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The Elbert County tribune., 1915-03-26

| him. Craig was busy examining the
room.
Let us see the library" he said at
length
Accordingly down to the library we
went. Kennedy looked about. He
seemed to miss something.
Where is the armor?" he demand
ed.
Why. the men came for it and took
1t away to repair" answered Jen
nings.
Kennedy's brow clouded in deep
thought
outside we had left our taxi waiting.
The door was open and new foot
man, James. was sweeping the rug.
when past him flashed q dishevelled
hairy streak.
We were all standing there still as
Craig questioned Jennings about the
armor. With yelp Rusty tore fran
tically into the room. A moment he
stopped and barked. We all looked at
him in surprise. Then, as no one
moved. he seemed to single out Ken
nedy. He seized Craig's coat in his
teeth and tried to drag him out.
Here. Rusty-down, sir, DOWN."
called Jennings.
No; Jennings. no." interposed
Craig. Whats the matter, old fel-
low?"
Craig patted Rusty. whose big brown
eyes seemed mutely appealing. Out
OF the doorway he went, barking still.
Craig and | followed, while the rest
stood In the vestibule.
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the ofiicer, cycling Kennedy suspi-
ciously as he stood there with the
armor. What's them pieces of tin
hey7"
Kennedy quickly flashed his own
special badge. Il want to tran =
GIRL he exclaimed hurriedly. Can
find bloodhound about here?"
"A hound? Why. we have pack
over there"
Bring them-quick," ordered Craig
Kennedy held the armor down to
the dogs. "Searchlight" gave a low
whine, then. followed by Bob" and the
others. was on. all with noses close
to the ground. We followed
In the mysterious haunt OF tho
Clutching Hand. all were still stand
ing around Elaine and the wounded
Pitts Slim.
Just then cry from one OF the
group startled the rest One OF them.
less hardened than the CIntching
Hand. had turned away from tho
sight, had gone to the window. and
had been attracted by something out
side
Look" he cried.
From the absolute stiffness of death
there was now wild excitement among
the crooks.
"Policei Police!" they shouted to
each other as they fed by doorway
to secret passage.
Clutching Hand turned to his first
assistant.
You go, to-" he ordered"
The dogs had led us to strange
looking house. and were now baying
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direction of the mysterious, dark
house Half a mile. perhaps, down
the road. they halted and left the car
beside the walk.
Doctor Martin was too surprised to
marvel at anything now. and he real
lied that he was in the power OF two
desperate men, Quickly they blind
folded Elm.
1t seemed an interminable walk as
they led him about to confuse him, but
at last he could feel that they had
taken him into a house and along
passageways. which they were making
unnecessarily long in order to de-
stroy all recollection that they could.
Finally he knew that he was in a
room in which others were present.
A moment later he felt them remove
the bandage from his eyes, and. blink
ing at the light, he could see hard
faced fellow, pale and weak. on a
blood-stained couch. Over him bent
a masked man and another man stood
near by endeavoring by improvised
bandages to stop the flow OF blood
What can you do for this fellow"
asked the masked man.
Doctor Martin. seeing nothing else
to do. for he was more than outnum-
bered now. bent down and examined
him
AS he rose. he said, He will be
dead from loss of blood by morning.
no matter if he is properly bandaged."
rs there nothing that can save
him?" whispered the Clutching Hand
hoarsely.
Blood TRANSMISSION might save him, -
replied the doctor. But so much blood
would be needed that whoever gives
it would be liable to die himself"
Clutching Hand stood silent a mo-
ment, thinking as he gazed at the
man who had been one of his chief
reliance. Then. with a menacing ges-
ture, he spoke in a low. bitter tone:
She who shot him shall supply the
blood"
A few quick directions followed to
his subordinates, and as he made
ready to go he muttered. Keep the
doctor here. Don't let him stir from
the room"
1t was just before early daybreak
when the Clutching Hand and his con-
federate reached the Dodge house in
the city and came up to the back door,
over the fences. AS they stood there
the Clutching Hand produced mas
ter key and started to open the door.
But before he did so he took out his
watch.
Let me see." he ruminated "Twen-
ty minutes past 4. At exactly half
past l want you to do as l told you
see?"
The other crook nodded.
You may CO." ordered the Clutch
ing Hand.
AS the crook skunk away Clutching
Hand stealthily let himself into the
house. Noiselessly he prowled through
the halls until he came to Elaine's
doorway.
He gave a hasty look up and down
the hall. There was no sound Quickly
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-03-26
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystIned by
a series Of murders of prominent men.
The principal clue to the murderer is
the warning letter which is sent the vic
tins. signed with "clutching hand" The
latest victim of the mysterious assassin
is Taylor Dodge. the insurance president
His daughter. Elaine. employs Craig Ken
nedy. the famous scientific detective to
try to unravel the mystery. What Ken
