Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-06

Lear from the Stnryf OF DWfgct1ve'm
ohreer'
Those who nave read "The Moon
stone VIII remember how the experi-
ment q Sergeant Gum was pet ct naught
Dy the eccentrlcitles OF . dream. MY
own nle furnishes an episode somewhat
similar 20 y, but with this difference:
me party most Interested here was
guilty q mealtaflng wrong while there
the eject OF imagination and the great
anxiety united to confound the expsr-
iencs Of the great London detective.
A young lady's jewels had been stolen
from her room, and another detective
end myself were sent 10 look them up.
Arriving at the house, we were shown
to the room where the robbery bad been
oommlsted ana examined i carefully.
= was large elegantly furnished
apaltment' ana showed no evidence Of
having been entered by violence, Costly
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1lSn o1l 'iiso A.u ono aan' DloOu
S''.rou 1e0A 1n. laeo.
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fepeas ~ oDsersA'ion. Aou can 'eiA
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0ne AooAeu az .no wl'n s'range,
.lisn.eneu eApresslon' tne nusn 1aoeo
,iom nef ,AOe' Anu 0uii' srayisn pAliOr
'ook lls place.
De'leve me sn' know no'ning,
ana a SOD cfept INTO ner broken words
q enereaty' now snouio knoWE
inas cannot tell; put MISS M.
your room mas not Deen entered py
Vlolence' NO professional roDDer mas
Oeen nere' OF snese tnlngs' almost as
vaiuaDle as those taken, would nos nave
Deen mere. access couio nos nave Deen
gained Dy tne WINDOWS ior tney nave
not peen disturbed. Your door was
locked on the inside and polted. NO
mere felon did tins deed. MISS M
you must tell me who Is the criminal.
her excitement as proceeded De-
came marked and noticeable. Her face
was rigid with fear, and her hands
twitched nervously.
Perhaps lost them at the party"
I:knew she was not in earnest.
mo, that is not likely"
As I spoke my eyes lighted on q
handkerchief lying on the floor. L
picked it up without her observing me,
made an excuse for leaving the room q
moment.
I neglected to state that hers.,,aunt
first discovered the robbery. Entering
her room 1T an early hour. she found
the jewel-case open and the diamonds
gone. She inquired Of her niece where
they we're.
In the case"
No, they are not there"
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