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Cummings Jenkins looked around wildly

as Jenkins mad appeared ia Medallion,
and put over about the same kind OF
q Job. The man never had been ap
pretended or even located Upon in.
vcstigating these old cases we found
that the "Idter" always used "a diff
!eront name that he was sometimes
shaved, sometimes bearded, some-
times splurgily dressed, and some
times quietly but always he was
coal man OF forceful character and
apparent success II was obvious that
he and our Mr.. jenkins" were one
ard the same man.
A hurried fitting around the coun-
try placed In my possession the vari-
Gus specimens OF handwriting that
had been left by tho "kitor." At hrst
was amazed and disappointed 90 dis
cover that they We're all apparently
the work OF different men, but few
days work on the part OF our hand.
writing expert demonstrated that ono
man had written them all, but that ho
had so skilully disguised hts hand on
each occasion as TO make each euccL
men entirely different fro appearance
from the others My respect Tor my
quarry grew immensely 40 this reyo.a.
ton. The man was absolutely tho
cleyerest forger / ever had heard or
Now 1 knew that the jenkins who
had fooled the banks in Medallion was
an old and expert hand at crime that
ere had worked at It for SO least six
years, and that he seemed To- do only
one Job a year And still ] was as FAR
away from any apparent clew as when
I started ON the case Somewhere
In America this forceful, cieyef fei
low was living on the proceeds of his
crime But what a task to ioOk f0r
himi For This Jenkins was not OF
the criminal type. Ho would not bc
found by hunting among crooks lie
might be anywhere and in almost any
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and FnnG together wired inc
cashiers OF banks in other towns who
had been neeced by jenkins | went
10 Neria, Ohio, tiny town OF 1900
people, and got spot on Cummings
He was n coal merchant-but found
that he was frequently absent from
Neria for weeks at time. And no
body knew where he went on these
occasions.
wired my bankers and the trio in
Medillion:
Come on to Neria and look him
over"
They came as fast as trains could
carry them. l pointed Jenkins out to
them as he walked down the street.
1oey recognized him. every man Jack
OF them, as Jenkins"
Clawson went up and held out his
hand
Hello. jenkins" he said.
"Nou are mistaken" was the an
swor. Cummings is my name"
1T IS here" said Cross. stepping up.
but in Medallion it was Jenkins, ali
right
Yes" said Fink why didn't you
come back for your turniture?"
Cummings Jenkins-looked around
wildly. On every side of him he saw
cashiers from the banks that he had
sN'. sd IN Tho last six years. They
3 ec,e1 him by the different names he
had used in their towns. Then l step
ped up and showed him the letter he
had writ,-n TO the coal paper.
But for this I said, I'VE might
never have got you"
Cummings was smart enough to see
That thc same was up. lie made a
complete confession, cleariEs up a lot
OF mysterious bank forgeries, and took
Is years in Auburn prison. His wife
went ice. She fought the case, alleg-
1g that jenkins had forced her to
help him by threats of death She got
young jury, and she was a pretty,
youthful looking woman.
We didn't care much about her,
however Jenldns--or rather Cum
ming the brains of the OUTFIT,
and We Aal put him where his brains
couldn't DO our clients any harm.
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bank:
How much is jenkins balance?"
The answer came: Eighteen dol.
lars and eleven cents"
The Medallion banks had been clev.
erly stung
This was the story that gathered
thread by thread when I investigated
the trouble I'm Medallion.
To trace Jenkins had specimens OF
his handwriting. excellent descrlp.
tions OF him, and the knowledge that
be was an expert in the coal business.
Beyond that-nothinE. He had coma
TO Medallion, stayed a little. and rtt.
ted away from S4.435 of the bankers.
money. He had left no trail 70 FOL.
low lie was thorough going "kiter."
Back in New York found that Ion.
kins had been dopositor OF the Twen.
ty-iifth Street Bank for only n shor,
time. Nothing was known or him
there. He had left no trace. So far
as anv trail was concerned the aviet.
ence OF Jenkins began with his ap-
pearance at this bank and ended with
his disappearance from Medallion
None of the clumsy little tracks left
by the crude criminal were to he
found in this case. He had just come
had got the money, and had gone. lie
was an artist.
Well said Chief Burns, 1T looks
as ii new liter' had begun work
among the banks in dead earnest But
I've seen cork that resembles this be-
fore"
We hunted through our records,
aud sure enough, the same methods
that had worked in Medallion had
been used in Michigan about year
before. A coal man had advertised
his business for sale. a prospective
purchaser had appeared, had estab-
lished his credit, had cashed drafts
through introductions to the local
banks, and had fitted. no one knew
where. And no one had discovered.
Going back still further we found
that about year before another case
OF the same sort had been reported
from Iowa. This was before the Burns
agency began to handle the Bankers
protective associations business. We
hunted through all the records We
could md, and as near as we could
Judge, about once every twelve months
man appeared in some small town
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plane OF society