nedy accomplishes is told by his friend
Jameson, newspaper man. Clutching
Hand tries to kill Elaine by means of a
disboiical device which generates a poison
in the wall paper OF her room that is
deadly to breathe for any length of time
Again Rennedy's scientific knowledge is
brought into play just in season to save
the heroine from death
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her out of bed, the chloroform cone
still over her face. and quietly carried
her to the door. which they had opened
stealthily.
Down stairs they carried her until
they came to the library with its new
safe where they placed her on a
couch.
AT an early hour an express wagon
stopped before the Dodge house and
Jennings, half-dressed, answered the
bell.
We've come for that broken suit of
armor to be repaired" said a work.
man.
Jennings let the men in. The armor
was still on the stand and the repair.
ers TOOK armor, stand and all, laying
It ON the couch. where they wrapped
1t IN the covers they had brought for
the purpose. They lifted 1t up and
started to carry it out.
BE careful" cautioned the thrifty
Jennings.
Rusty, now recovered, was barking
and shifting at the armor.
Kick the mutt on" growled one
man.
me other did so. and Rusty snarled
and snapped at him. Jennings took
MIN by the collar and held him as the
repairers went out. loaded the armor
on the wagon. and drove off.
Scarcely had they gone. while Jen
nings Strengthened out the disarranged
library when Rusty began Jumping
about, barking furiously. Jennings
looked at him in amazement as the
dog ran to the window and leaped out
He had no time to look after the
dog. though, for at that very instant
he heard a voice calling, Jennings
Jenningsl"
II was Marie, almost speechless. He
followed her as she led the way tc
MISS Elaine's room. There Marie
pointed mutely to the bed.
Elaine was not there.
There. too were her clothes. neatly
folded. as Marie had hung them fol
her
Something must have happened tc
her!" walled Marie.
Jennings was now thoroughly
alarmed.
Meanwhile the express wagon out
side was driving Off. with Rusty tear
ing after II.
Whats the natter" cried Aunt
Josephine, coming in where the foot
man and the maid were arguing wha
was to be done.
She gave one look at her bed. tn,
clothes, and the servants.
Call Mr.. Kennedy" she cried il
alarm
Elaine is gone-no one knows how
or where" announced Craig, afte
leaping out of bed that morning to an
swer the furious ringing of our tele
phone bell.
When we arrived at the Dodge hous'
Aunt Josephine and Marie were full.
dressed. Jennings let us in.
WHAT has happened" demanded
Kennedy, breathlessly
While Aunt Josephine tried to tel
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and leaping up against the door. We
did not stop to knock. but began to
break through. for inside we could
hear family sounds of excitement and
cries of Police! Police,"
The door yielded and we rushed
into long hallway. Up the passage
we went until we came to another
door.
An instant and we were all against
it. 1t was stout, but it shook before
us. The panels began to yield.
On the other side OF that door from
us the master crook stood for a mo-
ment. Doctor Martin hesitated, not
knowing quite what to do.
Just then the wounded Pitts Slim
lifted his hand feebly. He seemed
vaguely to understand that the game
was up. He touched the Clutching
Hand.
You did your best. chief" he mur-
INJURED thickly. Beat 1t, II you can.
I'm goner, anyway"
Clutching Hand moved over to a
panel in the wall and pushed a spring.
1t slid open and he stepped through.
Then it closed-not a second too soon
At the very moment when we burst
in, Doctor Martin, seeing his chance.
stopped the blood TRANSMISSION, work
ing frantically to stay the flow of
blood.
Kennedy sprang to Elaine's side,
Mortified by the blood that had spat-
tered over everything.
Just then the police burst through
the secret panel and rushed on, leav-
ing us alone. with the unconscious,
scarcely breathing Elaine
From the sounds we could tell that
they had come to the private room Of
the Clutching Hand. 1t was empty.
A policeman now stood beside
Elaine and the wounded burglar. who
was muttering deliriously to himself.
He was pretty far gone. as the po-
liceman knelt down and tried to get u
statement out OF him.
who was that man who left you
last-the Clutching Hand?"
Not word came from the crook
Doctor Martin had paid no atten-
tion whatever to him, but was work
ing desperately now over Elaine, try
Ing to bring her back to life.
rs she-going to-die?" gagped
Craig frantically.
Every eye was rlyeted on Doctor
Martin.
She is all right" he muttered. But
the man is going to die
At the sound of Craig's voice Elaine
had feebly opened her eyes.
1 Thank heaven" breathed Craig.
with a sigh of relief. as his hand
gently stroked Elaine's unnaturaliy
cold forehead.
no BE coNTINUEDJ
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-03-26

her out of bed. the chloroform cone
still over her face. and quietly carried
ner 10 the door, which they had opened
stealthily
Down stairs they carried her until
they came to the library with its new
SAFE where they placed her on a
couch.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
YALE LEAGUE. READY
 TO OPEN IN FALL
New Britain, New Haven sad haTt-
 ford Eigh Schools in Il.

