Wheeling, W. Va., June 1, 1896.
I—THE CORPUS DELICTI
[See Lord Hale's Rule, Russell on Crimes. For the law in New York see 18th N. Y. Reports, 179; also N. Y. Reports, 49* page 137. The doctrine there laid down obtains in almost every State, with the possible exception of a few Western States, where the decisions are muddy.]
I.
THAT man Mason," said Samuel Walcott, "is the mysterious member of this club.
He is more than that; he is the mysterious man of New York."