The Morning herald., 1877-09-04
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ON THE TRAIL.
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"Yes," continued Daddy rTabaret, in d
tone of conviction that evidently impressed
his hearers, this has been no common
murder, The assassin, in perpetrating his
awful purpose, has been impelled by some
secret and fearful determination, that has
made all other thoughts subservient to it.
Twill prove this to you by the evidence
and afterwards, if you will allow me, I will
give you my humble opinion as to the prob
able motive of the crime"
Gevrol glanced at the magistrate, to see
the effect Old Corkscrew was having
upon him; but, observing the fixed and at
tentive expression of his face. he checked
the sneer that he was preparing, and con-
soled himself by yawning.
at is obvious, then," proceeded Mon
sieur Tabaret, "that the assassin arrived
here before half-past nine-that is to say,
before the rain commenced. Like Monsieur
Gevrol, have not succeeded in detecting
any muddy footprints but under the
table, just where the feet of the visitor
must have been placed, found a conside-
rable quantity Of dust. Consequently, we
are pretty fairly fixed about the time. The
Widow Lerouge never expected the new
conner; she had, in fact, commenced to un-
dress, and was just winding up her clock
when the knock came to the door"
"Rather minute Details" lnurmured the
the commissary of police, with Just the
shadow Of smile round the corners of his
mouth.
"They can be easily authenticated" said
the self-constituted detective. "Examine
this cuckoo-clock above the old high writ
ing-desk 1t is one of those that go from
fourteen to fifteen hours at time but,
whether it does or not, one thing is posi-
tve-that the widow was winding it up be-
fore going to bed. How, then, is it that this
clock should have stopped at five o'clock
Because she had just commenced to draw
the weights up when the knock came and
tosupport the assertion, let me draw your
attention to this chair under the clock, and
to the footprints upon its cover. Now look
at the costume Of the Hcsm. The body Of
her dress has been taken off, and, in her
hurry to open the door, she had thrown this
old shawl around her shoulders"
"Well, never p exclaimed the brigadier,
evidently much struck.
"The widow" continued Old Corkscrew,
recognized the knock. Her hurry in
opening the door made me at first suspect
this. What follows proves it. Thus the
murderer was admitted without the slight
est demur, and must have been already
known to his victim. He is q man still
young, a little above the middle height and
elegantly dressed. He wore on the even
llng. in question, a hat, and not cap. He
had an umbrella, and was smoking Ira
bucos cigar with mouthpiece."
SOh, come, draw it mild p cried Gevrol,
unable to restrain his feelings any longer.
can swallow great deal, but this is too
much"
";roo much, or too little," retorted Old
Norkscrew, it's the truth. If you are not
IS minute and careful as I am, that's your
lsult' not mine. I seek, and I find. Too
much' is it' Well, just come here, and, if
you will be so condescending, glance at
'1ese pieces Of wet plaster. They repre-
sent the boot-heels of the assassin, of
SAlcn found two magnificent impressions
1ear the ditch where the key was found.
.,pon these sheets of paper have traced
sIe entire footprint, which, being upon
Eana' l could not succeed otherwise in
Eualgmg away, Look High heel, arched
|lS'ep' foot little and narrow-an elegant
.Oo, you must own. You will find this
oO's.ep twice repeated on the road, and
I've umes IN the garden-which proves, by
lit way, that the wearer of the boot had
alnocked not at the door, but at the
Eh:t,er h:, OF the window, through the
"'uk TX Of which he must have seen
l'sht At the entrance of the gar
Isn tar our man made a jump to avoid
hMpPmg ~ upon aower-bed, as the point of
NJ ,e,. ooot' sunk deep in the soil, sufficiently
tt1aa! Thus he cleared, with apparently
,onS, snS eSeMr'tlon, a distance of nearly two
n1 at~ H. This slows him to have been light
~ olS SSuInpie-therefore, young man."
ootaIr WI rvorkserew spoke in high, shril tones,
,st@lilc asus ana cutting as razor, and his
ss'less ns eyes wandered necessarily from
bsn NJ :? l1e other Of his auditors, watching
ner er Impressions.
..,l, Is II my remark about the hat that has
sbp.lsaed abn you, Monsieur Gevrol 7" pursued
naST "~alet Examine the perfect circle left
,s,do pod .ae dusty marble slab of the old writ
s,uesk: Is it because have fixed on the
,sn' gut OF the individual in question Be
ras sood as to look at the top of those oak
ava a,sses, e. and you will perceive that hands
b,nsd ure passed over them, as if in search of |
.N '4Hs Don't tell me that he stood on
ritha Sh1ar, tor in that case he could have ses9 |
csnt;u, xsnEut being obliged to feel. Are you |
fp,sal asnta about the umbrella9 This clod |
n1v vapen as :, contains an admirable imprint not
to9d s VI u the IN top, but of the round piece of
hat I Una mat holds the silk. Is It the cigar
h",ioys your Here is the end of the
lers ,'cps' M Which I picked out Of the ciq-
W wat mas Las, the extremity been bitten, or 10
erson r' ", Wlth saliva7 No. Therefore the
pGqath-piece." AD"'' nave uSso
tccaaq eeoq endeavored, but with verv small