The proposed High school athletic league with competing teams from New Haven, Hartford and New Britain High schools has been definitely de- cided upon and will begin next Sep tember with the football contests. This league will be modelled on the plan of the Yale, Harvard and Prince ten series and each team will meet the other teams in three sports cover ing the entire year. The football les que will be contested in the fall basketball in the winter and baseball in the spring. These High schools are the largest and most prominent ath- letically in the state and competition Of the keenest sort can always be an- ticipated.
 Minor High Schools Dropped.
 One decided change from the old leagues is the dropping of the smaller High schools and the abolition of the protest committed The headmasters of the several schools will decide all protests regarding eligibility and the decisions on the field of the referee money will be allowed for travelling
 
 Other Sports Anticipated.
 It is probable that hockey will be introduced into this league as both Hartford and New Haven play this game and there is remote possibility of adopting track games as the two above schools each have a track team. One, game will be played with each team in football next fall. Hartford will play in New Britain and New Britain will play in New Haven. Hartford will oppose New Haven at nome and the schedule will be com plete. These games will come during the final three weeks of the season so that each team will have a chance to play a few preliminary games. A series of three games will be played in basketball. One game will be played in the city where the football
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
BERLIN BLACKSMITH
 TO WRESTLE TONIGHT
Alvah ventres Meets Charles Sweet of Springfield in Tussling Match
 in East Hartford Hall.

:. t
 A large delegation from this city is expected, to attend the wrestling match in Fraternity hall, East Hart ford, tonight when Alvah Ventres of Berlin will try his skill against Charles Sweet, of Springfield. Ventres is a product of the local Y. M. C.. A., and is a wrestler of no mean ability. He is proclaimed the champion of Con- necticut. Although he has been on the mat for a number of years he has yet to be defeated. A few weeks ago he accepted a challenge from Sweet Massachusetts champion. The bout being staged at Forester's hall, Berlin. It took Ventres about thirty minutes to throw his sturdy oppon- ent.
 Sweet although he has already been defeated by Ventres, is confident that he will retreive his lost laurels this evening. He took to wrestling several years ago as a. member of the Boys club of his home city and has thrown some of the best wrestlers in Massa chusetts. Ventres will weigh in at 14s and Sweet will tip the scales at 152.
 Some fast preliminary bouts are mary is of local interest as a go is scheduled in this round between Bur dick of Berlin and Chauvey of Hart ford. Burdick is we'll known in this vicinity as grappler and is also a product of the local Y. M. c. A. Both will weigh in at 135 pounds.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
LEY AND MARIAN
 HE Sk|DS
DolD 6 ali Genes Home lalleIs IimelJ Single.

Edge, May 13.-Harvard and ty of Pennsylvania played ball Erk last night, the Crimson Finning an exciting game, 5
 the ninth inning.
 & three pitchers. Whitney, kd Ma.han. to pull out the nd this even when the home . outhitting the Quakers two
 IT. K.s Wallace, the Pennsyl- tcher. hurt his leg while mak- |Lay on Hardwick at the plate Harvard scored at all, and this ' had much to do with his in mess later on Ea<yard's final inning Charley
 started with 8 double, Ab- |rif1ced and then Eddie Mahan k game with a single to right Score.
 r. h. e. 5 ..o02 20 3 o01 16 12 3 |vania 200 0 % 2o1-5 6 2 rtes Whitney. Frye, Mahan rte: Wallace and Rooms. , f
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13

contest took place and the other two will be played in the other cities. New Britain will play Hartford next year in basketball twice in Hartford and once in New Britain. A like series of three games will be played in base ball.
 New Britain in Old League Also.
 New Britain High, however, will not leave the old basketball league. The games with Hartford will count in both leagues as Hartford has also de- termined to remain in the old league. This will do away with some of the ubinportant preliminary games.
 This league will probably be known as the Yale league as Yale will offer a cup each year for the contestant with the highest percentage. Such a league will be welcomed in Nv Britain as the former combinations were de- cidedly unsteady and were character ized by teams continually dropping . out and new ones coming in.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
COLONIAL CLUB HERE.
Hanna Would Probably Accept Fran aniSeA EIY.r,.,, fJ,<, Iyn<J

