Telegram-herald., 1889-06-06
THE TALE OF A CRIME.
CHASTITY Revelation OF q PhotoC
rapher's Experiment.


on his desk, his head on his hands. he was
musing.
And was il going 10 last, this, which had
been gong on for SO long awhues And
these assassins, were they gong 20 end
BY beating himt Were they going to com
pei him by adverse public opinion TO send
IN his resignationi
"Par6leu it looked SO, and as IL they did
IL on purpose, passing the word from enc
10 another 10 force him 70 get out OF their
way. Eight assassinations, one after an
otheri Crimes OF the worst caliber, with
startling details, which peopled alike with
hCrrifying visions the sleep OF tho bureau
cras and the concierge, And not an
assassin, for al their skiilful work, had
they been able 20 lay their hands upon
They had lied, every man OF them they had
disappeared. vanished-plf, like a puff OF
air Celerity, dispatch, their motto, and TO
90 without leaving an address behind them,
Frankly, 1t had begun 10 pass the bounds
Of al reason.
'And now, to top OF these eight other
crimes, there was still another one, a ninth
one, a murder, like the others, accom-
plished the evening before, under similar
conditions. a femme galante with her
throat cut, FIVE thousand francs worth of
Jewels gone, and-not trace OF the assas-
SINS"
Despite bis robust philosophy, that had
long been the admiration and emulation OF
his century, NJ. Theodore felt himself drift
ing into melancholy and reflection, not IN
mixed with anger.
Nine murders, one after the other: nine
crimes without an author; nonsensel i'm
possiblep' The chef dc surete pulled him
I self together, threw back his head like
war horse shifting battle, and-the door
| opened.
IL was his secretary who presented him.
self, bearing card in his fingers.
"A gentleman, monsieur, who insists
upon seeing you. be declares" and the SEQ
retary smiled little at the absurdity of the
claim-"he declares himself in position to
furnish you with definite particulars re-
/ garding the crime Of yesterday"
"Ah, the crime of yesterdayr' The chief
turned quickly. 'Then bid him enter"
said he, and while the secretary regained
the ante-room to do his bidding NJ Theodore
cast MS eve upon the card before him.
Frederick Bouscalr' he read in a half
voice. "Bouscal, Bouscal; il seems 70 me
that know that nane-that I've heard it
/ somewhere"
He scrawled line upon scrap OF paper
at the moment ushering in the visitor who
had asked TO see him, dismissed hiua with
/ word, and was ready for the matter in
/ hand.
/ N Theodore raised his eyes. Before him
was o man simply, but neatly, clothed, and
/ with a frank and honest c0untenance,
I though vailed, as by 4 cloud, with sadness.
/ The eyes were clear and open, the mustache
/ and goatee gray and pointed; in short, there
I was something in MS manner. something IN
| his whole appearance OF = mIlsaire in ''re-
treat"
"You have particulars 20 give me, have
you not. mousieurl' questioned the chef dc
/ surete: particulars, l believe Of the crime
Of yesterday.
Il hope 50. monsieur" simply responded
the visitor.
"Ah, hope sol You are not sure, theaT
1T rests with you, " le Chef, whether
am sure or not All depends. in fact upon
an operation the means Of which you alone
are able 70 furnish me-"
Explain. fyou please"
"Csrta. My, and at once, though doubtless
I you have heard i spoken Of, II. 10 Chef,
. certain scientific procedure which permits
. under certain conditions, better even than
/ description can do it. a reconstruction Of
y
/ rlv meaning. You know. OF course" ne
I continued. that in the phenomenon called
( vision the object which we see throws or
I forms upon a screen in the syebail itself
. In piain words. upon the retina OF the eye
F an mare which remains there until is
placed by another. T. has been proved a.so
that this image persists even after death
You recognize. therefore. that If person
murdered has been struck from the 'front.',
and aliEht sufficiently dist net for hin %
sec. the last thing upon which his eyes
would Dc Exed would ia a. probability be- the
face or form II toe murderer. NatuTsi ly.
she image Il that face or figure w0uld 10
thrown upon The Tetns q the ere where
and this il what came % ssy-it i not only
possible 70 refund n, Dat also possi5ls 20 re-
produce IL. Al, wei, monsieur, ia tee case
which occupies U.s.
Tie deer q the cabinet opened anew, ard
he secretary of II Theodore re-en-ered.
holdinS in bis lard roll q pagers that he
1sif before his chief, then turned and was
gone sgaln a. quickly "a be hsd come II
Theodore lfted it and ran as eye ever taa
contents.
sTc,1 are nared Frederick 7oHscai. ars
v-u ~. rls-sls-r1' Re demanded, present
IL. s55rsssirz his visitor.
'sY,s. " - ChsE Frederick Bousczl"
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