Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-08

notnlng 10 Identify ner, anu alter ie" oafe
she was buried unknown. The Berlin de-
tectives took her to be Partisan and de-
cided that she was of the dramatic pro-
fession, but were unable to place her. They
finally concluded that she was the inmate
of some one of the many music halls and
dives about the German capital and ap-
parently let the matter drop. One of these
detectives, however, sent the boots to
famous Partisan detective with notes OF the
case. The latter took it up and succeeded
in finding the shop in Paris where such
theatrical articles were made. Without
telling anything about the case he pulled
one of the little boots from his pocket In the
presence of the foreman of the establish
ment. The man declared at once that they
were made in his shop. He had Others
there Just like them for burlesque and
comic opera people. A search OF
the books revealed no clew,
however, to the purchaser. You see, II we
make pair to order or even deliver sucn
goods we will have the name and address
very often the company the artist is with
on our blotter, like this" exhibiting an
ordinary sales order book. "Well, just as
the French detective was about to give up
the chase workman suggested that the
little boot be passed around among the
hands to see who made it. That man
might remember the circumstances.
TRACING THE MYSTERY.
"This was done, each workman examin-
ing the boot in turn. While they all agreed
that it was made in that shop, everyone
denied having made it. Finally, one man
asked permission to remove the lining.
'' Nothing said he, only l think can
tell you who made it. There'u be a GER
tain mark inside
consent was given, and out came the
lining, and sure enough there was the
private mark of the workman.
"'That was made by Jacques -, de-
clared the man at once. HE no longer
works here
"'Where is he now?' asked the detective
SIN America
"'Where in America? When did he 60
there?'
1.-THE man didn't know. He only knew
that Jacques --- worked next to his
bench couple of years before; that this was
his private mark, and that he had gone to
America. But he let fall the remark that
Jacques was queer fellow. and not only
marked every bi. of work he ever did, but
kept private record OF the famous stage
beauties vino wore the products of his skill.
He haunted the theaters where they played
and the cafes on the grand boulevards where
they sat by day and slipped their brandy and
absinthe.
ON THE TRAIL.
"This awakened the liveliest hopes in the
breast of the detective. He was one OF those
fellows who delight in a mysterious case.
The greater the difficulties the more earnest
ly he set himself to work to fathom it. So he
Immediately communicated with Inspector
Byrnes, and in short time received such
assurances as prompted him to come across
the water himself. You see it was evident
that such workman would be likely to be
found where his skill received the highest
recognition, and the manufacture OF such
goods is carried on mostly in New York ior
New York consumption,
The French detective brought the dead
girls boots with him. There are several
places in the United States where theatrical
footwear is made, but in course of time the
maker, jacques -, was traced to our
shop. They not only found him, but found
his Partisan brother workman's story of his
peculiarities was correct. He knew of
every famous dancer, opera singer, burlesque
or other theatrical person he had ever made
shoes for, and at once recognized his haDdi-
work in the bloody shoes of the dead un-
known of Berlin. By referring to little
memorandum book kept in his native
tongue he identified the purchaser as Mile
-, who travelled with Aimee in her trip
to America several years ago, then with
Lydia Thompson.
TRACKED TO DOOM.
"He even described the woman from
memory, satisfying the French detective
that the dead girl and Mile. - were
identical. With this information the de-
tective returned to Paris and easily traced
the haunts of the girl. who, by the way, was
a very merry individual, and the character
and personality OF her male companions.
Slowly and surely he wound his web of cir
cumstantial evidence about one OF these ad-
mlrers, or hangers on, until he felt that he
was on the right track at last.
'This particular one was a dissolute young
man who haunted the green rooms of Paris
ian theaters and spent good deal OF money
on those women he picked up there, as long
as his money lasted-then he lived by his
wits, most of the time off of the acquaint-
ances of his prosperous days. He was often
seen in Mile. IS company. Iu fact she
was infatuated with him. They were
tracked to Berlin, where the girl went with
a travelling burlesque company. One night
the detectives found him in the very same
spOI MuGTe LHc UOuy VI Tic muTueTtU SlIl
had been found two years before!
A THRILLING CLIMAX.
1t was the first time they had laid eyes
upon him. From that moment they never
took eyes off OF him. With that singular
infatuation often found in criminals, he
haunted the scene of his crime. There was
evidently terrible fascination Tor him in
the spot. He could not keep away from it.
His actions gave him away when there was
really no other evidence on which to convict
him. Finally the detectives, shrewdiy con-
cluding that taken nnder suspicious circum-
stances he would break down. seized him at
night alone, right where the crime was COM
mitted. They were correct-he did break
down and confessed then and there, but
claimed that the girls death was accidental.
Well, he was tried, convicted and
"Hanged!'
''No. he escaped by personating another
prisoner, German.
And he got away! Two years detective
work and"
"No, - hold on - in attempting to es-
cape from the country he fell between the
wheels of moving railroad train and was
ground to piecesp'
A fit ending to the tale of the bloody boot,
surelyi CHARLES 7. MURRAY