Hanna Would Probably Accept Fran
 chise From the Federal League.
 Efforts are being made to induce the Federal league to put team of the Colonial league in this city ais well as in Hartford, Springfield and New Haven.
 It is believed that William w. Hanna will take hold of the reins if the big outlaw organization decides to locate a. club here New Britain fans would most likely patronize a good team that is placed here under the protecting wing of the Federal league, as they are heartily disgusted with some of the baseball played here in recent years by organized baseball.s pFoteges. Hanna has a lease on Elec- tric field and would probably play there if he secured franchise.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
TO-DAY IN PuGILIsIIc ANNALs.

1S93-George Dawson outpoipted Al O'Brien in four rounds at Ph44. delphia. This fight closed the ring ca reer of "Gentleman George" the Australian welterweigft,. for soQn afterward he accepted an offer of job as boxing instructor at the Chi cago A. A., and liked 1t so well that he stuck to it and never returned to the ring. Dawson might have become, a champion if he had remained in She game, Only a short time, before hif retirement Dawson was matched with Tommy Ryan for the title, but the Syracuse man backed out, at the last minute claiming illness Dawson was defeated only once in his career. and that was by Tom Williams in Mels bourne. Williams refused to meet Dawson again, and forfeited $125 rather than to risk return engaged ment Dawson came to America in
 1892 and deefated Billy Gallagher. Danny Needham, Doc. O'Connen and Al O'Brien. He also met Tommy Ryap in six-round, no-decision bout and made an excellent showing against tb6 welterweignt champion. N1
 1s79-Harry Forbes, former ban tamweight champion. born in Rock ford, Ill N 1sss-Joe Goddard knocked ou Peter Maher in the first round M Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today. Rochester in Richmond. Montreal in Providence.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
HALLENGE.

The Park A. c. baseball team would like to arrange game with the Vine streets for Saturday, May 22. Address, Manager Charles Goodrich, Park street, New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
BASEBALL CHALLENGE.

The Peerless A. c. would like to ar range games with teams in this city or vicinity averaging eighteen years
 Pirates and Pioneers preferred. Ad- dress all communications to T. McCue, 30 Lasalle street. New Britain, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13

Atlanta. Ga. After a couple of sea- sons in the southern league. Archer joined the Detroit Tygers in 1907, and played with the Buffalo club in 1908, joining the Cubs in the following year.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
GIANTS START THAT
 DASH FOR TENANT
heGTiW'S ClhNts BcgD Brand
 New Winning Streak.

New York, May 13.-The Giants prevailed at the Polo Grounds yester- day by score of to 5. They beat the Reds and this, the latest of their periodical wins. was put across in glutinous going caused by an after noon of steady rain. Games played on heavy fields and on damp days more often than not are flat and lustreless, but there was lots going on in yester- days viscid environment. It was fea- tureful contest, of frequent scoring, plenteous in hitting, close and unus- ually good fielding. which was still more so because the ball was sliIny and hard to handle.
 Score:
 r. h. c.. Cincinnati ..... 00so0o0o2-5 II 4 New York ... 11000130x-6 10 1 Batteries: Dale and Clarke: Math- ewson and Meyers
 Braves Do It All In Sixth.
 Boston, May 13.-One big inning netted the Braves five runs. more
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
Tieers overwhelmed.

+5 : eeton. May 13.-williams de- the Princeton nine by the one Fcore of 10 to 3. The Noun H are establishing a custom oss Ing the Tigers on their home Is. for they have taken the nla- bf games in the last few years. B who a month ago defeated lh team, striking out fourteen h the process, was hit seven times. Young, of the visitors anceton down with four hits.
 r. h. e. |ns 70 0 200o35 0 3-10 IT I ton 0 Q 10 i 0 20 o O. fl Young and Michler; Lirk efieher.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
Hitless When It's Too Late.

