True Case · 1898
The Bromo Seltzer Christmas Gift
It is early 1899. A Christmas parcel mailed to the Knickerbocker Athletic Club has killed Katharine J. Adams, though it was addressed to Harry S. Cornish, the club’s athletic director. The bottle wore an innocent label; the chemists say otherwise. Captain McClusky’s men have gathered wrappers, letter-box leads, shop recollections, and handwriting samples. Your task is to follow the mail, the paper, and the quarrels before trial, and decide whose hand likely sent the gift.
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