HAehN Va NNNitNAt
The only physical proof that had
OF tho existence OF Jenkins was rs
variously disguised handwriting. Wh.3
was the only trace that he had left or
his presence. But this was enough. as
II proved.
1 will not tire the reader with tcil-
Ing about the weary weeks of futue
toll l spent at first ON the Jenkins
case. They were weeks of searching
and researching without finding any.
thing Nothing interesting happened
in that time But I'm tho end. after
the weariest sort OF digging. l finally
unearthed the salient fact chat an of
the coal men who had been the means
OF attracting the fatal jenkins to their
towns had advertised their business
f. sale in the same coal trade pub
hcauon.
This publication was a small week
~ Issued ut Philadelphia. Ii Went
only TO retail coal dealers. IL was
not for sale on newsstands. nor was it
70 be found In any library in the cc,.,,-
try. II had 1852 subscribers. ana
these We're about the on y people in
the country who knew that such a
publication existed. Reasoning the
thing out It seemed Possible to sun
pose that jenkins for years had been
constant reader of is paper.
The case Tor this heory summed
up thus:
Six certain men had published in.
this paper ads onering for sale a coat
business, which jenkins had answered.
These particular ads had appeared
IN space covering six years.
In three cases at least he had as
serted that he had seen the advertise
mont in this publication.
lie was so familiar with All the up-
to-date news of the trade that he could
hardly have obtained It any other way
than reading closely tho gossip Of a
trade paper
Against this of course was the pos
sibility that Jenkins had merely hit
upon these particular coal yards by
accident. At all events, this was tho
only clue that | had to work on.
In Philadelphia l found the publish
er of the coal paper to lie a grabbed
old fellow who would have nothing to
do with me at first | looked around
and found that he was head-over-heels
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-22
BeLASCo STRONG ON REALISM
Theatrical Producer insists That
Everything on the Stage Shall
Be In Perfect Harmony.

David Belasco is famous for his at
tenion to minute detail in the staging
OF the plays which he produces. He
even passed on the kinds of nails and
tacks used in the building of his seem
cry But he surpassed himself this
season when he put on THE Case Of
Becky, play which deals with hyp-
motto suggestion. The first and sec
ond acts of the piece take place In the
Office OF sanitarium and the physi-
clan In charge is noted as a great au-
thority on hypnotism.
Soon after the first production OF
the play Belasco was showing a friend
al! the scenic effects of the pro-
duction. On the desk of the ply
stefan was stationery stamped with
the fictitious name of the sani-
tarium.
This explained the producer, lis
merely small detail to create the
impression in the minds OF the actors
that they are in real sanitarium in
stead OF on the stage"
He then threw open the door of a
large bookcase which ordinarily
would have contained dummy vol.
umes
There" he explained in matter
of-iact tone, 'is the best library In
this country on hypnotism and sug-
gestion. 1t contains 400 volumes on
those subjects, and I have been col
lecting them for the past two years.
IL is much better to have the real
books in the book cases. 1t makes the
man who plays the specialist believe
that he really knows something about
the subject"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-22
ADVENTURE WITH BIG SNAKE
AIgot Langos Description Of His en-.
counter With a Fifty-9ix Foot
Boa CONSTRUCTOR.

