This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...transactions between them. Cook was owner of a racehorse which both he and Palmer were backing in a certain race for a large sum. Both men were considerably involved in debt, and the winning or losing of this particular steed meant a deal to them--it would either make or break them. Palmer had been doing a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...transactions between them. Cook was owner of a racehorse which both he and Palmer were backing in a certain race for a large sum. Both men were considerably involved in debt, and the winning or losing of this particular steed meant a deal to them--it would either make or break them. Palmer had been doing a good deal of business from time to time with life insurance companies, not always to the satisfaction of the latter. He was also in the hands of usurious moneylenders. Cook's life was insured, and his " friend " was concerned about the policy. To put it in racing phraseology, he had a " bit on " both Cook's horse and his life. The horse won--alas! for its unfortunate owner. It were better for Cook had it lost. Palmer now went for a " scoop "--namely, for the money Cook had won on the race, the money on his life policy, and the dismissal of ceitain liabilities between them. Cook stayed at a hotel, his " friend" at a place immediately opposite. Cook was taken suddenly ill, and Palmer, who, by the way, was a medical man, attended him--only too assiduously. In fact, his devotion aroused suspicion, and when the unfortunate victim was in extremis and he was summoned, he was over in a few seconds, fully dressed, although it was the middle of the night and the patient was better when left by Palmer. True the latter had left certain pills for the patient to take. This was only too obvious. Palmer also went so far with his subtlety as to make audacious entries in his diary concerning his visits to Cook. It is a wonder he had not gone so far as to inscribe therein something of this kind, " Settled Cook properly. Not a word f " Peace, although one of the most remarkable criminals of his time, was a grave blunderer. Silent and single-handed in his...
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Good. B/W photos. 347pp. Published ca 1914. "From the Cradle to the Grave." Wear to cover corners and to top and bottom of backstrip. Gold illuminated front cover, bright. Light foxing. Former owner inscription on front end paper. (loc 267/1)