Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-03-02

edy.
He was young man of apparently
about thirty, and lay upon his back
diagonally across his bed.
His coat was off, and his collar had
been removed and lay upon his dress
ing-table, the tie still in its fold, with
a handsome pin thrust through it.
A dark stain of blood had formed
on the counterpane of the bed and the
edge of the pillow where his head
rested. The wound from which it
had come was just above the right
eyebrow, and from it the blood had
poured downward across his cheek.
The wound had evidently been
made some time before, as the blood
had ceased flowing and was dried in
browish scales on the skin.
Aside from this gruesome condition
the man was good looking, well-set
up person, with brown hair and a
mustache. He had well shaped
head and good mouth and chin.
noticed that he was breathing
slowly, with a somewhat stertorous
sound, aside from which he gave no
signs of life.
Sommers lost no time in beginning
his examination.
Calling for warm water he opened
his bag and prepared some dressings,
washed his hands carefully when the
water was brought, and then set
about cleansing the blood stains from
about the wound.
In so doing he revealed the further
fact that the skin surrounding the
wound, extending as far down as the
upper eyelid, was blackened ano
stained with powder. Clearly the
weapon had been held close to the
suicides head.
Bryce was busying himself will
the weapon itself while the physician
worked.
When we came in it had laid OF
the bed, close by the mans hand
Seemingly he had dropped it ther,
after its dreadful work was done
Bryce picked it up and broke it op
en-.
Dean and l hung over his shoulde
as he began examining the loads
They were all full except one. Ii
one chamber there remained nothing
save the empty shell.
Bryce smiled grimly, closed the re
volver and dropped it into his pocket
turned back and watchd the docto
r at his work without word His 81
lence was more eloquent than an
!. words.
4 In fact, all the elements of the cas-
seemed to speak for themselves
= Even the finger-nails of the wounde
man, as l noticed, were long, and o
n the index finger trimmed into deciC
ed point.
a The surgeon finished running
+ bandage on his patients head and lai
him back on the bed. His finger
went to MS pulse.
l What are his chances" aske
Bryce.
"It remains to be seen yet if he hs
any," replied the physician. Il sha
telephone for an ambulance and hay
d him removed to the hospital at one
| shall operate Immediately when
e arrives there"
"Can you tell what the bullet di
j, doctor? 81 inquired.
II Sommers shot me glance al
q smiled.
The ubiquitous newspaperman
T. he growled. "Well, can authors
you to say this much: The bull
+ struck the right frontal bone, pierce
y it's outer layer, fractured the inn
,s table, producing a depression of Il
re fragments, and probably lodged som
where inside the skull itself. IT.
70 patient is unconscious, but his reco
~ cry is purely problematical upon t
amount of internal injury DONE"
v "Have you known your patie
i, long, Doctor?"
{" ever since he was a baby.
, must have been crazy to have do
,e what it appears he did. I'll phone f
the ambulance"
d He closed his grip, picked it up, a
~ turned to leave the room.
G. "Don't disturb him in any way
an | return" he cautioned, and bustl
20 out.
| heard him speak to some one
Of the next room. 1t was a morning
hurried arrivals it seemed.
y To Be Continued.
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