Stolen White Elephant (Version 2)
Author: first_name: Mark
last_name: Twain
Language: English
Year: 1882

"The Stolen White Elephant" was written by Mark Twain and published in 1882. In it, an Indian elephant, en route from India to Britain as a gift to the Queen, disappears in New Jersey. The local police department goes into high gear to solve the mystery but it all comes to a tragic end. (Summary by Wikipedia & John Greenman)