In which
the briars thicken
St. Louis, Missouri
October 2nd, 1875
MAYOR MACY STOP
RECEIVED INQUIRY CONCERNING CIRCUS STRONGMAN STOP WAS ALREADY INVESTIGATING HIM AFTER HOMUNCULUS ATTACK STOP
BENTON BITTERS MATCHES PROFILE FOR FORMER SLAVE HUNTER BRIAR WILLIAMS STOP SUSPECTED OF COLLABORATING WITH POSTWAR WIZARD GUERILLAS BUT NO WARRANT FOR ARREST STOP
CURRENTLY BUSY IN BLOOMFIELD STOP NEED TIME TO FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN IDENTITY WILLIAMS STOP PLEASE CONTINUE MONITORING SITUATION STOP DO NOT ENGAGE UNTIL WE CAN ARRIVE STOP
POSSIBLE THAT HOMUNCULUS CREATED BY CIRCUS PERFORMER STOP CONSTRUCT TOO SIMPLE TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES UNACCOMPANIED STOP INVESTIGATE OTHER CIRCUS PERFORMERS AS WELL STOP
PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU SIR STOP HEARD YOU WERE A MARSHAL CANDIDATE STOP WE WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD TO HAVE YOU STOP
MARSHAL 24 STOP