New York. May 13.-But for a brless |ell in the opening inning O'Connor tened a great game for Manhattan |1Iese at Van Ness Oval Westches-
 E yesterday against yillanova. Ire |g1lt unsteadiness was sufficient to low villanova to win by score of .to 2. Connors made home run start the villanova scoring and foul. ore hits were totalled. After til ,
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
1ehieh,s Ninth Home Victory.

|Gehigh's Ninth Home Victory. 5outh Bethlehem, Pa, May 1S. kigh defeated Dickinson. score to |during a continual drizzling raj |. being Lehigh's ninth home vlc-
 y. Ready allowed three scattered Score:
 r. h. e. Ekinson ...,. 0 0 2 0 Q 0 70 Q 0---2 5 high 0 0 o 0 3 0 4 4---8 8 6 Batteries Mower and Goldstcfn; lady, Anderson and Lee.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. Boston 6, St. Louis 2. Brooklyn II, Chicago 5. New York 6, Cincinnati 5. Pittsburg-Phila rain.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13

than enough to stop the Cards. It hap pened in the sixth and ended Per- dues work, Meadows succeedipg him. Score:
 r. h. e.a St. Louis ..... 0o10oo1Oo--2 g 1 Boston ..... O000O501x--6 S i Batteries: Perdue. Meadows and Snyder; James and Gowdy. H
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Boston at Detroit. New York at Cleveland.
 Philadelphia at St. Louis. Washington at Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today. St. Louis at Boston. Chicago at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at New York. Pittsburg at Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
,ordham Rallies in Ninth.

.E0fdnAm RAIIl6S m NInLn.
 Y fork, May 13 3Fordham de-
 Notre Dame, score 6 to 5, at lam field yesterday afterno on. Lush, the new coach, was n |e for the first time. The ro- was the fastest game seen on ham field since last season. ' Hnth inning rally won the game He home team. Score:
 IT. h. :. m 70 0 70 3 o 0 0 0 3-6 10 < Dame 0 Q 3s0O2O Q O5 64 Martin and Conway: h and Kinney.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.

At Lowell, Lowell 10, Lewiston g. At Worcester, Worcester 8, Lynn 4. At Fitchburg, Fitchburg g, Law renee 3.
 At Manchester, Portland 4, Man chester 2.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
Baseball in
 q Nutshell
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. Boston 4, Detroit 1. New York 4, Cleveland 2 Chicago 4, Washington l. St. Louis 3, Philadelphia o.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. Providence 4, Montreal 1. All other games postponed, rain.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE.

Syracuse 2, Troy 1. Utica 2, Albany 1.
 Wilkesbarre 5, Elmira 4. Binghamton 8, Scranton '.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today. St. Louis at Baltimore. Chicago at Brooklyn. Ka nsas City at Newark. Pittsburg at Buffalo.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
MACkNfN STILL FAIL
 TO BAktR|zE BALL
Three Hits is Total of Their
 Damage Wlh the Bat.

St. Louis, May 13.-Weilman pitched the Browns to a 3 to 0 vic- tory in the second game of the series with the Athletics yesterday. He held the Mackmen to two hits. Score:
 r. h. ". Philadelphia 900 ooOO 0o--0 2 4 St. Louis ......02TOo o1OO0 *-3 6 2 Batteries-Pennock, Wyckoff ard Schang; Weilman and Agnew.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
first inning not a hit was made off O'Connor. Score: r.@
 }@ r. h. e. yillannva 0 o 0 o q O-3 5 i Manhattan Col o 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0--2 2 Batteries-s and Regan;; O'Connor and Barry. 4
YaIe Beaten i'm Ninth Inning.

New Haven, May 13.-Dartmouth's $ eighth and ninth inning rallies pulled the team from the bad end of a 3 to score to a victorious 5 to finish over Yale. Pumpelly had no steam left when the eighth began and should have been relieved. He had pitched hitless baseball till then, but in this in ming three singles and Hunters missed throw at the plate allowed two tallies to score. Bush muffed Le Cores throw in the ninth. Thielscher was hit and Pumpelly allowed the ball to roll away in tagging Paine, while Murphy scored Way was here sub- stituted, but Wanamaker, who started the hitting in the eighth. pounded two tallies home with a single, win- ming the game. Dartmouth's fielding was errorless. Yale's fielding game was the raggedest of the season. al though Le Gore and Lou Middlebrook were responsible for brilliant double plays. Score:
 r. h, e. Dartmouth ..... Oo0oO0023--5 4 0 Yale .. .#.5...... O010O2001--4 3 6 Batteries Parrott and Wanarnaker; Pumpelly, Way and Hunter.
 Sareka Scores Another.
 West Point, May 13.-The Army won from Holy Cross yesterday, to p. Sareka, the "plebe' southpaw, yielded but four hits while the Army bonbanded Mccarthy in the pinches. Score:
 r. h. e. Army O21OO0O2*-5 g 3 Holy Cross .... o1o1ooooo-2 Batteries-Sareka and Oliphant; Mccarthy and Carroll.