edward
Francis. assistant director of the hysienic
laboratory of the public health and ma
rine hospital service. has been ordered to
New Orleans to take charge of the plague
la laboratory there. No report of the dis
covery of other plague-infected rats in
New Orleans has been received Yet by
the public health and marine hospital
service here.
A new case of plague was discovered in
San Juan. Porto Rico. yesterday. This
brings the total for the island up to forty
five cases and twenty-three deaths.
Passed Assistant Surgeon c. W. Chaplin.
who has made a speciality of plague
laboratory work for the last six years,
has been ordered TO San Juan to aid in
the fight against the disease
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-31
Real Estate Transfers

NO. "A NJ STREET NORTHEAST-Helen
Raedy (own right and trustee) to Alice
Common, lot 81. square 612: SO.
SAUL'S ADDITION-Frederic J. Tansey
square 1922: $40.
FIRST ADDITION TO AMERICAN
UNIVERSITY PARK-James l.. Tai,
ct ux- to John S. Wilfong. lots l3 and
Il, block II: SO.
UNIONTOWN-Mary T. TAYLOR ct vir,
Alfred L.. to Charles Hawkins lots ST.
and S7S: $40.
HOLMEAD MANOR-Alice S. Eaton to
J. Leslie Watson, lots 155, 156, ~,
block A.: $40
L and NJ streets-Susan r. Merriam
ct vir. Arthur c., to Theodore Died
rich, part original lots 10 and 90
square $50: so.
CHEVY CHASE HEIGHTS - Chevy
Chase Land Company to Charles A.
Jones. lot 40. square 1876: $40.
III STREET NORTHEAST between 10Th
and 18th streets-Fred K. Gibbs TO
John Varanesi. part lots - and >.
square 1908; SO. Charles W. Will
NO. 1899 L. STREET NORTHWEST
Walter A. Wells ct TX. to Frances G.
Wells, lot 9. square 16l: $40.
NORTHEAST = Jackson H. Ralston
ct al, trustees. to John p Henry,
part lot 70 in Metropolis View: $3,O5O.
NO. 1924 BOTH STREET NORTHWEST
Philip B. Hoge to Napoleon B. and
Ada V. Fields, lot 231, square 1857;
$40.
WALTER STREET SOUTHEAST be-
tween 18th and 18th streets-Harry A.
Kite ct al to Greenwood Johns and
Virgie Johns. lot DO. square 1918; SO.
II STREET NARTHEAST between
North Capitol and 1st streets-William
b. Turpin ct al, executors. to Theo-
dore Michael. part square GIL;
$7.97S "a.
NO. 1873 Q STREET NORTHWEST
Justina r. Hill ct vir Robert T.. to
Ida NJ. Robinett, lot 235, square loo;
$40.
NO. 91s E STREET NORTHWEST
Michael J. Colbert ct al, trustees, to
National Savings and Trust Company,
trustee. part original lot IS, square
37S: Sill, 600.
MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE SOUTH
EAST between 18th and 18th streets
John T. Gaskin ct TX. to- William H.
Gaskin. part lot II, square loss: SO:
CHILLUM CASTLE HEIGHTS-Wash-
to Tucker c. Moseley, lots III and H..
square 1884; $40.
RANDLE PARK-United States Realty
Company to George NJ. Dixon, lot %.
square 1888: $40.
NO. 9O2 10TH STREET SOUTHEAST
William A. Conner to Martha NJ.
krumke, south half lot 10. square 951
$40
LIE DROIT PARK-Hyman Dodek ct ux.
to Fannie Z. Taylor. lot -. block 49,;
$40.
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The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
BONDS (COntinued) .
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Demand for investment securities. which
has been much in evidence this week In
the local market. was continued today at
the noon meeting of the Washington
Stock Exchange, and as a result bond
sales of considerable volume were re-
corded Potomac Consolidated 5s were
most in favor. and fifteen consecutive
trades were made involving as many
81 600 bonds of this issue. For $14.Ooo OF
the lot the price paid was 103. while in
the last sale the price was 1O'A-
Washington Railway and Electric As
also commanded much attention. the
sales in this issue aggregating $4,000 at
prices ranging from S51. to 1914.
Trading was comparatively limited in
the stock list. Forty shares of Capital
Traction We're sold al 123l4. while two
ten-share lots of Washington Railway
and Electric preferred brought 80 and a
quotation lot of ten shares OF Mergen-
thaler was taken at ODD.
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TAFT SEES MAIL DEVICE.
Motors to Chesapeake Junction to
Witness Demonstration.