In his new book. In the Amazon
Junglcs,' (Putnamj Algot LANCE tells
OF his encounter with 81 Gity-six foot
boa constructor: con soft muddy
sand bar. half hidden By dead branch.
es, / beheld somewhat cone sbaped
mass abou. seven feet in height.
From the base of This came the neck
ana head Of the snake fat ON the
ground, with beady eyes staring az us
as we slowly advanced and stoned
The snake was cOiled, forming an
enormous pile of round. scoly mon
strosity, large enough to crush us all
TO death at once We had stoned
at distance Of about fifteen feet from
him, and looked at each other. felt
as u i were pclbound. unable To
move O step farther or even to- think
or act ON my own initiative.
THE snake 'iti made no move. but
in the clear moonlight ] could see It's
body expand and contract fin breath.
ing, its yellow eyes seeming Co radl-
ate a phosphorcsceot light. felt no
fear nor any inclination to retreat
yet ! Was now facing a beast that few
men had ever succeeded I'm seeing
Thus vo stood looking at each other,
scarcely moving am eyelid. while the
great silent monster looked at us. I
slid my right hand down to the hol-
ster OF my automatic pistol. the 9mm.
huger and slowly removed the safety
lock, at the same time staring into the
faces OF the man In this manner
was less under the spell of the mes
merism Of the snake and could to
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IN debt. and that his bank held two
notes against him which they were
threatening TO call I'm, which action
would have put the old fellow out Of
business. The president of the bank,
on my request. wrote a little note, ana
upon It's presentation the publisher
was glad to turn over for my inspcc-
ton all his records Together with
the handwriting expert 7 set to work
on all the letters that the old man had
in the Office.
Fortunately the old fellow was OF q
suspicious habit OF mind Whenever
anyone sent 10 am order for a sub
scription be not only placed the order
on his books but he filed away the
original letter to produce If the sub
scnoer denied payment lie had over
$500 of these letters and our task
was TO look at each one and compare
the signatures with the variods dis
Buised hondwriuncf OF jenkins. For
bad decided that about the only way
OF getting q line on our man lay ITO
'he possibility that Dee wss d subsc .b
or TO the coal trade paper. and that
Hc had written signed letter To- tho
editor.
hs The expert vas looking over ls
l.ao0th letter he jumped up with "a
shout
'IIcros our maui ho cried. ana
thrcw over TO me % letter signed "a.
J Cummings Neria Ohio"
TO the laymau This signature was
totally different from any OF those we
had found lcft by Jenkins. but the tx.
pert quickly proved that it was from
Che same hand
The letter was written on Cum.
mings letterhead was iG the coal
and wood business foo Ncria-and was
Tor a five years subscription TO the
PAPER Trains didn't run fast enough
20 suit noe after that ! raced up to
Medallion and got Clawson and Cross
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some extent think and act.
81 wheeled around while 1 still held
control of my faculties, and. perceiv-
ing n slight movement of the snakes
coils. l fired point blank at the head,
letting so the entire chamber OF soft
nose bullets. Instantly the other men
woke up from their trance and In their
turn fired emptying their Winchesters
into the huge head. which by this
time was raised TO a great height
above us. loudly kissing in agony.
Our wild yelling echoed through
the deep forest. The snake uncoiled
itself and wrlthing with pain made
for the waters edge. By this time
we were relieved of the terrible sus-
pense, but we took care to keep at
respectful distrance from the strug-
Cling reptile and the powerful LASH
ing OF the tail, which would have.
killed man with one blow"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-22
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they can
not reach the diseased portion of
the ear. There is only one way to-
cure deafness, and that is by con-
stitutional remedies. Deafness isl
caused by an ibfamed condition of
the mucous lining Of the Eustachin
Tube. When th tube is InAamed
YOU hive a rumbling sound or i'm.
perfect hearing. and when it is en-
iirely closed, Deafness Is the result
and unless Tie affirmation can be
Caken out aId iois tube restored TO
It's normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; line cases out
Of ten are caused by Catarrh. which
Is nothing but an inGamed condi.
ton Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case of Deafness caused
by caIarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catanh Cure Send for cir
culars, free.
+. j CHENEY, & CO., Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipaton.
-r~-----~---~---~------~
TO feel strong, have good appe-
tite and digestion. sleep soundly
and enjoy life, use Burdock Blood
Bitters, tho family sysssN tonic
Price S1.0O.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-22
a Serious One

what 90 you think is the real, most
'ital problem OF the racer"
That's easy. To pick the winner"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-22
Good News
Many GrantSviIle People Have Heard It and Prof
tied Thereby .-S---@s

