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Show TO noDTHE.IlrE. Cartons Jlrthott of Oprnln? the Combination Loch. Chicago, Oct.!. A safe opening open-ing test, which. In Its sentatlonal accompaniments, discounts the wonderful won-derful feat of Johnston, the mind reader, took place In the Hotel Wayne early this morning. The operator was Henry K. Adams, a young mail from Minneapolis, who came to Chicago soma weeks ago and took rooms at tho Wayne, where ho became acquainted with a young man who, although Adams didn't know this, was a cousin of the proprietor. pro-prietor. Within the tost few days Adams proposed to liiiu to rah tho hotel safe. Jle was togt-tupat-) o'clock in tile morning nnJ do this. The hotel proprietor was advised by his cousin, who at the same time pretended to 1 an accomplice in Adam's plot. Two detectives were hidden In the office all last night. at.d this mornintr at the anrolntm! , time Adams came in. The won ' dering officers watched him, without tools or ex,4oei ves, prepare to open the masMte sife, altliough itwa evident that lie did not know the 30)uination. He paired the nail ol the index finger oa the right hand until the blood vessels were exposed. ex-posed. Then by placing the sensitive sensi-tive wound on Uie knob of the combination com-bination lock, he could distinguish , the movement of the tumblers as they fell. I-'or an hour he worked, while the detectives scarcely dared to breathe. At last there was a sharp click and Adams swung back the door. With a sigh of relief he readied into the safe and lai I 'us hands on a package of bills, but much to bit discomfiture the officers stepped forward at the same moment mo-ment and placed him under arrest. |
