Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-04-23
ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL % 1916

terminate rats. At least this was her
reason given for buying 1t. This drug
glst's evidence had been given at the
trial and had much to do with the con-
viction.
Now, If Haywood had been used to
buying medicines In the town when
he wanted them my hope of proving
that he had bought the arsenic which
poisoned him would have been ex-
tinguished. Mrs. Haywood's legal de-
fender had stopped at this point, either
not considering the fact that the de-
ceased had bought no medicine in the
town at all. or If he had It probably
did not occur to him that Haywood
might have bought all his drugs some
where else.
Persons who work for pay'take such
pains rs 1t will pay them to take, and
no more. Whoever takes more than
this does 1t for love. suppose
must admit that love was my incen-
tive. My energies were bent upon
proving that Haywood had bought the
drug that killed him, and had I not
fallen In love with the woman who
had been convicted of killing him I
would not have entered upon the mat
ter at all.
Haywood having been a hypochon-
driac, did not believe that he would
get on without medicines. But, grant
ing he had bought drugs secretly, to
find the person who had sold them to
him was like looking for a needle In
haystack. After inquiring of all the
druggists in town took In a circuit of
the neighboring towns learned moth
ing for my pains.
1t occurred to me that a possible rea-
son for mans concealing the place
where he bought his medicines was
that he was taking some nerve drug
and desired to conceal his habit In
this case he would buy It secretly and
might buy any other drug no wished in
the same place. Haywood would have
likely sent to the nearest large city for
his dope, and that was place Of
million people, with a proportionate
number Of wholesale and retail drug
gists.
went to the city myself, spending
week there, inqulring Of every drug
gist whether he had ever sent Hay
wood any drug. No concern had done
30. was about to give up the matter
when 1t occurred to me that one who
would take pains to conceal his habit
would not be likely to have the dope
sent to his address direct So went
the rounds again and asked every drug
gist If he had u record OF sending drugs
to any one in the place where Hay
wood had lived
found n number of druggists who
had sent dope in very small quantities
to A. Il. Ingersoll at the general deliv-
cry Of the postofiice. One of these
druggists had sent Mr.. Ingersoll at
times tonic Of arsenic. was struck
with the fact that some Of this tonic
had been sent the person not very long
before his death.
Eager TO find whether Mr.. Ingersoll
and Mr.. Haywood were one and the
same man. | returned home at once
and began an investigation. No such
person as A. Il. Ingersoll was or had
been citizen Of the place
On inquiry at the postofiice finally
found general delivery clerk who had
delivered small packages to Mr.. Inger-
soil. He described Mr.. Haywood.
Eureka!
| now went to the attorney who had
defended Mrs. Haywood and gave him
an account of my Investigations, pro-
pounding theory that Haywood had
had a drug habit and had bought ar
senic for a tonic. He communicated
what had learned to the prisoner. and
a new trial was applied for.
1t pleased me to turn over the evil
dence had elected to Mrs. Haywood's
attorney and keep In the dark myself.
During the new trial sat In the court
room among the spectators and watch
ed the prisoner as she eagerly drank
In the evidence | had been at so much
pains to hunt up without knowing that
the man who had benefited her was
looking at her.
When the evidence had all been plac-
ed before the court the prosecuting at
torney made a motion that the Judge
instruct the jury to acquit the prisoner.
The Judge assented and the jury ac-
quilted her without lea wing their seats.
longed to so TO the released woman
and take her in my arms, but II did
this preferred that It should not be
In public.
The next day Mrs. Haywood's attor-
ney told me that she had begged OF
him to explain how her case had been
ferreted out and who had taken so
much interest in her as to do the work.
l permitted him to make an appoint
ment for me to meet the young widow
at his office the next morning.
At the hour named was taken into
the attorneys private office and was
introduced to the woman I
had been instrumental IN releasing
from life Imprisonment
/ have given my story up TO this
point in full. and doubt not that the
reader is Interested in knowing what
occurred between me and Mrs. Hay
wood after being left alone together.
Should | give an account of It the
story might be spoiled for some who
would fail to appreciate the tremendous
Importance Of the work I had done for
he lady and her action to a stranger
N consequence. will only say that
when I had told her my story she
lsked me why had taken so much
rouble for her. Any one who has read
he story will be able to Judge of my
'eply, and some may correctly name
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