, 1879-07-03
THE BRUSH MU1lDER-CASE.
Detective sptkrnos+'s Theorios.

Mrs. Brush MAS found murdered and robbed
III her slrepng-roon1. Tho caac was put In tie
hands Of Detective Spikcnose.
spikenose examined Mrs. Brush'a 1omcstics.
lind she n lltlsbanlf" asked Spikeuosc.
6he had. ....
"Let lin bo suspected at once" said the do
tcctiye. "Lct ali the other occupants Of the
house be suspected. Let hone Of the guilty
persona escapc,n said sp[kcnose. "Ne want
them all to buiId theories un."
"IIayu the occupants of the house friends,
relatives, sisters, cousins, and aunt6t :" inquired
the detective.
"Thcy have"
1Lot all tllcso he suspected, then. II any OF
them aro church members, let the church they
belong to be suspected. Ny sys.cm is, IN t,lesa
cascs, to hold everybody guilty Until they prove
their innocence"
"Could tile tleccased tic knotsi" asked Spike
nose Of an idiot, ono OF the dolnestfcs. 49,.
"t seed her liz her shocstrins olcc," said the
'0'e:; seNow answer me. Could her husband tie
knutl" inquired sbarpuosc.
"sic used to tic up LIS dorG orery night" WAS
thu reply.
II shall build nn inside Theory on this cIreum-
stsnss s sfa II s prsss sv 'e ae Call in
"Grntlemcn." safa the detective, tiny first
theory 10 blsed On this lusp|yious coincidence Of
knots Both t'!e aeceaaed mud her Lusbatd
could tie knots.h
"rhere's elcw, gentlemen" said splkcuosc,
q q strong clue. 'iiic deccakel was fund, yo,,
see, tied to hrr bed. 8hc could In her lifetime
lie kuots. Her husband cnud tic knots, nad
used ~ tte Ills dog. Doesn't tint look sus-
rtctous] Let tic husband be ,,uub]y euspcctcA
nt oncc.n
All the reporters wrote It lown that the mnr-
dere,l woman u,lti her husband could tio knots
most suspicious coincidence and clew dIseo1-
cred by Detective spikenosc, who in establish
lu. tl|s fact aud thc cocnu,ltaut theory based
on II, had not slept for four ,laya all,l nights.
The next tlny The 4iforli,iy slogan chilled
loudly on Mr.. Brush 10 comu ont at confess, ~
trouble. - "
.Suw. ren,]rncn.n said Sntkenose, n]ct US
go slow. Tut. Is 100 va!ua',e cir" 10 use up
tct 1ne find soma other clcws Wherein may
erect o,her tlrorus, urul If ihesu fail ~ eau
como bacE to the tlrst clew and ttIcory."
Tho tirtcct!yc WIS loudly aptlatlllel.
Detective Spikcnose then took II l,asty and
| professional g!nnce Ut the room a,ul The dead
you looked on Sptkcuose that he was knowing
man. u,lA Tint he knew he WAS knowing man
lie examined the finor carefully, nlll suddenly
stooplns down picked from thu carpet si,oe-
| buttut,, ptece OF atr!ng, nlMt feather. Hc
nt Nalsr' ,!., nyT out the.n IL ii ii, pocket. "
al.'l'hesr wcru The other cltna.
HpKcnose wcrt into d acf0hhorlnr saloon, hat
while slowly tirinl;tn:, these ho proceeded to
build hiR theories For having tue clews la uust
necessarily erect theories on them. Tue other
rersun Win mar have honc ,l!is deed, said ho to
| hlluSelf, NAV liayr lost this shoc-huttOn In the
room. ~ shall asslis,le TINT he did lose shoe
hutton: nv ua, ,Arl, Ii to 70 forth a1,i search
| fora man With missing stior-button. HE'S my
| mnu.n
snikenosc, having drauk his beers, went to
| tho bar, laid down nickel u,ld whispered to
the baflccper: "uuatll Pm q dctcyttve Gu.
vagea in liz Brush murder case. Duu't tell
asly one, I've rot clew. The alau who did 1t
as lost shoe buttor. Kssp }oar eyc peeled
Or. WMttlrs, II pl.YsI,tau, had just arrived
fsou, South America. tlu hAu 1lIat t,I0rn.S, III
putting OH bis gaiter at hts ho,el, twisted On a
shoc-huttou. lie was maslng tas saloan door.
with tic rapltty Of h!s rr1!t swept over DR..
Wattlcs person md Instantly detected the miss
n,g si,oe.hntton. ltu spranE forward. seized
Wattlgs By the collar, an't exclaimed: IL arrest
| youI,,
For what1" sniil tho astontsllcd Dr.. Wattlcs.
| ~ Nnvcr mini. Con,c nlonv With mel
s,dkcnosn drnrgrl Wnttlcs to tiIu nearest
stutiol,-housu. Taking him to private rootI,,
coufioutei Wuttes, ani alter clubbing hIm pro-
t,,lycd tic shnt-buttun.
Wis ihit yuur .llot-b.t,on}n said Spilenose.
az tiou't know,h said Wattlca; IT lAYel't
Loaf any suoc.luttotl,"
nL,ntk ut the E3!ter OH your left foot" Wat
Tics looked a,lJ saw le i,ul lust n shue-butto,i.
HHusnIcIuus!t nNrtuseB to acknowledge
that hr lost u shoo.buttonln h. Locks Ylccri, ~
wore explanations from tito trosof cxn,ntucr4.
"Wherc wrrp you we1l you lost tt,ls shoe
luttont" dslna,tJcd spikcnose.
a. ,im,,t k,luw, In, s,.rc," said Natt,cs.
ui}ntnit knuw where llu Lost It. hut tle ac.
knowlr,sges that tic lid llso it.n
"Irt,a rlub lin. 1t wl!l refresh his memory. II
anil thc Contnr.
~. Il, In Inv ..Iui,Iui him.
Dr. Wnttlcs was d. tanei1 ind remained tn the
| .tntinn,,,n,Isu. Az Snlkenusn cIuerprt In was
S,srt hv n thrun, Of reporters. HAnythinr
ncr i, tRs 1,r'siI Gaseiu wns ii,u universal rrv'
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. sht..shsttnu' / ans1,re yull acntr,nc,. i;yr
tro.." t.,nt '.tton tr'n to stnr Iiot,sa to t,,c
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