New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-25


rooms all day but at five o'clock / received
Geographic message. Seven sharp: Here u
At seven to the minute / was at fyms oool'
and when entered Prickett was there before li.'
Standing with his back to the fire. and smooth
ing his glossy hat on his coat sleeve, s"asv,
smooth and imperturbable as ever. r,, , m"a
seated AT the centre table with his student lamp
SO near him that his face was Ill co''p'
shadow. 49,, ..o oa,
Now" said he after brief greeting. we car, can
got r. business" pncketts face dropped i"'o
shadow as at "A wave from the amateur dc's'-
tives hand he took chair. when the nign. or,
fore last. you called on me with M'. wei a n'
CaGery" Ppm began. 81 had alfeaH thN, na,y r,.'
interest in the case. ana had reau al '"' NV"
papers had to tell me. ,.,-,. ,,,r,i,,
away with his elbow at his ghstenlhs hat a. -
IN. welfare of his lfa depended on It's state oi
polish but doing II deliberately. as II ne VIZ
merely assiduous In businesS-"so you Sho"1'
us sir. as may say from tn Jump a,, pyrr
81 had no clew. no idea OF cIeW' Sth W.,
leaning back in his chair and puiiing quety 1T
his pipe until the proofs began TO declare '''''
selves before mo. ,,,,.,, ,,.,.b
an undertonc Of satire in his voice
You shall Judge" said Ppm. II have to-day
enjoyed an interview with Mr. 'oseph Wr l
| Il Holborn-a manufacturer OF saddlers n"n
nonpcrv for the trade. | learn from him mat the
late Mr. George William Caffery -. ..,,
"rhe late Mr. George William Cafary' sald
Prickct. ., ,,h,,,
regard to the interruption "of a ,'atent spui
a box spur with novel attachment u whlo, ,
YOU VIII find sample On the taple. W., ~
t,, t horn with to compare that with the
/ oif.ruatcd little fragment Of nickel silver ~"
brought 10 mo two days ago ~ a., .,
'WcI sir" said Pickett. handllhS 'h' WV
objects together. .
II had as YOU remember" Ppm pursued. an
onnortunirv Of observing Mr.. Gerald Cafery
r.; hand. noticed that 1t was 'rs'u"' w.,
/ ocfion Of a biting acid. The aspect Of the WOUNDS
alone would have convinced me Of this. but the
nails CAV. evidence not To be disputel. maj -.
Inc middle. finger in particular was almost 'a',n
away-an effect. need not tell you whlch s cou,a
| NOT have been produced by steam Mr Citiery ;
shirt cuff was fastened by large son'aite "i
/ ,vidized silver on which a solitary splash Oh tue
s1,n" acid had fallen and had bitten deeply
Round Mr. Canery's neck, worn beneath the shlr''
but projecting for "A moment az ne SAT ulue, NY
hands was chain II silver wire MoVen NV 80
very remarkable oriental pattern. lha' also ni'
tal<rn an acid bath You have observed, of course
! thr, NJ Caffery IL left-handed?'
40" said Prckett. I can't say mat "''e'
/ sir" r...
when hc WAS under my hands. said rym.
IN, became Conscious II IL" faot thtl me '"%i'.
/ u which havr spoken was escaping o'y onn i,.H
7 collar He made motion - r'pla' IL no. " III
+ mi. unlniurcd right hand but with that agonized
let which was dressing
recalled the gesture wildly
/ Il arrived" pym continued. at TWO concur
si.n- that Mr. Caffrry had a special reason ol MS
! o.yn f,r desiring that chain 10 bee "n-r H. Ti.n
/ ina, h, was by lifelong habit l"fi-h!nlri. lhr
ftcf that the hand. th" solitaire ana IN ,"' u
,,.r. adj aril-catrn opened L. ti"w a tl"'IE
,.h ,.,s 3, mart confirmed when YOU placed
frtt metal trim, In my hands. Any chen'ai ~
n.r, Will t,n you that that piece ~ W"'hl ~ 80
been subicctc! 20 the influence u q DOW. "a :
,.iI and o. nr. Son. sail fy'n' NslhS anu
,.ryIrr his far. uut ~ shadow into th' dpper
ring - lehi thrown out by ne amp . '.
