Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-04-12

patents departure, the particulars, so
far as they were known, of remark
ably brutal murder were made public.
The body of a lady named Bates, evil
IDENTIFY stabbed to death, had been dis
covered in house in n London sub
urb, where she had resided with her
husband, who had now disap-
peared, and whose portrait and descrip-
ton were now freely circulated by
the police. A brief amount of at
tention to these published details was
sufficient to convince me that my
patient, Mr.. George Griffiths, was TIE
criminal.
lost no time ia communicating
what l knew to the authorities, by
whom, it must be said, my story was
received with some incredulity. You
see, my special branch of surgery is
but little known to the public, and it
was the opinion of the police that the
murderer had left tho country some
time before Mr.. Grifiths had quilted
my house.
But, a few months ago, happening
to be on visit to Dresden, whittier I
had gone on brief summer holiday
and having in way largely succeeded
in dismissing from my mind the events
above related-I was startled to see,
seated at the table in the Gowerbe-
haus in that city, enjoying the strains
of the talented orchestra, my no
longer mysterious but now dreadful
acquaintance, Mr.. George Griffiths
My duty, decided after moments
reflection, was plain-to denounce and
deliver him to the authorities.
Quickly, therefore, lest he should
leave before could have him arrested,
l explained myself us well as was
able to the nearest official He
looked and was unbelieving. So, too,
were the others whom he summoned
to hear my story. That part of it
which referred to the operation was
received with a smile and the upshot
of it was so far from effecting my OK
patients capture, was myself lightly
ridiculed as mad Englishman,
But 1 could not allow myself to be
baflled in what 1 considered my clear
duty viz, to deliver foul murderer
up to justice l determined, there
fore, to renew my acquaintance with
him there and then, to give him no
inllling of my knowledge of the truth,
and to communicate once more with
the English police, while continuing
TO keep him under my own surveillance
in the Saxon capital.
When, with a polite bow, I APP
preached and spoke to him, he rec
ognized1 me at once; could see that,
though at first he pretended not to
know me. We had glass of beer to-
gether, and spoke of many matters of
general interest; / hattering myself
that nothing in my conversation or
bearing gave him the slightest ground
to suspect me.
! - The same night wrote long let
ter to the London police, agGln seat
ing my certain knowledge that thi
man, changed though he was, was
the murderer of Mrs. Bates, and sug
costing that they should forthwith
send over to Dresden an official armed
with information as to other distin
gushing marks on Mr. Bates persoi
besides his aquiline nose and heav.
mustache.
During the next few days I becam
very intimate with my ex-patient, ant
in pursuance of q scheme 1 ha,
formed, invited him more than one,
to battle with me from one of tn,
floating baths. This he cheerful.
did being an admirable swimmer
On the fifth day from my writing t.
London an answer arrived in the per
! g a fol 81 Oh
land Yard, who informed me that til,
real Mr.. Bates had, as l suspected, tn,
distinguishing marks which could b
verified; among them an anchor tat
tooed on the left forearm, which ha(
myself, of course, noted whilst w,
were bathing together. To satisf,
himself, before acting on the warran
he had brought with him, the detec
tive, Mr.. Hanway, It was agreed
should join our bathing party on tn
morrow-a simple and not disagree
able preliminary to the contemplated
arrest
But alasl for the schemes of mice
and men We called together at Mr.
Grifiths-alias Bates rooms--in tn
morning, and found him busy witt
some correspondence, "If you viii
wait for me half an hour or so on tn
terrace" he said, (which you
friend will find very pleasant, I'll joii
you for our swim in about half al
5 hour" Suspecting nothing, we tool
our leave-and waited for him as hi
} had directed.
: But we waited in vain. Whethe
/ the features of my friend, Mr.. Han