Good news travels fast" and the
thousand of bad back sufferers in
this vicinity are glad to learn where
relief may be found. Many lame,
weak and aching back is bad no
ore, thanks to Doan's Kidney
Pills. Thousands upon thousands
OF people are telling the good news
of their experience with this tested
remedy. Here IS al example worth
reading:
Mrs, j. H. Cooley, S, Sutton,
W. Va, says: 81 used to have
quite little trouble from my kid
reys. The kidney action was ir.
regular and L suffered from head
aches and pains through my loins
l finally used Deans Kidney Pills
and they soon made me feel better
They stopped the pains in my back
and put my kidneys in good shape
Another of the family who had kid
ney complaint and backache was
completely rid Of the trouble by
Doan's Kidney Pills
For sale by all dealers Price so
cents Foster-Millburn Co., Buffalo,
Now York, sole agents for the Uni
ted States
Remembea the name---Doan's--1
aud take no other y
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-05
: aditorial Paoe M rht Cacoma Cnes PHONES

journey, when HIS wife appeared.
armed with the well-known can
die and poker.
You're drunk, Henry!" she
cried vfndictively. "You're
drunk"
"Well, IL I amt" responded
Henry demurely, i've spent SO. 65
for nothing at ALL"
And he wept.-Judge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-05
AT THE TACOMA

Zine Feathers" with the larg-
est all-star cast ever seen in the
west, opens a two-nights' engage
ment at the Tacoma theater Fri
day night. Robert Edeson and
Wilton Lacxaye, both of whom
have been seen here in their own
companies, are among the Lead
ing actors in the production
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-05
Just before. Washington Star.

"Will anybody miss me when
I'm gomez"
PLENTY of people. There's the
piano man with his dollar a week,
the encyclopedia man with his
dollar, and the insurance man
with his SO cents. "-Pittsburg
Post.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-05
Romance.

you wouldn't believe me-"
said the suffragette, if 1 were to
tell you how I met my husband"
1T might. How was it?"
81 had thrown q stone through
his window and he was cut over
the eye by a piece of flying glass.
While was binding up his wound
he fell in love with me."-Chi-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-05
cago Record-Herald.
The Proper Time.

s'Do you think the custom OF
shaking hands with the masses
will ever be abandoned?" ASKED
one statesman.
''It may be-" replied the other.
But IL 1t Is it will be abandoned
just after an election and never
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-05
"FOy for Joy"

Eddie Foy, the invincible fun
maker, with his seven merry chill
dren and his joyous Broadway
fun show, will be seen at the Ia
coma Sunday night in cover the
River"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-05
Boarding House Criticism.

Landlady-Will you take tea
or coffee?
Observation-Disclosures you calI
Opinion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-05

Regretting the Cost.
Henry never knew stairs could
be so frolicsome and Alpine until
that midnight. He had reached
the turning point of his perilous
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-05

AN EDITORIAL BY HASfIdN GARLAND.
(Hczs Is editorial for a sequel to Mr.
previous articles In the Times pleading for the legmizn
"nlegtinafe'
offer for presenting viie dis
Of overwhelmingly
COPYRIGHT, 1913, NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE
ASSOCIATION.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-05

Frisco's one "hoss" street car has been benched
In its place brand new municipal street car line
has been installed. The commissioners of Tacoms
may bargain for that horse car We may be able
20 it the tideflats since it's getting to bt
some job to build the right sort.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-05
A Human Trust.

A Human Trust.
An Atchison man has such a
faculty of getting in debt that he
is thinking of Incorporating him
self.-Atchison Globe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-05

Hoosiers and Hens.
Indiana authors will be in the
same class with hens as soon as
books are made eligible for trans
mission by parcel post.-Chicago
News.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-05
As It should Be.