Vhl. n.cd n1t tell Won. since you hav" spent
weeks with the man. that a passion III S"'r ~, "
nature is likely o. bee ~ iranscrhueh, lo', ootn,
rn,ln h.. wears about his neck holds locker
,,hi.h v.,s IN. property ~ his cousin ana con,
,alns , portrait >0f Miss Noble. The M chua'ci
Sam ,.,u hold I'm Your hand s. an Invention Ok 'l'
murdered man. and was never worn DY "ls
,,b.r p.rsnn MIR George Canery was IN rlnihs
.i-.-s whom last seen. Take this II - pee %.
,.ii-fa-u.r. hA cat from melted ana trlI]i"d ma
a.. 3d.. r,r If m. burned building. Look AZ TINS.
~ 80. niece, u common nuor-spar. of IN" NailcY
locally ku lwn ~ blue-jphn II Is empi'y'u 49,,
fh. miniature - ornamental tribes ana l. "S',
d. ,t. u,.ruft.iurc of nuorre or hydr1 nuorlc hcll
,.r,ta-r.f.t, lis one. ~ thc few substances WI r.
,..t-t The action ~ that acid and mat 1cd "l
an ,.iIs il. the one capable Il producing IN" va
rl0us Effects hay" already dealt WIN. nn' us
used quarry beside the burned 3ulldlnf @as
worked FOR the spar. and inc bul mig Use" "''
used or the manufacture ~ me no'V ,,s u,,v sir"
This IL All very interesting ~ us way 81;
sad Prickctt. and very curious. IN spite Il HIS
/ sang frold | knew h" knew =,
/ II dar. say" Ppm continued that YOU noticed
| this fragment ~ an old whisky bottle r"u
missed this smaller shard perhaps IL II pA'
! ~ A very small phal which once heid sai's VI
/ morphine "" have no more powerful s. ,,ss'
! what brought thcs. two cousins IN that h,''S
house together Do not guess no" III" sur d.,
! nsran.d unobscrvcd | have Yet to hhd' bu1
! vho, happened Is this The man no" uea" was
/ drtigr.d and In an unconscious state was 80
! b, his cousin I'm a gutta-perchA bath. \ su'''
! ,.r.ha carboy ~ hydrOnuoric acid was pour
J nm n him and every trace u MN pu' ''".
/ 't,,irr n, the SCARED remnant of IN" pat'n'
I ,,r consumed While he lay in that hcil-
tr,b his murderer saw the chain from WINCH
7 I,.r.l.d IN. portrait IF the woman 10 S''"i'
r.h,r, b.. had committed this crime. he plunE'i
I ri, hand inf. the bath 10 secure H. In MS al,'r
nc,r, ne claspcd the scaded hand with hl-
r',,hf darrsay You noticed that his right PAL"
/ was Scared -, .,, elm, hu,
I made nothing ~ H.
/ ..Nnv" said Pym. open the envelope, ,,.o,
pickett obeyed and We read. car ii'H''
rake down volume four "f Dhtih"'r Sn r,
/ c,,I,ua.dia and turn e. page "'o san S,'
I t,ri.ll.ff nbcyrI once moro. 'laiherhph ""'
rinc" said Ppm ,,,, ,,u.,, Tho
YES SIR" said Ir!ck"tt lie laid u""" XIV
h.k "a minute later. Il sec. -
a. tn. world remembers. MIR Gerald '""o's
,.,s never brought t. the scaiiold Ine 'at',
,ss n. had shown in his pret"ndrd So" :"
,i f,tol To- him. lie died literally "i NJ
,or,rts to blind a track which but for ms OWL
rrre would never have been discoVereu. r ha
~ u,,J long enough for Ppm To marshal ms
D,idrnre against him; and at the last he "'''N'
| ,,,n .onfcssIon-tThe Woman AZ ltoW''