The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-24

your sorrow at the loss of your pet.
| nave always been curious about the
individual treatment of monkeys.
What do YOU feed him with 2" and so
on" said Kaufman.
oh, a little fruit. milk. vegetables,
and so on aid kaufman.
Il once knew a lady who had a
Capuchin monkey which lived almost
entirely on candy. and ] have wonder
ed whether all monkeys were fond of
sweets" said DIR. Wingart.
Mine wouldn't touch a piece of
candy" said Kaufman.
I Just then a station master came up.
He apologized to Kaufman for having
forgotten to deliver to him a telegram
which had come the evening before.
He had sent a boy to kaufman's place
at S o'clock. He said the boy had
runG the electric bell three times and
had then come away. In the excite
ment Of the fire. which had almost Inn
mediatelN followed. the station master
had almost entirely forgotten the mes
sage. Kaufman took the telegram and
put it into his pocket unopened.
ut is nothing Important" he said.
Il had asked a Leipzig firm to let mo
know whether they could furnish GER
tain goods. l will not need them
now
DR.. Weingart continued his exam.
lnation OF the grounds and of the
rooms. Finally he said: IF you gen.
tlemen will go down to the Golden
Crown will Join you there in a few
minutes. have almost finished. and
wish merely to complete my exam
NATION and write my report. and then
] will be With YOU"
He withdrew to a part of the ruins
comparatively unburned. taking with
him a large knife. some oil cloth and
a small e~arthenWare vessel. The 9TH
"rs went to the inn. In half an hour
master and the Constable were with
him.
Arrest Kaufman for setting fire to
his own place." said DR.. Weingart.
This is outrageous" cried Kauf-
man. II protest. | spent the evening
from s o'clock at this time. l can
! prove it,"
Won are Very ingenious" said DR..
Weingart. but no man can commit a
rhine without leaving behind him
some betrayins trace. You made
our first mistake when. knowing that
YOU could not take your monkey with
YOU. YOU poisoned il so that it might
neither give an alarm nor endure the
agony of being burned to death"
"Eut how could he have set fire to
his place when he vas here at the
INV I oul. dShGu the burEO-
master.
Kaufman" said DR.. Meingart.
took off his electric bell. substituting
for it a vial of very thin glass contain
ing %sulphuric acid. Under this he
placed a cup containing sugar and
chloride of potassium. Previously he
had arranged to have some one come
to his door and ring his door hell.
The pressing of the button would
throw the weight of the small ham
n1er. which rang the bell, upon the
glass vial. This would break the vial
and the s1lphuric acid falling upon
the contents of the cup would at once
cause a fierce flame sufficient to set
fire TO the ignitanl materials kauf-
man had piled around it,
This is all theorizing." cried kauf-
man. You cannot prove this"
Let US see said the great expert,
I'm examining the fur of the monkey
| discovered some small particles Of
sugar. That was Why I asked YOU if
YOUR pet was fond Of sweets. next
examined the charred particles of
glass. This aroused my suspicion, be.
cause l know the formula for Great
ing 4 fire with sugar.