The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-02-01


always been about criminal trials and |
Investigations, especially those In which |
there is any degree Of mystery. / believe
have read the details sof every great
trial known 60 history. DO you know"
he added, addressing Austin, "why, the
moment heard your name, 1 took
decided liking to you Z"
Really, my dear Varli, l can't tell"
The idea Is absurd, ridiculous, /
admit, and have no doubt you will
owe me grudge for 1t, but"
Go on; am quite sure shall not
feel any illhumor about you"
Well, then, because your name was
familiar to me-easy to pronounce, be-
cause 1t scarcely differs in pronunciation
from that of celebrated criminal,
known to all men in Italy--one Rene
Savarl, a Duke of Rovigo, whose me-
moirs know almost by heart"
1t is very fortunate for me my name
pleased you"
oh, you have qualities which should
make you liked, and L found them out
almost as soon as came to know you.
But confess candldly 1t was your name
at first attracted me-"
My name never did me q greater
service" replied Sivory, frankly.
Weber nodded as pleasantly, and
continued with his usual volubility
"Police cases, murders, are my passion.
Is there day passes that / do not ask
you to take me to your prisons, your
law courts, and your Old Baileys2 And
that reminds me that was determined
to wait no longer without seeing the
outside of the Old Bailey and your Scot
land Yard at least. So after leaving
you this morning, asked my way to
both places, and L am willing to make
bet that / can describe them quite as
well as yourself. At the Yard, civil
policemen offered to show me about the
place, and l booked him at once. / have
seen everything that may be seen in
Scotland Yard, and more than 1 expect
ed. Seeing halfopen door, 1 asked
my guide what was beyond it.
"'Oh, that is the evldence-room, said
he.
"What evidence p said L. May L
go in p
' He nodded, and led the way. Papers
on every side, and small parcels, and
heaps of boxes, portfolios, and bundles.
| Never saw so much rubbish and so
much dust in the whole course of my
| life.
Here was complete museum of all
the objects that had, or might have had
anything to do with undiscovered crimes,
especially the gloves which, in Eliza
Greenwood's case, nearly hanged an
innocent young man. Here you find
the weapons with which murder has
been done-the hat the murderer has
left behind him-the blooded handker-
chief found upon suspected man
sometimes the clothes of the murdered,
and often stolen watch, for which
there is no owner-in fact, all what the
police, they tell me, call substantial
evidence. When they are wanted, there
they are; and the murderer who has
escaped the course Of justice through a
|
be quite sure that the evidence against
him is still waiting at Scotland Yard.
Let suspicion but fall upon the man,
and the chain may be completed at
Scotland Yard.
"' But said 1, if you were to keep
everything that has had, or may have,
any connection with trial, you would
want an entire parish for their accom-
mediation.
'True, replied my guide but where
q case has been tried and finished, value
less things are burnt, or returned to
relatives; and articles of value not
claimed are kept for some time, and
then they are sold, correct account of
the sale being kept, so that at any time
a claimant would receive the sale. price
of the object, even if the object itself has
been sold.'
"' How often are the sales p 1 asked
"'Once or twice year. Why, to be
sure, there is one on to-day
" Whereabouts p asked.
"' Near here was the reply.
"I need not say / requested to be
taken to the auction room. Where 1t
was, do not know; and 1 suppose that
when we reached the room, the sale was
progressing and, to end story which,
perhaps, my dear Austin, you may not
find sointeresting as do myself, within
quarter of an hour, J. was the proud
possessor of very singular object"