The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-11-10

he cried, suddenly, Is he turned ove
). the leaves-what's this-every now an
there is a mark in blood. This j
strange"
SIS it blood, or red ink. sir3'' aske
Mrs. Masters. II know my poor oil
master used to study q good deal, an
it is Just possible he has been marlkin,
words down in that book which h
might want to look up again."
''There's no installing, it's blood,
said the surgeon holding the book to
ward the light, land fresh blood, too
II I'm not very much mistaken. this i,
some sort of clew to the mystery
The inspector took the book from
the surgeon and glanced at it keenly
''Upon my word,'' he cried, II be
lieve you're right. There seem,
something mcthodical in these oc
casional marks of blood against Ger
tain words; this is going to be inter
esting."
| ing report from Inspector Bevis was
| put in, but read privately, as the in
| formation contained therein would
have been harmful 20 tho negotia tions
OF the detectives who were running
the suspected man to death.
1t ran as follows:
On the morning of September ~ OF this year
| was called to IlS Wernham road Remington
lane ut which house Richard Mayno. the de-
After making all the necessary arrange.
ments Mr.. Brookes, the surgeon, called NV
attention a large dictionary which was On
a chair within reach of tho deceased Through
out the book certain words were marked in
blood.
tton of tho book, which was an ordinary die
t1onary, evidently used by the deceased in
connection with his literary work.
determined on q plan OF setting down on
paper every word indicated by the crimson
which give in the order in which discovered
them. going Systematically through the die
ionary.
Masters goodby to my invention Oldest
communicated for cannot dictionary is plans
friend to the move has him dynamo from in
murdered the here me details intended to to-
night foolishly plans OF to getting nv patent
or indicate next paper the dull new month so
property name he drawings Whiteiaw s sto1en
house has stone Jasper blood to my l."
On going over this for some time I began
piece by picce to put it together. 1 picked
out first OF oil two words which seemed con-
sPicuous. namely. Jasper" and Borough"
connected with the deed, and the second was
the district of London known by that na1ne.
next picked on the word dull" which an
ordinary adjective seemed out OF place in such
dying speech, and at once remembered the
street called Dull street., which was situated
In the borough. There seemed no doubt that
the ADDRESS given was in Dull street, borough.
So fur good.
Finding other use for tho words .s tone''
and house." vcntured to use them as the
name OF tho residence in Dull street. which |
made my information read; stone house.
Dull street, borough" on lookinV m the |
street surely enough found the corner house
by that name.
ut length got the words put into some sort OF |
shape. and this IS how they read:
Jasper Whftelaw Stone House Dull street |
Borough has murdered mo tonight fooiishly |
tny oldest friend all my drawings he has stolen |
tails and plans Of my new invention for the
dynamo to patent next month intended 80 get
my or paper cannot move from here and mark
his SO in dictionary my blood to Indicate the
murderer his name is am dying all Masters
yoodby IL"
On going over this again I transposed certain
cords, putting the first two words, Jasper
after the phrase the murderer |
81 which made the lines road more clearly.
ollowing. which submit for the considera-
ion OF the authorities:
my Oldest friend has murdered me to-n,obt
communicated to him the details
nd plans OF my new invention for the dynamo
move from here to get ink or paper and SO
aark this dictionary in my blood to Indicate
he murderer. His name is Jasper whitelaw.
tone house Dull street. Borough. All my
lans and drawings he has stolen. am dying. |
III pro perty to Masters. Good-by.'
The above is my report. To this have moth
~ further add. Attached hereto arc the | ;
my rough drafts OF the solution and
IL the memoranda I made to assist me in tae
earch. |
(Signed) JOHN DAVIS Brv1s
This report was read privately, and
he detectives went to work at once.
he man Whitelaw was captured at {
he patent Office, where he was in the
cry act of fling his application for 4
ne patent OF the new dynamo ma
nine
At his lodgings in Dull street the
apcrs and plans belonging to Wayne s
ere found. Finding himself sur
FUNDED by testimony which seemed q
come from the grave he made a full
'nfession.
1t seemed that he had met his friend
r. Maync on the evening in question. ,
tier sundry drinks together Mayne
,came communicative and eventually
'ked the other to come to his house.
ere he explained to him the details Of
S invention.
Carried away as he was by the OK
tement produced by the liquor he .
Id all to the man, whom he trusted =
lPllcitly. But Whitelaw seeing the
aspect of mighty fortune in the -
e OF the patent, had stabbed the old :"
an with his large pocketlknife and =
It him on the floor bleeding to death,
aklng his escape easily and without
ndrance by the front door.-Boston
obe.
The Contaglon of Nlirth,
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