President Taft this afternoon motored
to Chesapeake Junction. with his military
aid to witness the demonstration of an
automatic mail pouch exchanging device
for the gathering of mail pouches from
mail cranes by trains in motion.
The President first rode on the train.
which was speeded at the rate of thirty
i've miles an hour and watched the auto
matte device gather in number OF mail
bags tina: had been previously hung IN
position. Later he stood on the platform
at the railroad station and watched both
the delivery and the dispatch of the mail
by the device.
The tests took place between i and
o clock and were also witnessed by L. j.
Schardt- president of the Railway Mail
Clerks Association.
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WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots Jobbers' prices are higher.
EGGS-Nearby fresh Virginia. lsa19;
West Virginia and southwest Virginia
IS. Tennessee, liz.
BUTTER-Elgin fancy. per ID. 21lsa2S:
western. firsts. 261aa2712; seconds, 81aa2I /:
store packed. 70.
CHEESE-New York state factory. new.
POULTRY-Hens. per h.. 1ja15ia: roos-
tiers. per h., 3; turkeys, 13a1o: chickens,
stringers. 19ao1.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Hens., choice
ducks, 1oa1S; chickens, 1Sa2O.
ETABLES-Potatoes, new, No. I.
per bbl, 2.5Oao75: No. =. per bbl., 1-OOa
i 80; corn, per dozen 10 to ls vans
On. c.. per bbl., 215 to 800; sweet.
potatoes, per bbl.. 4.O0a.I.O0; onions,
per crate 73al.OO: lMdD per Dbl. 2-o5a
bage, per crate, s5aO: egg plant. Florida,
per crate, 1.JOa2.OO; lettuce, per basket.
1.OOa2.OO; string beans, per basket. 75a
] 90: per Dbl. 2.oOa3.OO; squash, per bbl.
30: beets. per 100 punches, 1oOa2W; kale
per Dbl. 5Oa75; spinach. per Dbl. 1.O0a
%; tomatoes. per crate. JOalN, GU
cumbers. home grown. J0a15: peas. per
bbl.. 5.OOa6.OO.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples. new. per bas-
ket. 2oa5o: box. 4oa6o; Dbl. 1oae 90;
+,
Florida oranges, 4.5Oa5.OO; lemons, per
box, 4OOa4.JO: grape fruit. per box 5.OUa
4. 90: pineapples. i..5a2.25: watermelons.
Is OOa25OO per hundred: cantaloupes!
per crate 1.OOa2.25: peaches. per crate.
/ % to 175: huckleberries, per at. Gallo:
blackberries. to 12la: plums. per at.
to g. Currants. per qt.. Sail. Grapes,
per carrier. I75a2.O0.
HAY AND STRAW-Hay. western, No.
1, 24.OOa25OO: No. 2, 22.O0a22-J0; mixed
hay. IS OOa22.OO: straw, rye. bale, 15.O0a
16. 90; machine thrash. 9.0Oa1O.0O; straw.
wheat, per ton, 7.00aS.OO: straw. oat. per
ton, 7.5OaS.5O-
LIVE STOCK-Sheep. per h.. 2a.pa;
spring lambs. per h.. 7a712: calves, choice.
per ID, sac; medium. per h.. SASS.
WOOL AND HIDES-Wool, washed.
free of burrs. per ID, BIAS: wool. I'M
washed, per h., %; hides, dry. per h..
15aIi: green hides. h.. IL: calfskins.
green. each, 1.25al. 80.
GRAIN-Wheat. per bu., !. GOAL .06:
corn, shelled, 3Oa92; ear. per bbl-. 4Soa
500; oats. western white. No. ?. per bu..
6caG6: oats, mixed. per bu.. 6Oa62. bran,
2S.OOa3O 90; middlings. 3O.OOa32.OO.
SEEDS-Red clover. per bu. 1l.ODa
11.a0; alsike clover. per bu.. lO.JOa II. "a;
white clover. per bu.. 16.00acA.0Oi Grim
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IN FEDERAL TOLLS.
Four Arrested in Iowa Charged
With Using Mails to Defraud.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa. July 3l.-John l..
Bowers of San Angelo Tex. NJ. o. Will
henson of Yoakum. Tex: W. L. Mckin-
ney of Hot Springs, Ark, and Arthur
Mann of Fort Worth. Tex. were arrested
here last night by the police at the d.
recton of a United States officer The
men are accused of using the mails to
defraud.
w. F. Gilman. proprietor of the Gibson
Hotel, declares he was swindled out or
81 coo by the men in signing contract
for the exclusive right to sell powder
ejector in Minnesota.
The quartet was lodged in the county
Jail to await a preliminary hearing