As II Should Be.
Woman Shopper want to buy
some mems ties.
Floorwalker-Madam, women
unaccompanied by male escorts
cannot buy mems ties in this
store.-Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-05
THEATRICAL.

Tacoma-"Fine Feathers" q
all-star cast, Friday and 4
Saturday. Eddie Foy, June 4
8.
Pantages-New vaudeville
bill, with famous Heras
family, acrobats.
Melbourne-Newest mo- {
ton views.
} q o o 9 o o 3 o o o 9 o o 4
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
time TO ACT
Don't Wait for the Fatal Stages Of
Kidney Illness-Profit by Minot
Peoples Experiences.

Occasionally attacks Of backache, ir-
regular urination, headaches and dir
zy spells are frequent symptoms of
kidney disorders. It's an error to ne
glect these ills. The attacks may pass
off for time but generally return
with greater intensity. Don't delay
a minute. Begin taking Doan's Kid
ney Pills, and keep up their use until
the desired results are obtained. Good
work in Minot proves the effective
ness of this great kidney remedy.
Mrs. H. D. Horst, Washington Ave.,
Minot, N. d., says: Several members
of our family have been cured of back
ache, headaches and dizzy spells. One
of the family had a lot of trouble
with the kidney secretions. A couple
of boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills are
the best remedy to be had for kid
ney complaint"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
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Continued from page ~

walked away slowly in another direc-
ton and sat down on drill, where he
remained fully fifteen minutes, until
the children came running from the
house crying, Papa has killed Man,
ma" Staff and Piekos then investi-
gated and found the poor woman
was dead, but did not remove the body
from the barrel.
Staff Gives Himself Up.
Staff then hitched up his team and
drove to the home of Albert Susak,
where he informed his neighbor that
he had shot his wife, but claimed that
the killing was the result Of an acct
dent. He told Susak that he had shot
at bird, but did not know that his
wife was in the barrel. Susak accom-
panied Staff to Minot and they met
Judge Murray at the north end of the
city, where Staff gave himself up.
Judge Murray was enroute to the
north hill at the time to bring in an
auto that had been stalled. The Judge
notified the sheriff and states attor-
ney at once and several autos from
Minot left at once for the scene Of the
tragedy. Stats team was turned
around and Staff and Susak drove
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Murray was told at the time that the
woman was not niece of the man,
but the daughter of his brother, Joe's
wife. This is probably the case. Mrs
Staff was 10 years old when married.
Mrs. Staff leaves two sisters, Mrs.
Hicks, who lives six miles west of the
Ctaff farm and another Mrs. Hicks,
(the sisters having married broth
ers), living south of Minot. They
were here to attend the inquest.
STAMINA Kanar and John Piekos,
Stats hired men, have been placed
under arrest as witnesses in the ir-
quest and in the preliminary to be
held this week. Both men are in jail.
A large crowd, out of curiosity,
went to the Rowan morgue Monday
to view the remains.
An autopsy was held, it being
found that the bullet entered the
body just below the right shoulder,
taking downward course, coming
ont at the lower region of the back,
piercing the vital organs.
Staff now claims that he fired the
fatal bullet in order to get it out Of
the gun, as he was afraid the chill
dren might hurt themselves, altho he
acknowledges that the shell had Leen
in the gun for two weeks.
Purchased Gun Here.
The weapon with which Staff did
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
FOUR CORNERS.

Mrs. Geo. Williams of Minot re-
turned home Wednesday after visit
ing at Four Corners.
Dr.. j. Rutten has been very busy
and successful in the practice of his
profession since returning from the
veterinary college in Grand Rapids,
Mich.
The farmers are busy seeding
wheat. Some are late on account Of
spring threshing, but nearly all will
be through by the end of this week.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stew
lex, fine big boy Tuesday.
Mr.. C. C. Demaree and family
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. N.
j. Demaree.
Mrs. D. N. Stevick and Mrs. Bert
Stevick were over to see Mr.. Golden,
who is still very low.
Mr.. John Boucher was in Des Laos
Tuesday.
Lola and Bill Demaree were Minot
visitors Saturday and Sunday.
The acreage Of grain will not be as
large as formerly; many will summer
fallow.
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