The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-20

cation were made to MIR. Nettleman, since
he had not given his assumed name to that,
| gentleman, be at disadvantage in that
quarter. lie perceived his dilemma with
out seeing his proper course.
His hesitancy aroused the suspicion OF
the detective. With increased sternness
the demand was repeated.
! Under the belief that less trouble would
result from using his registered name, ne
replied:
James Dudley. | come from Dubuque,
| Iowa. / am registered at the Grand Cen
trail | arrived in town at seven this morn
| ing. / have not been in New York for
! eight years before.'
"Why did you hesitate in answering"
Because l vainly thought by conceal
ment of my name l might escape the annoy
ance of being witness, but moments re-
Election showed me the absurdity of the
idean
This was promptly said, but frank and
ingenious as the reply seemed 10 those
who heard it, the detective, looking into
Dorison's eyes, saw something there which
did not satisfy him.
"Do you know thus Mr.. Nettleman!n
al have known about him all my life
since boyhood."
Does he know you?"
Yes
At this moment two men in citizens
clothes, who were admitted by the uni
formed officers, entered and took up their
stations respectfully behind the detective.
What did you see when you entereds"
asked the detective after long and keen
examination of Dorson's face.
THAT" replied the young man pointing
to the body on the floor 81 had but just
entered when you came.'
! The detective did not permit his eyes to
! follow the pointed finger of DoriSon, but
still continued mis- stern and searching ex-
amin alton, while Dorison fully appreciated
that he had become an object of suspicion.
There was slight diversion at the door.
a man of average height. inclined to be
stout, perhaps sixty, with shaven face.
whose only stirring featuae was pair of
eyes, small, dark, keen, active and restless,
VINO had been standing without the door,
pushed his way in. The officers guarding
the door made a motion as if to stop him.
but upon an almost imperceptible nod from
the captain, permitted him to enter.
The newcomer crossed TO the table COW
cred with blue felt his hands in his vest
pockets and leaning against the end fur
| thest from the body, sent his eyes into
every part of the room with rapid darts,
finally fixing them on Dorison, without
abandoning the motionless attitude he had
assumed on entering.
| The detective began systematic inspec
ton of the body, the room, the entrances
thereto. He took the names of all present
and those in tho saloon when the drop OF
blood was discovered. He closely ques-
toned the proprietor. The only fact he
elected WAS that two weeks previously the
rooms had been rented by woman, who
announced that she would conduct a Gus
tuners business, and that the saloon
proprietor had never seen but one person
he knew to be connected with the business
and that an old woman, and she but once
Brought IN to examine the body, he de-
clared he had never seen the woman in life
and did not know who she was or where
she came from.
The detective turned to Dorison again:
! when you assembled those back stairs
was the door st the top open or shut:"
Shut
ibid you try the door leading from the
veranda to the hall?"
II did, and found itlocked."
How did you enter."
''By the window, next the door,
"Was the sash raised as it is now !''
mo; l threw it up"
at was not fastened then!n
"No.n
"How did you enter this rooman
Through those sliding doors"
Were they open as now!n
"No; threw them back"
"Was there a light in the back room?n
"Yes; just as there is now.''
|
clothes at his back, the captain said:
Jones, go into the yard and see If it il
possible for a man to make his escape owe
the fence aud reach the street,
, 1T would be possible for man to de-
scend those back stairs, enter the saloo1
below from the rear, and 30 gain the street,
said the old man with hir hands in his YES
pockets, without moving.
The detective looked at him sharply, ant
5 replied:
''That is true"
He even might have sat down and dranl
beer afterward and been in the saloon whel
: the blood was discovered"
THAT also might be true,n returned tn
D detective.
1.-THE proprietor ought to know whethe
q he served a customer whom he did not no
q tice enter the front door,
again that may be so; pll enquire"
u also" continued the old man, 'if 20
are specializing, your man might have en-
tered the saloon and slipped out to gain thi
room by the rear as this young man did
and slip back again after he did the job"
"Ah, /" said the detective, turning a loo
of apparent renewed interest upon Dori
I SOD. Ne took the proprietor aside an
o questioned him upon the pointsiraised by tn
q old man. The German was quite certai
l. Dorison had never stirred from the chat
l. he seated himself in when he first entere
u until the blood was discovered: he was i
: full sight and could not have stirred with
% out his knowledge; besides, he had talke
q all the time with Mr.. Nettleton, fact tina
p attracted my attention, since, though th
L old gentleman me there nightly he rarel
talked with any one.
r, As to the possibilities suggested by th
q cid man with regard TO others, he could NJ
n speak so positively, though he did not thin
% that anything like that suggested by the Of
man had occurred, because the saloon he
y not been so full that he could not take cos
y nizance of everyone in the place. Whe
o. asked to look over the throng in the hall
10 see IL all were there who were in the saloc
when the blood was discovered, he sa
after examination that while there wei
lie some in the hall who were not in the salool
$. there was one who was in the saloon WI
3 had stood by him in the hall when he w,
called in to see IL he could recognize tt
body, who was not there then. He was
IN stranger who had come in early and dram
brandy. He could rot describe him, say
~ that he was not an old man, was not tai
and had brown hair and mustache.
IS THAT undoubtedly is the man l want
le said the detective.
Sending Dorison to headquarters
30 charge of one OF tn policemen in order tn
'k statement as to himself and the events
OF the night might be taken, and telling tt
officer to put 8 man on to shadow DorisC
!, after he left headquarters. the officer buslt
81 himself with completing his examinatiC
eff the premises. Finallp, leaving an of
ID eel in charge, he went away accompani,
Ut by the remaining officer in plain clothes
S, "This night has not brought for
much, - he said, "but suppose we can fiji
lie out from the woman VINO rented the room
who the girl is. We must hunt her up Il